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Test Cricket 2004 Trivia Quiz

15 questions on a great year for test cricket.

A multiple-choice quiz by burtfro. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
burtfro

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,806

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
642

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the top test run scorer in 2004? Hint

Jaques Kallis

Damien Martyn

Justin Langer

Brian Lara

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which bowler took the most wickets in this year? Hint

Jason Gillespie

Stephen Harmison

Anil Kumble

Shane Warne

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who scored the highest individual test innings?

Answer: (One Word, just surname)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Indian broke the national record for the highest individual test innings? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Virender Sehwag

Rahul Dravid

VVS Laxman

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Question 5 of 15

5. Jaques Kallis hit both the first and last century of 2004

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which non-wicket keeper took the most catches? Hint

Marcus Trescothick

Rahul Dravid

Graeme Smith

Andrew Flintoff

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which player, having at least 10 innings, had the highest batting average? Hint

Jaques Kallis

Virender Sehwag

Graham Thorpe

Sachin Tendulkar

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the only nation to go unbeaten in 2004?

Answer: (One Word, not Bangladesh)

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Question 9 of 15

9. England were the only nation with a 100% win record in home tests

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who were the only test nation not to draw a test match? Hint

Pakistan

West Indies

Zimbabwe

Bangladesh

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which Englishman scored the most test runs in 2004? Hint

Andrew Strauss

Andrew Flintoff

Graham Thorpe

Marcus Trescothick

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Question 12 of 15

12. Matthew Hoggard made more test runs in 2004 than Steve Waugh

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. Zimbabwe wicket keeper Tattendu Taibu took more wickets than Brett Lee

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Of players who made at least 10 innings, who had the highest batting strike rate (average runs per 100 balls)

Answer: (First and Surname or just surname)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which bowler took the best bowling figures in 2004? Hint

Anil Kumble

Glenn McGrath

Stephen Harmison

Mike Kasprowicz

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the top test run scorer in 2004?

Answer: Justin Langer

Langer scored 1481 runs at an average of 54.85 including a best of 215.

2. Which bowler took the most wickets in this year?

Answer: Anil Kumble

India's Kumble took 74 wickets at an average of 24.83.

3. Who scored the highest individual test innings?

Answer: Lara

Brian Lara's 400 not out broke the world record previously held by Matthew Hayden of Australia.

4. Which Indian broke the national record for the highest individual test innings?

Answer: Virender Sehwag

Sehwag hit 309 beating Laxman's previous record.

5. Jaques Kallis hit both the first and last century of 2004

Answer: False

Kallis' 162 was the last century of the yeat, but Sachin Tendulkar hit 241 not out to start the season in style.

6. Which non-wicket keeper took the most catches?

Answer: Rahul Dravid

Dravid took 26 catches in 2004.

7. Which player, having at least 10 innings, had the highest batting average?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

In Tendulkar's 10 innings he averaged 91.50.

8. What was the only nation to go unbeaten in 2004?

Answer: England

England played 13, winning 11 and drew 2, including a national record 8 consecutive victories.

9. England were the only nation with a 100% win record in home tests

Answer: True

Even the mighty Australia could not compete with England's seven mathces, seven wins on their own turf.

10. Who were the only test nation not to draw a test match?

Answer: Pakistan

Pakistan played 7, won 2 and lost 5.

11. Which Englishman scored the most test runs in 2004?

Answer: Marcus Trescothick

Trescothick scored 1004 runs at an average of 43.65.

12. Matthew Hoggard made more test runs in 2004 than Steve Waugh

Answer: True

Waugh played one test in 2004, his last, and scored 120 runs. England's tailender just crept past the Australian legend with 123 runs in his 13 tests.

13. Zimbabwe wicket keeper Tattendu Taibu took more wickets than Brett Lee

Answer: False

Not quite! Lee took just 4 wickets in a year where Michael Kasprowicz ousted him largely from the side but Taibu took just the one wicket, still quite an achievement for a player who couldn't of got too much net practice!

14. Of players who made at least 10 innings, who had the highest batting strike rate (average runs per 100 balls)

Answer: Stephen Harmison

Gilchrist? Tendulkar? Lara? Nope it was the England number 11 who had a strike rate of 89.23.

15. Which bowler took the best bowling figures in 2004?

Answer: Glenn McGrath

McGrath's 8-24 against Pakistan was statistically the best bowling but this biased pom can't end the quiz without giving a mention to Stephen Harmison's amazing 7-12 against the West Indies, the start of a glorious 2004 for England.

Source: Author burtfro

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