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World Cup Pool Matches [4] Trivia Quiz

Some 2003 World Cup Pool Matches were affected by rain and boycotts, but there was also some exciting cricket from some unlikely heroes. What do you remember about Pool Matches 21 to 34?

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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117,711

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 15

1. New Zealand refused to travel to Nairobi to play Kenya due to security concerns. The next match, England's match against Pakistan, was the 21st Pool Match. England batted first. Who top scored for England? Hint

Andrew Flintoff

Michael Vaughan

Paul Collingwood

Nasser Hussain

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Question 2 of 15

2. In England's innings against Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded. What speed did the 'speed-ball radar' give for the delivery? Hint

99.9 mph/161 kph

100 mph/161.1 kph

100.2 mph/161.3 kph

100.5 mph/161.9 kph

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Question 3 of 15

3. Pakistan capitulated in their innings against England. Who was their unlikely top scorer? Hint

Saqlain Mushtaq

Shoaib Akhtar

Waqar Younis

Rashid Latif

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Question 4 of 15

4. On 23 February, the West Indies played Canada at Centurion in the 24th Pool Match. What was notable about the Canadian innings? Hint

Canada reached 200 for the first time in an ODI

All of these

John Davison scored the first century for Canada in an ODI

John Davison scored the fastest century in World Cup history (as at 2003)

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Question 5 of 15

5. The West Indies beat Canada by seven wickets in their World Cup Pool Match.

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. India beat Namibia by 181 runs in the 25th Pool Match at Pietermaritzburg. Man of the Match Sachin Tendulkar, flayed the Namibian bowling. How many runs did he score? Hint

142

152

162

172

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Question 7 of 15

7. The 26th World Cup Pool match, saw the first real upset at the tournament. Kenya played Sri Lanka in Nairobi, and beat them by how many runs? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. Pakistan beat The Netherlands at Paarl on 26th February. What was their winning margin? Hint

96 runs

97 runs

98 runs

99 runs

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Question 9 of 15

9. New Zealand beat Bangladesh in the 29th Pool match at Kimberley. What was unusual about this match? Hint

All of these

Five Bangladeshi batsmen scored ducks

All five New Zealand batsmen hit at least one six and one four

New Zealand used eight bowlers

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Question 10 of 15

10. The 30th Pool Match was played on 26 February at Kingsmead, Durban, between India and England. India won the toss and batted first. What was notable about India's innings? Hint

India lost 4 wickets in the last 4 balls of their innings

Three England bowlers went for more than 55

Sachin Tendulkar did not top score

All of these

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Question 11 of 15

11. India made 9/250 against England, who were bowled out in the 46th over for 168. Who was Man of the Match? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Ashish Nehra

Rahul Dravid

Andrew Flintoff

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Question 12 of 15

12. The match between Australia and Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27 February was the 31st Pool Match. Australia crushed Namibia by 256 runs. Who was Man of the Match? Hint

Matthew Hayden

Glenn McGrath

Darren Lehmann

Adam Gilchrist

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Question 13 of 15

13. South Africa played Canada in East London on 27 February in the 32nd Pool Match. As expected, South Africa won quite easily. What was their winning margin? Hint

188 runs

118 runs

10 wickets

8 wickets

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Netherlands traveled to Bulawayo to play the host country, Zimbabwe, in the 33rd Pool Match. In a fairly high scoring match, only two batsmen scored 50 or more. Who were they? Hint

Andy Flower and Andy Blignaut

Mark Vermeulen and Grant Flower

Heath Streak and Daan van Bunge

Dion Ebrahim and Guy Whittall

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Question 15 of 15

15. One of the vital Pool B Matches, was between Sri Lanka and the West Indies, at Newlands, Cape Town. It went right down to the wire. Who won, and by what margin? Hint

Sri Lanka by 6 runs

Sri Lanka by 1 wicket

West Indies by 6 runs

West Indies by 1 wicket

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Paul Collingwood

Collingwood hit 66 not out. Vaughan made 52, Flintoff 26 and Hussain just 8 in England's 8/246.

2. In England's innings against Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded. What speed did the 'speed-ball radar' give for the delivery?

Answer: 100.2 mph/161.3 kph

Shoaib's bowling action was under scrutiny by the I.C.C, but he was cleared of bowling illegally.

3. Pakistan capitulated in their innings against England. Who was their unlikely top scorer?

Answer: Shoaib Akhtar

Akhtar hit three sixes and five fours, and scored 43 off just sixteen balls. This was the highest score by a No.11 in ODI's to this point in time. Pakistan were all out for 134 and lost by 112 runs. Jimmy Anderson, who took 4/29 for England, was named Man of the Match, but in some ways, Akhtar made a bigger impression.

