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Quiz about Australia v Zimbabwe Game 9 VB Series 2004

Australia v Zimbabwe Game 9, VB Series 2004 Quiz

This quiz is all about game 9 of the 2004 VB Series in Australia between Australia and Zimbabwe on Australia Day in Adelaide.

A multiple-choice quiz by matt43. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
matt43

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
300

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Question 1 of 10

1. Australia wore black arm bands in the match in memory of _______ ?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the umpires on the field in the match? Hint

Harper and Bucknor

Taufel and Davis

Bowden and Bucknor

Bucknor and Davis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Australia won the toss?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was filling in for Adam Gilchrist for this match, and the next one?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... from NSW)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who top scored for Australia in their innings? Hint

Ricky Ponting

Damien Martyn

Matt Hayden

Michael Bevan

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many runs did Australia score Hint

244

288

302

279

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who top scored in the Zimbabwean innings? Hint

Sean Ervine

Stuart Carlisle

Grant Flower

Dion Ebrahim

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Question 8 of 10

8. Zimbabwe won the match.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who took the most wickets for Australia? Hint

Brad Williams and Andrew Symonds

Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie

Brad Hogg and Brett Lee

Michael Clarke

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the only batsman in the whole match to hit a six? Hint

Ricky Ponting

Sean Ervine

Michael Bevan

Grant Flower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Australia wore black arm bands in the match in memory of _______ ?

Answer: David Hookes

David Hookes, coach of the Victorian team and former Test cricketer, was killed a week earlier. His death deeply affected the cricket world.

2. Who were the umpires on the field in the match?

Answer: Bucknor and Davis

Steve Bucknor and Steve Davis were the umpires on the field, and the TV umpire was Darrell Harper.

3. Australia won the toss?

Answer: true

Ricky POnting won the toss and chose to bat first, with no hesitation.

4. Who was filling in for Adam Gilchrist for this match, and the next one?

Answer: Brad Haddin

This was Brad Haddin's second ODI, his first was 4 years earlier. His first game was against Zimbabwe in Hobart.

5. Who top scored for Australia in their innings?

Answer: Michael Bevan

Ricky Ponting made a quick 63 before Bevan made 75 from 91 balls.

6. How many runs did Australia score

Answer: 279

Their total was 279 for the lose of 7 wickets. They lost two wickets in the last over.

7. Who top scored in the Zimbabwean innings?

Answer: Grant Flower

Grant made 94 and was named man of the match. In their last match against India, Carlisle and Ervine both made hundreds.

8. Zimbabwe won the match.

Answer: false

Australia won the match, but in the end only just. They won by 13 runs, 279 to 266.

9. Who took the most wickets for Australia?

Answer: Brad Williams and Andrew Symonds

Both Symonds and Williams got 2 wickets. Williams figures were 2-38 from 8 overs, while Symonds figures were 2-47 from 7 overs.

10. Who was the only batsman in the whole match to hit a six?

Answer: Sean Ervine

You would think that Ponting would have hit a six in his quick fire 63, but Sean Ervine was the only one to hit a six in the match.

Source: Author matt43

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