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Quiz about The Aussies through the 90s
Quiz about The Aussies through the 90s

The Aussies through the 90s Trivia Quiz


Memorable moments in Australian international cricket during the 90s.

A multiple-choice quiz by WSB. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
WSB
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
159,476
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
5
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
2 / 5
Plays
1269
Last 3 plays: Guest 206 (2/5), Guest 1 (3/5), Guest 1 (0/5).
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Question 1 of 5
1. Steve Waugh became famous for getting out when in the 90s. In Perth in 1995 against England however, he wound up 99 not out when tail ender Craig Mcdermott was run out. Mcdermott had a runner. Who was it? Hint


Question 2 of 5
2. Australia defeated the West Indies in Kingston in 1995, to become the best cricket team in the world. Who took the final catch to mark the victory? Hint


Question 3 of 5
3. In another famous Australian victory, Ian Healy deposited a ball into the crowd at backward square to score the winning runs against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1997. Who was the bowler? Hint


Question 4 of 5
4. In Australia's first innings at Lords in 1993, the top three batsmen scored centuries. Had the fourth batsmen, Mark Waugh, also scored a century, Australia would have become the first team to have ever had each of the top four batsmen scoring tons. What was his score? Hint


Question 5 of 5
5. How many Australians made centuries on debut during the 1990s? Hint



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1. Steve Waugh became famous for getting out when in the 90s. In Perth in 1995 against England however, he wound up 99 not out when tail ender Craig Mcdermott was run out. Mcdermott had a runner. Who was it?

Answer: Mark Waugh

Ironically it was his brother who was running for McDermott.
2. Australia defeated the West Indies in Kingston in 1995, to become the best cricket team in the world. Who took the final catch to mark the victory?

Answer: Mark Taylor

A simple catch at first slip of Shane Warne's bowling.
3. In another famous Australian victory, Ian Healy deposited a ball into the crowd at backward square to score the winning runs against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1997. Who was the bowler?

Answer: Hansie Cronje

4. In Australia's first innings at Lords in 1993, the top three batsmen scored centuries. Had the fourth batsmen, Mark Waugh, also scored a century, Australia would have become the first team to have ever had each of the top four batsmen scoring tons. What was his score?

Answer: 99

Bowled through his legs by Phil Tufnell. Waugh did however have the honour of scoring a century at the famous ground 8 years later.
5. How many Australians made centuries on debut during the 1990s?

Answer: 2

Mark Waugh - 1990/91 v England at Adelaide
Greg Blewett - 1994/95 v England at Adelaide
Source: Author WSB

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