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Quiz about Cricketers Nicknames
Quiz about Cricketers Nicknames

Cricketers Nicknames Trivia Quiz


Here is a quiz about some of the most famous cricketing nicknames of past and present players.

A multiple-choice quiz by manvinder01. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
manvinder01
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
110,020
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1256
Last 3 plays: Guest 223 (4/10), Guest 118 (6/10), Guest 122 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which one of these West Indian players was known as 'Black Cat' and 'Super Cat'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Australian player was called 'Hollywood' by his teammates? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Little Master" or "Sunny" was the nickname given to what Indian opening batsman? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. His fans often called him 'Asia's Bradman'. Who was he? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What South African all-rounder was nicknamed 'Zulu'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What Indian player was called 'Apple Crumble' by English cricketers, as they couldn't pronounce his name?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)
Question 7 of 10
7. Who do commentators call the 'Rawalpindi Express'?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)
Question 8 of 10
8. 'Big Bird' was the nickname of what famous West Indian quickie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What Australian keeper was called 'Iron Gloves'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these is not a nickname of an Australian cricketer? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which one of these West Indian players was known as 'Black Cat' and 'Super Cat'?

Answer: Clive Lloyd

Lloyd, a tall, aggressive, bespectacled left-handed batsman, was also a medium-pace, right-arm bowler and a superb fielder. Lloyd first played for British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1963 and for Lancashire from 1968, becoming captain of that county in 1981.

He began his test career in India in 1966. Altogether, he played in 110 tests, and scored 7,515 runs. He scored 19 test centuries, with a highest score of 242 not out. Lloyd also led the West Indies to two World Cup victories.
2. Which Australian player was called 'Hollywood' by his teammates?

Answer: Shane Warne

Shane Warne caught everyone's attention in 1993, with his first ball in test cricket in England, he bowled Mike Gatting with an unplayable delivery.
3. "Little Master" or "Sunny" was the nickname given to what Indian opening batsman?

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

His test match aggregate of 10,122 runs in 125 matches, remained a world record until it was surpassed in 1993. He scored 34 test centuries which still remains a record. His highest test match score was 236. When he retired in 1989, and his average test score was 51.12.
4. His fans often called him 'Asia's Bradman'. Who was he?

Answer: Zaheer Abbas

5. What South African all-rounder was nicknamed 'Zulu'?

Answer: Lance Klusener

6. What Indian player was called 'Apple Crumble' by English cricketers, as they couldn't pronounce his name?

Answer: Anil Kumble

Indian players call him 'Jumbo'.
7. Who do commentators call the 'Rawalpindi Express'?

Answer: Shoaib Akhtar

He was regarded as the fastest bowler ever in the game of cricket.
8. 'Big Bird' was the nickname of what famous West Indian quickie?

Answer: Joel Garner

9. What Australian keeper was called 'Iron Gloves'?

Answer: Rod Marsh

10. Which of these is not a nickname of an Australian cricketer?

Answer: Hooter

Glenn McGrath's nickname, Pigeon, came courtesy of his NSW team-mates early in his career. Shane Warne was responsible for Ricky Ponting's label Punter, because of his love for having a flutter on the greyhound races. Colin Miller received his title of Funky in Tasmania, because of his love affair with the Tone Loc hit song Funky Cold Medina.

The ageless off-spinner has a compact disc that features the song 12 times in succession, with only the beat of the song changing. Faster for dancing, slower for relaxing, and so on.
Source: Author manvinder01

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