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England vs Australia Trivia Quiz

England vs Australia has been the pinnacle of sporting competition for over a hundred years. What do you know about the early days?

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

Author
dizzyangel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
312

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Ashes came into being as a result of the first Australian victory over a full strength English side in England. In what year was it played? Hint

1878

1882

1888

1894

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did the first test match in 1876/77 have in common with the centenary test match played a hundred years later? Hint

Australia won both by 45 runs

Play was abandoned on the final day

The result was a tie

England won both matches by 1 wicket

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first batsman to score a century in England vs Australia test matches?

Answer: (C B)

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Len Hutton scored 364 at the Oval in 1938, which other batsman also scored centuries in the match? Hint

W Edrich and D Compton

M Leyland and J Hardstaff jnr

D Bradman and E Paynter

W Hammond and S McCabe

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Jim Laker had match figures of 19/90 at Old Trafford in 1956 who took the other Australian wicket? Hint

B Statham

A Lock

T Bailey

A Oakman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Australian tour party supplied all five of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year for the only time in the 20th Century? Hint

Woodfull's 1930 side

Armstong's 1921 side

Bradman's 1948 team

Darling's 1902 side

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which cricketer was the first to take a hat-trick in test cricket? Hint

WL.Murdoch

FR.Spofforth

SF.Barnes

W.Bates

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which test ground had its first day of test cricket completely washed out in 1884? Hint

Kennington Oval, London

Old Trafford, Manchester

Lord's, London

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

9. Which England player made his debut as a number 11 batsman in the 1899 series, worked his way up to open for England, and played his last test match against Australia in 1926 at the age of 48? Hint

FE.Woolley

W.Rhodes

G.Gunn

JB.Hobbs

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Grace brothers (WG, EM and GF) made their debuts in the same test match?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Ashes came into being as a result of the first Australian victory over a full strength English side in England. In what year was it played?

Answer: 1882

The sporting times carried a mock obituary notice stating that the body of English cricket would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.

2. What did the first test match in 1876/77 have in common with the centenary test match played a hundred years later?

Answer: Australia won both by 45 runs

Both matches were played at the Melbourne cricket ground.

3. Who was the first batsman to score a century in England vs Australia test matches?

Answer: C Bannerman

Charles Bannerman retired hurt having scored 165, the only century of his first class career. This remains the highest score of an Australian on debut against England and, with 67.3% of his sides total, this is the highest individual proportion of any test innings.

4. When Len Hutton scored 364 at the Oval in 1938, which other batsman also scored centuries in the match?

Answer: M Leyland and J Hardstaff jnr

England's total of 903/7 dec is the highest total in a test innings and the win by an innings and 579 runs remains the largest margin of victory.

5. When Jim Laker had match figures of 19/90 at Old Trafford in 1956 who took the other Australian wicket?

Answer: A Lock

Jim Laker's fellow spinner, Tony Lock, ended with match figures of 69-33-106-1.

6. Which Australian tour party supplied all five of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year for the only time in the 20th Century?

Answer: Bradman's 1948 team

The all conquering Australian side supplied Hassett, Lindwall, Miller, Johnston and Tallon.

7. Which cricketer was the first to take a hat-trick in test cricket?

Answer: FR.Spofforth

Demon quickie, Spofforth, took 13 wickets in the third test match between the countries in 1978-79, including the first test match hat-trick when he dismissed Royle, Mackinnon and Emmett in the first innings.
W.Bates took the first hat-trick for England in 1882-83 and went on to become the first player to take ten or more wickets and score a fifty in the same match.

8. Which test ground had its first day of test cricket completely washed out in 1884?

Answer: Old Trafford, Manchester

To this point test matches in England had only been played at the Kennington Oval. With the loss of the first day of a three day test to rain, Old Trafford established its unenviable reputation as the rain-centre of England. Lord's also hosted its first test in 1884, whist Trent Bridge had to wait until 1899 to become the fourth English test ground.

9. Which England player made his debut as a number 11 batsman in the 1899 series, worked his way up to open for England, and played his last test match against Australia in 1926 at the age of 48?

Answer: W.Rhodes

Wilfred Rhodes made his debut in WG.Grace's last match. Grace was 50 yrs 320 days old when the match ended. When Rhodes played his final test against West Indies in April 1930 he had become, at 52 years and 165 days, the oldest player to have played test cricket.

10. The Grace brothers (WG, EM and GF) made their debuts in the same test match?

Answer: True

This was the first instance of three brothers playing in the same test, v Australia in 1880.

Source: Author dizzyangel

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