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New Age World Cricket Trivia Quiz

Hi, this cricket quiz will be as hard as any quiz on this whole site. But most of all you will enjoy it. Anything over 10 is pretty good.

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

Author
Supapoopa

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,007

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
3478

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who became Australia's wicket keeper after the retirement of Ian Healy? Hint

I. Healy

I. Khan

R. Marsh

A. Gilchrist

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which cricket player was nicknamed 'The Little Master'? Hint

B. Lara

S. Waugh

M. Taylor

S. Tendulkar

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the following is the home of cricket? Hint

MCG in Australia

Lord's in England

The Basin Reserve New Zealand

Leeds in England

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Don Bradman's test average when he retired? Hint

100.00

99.96

99.94

99.98

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Question 5 of 15

5. I was one of the fastest bowlers of all time. I live in Asia. I played in the Asia v the World match in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games? Hint

South Africa

New Zealand

Australia

Sri Lanka

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who got the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998? Hint

Pakistan

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

West Indies

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who hosted the 1999 cricket World Cup? Hint

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

England

Zimbabwe

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was appointed England's captain in 1999? Hint

A. Stewart

G. Hick

N. Hussain

M. Atherton

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who won the 1999 world cup? Hint

South Africa

England

Pakistan

Australia

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who has the most wickets in one day history? Hint

D. Lillee

C. Walsh

M. Muralidharan

S. Warne

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which West Indian cricket player moved to Victoria, Australia to play cricket for Carlton? Hint

B. Lara

C. Hooper

C. Ambrose

C. Walsh

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Question 13 of 15

13. The _________ brothers playrd together for Zimbabwe.

Answer: (Something in the garden)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which Sri Lanka captain got himself banned from being Sri Lankan captain because he took his team off the ground, while a game was in play, because of a dispute? Hint

A. Ranatunga

W. Akram

K. Dev

S. Waugh

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Question 15 of 15

15. What brand was Shane Warne sponsored by? Hint

Gray Nicolls

County

Kookaburra

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who became Australia's wicket keeper after the retirement of Ian Healy?

Answer: A. Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist took over the wicket keeping job from Ian Healy, and became Australia's one day and test wicket keeper.

2. Which cricket player was nicknamed 'The Little Master'?

Answer: S. Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar from India has the nickname 'The Little Master'.

3. Which of the following is the home of cricket?

Answer: Lord's in England

Lord's is the home of cricket in England, and it holds the Ashes.

4. What was Don Bradman's test average when he retired?

Answer: 99.94

Bradman's average was 99.94 and in his final test he only needed to score 4 runs to finish with an average of 100+ and he went for a duck.

5. I was one of the fastest bowlers of all time. I live in Asia. I played in the Asia v the World match in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: S. Akhtar

Shoaib played for Pakistan which is in Asia.

6. Who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games?

Answer: South Africa

South Africa beat Australia in the final.

7. Who got the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998?

Answer: New Zealand

8. Who hosted the 1999 cricket World Cup?

Answer: England

England won the right to host the World Cup. Australia beat Pakistan in the final (England did not make it out of the group stage into the semis).

9. Who was appointed England's captain in 1999?

Answer: N. Hussain

Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart both got sacked from the job as captain and the job was given to Nasser Hussain.

10. Who won the 1999 world cup?

Answer: Australia

Australia beat Pakastan in the World Cup final by 6 wickets.

11. Who has the most wickets in one day history?

Answer: M. Muralidharan

In February 2009, he broke Wasim Akram's 502 haul.

12. Which West Indian cricket player moved to Victoria, Australia to play cricket for Carlton?

Answer: C. Hooper

Carl Hooper moved to Australia because of a scandal that involved himself and Brian Lara.

13. The _________ brothers playrd together for Zimbabwe.

Answer: Flower

The Flower brothers - Grant was a batsman and Andrew a wicket keeper.

14. Which Sri Lanka captain got himself banned from being Sri Lankan captain because he took his team off the ground, while a game was in play, because of a dispute?

Answer: A. Ranatunga

Ajuna Ranatunga got sacked from being Sri Lanken captain when he took Sri Lanka off the ground when playing Australia because Mutiah Muralitharan was called no-ball for chucking.

15. What brand was Shane Warne sponsored by?

Answer: County

Shane Warne was sponsored by GM but got dropped after he started smoking, so County was Warney's next sponsor.

Source: Author Supapoopa

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