4. On 23 February, the West Indies played Canada at Centurion in the 24th Pool Match. What was notable about the Canadian innings?

Answer: All of these

Davison scored 111 off 76 balls, his century coming off just 67 balls. He hit six sixes and eight fours in his innings, and when he was dismissed with the score at 156 in the twelfth over, he had scored 71% of the runs scored until then. Canada were dismissed for 202 in the 43rd over.

5. The West Indies beat Canada by seven wickets in their World Cup Pool Match.

Answer: True

The Windies made 3/206 in reply to Canada's 202. Brian Lara top scored with 73. John Davison was Man of the Match.

6. India beat Namibia by 181 runs in the 25th Pool Match at Pietermaritzburg. Man of the Match Sachin Tendulkar, flayed the Namibian bowling. How many runs did he score?

Answer: 152

Tendulkar hit eighteen fours in his 151-ball innings of 152. Saurev Ganguly scored 112, and India totalled 2/311 off 50 overs. Namibia replied with 130 all out.

7. The 26th World Cup Pool match, saw the first real upset at the tournament. Kenya played Sri Lanka in Nairobi, and beat them by how many runs?

Answer: 53

Kenya batted first and scored 9/210 off 50 overs. Sri Lanka replied with 157 off 45 overs. Collins Obuya was named Man of the Match for his leg break bowling. He took 5/24 off 10 overs.

8. Pakistan beat The Netherlands at Paarl on 26th February. What was their winning margin?

Answer: 97 runs

Pakistan made 253 (Yousif Youhana 58) and The Netherlands made 156 off 39 overs.

9. New Zealand beat Bangladesh in the 29th Pool match at Kimberley. What was unusual about this match?

Answer: All five New Zealand batsmen hit at least one six and one four

The New Zealand batsmen certainly got stuck into the Bangladeshi bowling. Fours were struck by McMillan (9), Fleming (4), Cairns (3), and Styris and Adams (2 each). McMillan also hit two sixes, and each of the others hit one six. Only one Bangladesh batsman scored 0 (Habibul Bashar who was out first ball). New Zealand used seven bowlers. New Zealand scored 3/199 off 33.3 overs, to overhaul Bangladesh's 7/198 off 50 overs.

10. The 30th Pool Match was played on 26 February at Kingsmead, Durban, between India and England. India won the toss and batted first. What was notable about India's innings?

Answer: All of these

Tendulkar made 50 off 52 balls, but was second highest scorer after Rahul Dravid, who made 62. India started their 50th over at 5/247. and lost Kaif, Dravid, Khan and Srinath off the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th balls. Andy Caddick's figures were 3/69, Jimmy Anderson took 3/61 and Craig White 1/57.

11. India made 9/250 against England, who were bowled out in the 46th over for 168. Who was Man of the Match?

Answer: Ashish Nehra

Nehra took 6/23 off 10 overs. Dravid (62 & 3 catches), Tendulkar (50 & one catch), and Englishman Flintoff (64 off 73 balls with three sixes and 2/15 off 10 overs), must have been close behind.

12. The match between Australia and Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27 February was the 31st Pool Match. Australia crushed Namibia by 256 runs. Who was Man of the Match?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath's bowling was dynamic. He took 7/15 off just seven overs.

13. South Africa played Canada in East London on 27 February in the 32nd Pool Match. As expected, South Africa won quite easily. What was their winning margin?

Answer: 118 runs

South Africa scored 8/254, Boeta Dippenaar top scoring with 80. Canada replied with 5/136 off 50 overs. There were twelve maiden overs in Canada's innings, an extremely high figure of a One Day International.

14. The Netherlands traveled to Bulawayo to play the host country, Zimbabwe, in the 33rd Pool Match. In a fairly high scoring match, only two batsmen scored 50 or more. Who were they?

Answer: Andy Flower and Andy Blignaut

Andy Flower scored 71 and Blignaut 58 in Zimbabwe's innings of 8/301. Streak made 44, Ebrahim 32, Whittall 30, and Vermeulen 27. Grant Flower did not play. The Netherlands replied with 9/202, van Bunge top scoring with 37.

15. One of the vital Pool B Matches, was between Sri Lanka and the West Indies, at Newlands, Cape Town. It went right down to the wire. Who won, and by what margin?

Answer: Sri Lanka by 6 runs

Sri Lanka scored 6/228 off their 50 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya top scored with 66. The West Indies needed 14 off the last over with two wickets remaining, but scored only 7, finishing on 9/222. Shiv Chanderpaul top scored with 65. The loss meant the end of the Windies hopes of progressing to the semifinals of the World Cup.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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