Australian Batting Averages Quiz | ICC World Cup

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1. Captain Ricky Ponting made the most runs for Australia, 415. What was his average?

Answer: 51.875

He batted in 10 matches and 2 of his scores were not out. His highest total came in the final against India, where he made 140 not out. He won man-of-the-match efforts for this inspiring innings.

2. Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist batted as an opener (as well as backing up as the wicket-keeper). He scored 408 runs, what did his average then become?

Answer: 40.8

This was totalled over 10 innings (he sat out against Holland). In all of these he got out. His highest score was an unfortunate run out on 99, against Sri Lanka in the first Super Six match.

3. Matthew Hayden was the opener with Gilchrist, and the only Australian to bat in all matches. He scored 328 runs, and his average was ____ ?

Answer: 32.8

He was 45 not out against India in their pool match. His highest score was 88 against Namibia.

4. Australia's fourth highest run scorer was Andrew Symonds, with 326 runs. He had the highest average of an Aussie, and what was it?

Answer: 163

His 326 runs came from 5 innings, 3 of which were not outs. He scored a duck against England, but his highest total was the highest individual Australian score of the Cup; 143 not out against Pakistan in the first match.

5. Damien Martyn scored 323 all up. What was his average?

Answer: 64.6

After a first-up duck against Pakistan, Martyn went on the record 3 not outs - including his high score of 88 not out in the final versus the Indians.

6. 224 runs was Darren Lehmann's total for the tournament. What was his average?

Answer: 44.8

He made these runs over 8 matches, and his first three scores were all not outs. His highest was 56 not out against Zimbabwe, but his most memorable would have been 50 not out against Namibia, where he scored 28 off the last over.

7. Michael Bevan scored 148 runs during the tournament. What was his average?

Answer: 49 and one third

This was slightly lower than his overall ODI average, which differs between 55 - 65. Bevan was required to bat in only 5 matches, of which two he remained not out. He unfortunately recorded a duck in his final innings against Sri Lanka in the semi-final. His highest was 74 not out to win the match against England.

8. Andy Bichel, the Australian's surprise packet, played in a couple of partnerships with Michael Bevan. He scored 117 runs all up; what was his average?

Answer: 117

He only got out once in three innings, a 64 versus New Zealand. He made 34 not out against England to win the match with Bevan (scoring 10 in his second last over, Australia winning with an over to spare). In past summers he also had match-winning partnerships with Bevan in the Australian VB Series.

9. Ian Harvey, Shane Watson's replacement, scored 66 runs at the World Cup 2003. What was his average?

Answer: 22

In 5 batting appearances he remained not out twice. He scored a high of 28 not out against Kenya in the Super Six match.

10. 42 runs were scored by spinner Brad Hogg. His average was?

Answer: 8.4

In 6 bats he was not out once - his highest, 19 not out versus Namibia. He made two consecutive ducks against New Zealand and Kenya in the Super Sixes.

11. Queenslander Jimmy Maher made 35 runs in the World Cup. What was his average?

Answer: 17.5

He only played in two matches (Pakistan and Holland). 26 was his score against Holland, and 9 against Pakistan. In the match against Holland he replaced the rested Adam Gilchrist at wicket-keeper.

12. Fastbowler Brett Lee scored 23 runs at what average?

Answer: 11.5

In three innings he was not out once (for 15) against New Zealand in the Super Sixes. This score included two sixes, off the last two balls of the innings.

13. 6 runs were scored by Jason Gillespie, who later returned home through injury. His average then became?

Answer: 0 (or undefined)

In cricket if you score all your runs not out, you have an average of zero. Most people would think this is infinity - but the TV stations show it as zero (or undefined). Gillespie scored only a 6 not out in the first match, against Pakistan.

14. 3 runs was Glenn McGrath's total for the 2003 World Cup. What was his average?

Answer: 0 (or undefined)

In cricket if you score all your runs not out, you have an average of zero (see previous interesting info). McGrath's runs were from one innings where he didn't get out. His 3 not out came against New Zealand. These were his first runs ever in a World Cup; before he scored them he held the record of having played the most World Cup matches without ever scoring a run.

The main reason for this is because Australia has always had a strong batting lineup and McGrath is the weakest, batting at No. 11.

15. Because Nathan Hauritz and Nathan Bracken didn't even play, I can't ask about their averages. So instead, what was the average for Australia (as a team) for its team total at the Cricket World Cup 2003?

Answer: 240 and one eleventh

Australia scored a total of 2641 runs over the 11 matches (in which they were undefeated). This statistic can be misleading because in four of these matches they batted second (only needing to surpass the other team's total). The team's highest total was 2/359 against India in the final; also a record for the highest batting total in a World Cup final. Thanks for taking my quiz, and well done to all the boys for winning the title!

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Australian Batting Averages Trivia Quiz

This quiz asks about each Australian player's batting average for the entire 2003 Cricket World Cup. Remember, to find an average you need to divide their total score by the amount of times they got out. If you don't know, just guess! It's all MC.

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