One-Day Internationals don’t always stick in the memory. With that in mind, I thought we’d play a little game called, “Do you remember this match?”
The rules are simple. Every question shall refer to Pakistan’s last ODI series in Australia in January 2010. You are not to cheat. Please don’t look at Cricinfo or any source other than your own memory for this challenge. Are you ready? Off we go!
Who was Man of the Series?
A. Ryan Harris
B. Cameron White
C. Shane Watson
D. Clint McKay
Where was the second match of the series played?
A. Melbourne
B. Hobart
C. Sydney
D. Brisbane
What did acting Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi briefly mistake the ball for in the final match of the series?
A. A Hamburger
B. An Apple
C. An Orange
D. An Onion
Who scored the only century of the series?
A. Umar Akmal
B. Cameron White
C. Mohammad Yousef
D. Michael Clarke
How many wickets did Nathan Hauritz take for Australia in the series?
A. Seven
B. Four
C. Ten
D. Five
Which major Australian ground played host to two matches in this series?
A. WACA
B. MCG
C. Bellerive Oval
D. SCG
Is there any socially acceptable reason for being able to remember the fourth match of the series unless you’re Ryan Harris?
A. No
What did Ryan Harris do in that match?
A. Took his second consecutive five wicket haul
B. Found the meaning of life
C. Became Ricky Ponting’s dream
D. All the above
What did this series tell us about communism in Australia?
A. Nothing
Who was the match referee for the series?
A. Jeff Crowe
B. Ranjan Madugalle
C. Clive Lloyd
Please leave your answers in the comments below. Have a nice day!
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
1. A 2. C 3. Any 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. B
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
Not too bad. I'll look up the answers later, as I've already forgotten a couple of them.
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
Bilateralism has always more often trumped multilateralism in cricket.
Ants32
Roar Rookie
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. B What are the answers?
Piyush Pal
Roar Rookie
Apple was fun. Although your quiz does say a lot about the schdeuling mess between what is now a clearly divide two tier structure in Cricket- With Australia, England and India getting to play more series and matches opposite each other compared to teams like Pakistan who get a single Australia tour in close to 7 years
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
Well, I had to make at least one question obvious... You did pretty well.
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
Cheers. Hard to distinguish anything but the most memorable ODIs in the memory.
Paul Potter
Roar Guru
Yep, which means that the five match series has the drawback of two dead rubbers if Australia win the first three.
Tanmoy Kar
Guest
Presently Australia is No.1 Ranked ODI side and Pakistan is No.8, hence one can guess what would be the outcome of this ODI Series.
Jason Hosken
Roar Guru
Hey Pottsy -I've subsequently followed up on Cricinfo. No better example of ODI's merging into one as the days/years pass - managed to mix Harris recollections across two series...including South Africa. Good fun!
Jason Hosken
Roar Guru
Yeah, hazy recollections. Afridi and the apple memorable. Seem to recall Harris made his Aussie debut in the series, got at least one 5fa but probably two so I'll name him man of the series. I don't remember who scored the ton but I reckon White got a score in Brisbane - rush of 6s may have got us home. Second match in Hobart?, was this Harris's debut? Two game at ....MCG I don't recall Hauritz in the series, but recall a split hand off a c & b in the SCG Test. Ranjan the match ref, everyone knows that...