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ODI Players: Your Number's Up! Quiz

A quiz about Australian One Day International players' shirt numbers. I'll give you a little information about the player, and you have to choose, or type in (in words) their ODI number. N.B: Featured are also retired players and player nicknames.

A multiple-choice quiz by kittyr. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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Author
kittyr

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,327

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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833

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Question 1 of 15

1. Nicknamed Wil, this blonde Tasmanian player wasn't actually born in Tasmania.The vice captain of the Tasmanian Tigers, His number is? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. Born and raised in Victoria, Australia, this blond-haired fast bowler was relocation to Western Australia at the start of the 1999-2000 season. Nicknamed 'Willo,' what is his number? Hint

3. This player has often been looked up to by all the ODI players. One of his nicknames refers to his 'ice cold' sternness. He has a literally 'minutes-younger' twin brother, Mark. His number is? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. This player made his debut for Tasmania at the age of 17! He made his first test appearance at the age of 20! Captain of Australia 2004-05, his number is? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. This newsouthwelshman used to play for Gordon in NSW. He plays for the Western Warriors when he isn't playing for Australia. His number is? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. This paceman strikes fear into batsmen around the world with his deadly accurate speed, and even has his own band! His personal coach and mentor is Dennis Lillee. His number is? Hint

334

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Question 7 of 15

7. Another player to have been born in New South Wales only to play for South Australia. Often needled with injuries, and weird hair-do's, this fastbowler's number is?

Answer: (Nicknamed after the famous Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie.)

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Question 8 of 15

8. This NSW fast-bowler got his nickname 'Pigeon' due to the once skinny legs that he had when he first started playing cricket. His number is? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. This player is a middle-order batsmen who plays for Western Australia, although his birthplace is elsewhere. His number is? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. This player made his test Debut in the Australia v India match at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2003/04. This quick's number is?
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Question 11 of 15

11. This player was actually born in England, but moved to Australia at the age of 2. He is also a medium-pace and off-spin bowler. His number? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. This player achieved the status of world number one batsman during 2003 for his record breaking 380 runs against Zimbabwe! His number?
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502

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Question 13 of 15

13. This player made his Australian One Day International debut in 1996-97 against the West Indies at the Gabba. A blonde-haired quick with little media attention, this player's number is? Hint

405

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Question 14 of 15

14. This player is no stranger to controversy and his main bowling style is the Leg Break Googly. His number? Hint

666

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Question 15 of 15

15. Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, this player retired at the age of 29! He plays in the same band as another NSW Blues player. Once a captain of the Blues, his number is? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nicknamed Wil, this blonde Tasmanian player wasn't actually born in Tasmania.The vice captain of the Tasmanian Tigers, His number is?

Answer: 33

Shane Watson was actually born in Ipswich Queensland, but moved to Tasmania to play for the Tigers. He is not the only player to do so.

2. Born and raised in Victoria, Australia, this blond-haired fast bowler was relocation to Western Australia at the start of the 1999-2000 season. Nicknamed 'Willo,' what is his number?

Answer: 24

Brad Williams spent the entire 2002-03 on the edge of an Australian team call-up! His ODI Debut was in the VB Series of Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2001/02.

3. This player has often been looked up to by all the ODI players. One of his nicknames refers to his 'ice cold' sternness. He has a literally 'minutes-younger' twin brother, Mark. His number is?

Answer: 5

Now retired, Steve Waugh encouraged all the ODI players to give it there all. His nickname referred to in the question was 'Ice Man' although his more commonly known nickname is Tugga.

4. This player made his debut for Tasmania at the age of 17! He made his first test appearance at the age of 20! Captain of Australia 2004-05, his number is?

Answer: 14

Ricky Thomas Ponting made 56 on his first-class debut against South Australia in Adelaide and has now become the captain of Australia's cricket team at the age of 29 due to the unfortunate retirement of Steve Waugh.

5. This newsouthwelshman used to play for Gordon in NSW. He plays for the Western Warriors when he isn't playing for Australia. His number is?

Answer: 18

Adam Craig Gilchrist won the 2002-03 Allan Border Medal, and the Wisden Cricketer of the year 2002-03. He was born in Bellingen, New South Wales, but he plays for the Western Warriors.

6. This paceman strikes fear into batsmen around the world with his deadly accurate speed, and even has his own band! His personal coach and mentor is Dennis Lillee. His number is?

Answer: 58

Brett Lee's fastest recorded bowl was at 160.7 km/h! Alongside his brother Shane, he plays in the band Six and Out. Brett also has his own fashion line! Check out www.brettlee.com.au

7. Another player to have been born in New South Wales only to play for South Australia. Often needled with injuries, and weird hair-do's, this fastbowler's number is?

Answer: four

Jason Neil Gillespie, or Dizzy, is thought to be the unluckiest Australian cricketer due to him being constantly sidelined suffering from recieving various injuries while playing cricket. He was born in Bankstown, Sydney.

8. This NSW fast-bowler got his nickname 'Pigeon' due to the once skinny legs that he had when he first started playing cricket. His number is?

Answer: 11

Glenn Donald Mcgrath has the following awards to his name- Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 1992 to 1993
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 1999
Allan Border Medal 2000

9. This player is a middle-order batsmen who plays for Western Australia, although his birthplace is elsewhere. His number is?

Answer: 30

Damien Richard Martyn, born in Darwin, was a former member of the Australian Cricket Academy and a previous Australian under 19 captain.

10. This player made his test Debut in the Australia v India match at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2003/04. This quick's number is?

Answer: 59

Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year. He was born in Penrith, New South Wales.

11. This player was actually born in England, but moved to Australia at the age of 2. He is also a medium-pace and off-spin bowler. His number?

Answer: 39

Andrew Symonds was nicknamed Roy as a youngster by his father after the English cartoon strip soccer hero "Roy Of The Rovers." He made his One Day International debut in 1998 against Pakistan in Lahore. Roy also rejected an offer to join England A to be able to play for Australia!

12. This player achieved the status of world number one batsman during 2003 for his record breaking 380 runs against Zimbabwe! His number?

Answer: 28

Matthew Lawrence Hayden won the 2001-02 Allan Border Medallist after scoring 1243 runs in the season and 1391 runs in the calendar year to break Bob Simpson's record!

13. This player made his Australian One Day International debut in 1996-97 against the West Indies at the Gabba. A blonde-haired quick with little media attention, this player's number is?

Answer: 34

Born in Laidley, Queensland, Andrew John Bichel was the Bulls Player of the Year in 1998-99. He is a right-arm fast and doesn't get as much media attention as other quicks do, which doesn't bother him.

14. This player is no stranger to controversy and his main bowling style is the Leg Break Googly. His number?

Answer: 23

Shane Keith Warne is recognised as one of the world's all-time great bowlers. He became Australia's highest-ever wicket-taker in Tests and is one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Century.

15. Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, this player retired at the age of 29! He plays in the same band as another NSW Blues player. Once a captain of the Blues, his number is?

Answer: 20

Shane Lee was appointed his state's captain in July 2000 and led the Blues in 13 first-class and 14 one-day matches. Knee troubles much of the 2001/02 and 2002/03 seasons,led to his early retirement in April 2003. Shane plays in the same band (Six and Out) as his brother Brett.

Source: Author kittyr

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