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Kiwi Test Cricket Trivia Quiz

This is a great opportunity to test your knowledge on the "summer game".

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

Author
kiwichris

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,765

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
756

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was New Zealand's first test captain in 1930? Hint

Tom Lowry

Walter Hadlee

Bert Sutcliffe

Curly Page

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who caught 7 catches in one innings against Sri Lanka at Hamilton in 1990/91? Hint

Tony Blain

Adam Parore

Ian Smith

Ken Rutherford

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first New Zealander to take 100 test wickets? Hint

John R. Reid

Richard Hadlee

Bruce Taylor

Dick Motz

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which New Zealand bowler took 45 wickets in 9 tests with an average of 21.53? Hint

Dayle Hadlee

Gavin Larsen

Shayne O'Connor

Jack Cowie

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the late 1990s, Stephen Fleming passed who as New Zealand's most capped test captain? Hint

Geoff Howarth

Jeff Crowe

Jeremy Coney

John R. Reid

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was named player of the VB series between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa in 2002? Hint

Andre Adams

Chris Cairns

Shane Bond

Nathan Astle

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Question 7 of 10

7. At which ground did New Zealand lose it's first game to Sri Lanka at home in 1995? Hint

Carisbrook, Dunedin

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Mc Lean Park, Napier

Eden Park, Auckland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who took over the New Zealand captaincy for the 1998/99 series against South Africa? Hint

Dion Nash

Nathan Astle

Chris Cairns

Bryan Young

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Question 9 of 10

9. Richard Hadlee was surpassed as New Zealand's most capped test player by which other player? Hint

John Wright

Martin Crowe

Chris Cairns

Stephen Fleming

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which player scored 259 against the West Indies in 1972? Hint

Glenn Turner

Richard Hadlee

Brian Hastings

Mark Burgess

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was New Zealand's first test captain in 1930?

Answer: Tom Lowry

Page was second, Hadlee third, and Sutcliffe fourth.

2. Who caught 7 catches in one innings against Sri Lanka at Hamilton in 1990/91?

Answer: Ian Smith

Smith also managed five catches at Auckland in the same series.

3. Who was the first New Zealander to take 100 test wickets?

Answer: Dick Motz

Motz ended up with exactly 100 while Hadlee got 431, Taylor 111 and Reid didn't make 100 but got close with 85. Motz took his 100th in 1969.

4. Which New Zealand bowler took 45 wickets in 9 tests with an average of 21.53?

Answer: Jack Cowie

Cowie played for New Zealand in the 1940s, he also has the best strike rate of any New Zealand bowler.

5. In the late 1990s, Stephen Fleming passed who as New Zealand's most capped test captain?

Answer: John R. Reid

Reid had 34 tests as captain, Howarth 30, Coney 15, and Crowe 6.

6. Who was named player of the VB series between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa in 2002?

Answer: Shane Bond

In the series he took 21 wickets at 16.38 with a strike rate of 23.5.

7. At which ground did New Zealand lose it's first game to Sri Lanka at home in 1995?

Answer: Mc Lean Park, Napier

New Zealand didn't lose the series though.

8. Who took over the New Zealand captaincy for the 1998/99 series against South Africa?

Answer: Dion Nash

Nash captained New Zealand in 3 tests during that series.

9. Richard Hadlee was surpassed as New Zealand's most capped test player by which other player?

Answer: Stephen Fleming

Fleming pased him in 2005 while Cairns. Crowe and Wright never passed him.

10. Which player scored 259 against the West Indies in 1972?

Answer: Glenn Turner

He scored it in the 4th test and had previously scored 223 not out in the 1st test.

Source: Author kiwichris

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