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Quiz about Only in Cricket
Quiz about Only in Cricket

Only in Cricket Trivia Quiz


The game of cricket has produced some amazing happenings and remarkable personalities. Let's have a look at some of the more notable incidents and participants.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nannanut. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Nannanut
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
203,510
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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3222
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. The origins of cricket are hazy, but it is thought the game may have started with bored shepherds defending the wicket gates with their crooks. Stones were used instead of balls. Cricket caught on and became the sport of the English aristocracy well into the 18th Century. It was inevitable that the game would spread to other countries. Which two teams played the very first international cricket match? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Australia and England are traditional cricket rivals. Indeed the first Australian cricket team to tour England did so in 1868. What was unusual about this first tour? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The great Australian Donald Bradman, scored his amazing 334 against England in the third test of Australia's 1930 tour of England. The record stood for many years and was finally passed by several players, including the West Indies' Brian Lara, who scored 375 in 1993/94 against England. In a memorable innings, Bradman's 334 was equalled by Australia's Mark Taylor in 1998. What was so remarkable about his score? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Bert Ironmonger played with Bradman in the famous Bodyline series against England in 1932/33. He was a left handed spin bowler, but there was what was unusual about this player? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the early years of the 20th century, test matches were usually of three days duration. This was extended to four days in the 1930s. In 1938/39, South Africa and England were the teams involved in the concept of a "Timeless Test" in Durban. The teams would play until there was a result. The game was played for 10 days but failed - even then - to reach a conclusion. What stopped the "Timeless Test"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In Brisbane in 1960, an amazing cricketing event unfolded. Australia and the West Indies were involved in cricket's first ever tied test match. Australia were batting and needed six runs to win in the last over of the match. The final eight ball over saw three dismissals and five runs. Who was the last Australian dismissed - resulting in the tie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the 1977 Centenary Test in Melbourne, Australia's Rick McCosker batted in the second innings in quite extraordinary circumstances. What were they? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the 1993 Ashes Test series in England, a ball was bowled by Australia's Shane Warne that has been dubbed by many as the "Ball of the Century". It was the first test of the series, the ground was Old Trafford and the date - 4th of June 1993. Warne pitched the ball way outside leg but still uprooted the off stump. Who was the player who had to have his jaw lifted off the ground after this incredible dismissal? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Cricket players are quite capable of setting records off the field as well as on. Australia's David Boon has always been the consumate cricketer during the game. A right hand batsman who turned his arm over a few times - bowling right arm off breaks - he was a tenacious close in-fielder as well.
His off field antics include the dubious distinction of holding the record for the most number of beers consumed on a flight to London. What appropriate nickname did this earn him?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A game of cricket is nothing without umpires, and this game has produced some amazing characters. Most umpires are scrupulously fair and accurate in their decisions. They take the job seriously and are on the field for the entire match. Over the years, some eccentric personalities have emerged. England's Dickie Bird would shout and gesticulate as he judged the game. New Zealand's Billie Bowden has fascinated many with his quirky signalling techniques. Which umpire occasionally hops on one leg, for - in his considered opinion - very good reason? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The origins of cricket are hazy, but it is thought the game may have started with bored shepherds defending the wicket gates with their crooks. Stones were used instead of balls. Cricket caught on and became the sport of the English aristocracy well into the 18th Century. It was inevitable that the game would spread to other countries. Which two teams played the very first international cricket match?

Answer: USA and Canada

The very first international game of cricket took place in 1844. It was played at the St George's Club in New York for a wager of $1,000. The Toronto Club from Canada played the USA home team St. George's. Originally recorded as a club game only, it was not regarded as an international match until 1853.
2. Australia and England are traditional cricket rivals. Indeed the first Australian cricket team to tour England did so in 1868. What was unusual about this first tour?

Answer: All of these

The first ever Australian cricket tour of England was made by a group of Australian Aborigines. They had been refused permission to travel by the Central Board for the Protection of Aborigines, and were smuggled aboard "The Parramatta", for the trip to England. One of the players - King Cole - contracted tuberculosis and died during the tour. Other players also fell ill.
The team played well during their exhausting tour, and while no centuries were scored, Mullagh, Cuzens and Lawrence dominated the batting and the bowling.
Sadly the team disbanded on their return to Australia, many of the players dying at a young age. Cuzens and Mullagh were the only players to continue their cricketing careers.
3. The great Australian Donald Bradman, scored his amazing 334 against England in the third test of Australia's 1930 tour of England. The record stood for many years and was finally passed by several players, including the West Indies' Brian Lara, who scored 375 in 1993/94 against England. In a memorable innings, Bradman's 334 was equalled by Australia's Mark Taylor in 1998. What was so remarkable about his score?

