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Quiz about England v India 2002 Test Series

England v India 2002 Test Series Quiz

Here are 10 questions based on the series between England and India during the summer of 2002. See how you fare.

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

Author
crispyspiders

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,731

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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557

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was England's captain throughout the series?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was India's captain during the series?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the final score in the series? Hint

2-1 England

2-2 Draw

2-1 India

1-1 draw

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was England's "man of the series"?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the match referee for the final three test matches in the series? Hint

Cyril Mitchley

Mike Procter

Clive Lloyd

Raman Subba Row

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which English batsman became only the sixth batsman to score four centuries in the one summer in the history of Test Cricket?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the final test, Rahul Dravid scored 217 in India's only innings. How was he finally out? Hint

He was not out

Caught at slip

Run Out

Leg before wicket

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following grounds was not used during the series? Hint

Lord's, London

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Headingley, Leeds

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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Question 9 of 10

9. Headingley in Leeds was the venue for which test? Hint

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many runs were scored in the test series? Hint

4878

5151

5093

5699

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was England's captain throughout the series?

Answer: Nasser Hussain

Nasser had been the England captain since 1999.

2. Who was India's captain during the series?

Answer: Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly's first test as captain was when India played Bangladesh in November 2000. Incidentially, it was Bangladesh's inaugural test match.

3. What was the final score in the series?

Answer: 1-1 draw

England won the first test, India won the third test. The other two tests were drawn.

4. Who was England's "man of the series"?

Answer: Michael Vaughan

Vaughan scored 615 runs during the series at an average of 102.50. He also took 4 wickets at an average of 30.00, plus three catches.

5. Who was the match referee for the final three test matches in the series?

Answer: Clive Lloyd

Clive Lloyd, the West Indian match referee took over from Mike Procter from South Africa after the first test.

6. Which English batsman became only the sixth batsman to score four centuries in the one summer in the history of Test Cricket?

Answer: Michael Vaughan

The other five batsmen were Herbert Sutcliffe, Don Bradman, Denis Compton, Allan Lamb and Graham Gooch.

7. In the final test, Rahul Dravid scored 217 in India's only innings. How was he finally out?

Answer: Run Out

Rahul Dravid - run out for 217 off 468 balls in 629 minutes, hitting 28 fours.

8. Which of the following grounds was not used during the series?

Answer: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Lord's was the venue for the first test, Trent Bridge the second and Headingley the third. Incidentally, the Oval was used for the fourth test. Edgbaston was used for one of the tests in the Sri Lanka series which preceeded the India series.

9. Headingley in Leeds was the venue for which test?

Answer: 3rd

Lord's was the venue for the first test; Trent Bridge in Nottingham was the venue for the second test; Headingley for the third test, and The Oval was the venue for the fourth and final test.

10. How many runs were scored in the test series?

Answer: 5151

1406 runs were scored in the first test, 1398 in the second test, 1210 in the third test at Headingley, and the final test produced 1137 runs.

Source: Author crispyspiders

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