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ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies Quiz (15 Questions):
ICC Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament. The tournament is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events and is considered the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” by the ICC.
The first World Cup was organised in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been played only four years earlier. However, a separate Women’s Cricket World Cup had been held two years before the first men’s tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international teams had been held as early as 1912, when a triangular tournament of Test matches was played between Australia, England and South Africa. The first three World Cups were held in England. From the 1987 tournament onwards, hosting has been shared between countries under an unofficial rotation system, with fourteen ICC members having hosted at least one match in the tournament.
Quiz: ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 - 2
- Question 1 of 15
1.
Who were the only team Bangladesh beat in the Super Eights stage?
Correct
Wrong — Correct Answer – South Africa
If South Africa won against Bangladesh, they would have all but guaranteed a semi-final place. This came as a massive shock for the Proteas, who had beaten Sri Lanka just days before.
- Question 2 of 15
2.
How many runs did Sri Lanka beat England by?
Correct
Wrong — Correct Answer – 2
Paul Nixon had to face the final ball for England. He failed to collect three runs and England were dealt a massive blow to their World Cup hopes.
- Question 3 of 15
3.
Who smashed 36 runs from one over,(A six per ball), during the group stages?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Herschelle Gibbs
South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs broke the World Cup record for highest amount of runs in an over by scoring the maximum possible amount. This means he will stay in the history books forever.
- Question 4 of 15
4.
How many non-seeded teams reached the Super Eights stage?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – 2
Bangladesh and Ireland both progressed by knocking out higher ranked teams. Both teams finished 8th and 7th in the Super Eight stage.
- Question 5 of 15
5.
Which are the only two teams who played each other twice, without playing in the Super Eights stage?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Australia and South Africa
Australia and South Africa played each other in Group A. Australia comfortably won and took top position in the group. They also played each other in the second semi-final.
- Question 6 of 15
6.
Who knocked the winning runs for Ireland against Pakistan?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Trent Johnston
Trent Johnston, captained the Irish team to a dramatic victory against Pakistan in group D. This was on their patron saints day as well, (Saint Patrick’s day), which made the victory even more special.
- Question 7 of 15
7.
Which team finished at the bottom of Group C?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Canada
Canada lost to New Zealand in their final game of the competition. England and Kenya were also in their group.
- Question 8 of 15
8.
Which was the only batsman to score 2 separate centuries in the Super Eights stage?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen got his 2 centuries against Australia and the West Indies in the Super Eights stage. Matthew Hayden got two centuries, but they weren’t both in the Super Eights stage. Sanath Jayasuriya got one Super Eights century.
- Question 9 of 15
9.
Which player resigned as captain after an unexpected early exit?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Inzamam Ul-Haq
Inzamam Ul-Haq immediately left his position as captain after Pakistan’s early exit. Pakistan had reached the final several years ago.
- Question 10 of 15
10.
Which bowler broke a World Cup record for consecutive wickets by taking 4 wickets in 4 balls?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga later picked up an ankle injury which ruled him out of a couple of matches for Sri Lanka. His strange bowling technique definitely intimidated opposing batsmen.
- Question 11 of 15
11.
Which of the following players is not an batting and bowling All Rounder?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Niall O’ Brien
Niall O’ Brien is Ireland’s wicket keeper. Jacques Kallis, Scott Styris and Andrew Symonds bat and bowl for South Africa, New Zealand and Australia respectively.
- Question 12 of 15
12.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka played their semi-final in Barbados.
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Wrong — Correct Answer – False
They actually played their semi-final in Jamaica. New Zealand finished 2nd in the Super Eight’s stage, and Sri Lanka finished 3rd setting up an enthralling tie. Sri Lanka beat the Kiwis to guarantee a final.
- Question 13 of 15
13.
Where was the final between Australia and Sri Lanka played?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Barbados
Australia smashed a massive amount of runs in a rain delayed final to win the World Cup with ease. The match was reduced to 38 overs per side.
- Question 14 of 15
14.
How many runs did Adam Gilchrist hit in the World Cup Final against Sri Lanka?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – 149
Adam Gilchrist made history by making the fastest World Cup Final century. He knocked his 100 of only 79 balls.
- Question 15 of 15
15.
Who was officially named the best one day batsman in the world during the World Cup?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen didn’t disapoint in the World Cup, smashing 2 centuries and an additional 2 half-centuries. He beat names such as Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara to gain his title.
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Host selection
The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council’s rotational policy. It is the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team had been the second most successful team in past World Cups.
The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados (which hosted the final), each of which hosted seven matches.
The Jamaican government spent US$81 million for “on-the-pitch” expenses. This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. Another US$20 million was budgeted for ‘off-the-pitch’ expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.
This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium was estimated to cost US$35 million. The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.
Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.
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