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Sir Don Bradman Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the Don of cricket, Sir Donald George Bradman. Hope you cricket buffs will enjoy this. Sorry if this quiz is hard. I am sure you will get to know The Don better.

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

Author
saran

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,233

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
745

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Question 1 of 20

1. Where was Sir Don Bradman born? Hint

Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga

Dubbo

Bankstown

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Question 2 of 20

2. Sir Don made his First Class debut against South Australia. Did he score a hundred on his First Class debut?

Yes

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Question 3 of 20

3. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match? Hint

145

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Question 4 of 20

4. Bradman was made 12th man for the next Test match.

True

False

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Question 5 of 20

5. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it? Hint

SCG

GABBA

WACA

MCG

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Question 6 of 20

6. Bradman scored his highest First Class score for NSW against Queensland. What is his highest score? Hint

252

334*

452*

334

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Question 7 of 20

7. On his way to a mammoth 334, Bradman broke the record of a batsman scoring most runs in a single innings in a day. How many did he score? Hint

160

309

306

299

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Question 8 of 20

8. How many wickets did Don Bradman take in Test cricket? Hint

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was Bradman's highest score without scoring a triple century? Hint

299*

299

291

298

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Question 10 of 20

10. Along with Bill Ponsford, Bradman scored a then record second wicket partnership. What was the partnership score they put on? Hint

451

356

413

454

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Question 11 of 20

11. What unusual incident happened on 18th December 1936? Hint

Bradman completed consecutive triple hundreds

Bradman was given out handling the ball

Bradman got a hat-trick

Bradman was out for a consecutive test duck

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Question 12 of 20

12. Bradman, playing for South Australia against New South Wales, hit his 6th straight century. What was unusual in the match in which he scored his 6th ton? Hint

Bradman had never scored a hundred against his former team NSW

Bradman was the last man to come to bat

Bradman was the wicket-keeper

Bradman was picked in the match mainly as a bowler

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Question 13 of 20

13. Against which team did Bradman score his hundredth hundred in First Class mathces? Hint

NSW

England

South Australia

India

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Question 14 of 20

14. We all know how many runs Bradman scored in his last test innings. But how many runs did he score in his last test innings in Australia?
Hint

201

57*

127*

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Question 15 of 20

15. In his last Test series in England, which (bowler-fielder) combination got him out in the first three innings of this Test series? Hint

c W.Hammond b E.Hollies

c L.Hutton b A.Bedser

c L.Hutton b E.Hollies

c W.Hammond b A.Bedser

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Question 16 of 20

16. In the Fourth Test at Headingley, Bradman scored his last test hundred and helped Australia to get a Fourth innings winning total of 3-404. What was Bradman's exact score? Hint

100

173*

200*

167*

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Question 17 of 20

17. We all know Bradman, needed 4 more runs to make his Test Average 100. We also know he was bowled by Eric Hollies for a duck. What type of ball did Hollies ball to deceive Bradman? Hint

Flipper

Leg Spin

Leg Break

Googly

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Question 18 of 20

18. Before his last test innings, what was Bradman's average? Hint

101.39

96.94

107.69

104.66

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Question 19 of 20

19. In which year was Bradman knighted for his services to cricket? Hint

1942

1950

1949

1951

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was the only Indian in Sir Don's Dream Team? Hint

Sunil Gavaskar

Lala Amarnath

Vijay Hazare

Sachin Tendulkar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Sir Don Bradman born?

Answer: Cootamundra

The Don was born on 27th August 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales.

2. Sir Don made his First Class debut against South Australia. Did he score a hundred on his First Class debut?

Answer: Yes

The Don made his First Class debut on December 16,1927 for NSW against S.Australia. He scored 118 including 8 fours.

3. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match?

Answer: 19

In November 30,1928 Bradman made his debut against England. He scored 18 in the first innings and 1 in the second innings.

4. Bradman was made 12th man for the next Test match.

Answer: True

The Don was dropped from the Test squad for the Second Test against England starting from December 14,1928 after a dismal performance on his debut.

5. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it?

Answer: MCG

On January 3,1929 Bradman scored his maiden Test hundred(112) against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

6. Bradman scored his highest First Class score for NSW against Queensland. What is his highest score?

Answer: 452*

On January 6,1930, The Don scored 452* for NSW against Queensland with 49 fours.

