The Boxing Day Test

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1. In which Australian city is the Boxing Day Test played each year? Sydney Hobart Brisbane Melbourne

2. When was the Boxing Day Test first played in Australia? 1981 44 BC 1950 1877

3. Which future Australian Test captain made his debut at the Boxing Day Test in 1985? Allan Border Steve Waugh Mark Taylor Ricky Ponting

4. Which two Australian batsmen put on 107 runs for the tenth wicket at the Boxing Day Test in 2005? Ricky Ponting and Stuart Clark Matthew Hayden and Stuart MacGill Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath

5. Which two Australian bowlers famously reduced the West Indies to 4/10 at stumps on the first day of the Boxing Day Test in 1981? Geoff Lawson and Jeff Thompson Dennis Lillee and Terry Alderman Craig McDermott and Len Pascoe Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne

6. In the 1995 Boxing Day Test, one bowler was called seven times in three overs for throwing. Who was the bowler, and who was the umpire? Wasim Akram, by Steve Bucknor Curtly Ambrose, by Dickie Bird Muttiah Muralitharan, by Darrell Hair Chris Cairns, by Tony Crafter

7. Who, in 2006, became the first batsman to score five centuries in Boxing Day Tests? Andrew Symonds Justin Langer Ricky Ponting Matthew Hayden

8. In 1983, which Australian batsman became the first to score 250 runs in a single innings in a Boxing Day Test Match? Allan Border Graham Yallop Greg Chappell Bruce Laird

9. Which Australian fast bowler took an aggregate of 25 wickets over the two Boxing Day Tests in 1990 and 1991? Merv Hughes Bruce Reid Geoff Lawson Terry Alderman

10. Which Australian bowler took a hat-trick against England in the Boxing Day Test of 1994? Tony Dodemaide Shane Warne Glenn McGrath Craig McDermott