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? 1950 1877 44 BC 1981

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

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

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? Dennis Lillee and Terry Alderman Craig McDermott and Len Pascoe Geoff Lawson and Jeff Thompson 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? Muttiah Muralitharan, by Darrell Hair Chris Cairns, by Tony Crafter Curtly Ambrose, by Dickie Bird Wasim Akram, by Steve Bucknor

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

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 Bruce Laird Greg Chappell Graham Yallop

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

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