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David Hookes Trivia Quiz

Sadly, David Hookes died in 2004, aged 48. He was a well respected player and this quiz is a tribute to him.

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

Author
beckyel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,801

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
311

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was David Hookes born? Hint

Perth

Adelaide

Brisbane

Melbourne

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hookes made his test debut in the Centenary Test in Melbourne in 1977, where he is remembered for which of the following? Hint

Scoring a century in his maiden test match

Scoring a duck in each innings

Hitting five fours in one over off England Captain Tony Greig

Being hit in the face and having to retire

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hookes made just one test century.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many test matches did Hookes play in his career? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did Hookes ever captain Australia in a one day international?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many balls did it take Hookes to score his 107 against Victoria in October 1982? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. In test matches which bowler dismissed Hookes the most? Hint

Geoff Miller

Michael Holding

Joel Garner

Bob Willis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hookes took one wicket in test matches. Who did he dismiss? Hint

Yadav

Binny

Gavaskar

Kirmani

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Question 9 of 10

9. David Hookes joined Kerry Packer's world series cricket.

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. With which team mate did Hookes share a room on the Australian tour of the West Indies in 1984? Hint

Terry Alderman

Allan Border

Rodney Hogg

Kim Hughes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was David Hookes born?

Answer: Adelaide

David William Hookes was born on 3rd May 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia. He represented South Australia for sixteen years.

2. Hookes made his test debut in the Centenary Test in Melbourne in 1977, where he is remembered for which of the following?

Answer: Hitting five fours in one over off England Captain Tony Greig

At the time he was only 21 years old and had reached the Test team on account of his four successive centuries for South Australia. In the first innings he scored 17 before being caught by Greig off the bowling of Chris Old. In the second innings he scored 56, reaching his half century during the over bowled by Tony Greig.

He was out shortly afterwards, caught by Fletcher off the bowling of Underwood.

3. Hookes made just one test century.

Answer: true

He scored his only test century against Sri Lanka in 1983. He scored 143* in Australia's first innings total of 514-4 declared. He scored more than one hundred runs during the session between lunch and tea on the second day of the test.

4. How many test matches did Hookes play in his career?

Answer: 23

He scored 1306 runs, at an average of 34.36, including one century and eight fifties. His first class record is much more impressive, however, as he scored 12,671 runs at an average of 43.99. He made 32 centuries.

5. Did Hookes ever captain Australia in a one day international?

Answer: yes

He was the captain in the World Cup match against India in England in 1983, when Australia lost by 118 runs. He scored one run in this match.

6. How many balls did it take Hookes to score his 107 against Victoria in October 1982?

Answer: 34

Hookes had been angered by the delay in the Victorian declaration, so he went in as an opener instead of his normal position at number 5. He reached a hundred, while his opening partner, Rick Darling, had only scored 7. Hookes had also scored 137 in the first innings.

7. In test matches which bowler dismissed Hookes the most?

Answer: Geoff Miller

Miller dismissed Hookes 4 times; Garner dismissed him 3 times; in his 23 tests he was most often out caught - 23 times in 38 innings.

8. Hookes took one wicket in test matches. Who did he dismiss?

Answer: Yadav

Hookes bowled two overs in the first innings of the Indian team in Adelaide in December 1985, taking one for four. Oddly enough, it was Yadav that bowled Hookes in the Australian innings for 34 runs.

9. David Hookes joined Kerry Packer's world series cricket.

Answer: yes

Kerry Packer tempted a lot of test cricketers to join his world series in the late 1970's. Hookes had his jaw broken early in the life of WSC by Andy Roberts.

10. With which team mate did Hookes share a room on the Australian tour of the West Indies in 1984?

Answer: Terry Alderman

On this tour Hookes played in all five tests, scoring 248 runs at an average of 24.80. His top score was 51, his only score above 50. The West Indies won the series 3-0.

Source: Author beckyel

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