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Quiz about New Age World Cricket
Quiz about New Age World Cricket

New Age World Cricket Trivia Quiz


Hi, this cricket quiz will be as hard as any quiz on this whole site. But most of all you will enjoy it. Anything over 10 is pretty good.

A multiple-choice quiz by Supapoopa. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Supapoopa
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
10,007
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
3477
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who became Australia's wicket keeper after the retirement of Ian Healy? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which cricket player was nicknamed 'The Little Master'? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which of the following is the home of cricket? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What was Don Bradman's test average when he retired? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. I was one of the fastest bowlers of all time. I live in Asia. I played in the Asia v the World match in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)
Question 6 of 15
6. Who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Who got the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Who hosted the 1999 cricket World Cup? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who was appointed England's captain in 1999? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who won the 1999 world cup? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Who has the most wickets in one day history? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which West Indian cricket player moved to Victoria, Australia to play cricket for Carlton? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The _________ brothers playrd together for Zimbabwe.

Answer: (Something in the garden)
Question 14 of 15
14. Which Sri Lanka captain got himself banned from being Sri Lankan captain because he took his team off the ground, while a game was in play, because of a dispute? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What brand was Shane Warne sponsored by? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who became Australia's wicket keeper after the retirement of Ian Healy?

Answer: A. Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist took over the wicket keeping job from Ian Healy, and became Australia's one day and test wicket keeper.
2. Which cricket player was nicknamed 'The Little Master'?

Answer: S. Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar from India has the nickname 'The Little Master'.
3. Which of the following is the home of cricket?

Answer: Lord's in England

Lord's is the home of cricket in England, and it holds the Ashes.
4. What was Don Bradman's test average when he retired?

Answer: 99.94

Bradman's average was 99.94 and in his final test he only needed to score 4 runs to finish with an average of 100+ and he went for a duck.
5. I was one of the fastest bowlers of all time. I live in Asia. I played in the Asia v the World match in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: S. Akhtar

Shoaib played for Pakistan which is in Asia.
6. Who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games?

Answer: South Africa

South Africa beat Australia in the final.
7. Who got the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998?

Answer: New Zealand

8. Who hosted the 1999 cricket World Cup?

Answer: England

England won the right to host the World Cup. Australia beat Pakistan in the final (England did not make it out of the group stage into the semis).
9. Who was appointed England's captain in 1999?

Answer: N. Hussain

Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart both got sacked from the job as captain and the job was given to Nasser Hussain.
10. Who won the 1999 world cup?

Answer: Australia

Australia beat Pakastan in the World Cup final by 6 wickets.
11. Who has the most wickets in one day history?

Answer: M. Muralidharan

In February 2009, he broke Wasim Akram's 502 haul.
12. Which West Indian cricket player moved to Victoria, Australia to play cricket for Carlton?

Answer: C. Hooper

Carl Hooper moved to Australia because of a scandal that involved himself and Brian Lara.
13. The _________ brothers playrd together for Zimbabwe.

Answer: Flower

The Flower brothers - Grant was a batsman and Andrew a wicket keeper.
14. Which Sri Lanka captain got himself banned from being Sri Lankan captain because he took his team off the ground, while a game was in play, because of a dispute?

Answer: A. Ranatunga

Ajuna Ranatunga got sacked from being Sri Lanken captain when he took Sri Lanka off the ground when playing Australia because Mutiah Muralitharan was called no-ball for chucking.
15. What brand was Shane Warne sponsored by?

Answer: County

Shane Warne was sponsored by GM but got dropped after he started smoking, so County was Warney's next sponsor.
Source: Author Supapoopa

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