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NZ Cricket 1991-92 Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses predominantly on the 1991-92 cricket World Cup, and some of the subtle details about it involving NZers.

A multiple-choice quiz by stevo140. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
stevo140

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,350

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
689

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first New Zealander to play 200 one-day internationals? Hint

Chris Cairns

Adam Parore

Martin Crowe

Chris Harris

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the bowler that dismissed Martin Crowe for 299? Hint

Arjuna Ranatunga

Rumesh Ratnayake

Graeme Labrooy

Asoka De Silva

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the fielder that caught Crowe out for 299? Hint

Hashan Tillekeratne

Guy De Alwis

Asanka Gurusinghe

Aravinda De Silva

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the non-striker at the time of Crowe was dismissed for 299? Hint

Mark Greatbatch

Shane Thomson

Andrew Jones

Dipak Patel

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Question 5 of 10

5. How was Dipak Patel dismissed for 99, in a test match against England? Hint

A dubious LBW

Stumped

Run out

Hit Wicket

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who dismissed Patel for 99? Hint

Robin Smith

Graeme Gooch

Derek Pringle

Dermot Reeve

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Question 7 of 10

7. What New Zealander played for both the NZ cricket team and the All Blacks duirng the 1990s?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the first game of the 1991 World Cup against Australia, who were the 1st 3 batsmen for NZ? Hint

John Wright, Mark Greatbatch, Andrew Jones

John Wright, Rod Latham, Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones, Rod Latham, Martin Crowe

Rod Latham, Mark Greatbatch, Andrew Jones

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the first game of the 1991 World Cup against Australia: who was at the non-strikers end, when Martin Crowe hit his century? Hint

Ian Smith

Chris Harris

Dipak Patel

Chris Cairns

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the first game of the 1992 World Cup against Australia: who ran out David Boon? Hint

Ken Rutherford

Chris Cairns

Dipak Patel

Chris Harris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first New Zealander to play 200 one-day internationals?

Answer: Chris Harris

Crowe fell 57 games short, and Parore 21 games short of 200. These figures hardly compare to the World statistics where, as of 2003, Wasim Akram has played 350 matches, and Harris 219 and only ranks 22nd.

2. Who was the bowler that dismissed Martin Crowe for 299?

Answer: Arjuna Ranatunga

After Aravinda hit a record double century in the same game for Sri Lanka, Crowe out-did his 267 by 32 runs.

3. Who was the fielder that caught Crowe out for 299?

Answer: Hashan Tillekeratne

Crowe tried to dab the ball to 3rd man, unfortunately edging it to the wicket keeper.

4. Who was the non-striker at the time of Crowe was dismissed for 299?

Answer: Mark Greatbatch

Crowe needed to get his runs in this over, as it was the last over of the test match.

5. How was Dipak Patel dismissed for 99, in a test match against England?

Answer: Run out

Dipak was attempting a crazy 3rd, and didn't even get 2/3rds of the way down the pitch.

6. Who dismissed Patel for 99?

Answer: Derek Pringle

All day Pringle was bowling the ball back to the stumps, this time he decided to throw it, and run him out at the bowler's end.

7. What New Zealander played for both the NZ cricket team and the All Blacks duirng the 1990s?

Answer: Jeff Wilson

Jeff scored 44 test tries playing for the All Blacks, and had a batting average of 26 for the Black Caps, accompanied with a strike rate of 96.

8. In the first game of the 1991 World Cup against Australia, who were the 1st 3 batsmen for NZ?

Answer: John Wright, Rod Latham, Andrew Jones

Greatbatch was not included in the starting XI, until the 3rd game of the World Cup against South Africa. Crowe batted at number 4 all tournament.

9. In the first game of the 1991 World Cup against Australia: who was at the non-strikers end, when Martin Crowe hit his century?

Answer: Chris Cairns

Cairns lost his place in the starting lineup to Willie Watson in the following games.

10. In the first game of the 1992 World Cup against Australia: who ran out David Boon?

Answer: Chris Harris

Harris got a direct hit from side-on from about 50 meters. Boon ended up scoring 100.

Source: Author stevo140

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