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Quiz about NZ Tour of England 2004
Quiz about NZ Tour of England 2004

NZ Tour of England 2004 Trivia Quiz


In 2004 New Zealand toured England and played some exciting games. Look back at that long, hot (and wet) summer with me now. I hope you enjoy the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by Beckyel. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Beckyel
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
182,926
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
Plays
528
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Question 1 of 25
1. Two well known cricketers announced their retirement from test cricket during this test series. Who were they? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. England won the three test series 3-0.


Question 3 of 25
3. Who was the Man of the Match for the third test, and why? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Who were selected as Players of the Series? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Which player made the top score in the series? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which player scored two centuries in the tour match between Kent and New Zealand? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Against which English county did New Zealand score their only victory in a three day game? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. The New Zealanders had three one day games against English counties to warm up for the one day series with England and the West Indies. Which of these counties did New Zealand NOT have to play? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. On 20th June, the New Zealanders played Northamptonshire. They made 253 all out. What was the target that was set for Northamptonshire? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. New Zealand's first ODI of the NatWest Series was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The second game was also abandoned, but some play was possible. How many runs were scored altogether when the New Zealanders played the West Indies at Edgbaston? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. New Zealand played their third NatWest Series ODI against England at Chester-le-Street. Who top-scored for England in this match? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. New Zealand defeated England by 7 wickets. Which England bowler took all three wickets to fall for New Zealand? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Brian Lara hit 58 runs against New Zealand when the two teams met in Cardiff on 3rd July. He brought up his fifty with a six off the bowling of Oram.


Question 14 of 25
14. When New Zealand met the West Indies at Cardiff, why was Hamish Marshall declared Man of the Match? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. New Zealand defeated England at Bristol on 4th July, despite a century by which English player? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. In the New Zealand innings in Bristol, three batsmen made more than fifty. Which of these players was NOT one of the half-century makers? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. New Zealand met the West Indies in the NatWest Series final at Lord's. Which team won the toss?

Answer: (One Word - NZ or WI)
Question 18 of 25
18. Three New Zealanders topped fifty in the final. Which of these batsmen did NOT get more than fifty runs? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The Man of the Match for the finals was Daniel Vettori. How many dismissals was he involved in when the West Indies batted? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What was New Zealand's winning margin in the final? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Stephen Fleming scored most runs for New Zealand during the NatWest series. Did he score the most runs in the competition?


Question 22 of 25
22. Which bowler took the most wickets for New Zealand during the ODI series? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Four centuries were scored during the NatWest series. How many of them were made by New Zealanders? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. During the final against the West Indies, who became the first New Zealander to pass the milestone of 200 wickets in ODIs?

Answer: (Two Words - or just surname)
Question 25 of 25
25. The final of the NatWest Series was the first ODI played by New Zealand at Lord's.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Two well known cricketers announced their retirement from test cricket during this test series. Who were they?

Answer: Nasser Hussain and Chris Cairns

Nasser Hussain scored a century in the first test of the series and then announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He had played in 96 matches and scored 5764 runs, including 14 centuries. Chris Cairns announced his retirement at the end of the third test. He had played 62 matches for New Zealand, hitting 3320 runs and taking 218 wickets.
2. England won the three test series 3-0.

Answer: True

England won the third test by 4 wickets. This was the first English whitewash of New Zealand since 1978.
3. Who was the Man of the Match for the third test, and why?

Answer: Graham Thorpe, for scoring 104*

Thorpe scored 45 in the first innings, then he guided England to victory with his century in the second innings. He was supported by Mark Butcher (59) and Ashley Giles (36*).
4. Who were selected as Players of the Series?

Answer: Stephen Harmison and Mark Richardson

Harmison took 21 wickets in the series, whilst the second highest wicket taker was Chris Cairns, with 12. Mark Richardson was the leading runs scorer, with 369.
5. Which player made the top score in the series?

Answer: Marcus Trescothick

Trescothick's 132 was the highest score of the series. Centuries were made by Hussain, Thorpe, Jones, and Strauss for England, and by Richardson, Fleming and Styris for New Zealand. Fleming's 117 was the top score for New Zealand.
6. Which player scored two centuries in the tour match between Kent and New Zealand?

Answer: Robert Key

Before this match, Key had played in eight tests, averaging 18.76. He was not overly successful, but scores of 114 and 117* will have helped his cause. Papps scored 126 in the first New Zealand innings, while Richardson hit 92. Jones scored 101 in the first Kent innings. Kent won the match by nine wickets.
7. Against which English county did New Zealand score their only victory in a three day game?

Answer: Leicestershire

New Zealand scored a handsome 328 run victory over Leicestershire at Grace Road. In the first innings they made 413, thanks to 93 from Nathan Astle and 71 from Gareth Hopkins. In reply, Leicestershire made 210, with Cairns and Vettori taking four wickets each.

In their second innings, New Zealand scored 357, with Stephen Fleming top-scoring with 95. Set 561 runs to win, Leicestershire made 232 all out, with Vettori taking five wickets.
8. The New Zealanders had three one day games against English counties to warm up for the one day series with England and the West Indies. Which of these counties did New Zealand NOT have to play?

