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Cricket Mania #3 Trivia Quiz

The third one in this series! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by 12791. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
12791

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,717

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1204

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Question 1 of 10

1. Australia's Matthew Hayden once hit a record 380 runs against Zimbabwe in October 2003. Where did he make this score? Hint

Bulawayo

Sydney

Perth

Harare

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jason Gillespie is one of Austraia's best bowlers. What is his middle name? Hint

Nathan

Neil

Tim

Henan

3. West Indies got out cheaply for 47 at Jamaica in the first test against England, which took place in March 2004. Which England bowler picked up the most number of wickets in that particular innings? Hint

Andrew Flintoff

Simon Jones

Steve Harmison

Matthew Hoggard

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Question 4 of 10

4. India's Laxmipathy Balaji did not have a dream ODI debut. He gave away a lot of runs in his first match. Against whom did he make his debut? Hint

Sri Lanka

Australia

West Indies

Pakistan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Graeme Smith was made South Africa's captain after the 2003 World Cup. He is a left-handed opening batsman and made two double hundreds against England in June 2003. Where was he born? Hint

Kimberly

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Centurion

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Question 6 of 10

6. To which country does Maurice Odumbe belong? Hint

Kenya

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Namibia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did the 1996 World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka take place? Hint

Lahore

Colombo

Calcutta

Delhi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Courtney Walsh of West Indies took 519 test wickets. How many test matches did he play? Hint

139

101

132

127

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Question 9 of 10

9. Australia's batting hero Steve Waugh used to have a rag in his pocket while batting, as he considered it to be lucky. What was the colour of that rag? Hint

Red

Gray

Blue

Orange

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Question 10 of 10

10. Shoaib Akhtar is one of the fastest bowlers ever. He is from Pakistan. Where was he born? Hint

Rawalpindi

Peshawar

Lahore

Karachi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Australia's Matthew Hayden once hit a record 380 runs against Zimbabwe in October 2003. Where did he make this score?

Answer: Perth

He made 380 runs at Perth, and the name of the cricket ground at Perth is The WACA Ground. Australia won that match by an innings and 175 runs.

2. Jason Gillespie is one of Austraia's best bowlers. What is his middle name?

Answer: Neil

Gillespie was born on 19th April 1975 at Darlinghurst, Sydney. He made his test debut in 1996.

Answer: Steve Harmison

Harmison took 7/12 and won the 'Man of the Match' award.

4. India's Laxmipathy Balaji did not have a dream ODI debut. He gave away a lot of runs in his first match. Against whom did he make his debut?

Answer: West Indies

Balaji made his debut against West Indies in the TVS cup which was held in November 2002. He gave away 44 runs bowling just 4 overs. He had an economy of 11 runs per over!

5. Graeme Smith was made South Africa's captain after the 2003 World Cup. He is a left-handed opening batsman and made two double hundreds against England in June 2003. Where was he born?

Answer: Johannesburg

He was born on 1st February 1981. His full name is Graeme Craig Smith. He made his test debut against Australia. He had a fantastic series against England in June 2003.

6. To which country does Maurice Odumbe belong?

Answer: Kenya

Maurice was born on 15th June 1969 at Nairobi. His full name is Maurice Omondi Odumbe, and he made his ODI debut against India.
He is most dangerous in the end overs where he scores many runs. He is also a useful spinner. He was also caught in a match fixing scandal.

7. Where did the 1996 World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka take place?

Answer: Lahore

It took place at Lahore. The name of the cricket stadium at Lahore is Gaddafi Stadium. Sri Lanka won the tournament. Australia was 241/7 and Sri Lanka was 245/3.

8. Courtney Walsh of West Indies took 519 test wickets. How many test matches did he play?

Answer: 132

He was the first one to take 500 wickets. He was born in Jamaica. His full name is Courtney Andrew Walsh and he played his first test match against Australia.

9. Australia's batting hero Steve Waugh used to have a rag in his pocket while batting, as he considered it to be lucky. What was the colour of that rag?

Answer: Red

Steve used to have that red rag in his right pant pocket. Once when West Indies toured Australia he gave some of that rag to Marlon Samuels who had a great tour. He thought Marlon would one day be the best batsman and he gave a piece of that rag as a good luck charm.
He is one of the best test batsman ever. He used to be known as 'Solid rock' for many of his gritty knocks. He left the game in January 2004. He has a twin brother called Mark, who was also a very good batsman.

10. Shoaib Akhtar is one of the fastest bowlers ever. He is from Pakistan. Where was he born?

Answer: Rawalpindi

That is why Akhtar is known as the 'Rawalpindi Express'. He came from the small suburb of Toknawaz. He is very aggressive and bowls at a speed of 100 miles per hour and sometimes at lesser speeds. Many say he chucks the ball, but the ICC( Internatinal Cricket Council) accepts his action.

Source: Author 12791

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