Answer: He declared Australia's innings and did not play on past 334

Mark Taylor equalled Bradman's 334 for the highest score by an Australian batsman in test cricket. The runs came in a test match against Pakistan in 1998. Remarkably, there was opportunity for Taylor to play on and break Bradman's Australian high score, but he declared Australia's innings - leaving himself on 334 not out. Many saw it as a tribute to the great Bradman.
Australia's Matthew Hayden had no such thoughts when he scored 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003.
4. Bert Ironmonger played with Bradman in the famous Bodyline series against England in 1932/33. He was a left handed spin bowler, but there was what was unusual about this player?

Answer: All of these

Bert Ironmonger lost his fingers in an accident with a buzz saw. He was so awful as a batsman, that when he came in, the groundsmen would begin to attach the pitch roller to the waiting horses.
In the second Bodyline test in Melbourne, Bradman was on 98 when Ironmonger came to the crease. He survived 2 deliveries and then Bradman was able to reach his century. Bradman scored 103 before Bert Ironmonger was run out for his most famous duck of all.
He redeemed himself in the bowling stakes and went on to take 4/26 in England's second innings. Australia won the second test, and levelled the Bodyline series at 1-1.
5. In the early years of the 20th century, test matches were usually of three days duration. This was extended to four days in the 1930s. In 1938/39, South Africa and England were the teams involved in the concept of a "Timeless Test" in Durban. The teams would play until there was a result. The game was played for 10 days but failed - even then - to reach a conclusion. What stopped the "Timeless Test"?

Answer: The English team had to catch their ship home

The Timeless Test" was actually reaching a climax. England needed 42 runs to win, but time - in what was supposed to be a timeless event - ran out for the tourists. The ship for their voyage home would not wait any longer. 1,981 runs were scored and six batsmen made centuries.
6. In Brisbane in 1960, an amazing cricketing event unfolded. Australia and the West Indies were involved in cricket's first ever tied test match. Australia were batting and needed six runs to win in the last over of the match. The final eight ball over saw three dismissals and five runs. Who was the last Australian dismissed - resulting in the tie?

Answer: Ian Meckiff

As the last wicket fell, confusion reigned. Meckiff thought the West Indies had won by a run. Wes Hall, the huge West Indian paceman was totally exhausted. The hero was Joe Solomon, who had managed two direct hits from mid-wicket in the last overs of the game. The first tie in cricket history was a memorable event.
7. In the 1977 Centenary Test in Melbourne, Australia's Rick McCosker batted in the second innings in quite extraordinary circumstances. What were they?

Answer: He batted with a broken jaw

McCosker was king hit by Bob Willis in the first innings, resulting in a broken jaw. No-one expected him to return but he did, and batted - swathed in bandages - to score 25 in his second innings.
Australia won the test by 45 runs - the exact margin recorded in the first ever test match.
8. In the 1993 Ashes Test series in England, a ball was bowled by Australia's Shane Warne that has been dubbed by many as the "Ball of the Century". It was the first test of the series, the ground was Old Trafford and the date - 4th of June 1993. Warne pitched the ball way outside leg but still uprooted the off stump. Who was the player who had to have his jaw lifted off the ground after this incredible dismissal?

Answer: Mike Gatting

Apart from the amazing delivery itself, which is still referred to by many as "that ball", it was Shane Warne's maiden delivery for the series. Warne took eight wickets in the game. Interestingly - in the same test - Gooch was dismissed "handled the ball". This was the first time that form of dismissal had been used in Ashes history.
9. Cricket players are quite capable of setting records off the field as well as on. Australia's David Boon has always been the consumate cricketer during the game. A right hand batsman who turned his arm over a few times - bowling right arm off breaks - he was a tenacious close in-fielder as well. His off field antics include the dubious distinction of holding the record for the most number of beers consumed on a flight to London. What appropriate nickname did this earn him?

Answer: The Keg on Legs

David Boon's incredibly successful career will be remembered by many. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1994 and scored 7422 test runs in his career.
The flight to London will forever be enshrined. 52 cans of beer were consumed. The record is likely to stand as airlines have now sensibly limited the amount of alcohol that can be served inflight.
10. A game of cricket is nothing without umpires, and this game has produced some amazing characters. Most umpires are scrupulously fair and accurate in their decisions. They take the job seriously and are on the field for the entire match. Over the years, some eccentric personalities have emerged. England's Dickie Bird would shout and gesticulate as he judged the game. New Zealand's Billie Bowden has fascinated many with his quirky signalling techniques. Which umpire occasionally hops on one leg, for - in his considered opinion - very good reason?

Answer: David Shepherd

The England team has always been wary of the score 111. It is called a Nelson. Some say it refers to Admiral Nelson who had one eye, one arm and one leg. In actual fact Nelson did have both his legs, but the superstition continues.
According to an old Gloucestershire or possibly Devonian superstition, if the score is on 111, it is likely there will be a dismissal on the next ball. All players except the batsman facing should therefore have their feet off the ground.
Pursuant to this extraordinary theory, English umpire David Shepherd can be seen with one foot in the air - hopping - until the score changes.

My thanks to Ozzz2002 for some interesting suggestions which helped this quiz take shape.
Source: Author Nannanut

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