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That's Not Cricket! Trivia Quiz

A light-hearted quiz based mainly on Australian and world cricket.

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

Author
Dontdistheslippers

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,516

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4639

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player holds the record for having the highest average in Test cricket? Hint

Jack Hobbs

Sachin Tendulkar

Garfield Sobers

Don Bradman

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which wicketkeeper holds the record for most stumpings in his Test career? Hint

Bert Oldfield

Ian Healy

Alan Knott

Rodney Marsh

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the highest innings ever scored by a team in a Sheffield Shield match? Hint

603, by Tasmania

902 declared, by WA

1107, by Victoria

1288, by New South Wales

4. Prior to the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal, Australians Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee both placed bets against themselves in the 'unwinnable' (for England) Test in 1981. What odds were England given? Hint

10-1

500-1

25-1

333-1

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Australian captain noted for crying in public? Hint

Allan Border

Kim Hughes

Richie Benaud

Ian Chappell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the bowler who sent down the infamous underarm bowl on orders from his captain to win the World Series Cup against New Zealand? Hint

Jeff Thompson

Ian Chappell

Dennis Lillee

Trevor Chappell

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Question 7 of 10

7. Name the first person to use an aluminium bat in a Test match. Hint

Mark Taylor

Dennis Lillee

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Waqar Younis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Pakistani player who attempted to hit Dennis Lillee in the head with his bat at the WACA Ground? Hint

Imran Khan

Ahmed Iminagabar

Salim Malik

Javed Miandad

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first player to wear a motorcycle helmet whilst batting? Hint

Mick Doohan

Tony Greig

Ian Botham

Sunil Gavaskar

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Question 10 of 10

10. What colour shirt did the Australian team wear in the first ever World Series Cup? Hint

Yellow

Blue and red

Green

White

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player holds the record for having the highest average in Test cricket?

Answer: Don Bradman

In his last Test ever, Don Bradman required four runs to retire with an average of 100 runs per innings. He was dismissed for a duck and retired with an average of 99.94 - 6996 runs in 80 innings!

2. Which wicketkeeper holds the record for most stumpings in his Test career?

Answer: Bert Oldfield

Oldfield managed 52 stumpings in only 54 tests!

3. What is the highest innings ever scored by a team in a Sheffield Shield match?

Answer: 1107, by Victoria

The runs were scored in only 10hr, 30mins against New South Wales on 27-28 Dec 1926.

Answer: 500-1

It was the 3rd Test at Headingly in 1981: England eventually won the Test, with Botham taking apart the Australians both with the ball and the bat.

5. Who was the Australian captain noted for crying in public?

Answer: Kim Hughes

He now claims that he played 'some of the most outstanding cricket ever'.

6. Who was the bowler who sent down the infamous underarm bowl on orders from his captain to win the World Series Cup against New Zealand?

Answer: Trevor Chappell

This act has since been labelled 'unsportsmanlike'.

7. Name the first person to use an aluminium bat in a Test match.

Answer: Dennis Lillee

Even whilst wielding an aluminium bat, Lillee's most fearsome weapon was still his moustache.

8. Who was the Pakistani player who attempted to hit Dennis Lillee in the head with his bat at the WACA Ground?

Answer: Javed Miandad

He missed.

9. Who was the first player to wear a motorcycle helmet whilst batting?

Answer: Tony Greig

Interestingly, even after he removed it he still looked like a twonk.

10. What colour shirt did the Australian team wear in the first ever World Series Cup?

Answer: White

In the first season, only coloured pads were used.

Source: Author Dontdistheslippers

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