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The Career of Allan Border

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The Career of Allan Border game quiz
"One of the most pugnacious batsmen in the history of cricket, Allan Border's feats are many and deserve to be preserved in a quiz. Questions range from easy to a little obscure. Most questions won't be too hard for serious cricket fans."

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1. Was Allan Border left-handed or right-handed?
    Answer: (Left or Right, L or R)


2. What was Allan Border's highest score in test cricket?
    205
    167
    376
    278


3. Which Australian domestic cricket team did Border play most of his first-class games for?
    New South Wales
    Western Australia
    Victoria
    Queensland


4. During which year did Border lead Australia to victory in the World Cup of Cricket?
    1996
    1983
    1987
    1992


5. A more obscure question: which high school did Border attend?
    North Sydney Boys' High
    Geelong Grammar School
    Scotch College, Perth
    Maleny State High School


6. In 156 test matches, how many centuries did Border score?
    24
    34
    27
    29


7. How many catches did Border take in test cricket?
    312
    123
    87
    156


8. Allan Border was the first test cricketer to do what?
    Score a double-century
    Score 150 or more in both innings of a match
    Take seven catches in an innings
    Bowl 60 overs in one innings


9. Believe it or not, Allan Border once took 11 wickets in a test match. Who was the opponent?
    West Indies
    England
    India
    Pakistan


10. Approximately how many runs did Border make in his test career?
    More than 11000
    A little over 15000
    Just under 10000
    9505


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