Quiz Time!


Good Game!

By Dave Buxton
February 19 2003

It's Quiz Time here on Scimitars! The season is fast approaching and with no cricket to report on just yet, it's about time we had a quiz on the site. So, here it is! 20 questions relating mainly about last season and a closing date of the end of the month to get your entries in. Good luck!

Quiz Time!

Welcome to the Scimitars Quiz!

Below are 20 questions mainly relating to last season and 20 boxes for you to fill out the answers. Simply fill in the answers and your name and e-mail address at the bottom of the quiz, then press the 'Send' button to send your asnwers.

The closing date is Friday 28th February, 2003. No prize on offer, just a bit of fun to bring in the new season. You will be notified of your score once the closing date has passed by e-mail from me and the top scores and the correct answers will be published on the site.

Note that some questions require two or three parts to them. All parts are needed to gain the point, otherwise no point will be scored for that question.

Away you go then and Good Luck! And remember, there's nothing for a pair, not in this game!



Q1. Essex have signed Irish pace bowler Adrian McCoubrey, but can name all three of his middle names?

Q2. Ashley Cowan's middle name is the same of a First Division football club. What is it?

Q3. Who did Aftab Habib score his maiden Essex hundred against and on what ground?

Q4. In that same match, which bowler took career best bowling figures of 7-44?

Q5. Will Jefferson scored his career best knock to date of 165 not out last season. Can you name who it was against, where and what significance it was to Essex?

Q6. Name the six teams Essex beat on their way to The Benson & Hedges Cup Final last season?

Q7. Ravinder Bopara scored 164 for the Essex 2nd XI at Chelmsford in 2002. Against which county was this?

Q8. Where did Essex's 2nd XI finish in the 2002 2nd XI Championship?

Q9. Which Shepherd Neame Essex League side (who also hosts festival cricket) won the Essex League Cup in 2002? The full name of the side is needed

Q10. Essex's new Australian signing, Scott Brant, is how old?

Q11. Essex will start their County Championship Division 1 campaign against which local rivals?

Q12. How many points did Essex gain last season in the Norwich Union League?

Q13. Who scored Essex's only double century last season of 207 not out?

Q14. Who was Essex's leading run scorer in the Championship in 2002 with 1289 runs?

Q15. Essex have dropped which festival for 2003?

Q16. How many Championship runs did Nasser Hussain score for Essex last year?

Q17. Jon Dakin was signed from which county at the beginning of 2002?

Q18. Who was the official Essex Player Of The Year for 2002?

Q19. Essex will play how many floodlight matches this season?

Q20. What is the name of the Essex head groundsman?

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