PakPassion Quiz : 1983 World Cup

[Saj]

See how many of the following questions you can get right.

No use of Google allowed

1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup?

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup?

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup?

4. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final?

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament?

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England?

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June?

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka?

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country?

10. Who captained England in the competition?

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia?

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament?

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup?

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand?

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983?

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India?

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka?

18. How many runs did India score in the final?

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final?

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final?

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

See how many of the following questions you can get right.

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1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup? England

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup? India

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup? West Indies

4. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final? Roger Binny

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament? Geoff Boycott

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England? Graeme Hick

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June? Kapil Dev

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka? Ian Botham

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country? Pakistan

10. Who captained England in the competition? David Gower

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia? Duncan Fletcher

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament? Graham Fowler

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup? Kapil Dev

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand? Not sure!

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983? Not sure

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India? Tony Greig

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka?

18. How many runs did India score in the final? 183

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final? Madan Lal

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final? Binny

These are mostly guesses

 

[Sidilicious]

See how many of the following questions you can get right.

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1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup? England

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup? India

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup? West Indies

4. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final? 38

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament? Boycott

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England? Graeme Hick

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June? Kapil DEV

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka? Bob Willis

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country? West Indies

10. Who captained England in the competition? Brerarley

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia? Fletcher

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament?

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup? Amaranth

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand? Qadir

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983?

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India?

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka? Gower

18. How many runs did India score in the final? 183

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final? Madal Lal

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final? Amarnath

Amarnath

 

[Napa]

See how many of the following questions you can get right.

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1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup?

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup? India

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup? West Indies

4. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final? 175

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament? Boycott

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England?

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June? Kapil Dev

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka?

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country? Pakistan

10. Who captained England in the competition? Gower

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia?

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament?

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup? Mohinder Amarnath

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand? Qadir

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983?

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India?

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka?

18. How many runs did India score in the final? 183

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final? Rogers Binny
(actually this seems to be wrong, on checking later I saw no one took 3-21, someone did take 3-12)

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final? Mohinder Amarnath

Surprise, surprise, seems like I remember India's performance better than other countries!

 

[Saj]

Keep your answers coming.

 

[Justcrazy]

1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup? England

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup? India

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup? West Indies

1754. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final? 175

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament?Boycott

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England? Hick

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June? kapil Dev

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka? John Allot

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country? England

10. Who captained England in the competition? Bob wills

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia? Duncan Fletcher

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament? Flower

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup? Amarnath

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand? Abdul Qadir

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983? -----------

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India?---------

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka? Gower

18. How many runs did India score in the final? 183

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final? Madan Lal

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final?

Amarnath

 

[HateKiller]

See how many of the following questions you can get right.

No use of Google allowed

1. Which country hosted the 1983 World Cup? England

2. Who were the winners of the 1983 World Cup? India

3. Who were the beaten finalists in the 1983 World Cup? West Indies

4. What was the highest individual score in the 1983 World Cup final? 40 by Srikkanth

5. Which renowned slow scorer opened the batting for England throughout the tournament? Chris Tavare

6. Which member of the Zimbabwe squad later went on to play Test cricket for England? Coached India. Forgot his name.

7. Who smashed 175 not out from just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in their second match in June? Kapil Dev

8. Which England seamer turned commentator went for 82 runs from his 12 overs against Sri Lanka? David Lioyd

9. New Zealand's Martin Sneddon had bowling figures of 12-1-105-2 against which country? West Indies

10. Who captained England in the competition? Bob Willis

11. Who was named Man of the Match in Zimbabwe's shock win over Australia? Kevin Curran

12. Which Lancastrian opened the batting for England in the tournament?

13. Which Indian seamer was the leading wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup? Amarnath

14. Which Pakistani leg-spinner took 4-21 against New Zealand?

15. Which current umpire was England's wicket-keeper in 1983?

16. Which English born Australian took 6-39 in a group game against India?

17. Who scored 130 for England against Sri Lanka?

18. How many runs did India score in the final?183

19. Which Indian seamer took 3-21 in the final? Amarnath

20. Who was named Man of the Match in the final? Amarnath

I know so little about that tournament.