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Quiz about A Tale of Two Countries
Quiz about A Tale of Two Countries

A Tale of Two Countries Trivia Quiz


The contrasting tales (or performance), of Australia and England in the pool stage of ICC World Cup, 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ace_sodium
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
120,467
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
628
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first match for the Aussies was against the Pakistanis. After a dreadful start, Symonds played a magnificent and attacking innings to help them reach 310. He was ruthless in his approach against all the bowlers. Who had to face the brunt of his attacks, on the basis of strike rate against each bowler? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Australian bowler, chipped in with a 4 wicket haul against the Pakistanis?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The Aussies were at their very best against India. Which bowler took the first two wickets for the Australians?
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Question 4 of 10
4. The next match was an easy outing for the Aussies against the Dutch. What was the Aussie run rate at the end of their innings? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the match against the Dutch, rain interrupted play more than once. When the game started (after the first interruption), how many overs were each team suppose to bowl? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Now to the English. The first match that the English played was against the Dutch. A thoroughly convincing victory, which bowler bowled an outstanding spell, recording his best figures till then? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When the English batted against the Dutch, they lost 4 wickets, 3 of them to Van Bunge, a part time bowler. What type of a bowler was he? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the English match that was against the Namibians, which batsman scored the maximum number of singles? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the match against the Pakistanis, the English were a rejuvenated force. Playing with a strange will, they outplayed the Pakistanis in all departments of the game. Who top scored for the English in their match against the Pakistanis? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The English bowlers totally wrecked the Pakistani boat. Who was the chief culprit?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first match for the Aussies was against the Pakistanis. After a dreadful start, Symonds played a magnificent and attacking innings to help them reach 310. He was ruthless in his approach against all the bowlers. Who had to face the brunt of his attacks, on the basis of strike rate against each bowler?

Answer: Wasim Akram

Symonds hit 19 runs off 9 deliveries from Wasim Akram, at a strike rate of 211.1%. Symonds completed a 'fifty' just off Shahid Afridi.
2. Which Australian bowler, chipped in with a 4 wicket haul against the Pakistanis?

Answer: Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey finished 4 wickets for 58 runs. The ironic part is that he was not a member of the initial Australian team selected for the World Cup. It was only an injury to Shane Watson that got him a place in the team. Just before the match, Warne was sent back to Australia after failing a drug test conducted by Australian Cricket Board.
3. The Aussies were at their very best against India. Which bowler took the first two wickets for the Australians?

Answer: Brett Lee

Brett Lee shared the new ball with McGrath. Lee took the wickets of the Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag (both caught behind).
4. The next match was an easy outing for the Aussies against the Dutch. What was the Aussie run rate at the end of their innings?

Answer: 4.7

The Aussies scored 170 runs for 2 wickets from 36 overs. The match was reduced due to rain.
5. In the match against the Dutch, rain interrupted play more than once. When the game started (after the first interruption), how many overs were each team suppose to bowl?

Answer: 47

It was 47 overs in the beginning. Subsequent rain forced the match to be shortened to 36 overs a side.
6. Now to the English. The first match that the English played was against the Dutch. A thoroughly convincing victory, which bowler bowled an outstanding spell, recording his best figures till then?

Answer: J. Anderson

Anderson gave away 25 runs in 10 overs, and took 4 wickets in the process. However the most economical bowler was Caddick, who gave away just 19 runs from his 10 overs.
7. When the English batted against the Dutch, they lost 4 wickets, 3 of them to Van Bunge, a part time bowler. What type of a bowler was he?

Answer: Leg Spin

He got his 3 wickets (conceding 16 runs) from 3 overs. Incidentally, he was the top scorer in the Dutch's match against India.
8. In the English match that was against the Namibians, which batsman scored the maximum number of singles?

Answer: P. Collingwood

Collingwood took 22 singles in his innings; the innings top scorer Alec Stewart ran 20 singles.
9. In the match against the Pakistanis, the English were a rejuvenated force. Playing with a strange will, they outplayed the Pakistanis in all departments of the game. Who top scored for the English in their match against the Pakistanis?

Answer: Paul Collingwood

Collingwood scored his second fifty of the World Cup, and helped his team recover from a precarious position. His 66 runs (unbeaten) came off 73 balls with four hits to the boundary.
10. The English bowlers totally wrecked the Pakistani boat. Who was the chief culprit?

Answer: Anderson

England only needed 4 bowlers and 31 overs to finish the Pakistanis. Anderson's spell of 10 overs for 29 runs with 4 wickets, and 2 maidens at worst, a superlative performance!
Source: Author ace_sodium

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