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Australia at the Cricket World Cup

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Introduction:
"The 2003 Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. Australia won this tournament to claim their 3rd World Cup."


1. Australia’s first match was against Pakistan. Who was the top scorer?
    Ricky Ponting
    Rashid Latif
    Ian Harvey
    Andrew Symonds


2. The second match Australia played was against India at Centurion. Which Australian took the best bowling figures for this match?
    Brett Lee
    Jason Gillespie
    Glenn McGrath
    Darren Lehmann


3. The best Australian bowling figures against the Netherlands in match #3 were the same as for match #2 against the Indians. Who took them this time?
    Andy Bichel
    Glenn McGrath
    Brett Lee
    Jason Gillespie


4. For their fourth match the Aussies traveled to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. How many Aussies scored half-centuries in this match?
    3
    2
    4
    1


5. Namibia were Australia’s fifth opponent at the CWC 2003. Who topscored in this match at Potchefstroom?
    Matthew Hayden
    Darren Lehmann
    Adam Gilchrist
    Andrew Symonds


6. Australia’s last pool match was against England (who they had beaten in every ODI played in Australia for the VB Series earlier that summer). As impressive as McGrath’s 7/15 against Namibia the match before, which bowler managed to take 7/20 against the Pommies?
    Glenn McGrath
    Brad Hogg
    Brett Lee
    Andy Bichel


7. Next came the Super Sixes section of the tournament. Australia, having finished first in Pool A, had to play the team that finished first in Pool B: the Sri Lankans. Who was the unfortunate player to get run out on 99 runs?
    Damien Martyn
    Adam Gilchrist
    Ricky Ponting
    Aravinda De Silva


8. The eighth match played by Australia was a ‘Trans-Tasman battle’ against the Black Caps. What was similar between this match and the previous match (against Sri Lanka)?
    The Australians won by the same margin
    Brett Lee took the same bowling figures
    Someone was run out on 99 again
    Man-of-the-match was given to a player from the losing team


9. In the last Super Six match the Aussies played Kenya. This was also the only day/night match played by the Aussies. How many ducks were scored altogether in this game?
    2
    3
    1
    What's a duck?


10. Australia, having finished first after the Super Sixes, played the team that came fourth in the first semi-final. This was against Sri Lanka. Which player made an honest move and walked after given not out by umpire Rudi Koertzen?
    Adam Gilchrist
    Damien Martyn
    Ricky Ponting
    Michael Bevan


11. In the final Australia again played India (who had beaten Kenya in their semi). In this match many records fell. Which was NOT one of them?
    Australia set the highest batting total for a World Cup final
    It was the first World Cup final to be rained out
    Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting batted for the highest wicket partnership in an ODI
    Australia became the first team to win 3 World Cups


12. Who ended the tournament as the highest wicket-taker for the Aussies?
    Glenn McGrath
    Andy Bichel
    Brad Hogg
    Brett Lee


13. Which Australian scored the most runs at the Cricket World Cup 2003?
    Andrew Symonds
    Adam Gilchrist
    Ricky Ponting
    Matthew Hayden


14. Which Australian squad members did not play in any matches as one of the starting 11?
    Nathan Bracken and Shane Warne
    Nathan Hauritz, Jimmy Maher and Nathan Bracken
    Nathan Bracken, Nathan Hauritz and Shane Warne
    Nathan Bracken


15. Australia went through the tournament undefeated?
    True
    False


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