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English Cricket 2005-06 Trivia Quiz

Ever since that brilliant victory in the Ashes of summer 2005, I've been following the England cricket team's progress. This quiz is on England cricket summer 2005 to summer 2006.

A multiple-choice quiz by d0m. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
d0m

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,382

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
2024

Last 3 plays: alythman (11/20), chang50 (9/20), Guest 51 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who was named Man of the Match after the first Ashes test at Lords? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Ricky Ponting

Kevin Pietersen

Andrew Strauss

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Question 2 of 20

2. How many players played for the England team in the whole series, excluding substitutes? Hint

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was the highest amount of runs in an innings from an England batsmen in an ODI? Hint

193

186

166

175

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was Shane Warne's highest amount of runs in the Ashes? Hint

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Question 5 of 20

5. Vikram Solanki was higher up the captaincy list than Kevin Pietersen.

True

False

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Question 6 of 20

6. In the Sri Lanka series in England, Muralitharan took 9 wickets in one innings.

True

False

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Question 7 of 20

7. To see Kevin Pietersen bowl is a rare sight for viewers. On July 15, 2006, which Pakistan player did he send back to the stands with his off spin? Hint

Inzamam Ul Haq

Yousuf

Afridi

Akmal

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who did Shaun Tait replace for the 4th test of the Ashes? Hint

Glenn McGrath

Shane Warne

Brett Lee

Jason Gillespie

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Question 9 of 20

9. What happened in the two tests that Glenn McGrath didn't play in? Hint

Two England batsmen scored centuries

England won them both

Simon Jones didn't play in them either

England had won the toss

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Question 10 of 20

10. In the July - August 2006 series against Pakistan, how many England players hit a century in the first test? Hint

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was the final score of the one-day series against Sri Lanka in early summer 2006? Hint

Sri Lanka won 4-0

Sri Lanka won 3-2

Sri Lanka won 4-1

Sri Lanka won 5-0

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of the following series wasn't played in England? Hint

India - Spring 2006

Australia - Summer 2005

Pakistan - Summer 2006

Sri Lanka - Spring/Summer 2006

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Question 13 of 20

13. Why was there a debate about England not traveling to India for the India vs England series? Hint

India was full of disease at the time

Racist Indian fans

Poor quality hotels

Previous earthquake in India

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Question 14 of 20

14. At which cricket ground did Steve Harmison take his memorable 6 wickets for 19 runs against Pakistan? Hint

Edgbaston

Headingley

Old Trafford

Trent Bridge

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Question 15 of 20

15. Did England draw the test series against Sri Lanka 1-1?

Yes

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Question 16 of 20

16. All of England's home tests were sponsored by which gas company between June 2005-August 2006? Hint

Powergen

British Gas

NPower

Scottish Power Manweb

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Question 17 of 20

17. Against which country did Monty Panesar take his first Test wicket? Hint

Pakistan

Australia

Sri Lanka

India

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who replaced Geraint Jones halfway through the home series against Pakistan? Hint

Jon Shaw

Alan Sugarmount

Chris Read

Richie Bromwell

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who got the Man of the Match award after the third ashes test at Old Trafford? Hint

Brett Lee

Simon Jones

Ricky Ponting

Andrew Flintoff

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of the following made his debut in the one-day series against Sri Lanka? Hint

Monty Panesar

Chris Read

Sajid Mahmood

Jamie Dalrymple

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was named Man of the Match after the first Ashes test at Lords?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath was the first Man of the Match of the series due to a fine bowling display causing chaos for the England batsmen.

2. How many players played for the England team in the whole series, excluding substitutes?

Answer: 12

The only replacement of the series was injured Simon Jones making way for Paul Collingwood.

3. What was the highest amount of runs in an innings from an England batsmen in an ODI?

Answer: 193

The highest score by an England batsman is 180 by Jason Roy against Australia in 2014
Marcus Trescothick hit 193 runs against India in a test match.

4. What was Shane Warne's highest amount of runs in the Ashes?

Answer: 90

The only way they could get him out was by him hitting his own wicket.

5. Vikram Solanki was higher up the captaincy list than Kevin Pietersen.

Answer: True

Kevin Pietersen was quite low in the captaincy list. Solanki actually captained a one-day game against Sri Lanka.

6. In the Sri Lanka series in England, Muralitharan took 9 wickets in one innings.

Answer: True

Chaminda Vaas bowled the other wicket.

7. To see Kevin Pietersen bowl is a rare sight for viewers. On July 15, 2006, which Pakistan player did he send back to the stands with his off spin?

Answer: Akmal

This was the last wicket of the day.

8. Who did Shaun Tait replace for the 4th test of the Ashes?

Answer: Jason Gillespie

Glenn McGrath was a doubt the days before because of an injury he had received, however he was replaced by Michael Kasprowicz. Jason Gillepie was dropped from the team due to a lack of form and Shaun Tait got his chance to bowl in the series.

9. What happened in the two tests that Glenn McGrath didn't play in?

Answer: England won them both

England won the two tests at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.

10. In the July - August 2006 series against Pakistan, how many England players hit a century in the first test?

Answer: 4

Three were hit in the first innings; Collingwood 186, Cook 104, and Bell 100. There was one in the second innings, Strauss 128.

11. What was the final score of the one-day series against Sri Lanka in early summer 2006?

Answer: Sri Lanka won 5-0

Sri Lanka won all 5 quite comfortably, and even their tail-enders scored well.

12. Which of the following series wasn't played in England?

Answer: India - Spring 2006

All of the series were played in England apart from the series in India.

13. Why was there a debate about England not traveling to India for the India vs England series?

Answer: Previous earthquake in India

The England team reluctantly traveled to India because of an eathquake previously in the month killing quite a lot of people.

14. At which cricket ground did Steve Harmison take his memorable 6 wickets for 19 runs against Pakistan?

Answer: Old Trafford

Geraint Jones hadn't gone out for a duck since he's started playing for England. Although he has made quite a lot of scores under 10, he had been lucky not to have been out for nothing.

15. Did England draw the test series against Sri Lanka 1-1?

Answer: Yes

Sri Lanka were behind until the final test which they won with quite a lot of time left in the 5-day period.

16. All of England's home tests were sponsored by which gas company between June 2005-August 2006?

Answer: NPower

Npower sponsored all of England's test matches at home, as this was on many advertising products. Pepsi sponsored the away test series against Pakistan.

17. Against which country did Monty Panesar take his first Test wicket?

Answer: India

Monty Panesar claimed the wicket of Sachin Tendulkhar, which proved to be massive in the test itself.

18. Who replaced Geraint Jones halfway through the home series against Pakistan?

Answer: Chris Read

Chris Read replaced Geraint Jones because he was doing poor performances with the bat. Read played well in the series after getting his chance to shine.

19. Who got the Man of the Match award after the third ashes test at Old Trafford?

Answer: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting may have made the worst decision of his career choosing to bowl after winning the toss, but nevertheless shined with a superb score of 156 in his second innings.

20. Which of the following made his debut in the one-day series against Sri Lanka?

Answer: Jamie Dalrymple

Dalrymple played most of the one-day series due to an injury prone England and played superb with the bat and the ball. He was unlucky not gain a place in the Pakistan test series that followed.

Source: Author d0m

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