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South Africa played their first Test match on 12th March, 1889 and their first ODI on 10th November, 1991.
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1 trivia quiz  South African Cricketers icon
Featured are cricketing facts about ten famous South African cricketers. Can you identify them from the clues provided?
Average 10Q
147 plays
Jul 15 08
deepakmr
2 trivia quiz  South Africa at the CWC 2007 coolicon
This is the first of a set of quizzes about the South African team at the Cricket World Cup 2007. To start with, how well do you know the squad the RSA sent to the West Indies?
Average 10Q
495 plays
Mar 17 07
51percent gold
3 trivia quiz  South African Cricket icon
A tribute to the greatest game in connection with South Africa in the modern era (1991 onwards).
Average 10Q
603 plays
Dec 03 06
jonty129
4 trivia quiz  South Africa: West Indies 2005 icon
I am a big South African cricket fan living in England, and this is my quiz based on the South African tour to the West Indies in March/April 2005. Enjoy.
Difficult 10Q
351 plays
Jun 05 05
PietAna
5 trivia quiz  South African Test Cricket icon
This little quiz will test you on what you know about South Africa and its cricketing legacy.
Difficult 5Q
1068 plays
Apr 17 02
Dalgleish editor
6 trivia quiz  South African Cricket #1 icon
A quiz on South African Cricket since readmission. I was disappointed to find few quizzes on SA cricket so I decided to create my own! This covers the period immediately after readmission to the ICC up to the end of 1994.
Difficult 20Q
768 plays
Oct 21 03
Blue Turtle
7 trivia quiz  South African Cricket : Post 2000 icon
The decade 1991-2000 was great for SA cricket. We rejoined the international scene after years of isolation and were competitive right away. However 2000 was SA cricket's 'Annus horibilis' Since then many things have happened as you shall see.
Tough 10Q
561 plays
Nov 19 04
grootes
8 trivia quiz  South African Cricket #2 icon
The second quiz in my series on South African cricket since readmission. This covers the first half of the Woolmer-Cronj? era from 1995 to mid-1997.
Very Difficult 20Q
585 plays
Oct 25 03
Blue Turtle

Some sample questions from this category:

* In the four match Test series, Greame Smith racked up an impressive 505 runs at an average of 84.16. How many centuries did he score in the Test series?
* In the third test in the West indies second innings, which South African claimed six wickets as the Windies were dismissed for 166?
* South Africa went on to win the third test in the four match series, taking an unasailable 2-0 lead. In their first innings, the Proteas racked up 548-9 declared and a sizeable first innings lead. Who top scored with 178 in this innings?
* South Africa went on to win the second Test despite the West Indies scoring 347 in their first innings. Which South African claimed 6-95 in that first innings?
* Having not played a warm up game, South Africa struggled in the first innings, not only bowling but also batting, and were bowled out for 188 first time round. Two players top scored with 41. Who were they?
* Which bowler took South Africa's first wicket in the first innings of the first Test match in Guyana?
* Who was South Africa's first Test captain after their readmission in 1992?
* Which member of the 1970 South African Test team actually played tests for another country?
* Geoff Griffin is the only South African bowler to be no-balled for throwing in Test Cricket. What else was significant about this incident?
* Up until their exclusion from Test Cricket in 1970, which of these countries had South Africa never played against?
* Which of these great Test players has captained South Africa in Test cricket?
* What date did South Africa gain readmission to the ICC?
* Where did South Africa play their first test after readmission?
* What was the result of South Africa's first test mentioned above?
* Who was named as captain for South Africa's first international match after readmission?
* South Africa were hastily slotted into the 1992 World Cup schedule and opened their campaign against co-hosts Australia in Sydney. What was the result of this game?
* SA's 5th game in the World Cup was against Pakistan at the 'Gabba and is best remembered for the spectacular run out of Inzamam ul-Haq by Jonty Rhodes, but who was the umpire who gave the decision?
* What incident threatened South Africa's continued participation in the World Cup?
* On 22 March 1992 South Africa met England in the semi-final and following rain interruption found themselves with the ludicrous situation of needing 22 runs from one delivery. Who were the two batsmen at the crease at the time?
* The first side to tour South Africa after readmission was India. What was the name of this tour?

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