Answer: Gloucestershire

Despite having no match scheduled against Gloucestershire, New Zealand were to visit their home ground in Bristol. The tourists lost to Derbyshire by four wickets.
9. On 20th June, the New Zealanders played Northamptonshire. They made 253 all out. What was the target that was set for Northamptonshire?

Answer: 247

The Duckworth Lewis method is used to calculate targets for teams batting second in rain affected one day matches. As a result of rain, the Northants side had to make 247 runs from 48 overs. They scored 241 from their allotted overs and New Zealand won by 5 runs.
10. New Zealand's first ODI of the NatWest Series was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The second game was also abandoned, but some play was possible. How many runs were scored altogether when the New Zealanders played the West Indies at Edgbaston?

Answer: 219

The West Indies batted for 21 overs, scoring 122 for the loss of four wickets. In reply, New Zealand made 97-2.
11. New Zealand played their third NatWest Series ODI against England at Chester-le-Street. Who top-scored for England in this match?

Answer: Marcus Trescothick

England were dismissed for 101 runs in just 32.5 overs. Trescothick scored 14, Harmison 13* and Vaughan and McGrath twelve each. James Franklin took 5-42, his best ODI bowling up to this point, and was the Man of the Match.
12. New Zealand defeated England by 7 wickets. Which England bowler took all three wickets to fall for New Zealand?

Answer: Stephen Harmison

Harmison dismissed Fleming, Astle and Marshall, and ended with figures of 3-38. New Zealand made 103 runs from 17.2 overs, giving them a convincing victory.
13. Brian Lara hit 58 runs against New Zealand when the two teams met in Cardiff on 3rd July. He brought up his fifty with a six off the bowling of Oram.

Answer: True

Lara had hit the previous delivery for four, taking his total to 49. He then hit Oram over long on to bring up his fifty in style. He was finally dismissed by Cairns for 58.
14. When New Zealand met the West Indies at Cardiff, why was Hamish Marshall declared Man of the Match?

Answer: He scored an unbeaten 75

Marshall scored 75 from 119 deliveries, holding the New Zealand reply together. He shared in a partnership of 72 with Astle, who scored 45. Marshall was also responsible for running out Bradshaw, whilst fielding at gully.
15. New Zealand defeated England at Bristol on 4th July, despite a century by which English player?

Answer: Andrew Flintoff

Flintoff scored 106, with eleven fours and two sixes, in England's total of 237-7. Strauss scored 61 and Jones and Trescothick both scored one run.
16. In the New Zealand innings in Bristol, three batsmen made more than fifty. Which of these players was NOT one of the half-century makers?

Answer: Scott Styris

Fleming made 99, Marshall scored 55 and Astle hit 53 runs, as New Zealand reached their target in the 48th over. Fleming was the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings.
17. New Zealand met the West Indies in the NatWest Series final at Lord's. Which team won the toss?

Answer: WI

Brian Lara won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. Up to this point, every side who won the toss in the tournament chose to bowl and then went on to win the game.
18. Three New Zealanders topped fifty in the final. Which of these batsmen did NOT get more than fifty runs?

Answer: Scott Styris

Fleming and Astle got New Zealand off to an excellent start, putting on 120 for the first wicket. Fleming scored 67 and Astle 57. Batting at number 5, McMillan scored 52.
19. The Man of the Match for the finals was Daniel Vettori. How many dismissals was he involved in when the West Indies batted?

Answer: 7

Vettori took five wickets, finishing with figures of 5-30. He also ran out Smith and Bradshaw.
20. What was New Zealand's winning margin in the final?

Answer: 107 runs

New Zealand scored 266 all out. They dismissed the West Indies for 159, giving them an emphatic victory.
21. Stephen Fleming scored most runs for New Zealand during the NatWest series. Did he score the most runs in the competition?

Answer: No

Chris Gayle scored 276 runs in the competition, and Andrew Strauss 256. Fleming, the Man of the Series, scored 254, at a respectable acverage of 50.8.
22. Which bowler took the most wickets for New Zealand during the ODI series?

Answer: Jacob Oram

Oram took a total of 7 wickets; Vettori, Butler and Franklin took six each. Chris Cairns had the best bowling average of a New Zealand bowler, though, taking his five wickets at an average of 14.8.
23. Four centuries were scored during the NatWest series. How many of them were made by New Zealanders?

Answer: 0

Stephen Fleming had the highest score by a member of the New Zealand squad - 99 against England at Bristol. There were two centuries scored by Andrew Flintoff and one each by Chris Gayle and Andrew Strauss.
24. During the final against the West Indies, who became the first New Zealander to pass the milestone of 200 wickets in ODIs?

Answer: Chris Harris

Ridley Jacobs was Harris' two hundredth victim, hitting to Cairns at deep midwicket. Harris, who played for Canterbury, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire, is the son of a former New Zealand international player, 'Zin' Harris.
25. The final of the NatWest Series was the first ODI played by New Zealand at Lord's.

Answer: True

Strange as it may seem, that was the first ODI that New Zealand had played at the home of English cricket. They had played at grounds all around England in the past, but never at Lord's.
Source: Author Beckyel

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