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Quiz about Australian Cricket Down Under

Australian Cricket Down Under Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about one of the greatest cricket teams of all times. One Dayers and Tests this team has been indestructable.

A multiple-choice quiz by vity. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
vity

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,034

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1689

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Question 1 of 10

1. Steve Waugh captained the Australian test team from February 1999 through to January 2004. Who took over the captaincy when he retired? Hint

Adam Gilchrist

Ricky Ponting

Matthew Hayden

Brett Lee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Australian cricketer was banned from competing at the 2003 one day World Cup? Hint

Michael Clarke

Damien Martyn

Jason Gillespie

Shane Warne

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Question 3 of 10

3. Matthew Hayden, Michael Kasprowicz, James Hopes and Martin Love were all born in which state? Hint

Victoria

Queensland

New South Wales

South Australia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Australian test cricketer was dropped from the Australian team in 2003 after scoring 100 in his previous (and last) test innings? Hint

Martin Love

Michael Slater

Darren Lehmann

Andrew Symonds

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who scored 380 test runs for Australia against Zimbabwe in 2001 at the WACA in Perth? Hint

Matthew Hayden

Damien Martyn

Adam Gilchrist

Justin Langer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which two bowlers came in to bat at number 9 and 11 and scored their first Test half centuries; against New Zealand in Australia in the 2004-05 international series? Hint

Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie

Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie

Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie

Glenn McGrath and Michael Kasprowicz

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Australian was on debut in the first test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the 2004-05 series? Hint

Michael Clarke

Simon Katich

Brett Lee

Nathan Hauritz

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Australian made his One Day international debut in New Zealand against New Zealand in the 2004-05 series? Hint

Brett Lee

James Hopes

Andrew Symonds

Simon Katich

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Australian bowler took a 5 wicket haul in the third test between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2005? Hint

Shane Warne

Stuart MacGill

Glenn McGrath

Jason Gillespie

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the first test against NZ in November 2004 at the Gabba a young Australian top scored with 141. Who was it? Hint

Michael Clarke

Simon Katich

Justin Langer

Ricky Ponting

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Steve Waugh captained the Australian test team from February 1999 through to January 2004. Who took over the captaincy when he retired?

Answer: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting scored a 96 in his first test innings, the match was between Australia and Sri Lanka in the 1995-96 season.

2. Which Australian cricketer was banned from competing at the 2003 one day World Cup?

Answer: Shane Warne

Shane Warne was selected as one of five Wisden cricketers of the century, in 2000.

3. Matthew Hayden, Michael Kasprowicz, James Hopes and Martin Love were all born in which state?

Answer: Queensland

The Queensland Bulls won their first Sheffield Shield title in 1994-95.

4. Which Australian test cricketer was dropped from the Australian team in 2003 after scoring 100 in his previous (and last) test innings?

Answer: Martin Love

Martin Love scored 100 not out in 2003. They were playing Bangladesh in Cairns QLD.

5. Who scored 380 test runs for Australia against Zimbabwe in 2001 at the WACA in Perth?

Answer: Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden then won the Allan Border Medal in 2002 and the Wisden cricketer of the year in 2003.

6. Which two bowlers came in to bat at number 9 and 11 and scored their first Test half centuries; against New Zealand in Australia in the 2004-05 international series?

Answer: Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie

In the first test match in Brisbane of the series Jason Gillespie scored 54 not out and Glenn McGrath scored 61.

7. Which Australian was on debut in the first test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the 2004-05 series?

Answer: Michael Clarke

In that test Michael Clarke scored 150 in his first innings. Then on his first test on home soil he scored another century.

8. Which Australian made his One Day international debut in New Zealand against New Zealand in the 2004-05 series?

Answer: James Hopes

James Hopes also played in the first ever two International 20-20 matches. They were :
Australia A v. Pakistan
Australia v. New Zealand.

9. Which Australian bowler took a 5 wicket haul in the third test between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2005?

Answer: Stuart MacGill

That test he got man of the match, the next test he was dropped.

10. In the first test against NZ in November 2004 at the Gabba a young Australian top scored with 141. Who was it?

Answer: Michael Clarke

It was Michael Clarke's first test in Australia.

Source: Author vity

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