7. On his way to a mammoth 334, Bradman broke the record of a batsman scoring most runs in a single innings in a day. How many did he score?

Answer: 309

Sir Don scored 309 in a day against England at Leeds on July 11,1930. He was out next day for 334 with 46 fours, which happens to be his highest score.

8. How many wickets did Don Bradman take in Test cricket?

Answer: 2

Bradman's first wicket was Ivan Barrow(LBW) of West Indies and second wicket was the legendary English man Sir Walter Hammond, bowled.

9. What was Bradman's highest score without scoring a triple century?

Answer: 299*

On February 1,1932 against South Africa, Bradman runs out his last batsman while going for his 300th run. So he remained unbeaten on 299.

10. Along with Bill Ponsford, Bradman scored a then record second wicket partnership. What was the partnership score they put on?

Answer: 451

On August 18,1934 Ponsford & Bradman put on 451 for the 2nd wicket against England. Bradman scored 244 but was outscored by Ponsford who scored 266. This was incidently Ponsford's last test match.

11. What unusual incident happened on 18th December 1936?

Answer: Bradman was out for a consecutive test duck

On 18th December 1936, Bradman was out for a consecutive test duck. And Australia was all out for a meagre 80.

12. Bradman, playing for South Australia against New South Wales, hit his 6th straight century. What was unusual in the match in which he scored his 6th ton?

Answer: Bradman was the wicket-keeper

On January 18,1939, Bradman, playing for South Australia against New South Wales, hit his 6th straight century. He played in the match as a wicket-keeper and scored 135*.

13. Against which team did Bradman score his hundredth hundred in First Class mathces?

Answer: India

On November 15,1947 Bradman scored his 100th hundred in First Class matches against the touring Indians at the SCG.

14. We all know how many runs Bradman scored in his last test innings. But how many runs did he score in his last test innings in Australia?

Answer: 57*

In what became his last Test innings in Australia, Bradman was retired hurt for 57 in his match against India at MCG on February 6,1948.

15. In his last Test series in England, which (bowler-fielder) combination got him out in the first three innings of this Test series?

Answer: c L.Hutton b A.Bedser

The Bedser-Hutton combination did the trick for England in either innings of the First Test of that series in Trent Bridge and in the first innings of the Second test at Lord's. In the second innings at Lord's, A.Bedser again had the wicket of Bradman, this time caught by W.Edrich. Bradman had scores of 138,0,38,89 in the first 2 tests.

16. In the Fourth Test at Headingley, Bradman scored his last test hundred and helped Australia to get a Fourth innings winning total of 3-404. What was Bradman's exact score?

Answer: 173*

Bradman scored his last test hundred against England in the Fourth Test at Headingley on July 27,1948. Bradman scored an unbeaten 173 and Australia successfully chased a mammoth total and ended up winning the Test after scoring 3-404.

17. We all know Bradman, needed 4 more runs to make his Test Average 100. We also know he was bowled by Eric Hollies for a duck. What type of ball did Hollies ball to deceive Bradman?

Answer: Googly

In the 5th Test of the series at the AMP Oval,Bradman needing to score just 4 runs to make his career average 100 or more, was bowled second ball by a googly from Eric Hollies.

18. Before his last test innings, what was Bradman's average?

Answer: 101.39

Before his last test match, Bradman's career statistics read:
Matches-51 Innings-79 Not-outs-10 Runs-6996 Highest Score-334* Average-101.39 100s-29 50s-13

19. In which year was Bradman knighted for his services to cricket?

Answer: 1949

Bradman was knighted in 1949 after his retirement. At that time Sir Don Bradman mentioned jokingly that he would have liked others to address him as Mister rather than Sir.

20. Who was the only Indian in Sir Don's Dream Team?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sir Don's Dream Team was revealed some months after his death on February 25,2001. Here is Sir Don's Dream Team:

Arthur Robert Morris -AUS,
Barry Anderson Richards -RSA,
Donald George Bradman -AUS,
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar -IND,
Garfield St.Aubrun Sobers -WI,
Donald Tallon -AUS,
Raymond Russell Lindwall -AUS,
Alec Victor Bedser -ENG,
Dennis Keith Lillee -AUS,
William Joseph O'Reilly -AUS &
Clarence Victor Grimmett -AUS

Source: Author saran

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