Cricket Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Australian Cricket
Think you know everything about Australian cricket? Test your knowledge with this Cricket Trivia quiz and see how many you can get correct out of 10!
1. Who took 7/44 in the fourth innings to secure a historic win for Australia in the 1882 Test match at The Oval?
Fred Spofforth
Charles Bannerman
Billy Murdoch
George Giffen
2. Which newspaper printed a mock obituary announcing the 'death' of English cricket after the 1882 Test match?
The Sporting Times
The Daily Mail
The London Times
The Evening Standard
3. Who captained the Australian team during the 'Golden Age' of Australian Test cricket?
Joe Darling
Allan Border
Mark Taylor
Steve Waugh
4. Which player holds the record for the most runs in a single innings by an Australian, with 380?
Matthew Hayden
Don Bradman
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
5. Which bowler has the best bowling figures by an Australian in ODIs, with 7/15?
Glenn McGrath
Dennis Lillee
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
6. Who was the first Australian to score a century on debut in One-Day International cricket?
Phillip Hughes
David Warner
Steve Smith
Ricky Ponting
7. Who holds the record for the most dismissals by an Australian wicketkeeper?
Adam Gilchrist
Ian Healy
Rod Marsh
Brad Haddin
8. Which Australian batsman has scored the most centuries in Test cricket?
Ricky Ponting
Steve Waugh
Don Bradman
Allan Border
9. What scandal led to the suspension of several key Australian players due to their participation in 'Rebel Tours' in the 1980s?
Playing in South Africa
Match fixing
Ball tampering
Drug abuse
10. Who hit the most sixes in a single innings by an Australian player, with 15?
Shane Watson
Glenn Maxwell
Matthew Hayden
Adam Gilchrist
