South African Sports [2] Trivia Quiz

Answer: India

South Africa's return to International Cricket saw them tour India in the 1991/92 season. The official tour consisted of 3 ODI's against India which were the first ever official ODIs played by South Africa. The result of the tour was a series win by India 2-1.

Answer: Wanderers

Naas Botha was selected to play for South Africa at Rugby Union after playing for the SA Under 20 squad. He made his debut against South America on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, recognised as a cricket ground. This was due to the fact that Ellis Park had been demolished in 1979 to be rebuilt.

Answer: Greyville

The Durban July, which was first run in 1897, is South Africa's equivalent of Britain's Royal Ascot. The race takes place over 2.2 kms and is run on the first Saturday of July each year at the Greyville Race course.

Answer: Reginald Walker

Reginald Walker was born in 1889 in Natal and in 1907 was the South African 100m champion. He battled with finances to get to London for the 1908 Summer Olympics but once he was there he managed, very unexpectedly to all those competing, to beat the field and walk off with the Gold for the 100m. As at 2005 Reggie Walker was still the youngest winner of the 100m Olympic Gold Medal.

Answer: Hugh Tayfield

Hugh Tayfield once bowled 137 consecutive dot balls in a 1956/57 Test match against England which was held in Durban. Statistics for bowlers who have played 20 or more tests show that Hugh Tayfield conceded only 1.64 runs per over during his test career.

Answer: Penny Heyns

Penny Heyns is regarded as one of the best breaststroke swimmers ever. At the Atlanta Olympics, she won her first gold for the 100 metres breaststroke in a world record time of 1:07:02 and her second gold in the 200 metres in an Olympic record time of 2:25:41.

Answer: Lucas Radebe

Lucas Radebe grew up in a family of 11 children in Soweto, Johannesburg. He played soccer to keep himself occupied and in 1989 he was signed up to play for Kaizer Chiefs. He jumped at the chance to move to England when offered an opportunity to play for Leeds in 1994.

Answer: Brian Mitchell

He started his boxing career in 1981, and the majority of his fights were abroad due to the political status in South Africa. He finished his career with 46 wins, one loss and two draws. His 12 successful defences of the junior-lightweight title are a record for that boxing division.

Answer: Baby Jake Matlala

Starting in 1980, Baby Jake finished his 22 year career in 2002 with 52 victories, two draws and 12 losses. During this time collected the WBO flyweight, WBO junior flyweight, IBA junior flyweight and WBU junior flyweight titles. He is the only South African boxer to win four world titles.

Answer: Natalie du Toit

Natalie du Toit, whose left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001, has achieved remarkable feats at international events for disabled athletes. She won five gold medals and a silver at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, and then proceeded to win three golds at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

At the 2006 International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships in Durban, she won six gold medals. The highlight of this amazing career however has to be the fact that she has bridged the gap between disabled and able bodied swimmers.

Answer: Ernie Els

Ernie Els' win in 1997 meant he became only the second foreigner ever to win the US Open twice.

Answer: 38

Frik du Preez and Jan Ellis held the record for the most caps for a long time. This was however, prior to the Tri-Nations and other global competitions which now enable a player to receive many more caps for their country.

Answer: Andrew Hudson

Andrew Hudson played his test debut against the West Indies in 1992. South Africa batted second and he was in the opening pair. He batted for almost 9 hours straight and scored an impressive 163 runs.

Answer: Frith van der Merwe

In 1989 Frith van der Merwe ran an incredible time of 5:54:43, finishing fifteenth overall and the women's record was blown away. Frances Hayward was the first woman ever to run, but her entry was refused and she had to run unofficially. Zola Budd was the barefoot wonder who entered the 1984 Olympic Games as a British Citizen.

Answer: Natal

He was born Jonathan Neil Rhodes in 1969 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal and ended up playing first class cricket for them. His first class debut was Natal v Western Province at Durban in 1988/89 season.