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Quiz about Kiwi Cricket 2
Quiz about Kiwi Cricket 2

Kiwi Cricket #2 Trivia Quiz


This is the second installment of the Kiwi cricket quiz series and is perhaps even harder than the first. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by oratiafolk. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
oratiafolk
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
104,411
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
719
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Question 1 of 10
1. What special feat did Dion Nash acheive against England at Lord's in 1994? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Chris Cairns hit 9 sixes in a Test innings against Zimbabwe at Eden Park in 1996. What was his final score? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which player from Northern Districts was picked to tour South Africa in 2000-01, played a test, scored 40 not out and has never been picked since?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)
Question 4 of 10
4. Which New Zealand captain took the field for England before ever playing for New Zealand? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Brian McKechnie faced the infamous underarm delivery in February 1981 at the MCG. Who was at the other end, when Trevor Chappell bowled the last ball of the match? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In what year did New Zealand win its first Test match? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Martin Crowe is one of the finest players New Zealand has ever produced. What was his final Test average? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In March 2001 New Zealand set a new record for its largest ever winning margin in Test cricket. What was the margin? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In January 1986 New Zealand sert a new record for its largest ever winning margin in a one day international. What was the margin? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the first New Zealander to score a Test century? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What special feat did Dion Nash acheive against England at Lord's in 1994?

Answer: He was the first person to take 10 wickets and score a 50 in a test match at Lord's.

He scored 56 in NZ's first innings, took 6 for 76 in England's first innings and 5 for 93 in the second.
2. Chris Cairns hit 9 sixes in a Test innings against Zimbabwe at Eden Park in 1996. What was his final score?

Answer: 120

At the time it was the third most sixes hit in a Test innings behind Wasim Akram (12) and Walter Hammond (10). Akram scored a double century and Hammond's was a triple.
3. Which player from Northern Districts was picked to tour South Africa in 2000-01, played a test, scored 40 not out and has never been picked since?

Answer: Hamish Marshall

His selection was actually a mistake. His twin brother James was supposed to be picked but the selectors got it wrong. James has never played for NZ.
4. Which New Zealand captain took the field for England before ever playing for New Zealand?

Answer: Geoff Howarth

He was a subsitute fielder for England against Australia at The Oval in 1972. He debuted for NZ four years later.
5. Brian McKechnie faced the infamous underarm delivery in February 1981 at the MCG. Who was at the other end, when Trevor Chappell bowled the last ball of the match?

Answer: Bruce Edgar

And he was not out an a century.
6. In what year did New Zealand win its first Test match?

Answer: 1956

They beat the West Indies by 190 runs. The Windies won the series 3-1.
7. Martin Crowe is one of the finest players New Zealand has ever produced. What was his final Test average?

Answer: 45.36

77 matches, 5444 runs, 17 centuries, 18 half-centuries
8. In March 2001 New Zealand set a new record for its largest ever winning margin in Test cricket. What was the margin?

Answer: Innings & 185 runs

Vs Pakistan in Hamilton on 27th March 2001.
9. In January 1986 New Zealand sert a new record for its largest ever winning margin in a one day international. What was the margin?

Answer: 206 runs

Vs Australia in Adelaide on 27th January 1986?
10. Who was the first New Zealander to score a Test century?

Answer: Stuart Dempster

He scored it against England on 24th January 1930. John Mills, Dempster opening partner, also scored a century but Dempster's was first.
Source: Author oratiafolk

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