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Anthony William Greig Quiz

Australia, Cricket, Sports & Games
Tony Greig

Tony Greig (Photo: The Sydney Morning Herald)

(This quiz is about Test cricketer Anthony William Greig popularly known as Tony Greig.)

Anthony William Greig Quiz Questions

1. When was Anthony William Greig born?
a) 9 February 1944
b) 8 April 1940
c) 7 August 1949
d) 6 October 1946

2. Where was Anthony William Greig born?
a) Durban
b) Pretoria
c) Queenstown
d) Cape Town

3. Which college did Anthony William Greig attend?
a) Queen’s College
b) St. Paul’s College
c) Sacred Heart College
d) Government College

4. Against which country did Anthony William Greig make his Test debut?
a) Australia
b) India
c) New Zealand
d) Pakistan

5. Who was controversially run out by Anthony William Greig in West Indies in 1974?
a) Lawrence Rowe
b) Alvin Kallicharan
c) Rohan Kanhai
d) Bernard Julien

6. Where did Anthony William Greig play his first Test as England’s captain?
a) Lord’s
b) Edgbaston
c) Old Trafford
d) Oval

7. Whom did Anthony William Greig help to found World Series Cricket?
a) Rupert Murdoch
b) Robert Maxwell
c) Kerry Packer
d) Edward Turner

8. When did Anthony William Greig die?
a) 26 January 2009
b) 14 June 2008
c) 30 September 2002
d) 29 December 2012

9. Where did Anthony William Greig die?
a) Sydney
b) Trinidad
c) Christchurch
d) Salisbury

10. At which hospital did Anthony William Greig die?
a) St. Andrew’s Hospital
b) Holy Spirit Hospital
c) St. Vincent’s Hospital
d) St. Margaret’s Hospital

Anthony William Greig Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Anthony William Greig born?
d) 6 October 1946

2. Where was Anthony William Greig born?
c) Queenstown

3. Which college did Anthony William Greig attend?
a) Queen’s College

4. Against which country did Anthony William Greig make his Test debut?
a) Australia

5. Who was controversially run out by Anthony William Greig in West Indies in 1974?
b) Alvin Kallicharan

6. Where did Anthony William Greig play his first Test as England’s captain?
a) Lord’s

7. Whom did Anthony William Greig help to found World Series Cricket?
c) Kerry Packer

8. When did Anthony William Greig die?
d) 29 December 2012

9. Where did Anthony William Greig die?
a) Sydney

10. At which hospital did Anthony William Greig die?
c) St. Vincent’s Hospital

 

Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:33:50.

Delhi Test 2008 (India Vs Australia 3rd Test)

Australia, Cricket, India, Sports & Games

Delhi Test 2008 Quiz Questions

1) Who scored highest runs in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Gautham Gamhbir
d) Sachin Tendulkar

2) Who scored 200 not out in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Zaheer Khan
b) VVS Laxman
c) Gautham Gamhbir
d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

3) Who took five wickets for 104 runs in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Ishant Sharma
d) Amit Mishra

4) Who was the referee for Delhi Test 2008?
a) Michael Procter
b) Michael Denness
c) Christopher Broad
d) Clive Lloyd

5) Who was fined 10% of match fee for breach ICC code in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Harbhajan Singh
b) Zaheer Khan
c) Shane Watson
d) Simon Katich

6) Who was banned for one Test or two ODIs for breach ICC code in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Matthew Hayden
b) Stuart Clark
c) Virender Sehwag
d) Gautham Gamhbir

7) How many times was Michael Clarke dropped in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

8) Who dropped Michael Clarke in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly
c) Ishant Sharma, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra
d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

9) Who retired from first class cricket at the end of Delhi Test 2008?
a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Anil Kumble
c) Ricky Ponting
d) Mitchell Johnson

10) How many overs did Anil Kumble bowl in Australia’s second Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Ten
b) Four
c) Nine
d) Five

Delhi Test 2008 Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Who scored highest runs in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
c) Gautham Gamhbir

2) Who scored 200 not out in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
b) VVS Laxman

3) Who took five wickets for 104 runs in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Virender Sehwag

4) Who was the referee for Delhi Test 2008?
c) Christopher Broad

5) Who was fined 10% of match fee for breach of ICC code in Delhi Test 2008?
c) Shane Watson

6) Who was banned for one Test or two ODIs for breach ICC code in Delhi Test 2008?
d) Gautham Gamhbir

7) How many times was Michael Clarke dropped in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
c) Three

8) Who dropped Michael Clarke in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
c) Ishant Sharma, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra

9) Who retired from first class cricket at the end of Delhi Test 2008?
b) Anil Kumble

10) How many overs did Anil Kumble bowl in Australia’s second Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
b) Four

Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:32:45.

Bodyline Quiz

Australia, Cricket, Sports & Games, United Kingdom

Bodyline Quiz Questions

1) Which Ashes series is known as Bodyline series?
a) 1928-1929
b) 1930
c) 1932-1933
d) 1938

2) Who was the captain of the English team for Bodyline series?
a) Leonard Hutton
b) Herbert Sutcliffe
c) Douglas Jardine
d) Edward Paynter

3) Who was the captain of the Australian team for Bodyline series?
a) Victor Richardson
b) William Woodfull
c) Victor Trumper
d) Stanley McCabe

4) The tactic of bowling short pitched balls on leg stumps with fielders placed close came to be known as Bodyline during Bodyline series. What did Douglas Jardine call Bodyline?
a) Leg Theory
b) Theory of Evolution
c) Off Theory
d) Hand Theory

5) Who was the main and intended target of Bodyline?
a) Robert Oldfield
b) William Woodfull
c) Victor Trumper
d) Donald Bradman

6) Who was the main bowler of the English team for Bodyline series?
a) G. O. B. Allen
b) William Voce
c) Harold Larwood
d) William Bowes

7) Which Test was won by Australia during Bodyline series?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Adelaide
d) Perth

8) Whose skull was fractured during Adelaide Test of Bodyline series?
a) Tim Wall
b) William Albert Oldfield
c) Clarrie Grimmet
d) William Ponsford

9) What was the margin of England’s victory in Bodyline series?
a) 5-0
b) 4-1
c) 4-1
d) 3-0

10) What was Donald Bradman’s batting average for Bodyline series?
a) 41
b) 48
c) 56.57
d) 63.11

Bodyline Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which Ashes series is known as Bodyline series?
c) 1932-1933

2) Who was the captain of the English team for Bodyline series?
c) Douglas Jardine

3) Who was the captain of the Australian team for Bodyline series?
b) William Woodfull

4) The tactic of bowling short pitched balls on leg stumps with fielders placed close came to be known as Bodyline during Bodyline series. What did Douglas Jardine call Bodyline?
a) Leg Theory

5) Who was the main and intended target of Bodyline?
d) Donald Bradman

6) Who was the main bowler of the English team for Bodyline series?
c) Harold Larwood

7) Which Test was won by Australia during Bodyline series?
b) Melbourne

8) Whose skull was fractured during Adelaide Test of Bodyline series?
b) William Albert Oldfield

9) What was the margin of England’s victory in Bodyline series?
b) 4-1

10) What was Donald Bradman’s batting average for Bodyline series?
c) 56.57

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Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:31:02.