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Cricket VB Series : 2005 Trivia Quiz

Every Australian summer for as I long as I can remember has seen 3 teams play a triangular one day tournament. This quiz is about the 2004-05 season.

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

Author
Sparka

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
372

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team did NOT compete in the 2004-05 VB series? Hint

Pakistan

West Indies

New Zealand

Australia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which batsman scored the most runs in the VB series? Hint

Michael Clarke

Brian Lara

Inzamam-Ul-Haq

Stephen Fleming

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which bowler took the most wickets for the series? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Brett Lee

Abdul Razzaq

Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had the best individual bowling figures in a match? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Pedro Collins

Brad Hogg

Shoaib Akhtar

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was named player of the series? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Brett Lee

Inzamam-Ul-Haq

Shahid Afridi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who had the best bowling average for the series? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Brett Lee

Pedro Collins

Darren Lehmann

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following players did NOT open the batting for Australia in the ODI series? Hint

Simon Katich

Justin Langer

Michael Clarke

Matthew Hayden

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following players did NOT affect a stumping during the VB series? Hint

Kamran Akmal

Courtney Browne

Adam Gilchrist

Brad Haddin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which batsman made the highest individual score for the series? Hint

Kamran Akmal

Yousuf Youhana

Michael Clarke

Brian Lara

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which bowler had the best Economy rate (least runs conceded per over) for the series? Hint

Shahid Afridi

Brett Lee

Chris Gayle

Glenn McGrath

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team did NOT compete in the 2004-05 VB series?

Answer: New Zealand

New Zealand played a short 3 match series against Australia for the Hadlee-Chappell trophy.

2. Which batsman scored the most runs in the VB series?

Answer: Michael Clarke

Clarke scored 411 runs at an average of 68.50 in the series. Inzamam scored 364, Lara 307 and of course Fleming plays for New Zealand who did not participate.

3. Which bowler took the most wickets for the series?

Answer: Brett Lee

Lee took 16 wickets, McGrath 15 (from two less matches), Naved-Ul-Hasan was Pakistan's best with 14 and Ian Bradshaw's 9 was the most by a West Indian bowler.

4. Who had the best individual bowling figures in a match?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

McGrath's 5/27 in the second final earned him Man of the Match honours. Hogg and Collins also each took 5 wickets in an innings but conceded more runs. Akhtar went home early due to injury without taking a wicket.

5. Who was named player of the series?

Answer: Brett Lee

Lee was the only Australian fast bowler to play every game.

6. Who had the best bowling average for the series?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

McGrath's 15 wickets came at an average of only 11.86 runs each and at a strike rate of a wicket every 21.8 deliveries. Collins was next best. His 8 wickets averaged 20 runs and 28.5 deliveries each

7. Which of the following players did NOT open the batting for Australia in the ODI series?

Answer: Justin Langer

Langer opened the batting in Test matches against Pakistan and New Zealand, but did not participate in the VB series.

8. Which of the following players did NOT affect a stumping during the VB series?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist

Akmal had two stumpings, Browne and Haddin (who was filling in for a resting Adam Gilchrist) had one each.

9. Which batsman made the highest individual score for the series?

Answer: Brian Lara

Lara's 156 was the highest of only 5 centuries. Interestingly, Australia's only century was Michael Clarke's somewhat contrived 103* against Pakistan. Captain Ricky Ponting deliberately left balls alone to enable Clarke to score a century.

10. Which bowler had the best Economy rate (least runs conceded per over) for the series?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

McGrath's 54.4 overs conceded a miserly 3.25 runs each. Afridi bowled the most overs for the series, his 77 conceding 4.51 runs each. Gayle was most expensive for the series with 12 overs going for 8.91 runs each.

Source: Author Sparka

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