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Ashes Cricket True or False? England or Australia? Test your cricket knowledge with these fun facts
 

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0 to 3 OK, but maybe you need some more practice in the nets? Perhaps you can score more on another quiz?

4 to 6 Nicely done. A solid innings. There is a big score coming soon, so keep trying!

7 to 10 Wow! That is a great score. The selectors are watching you now. You must have booked your place on the next Ashes Tour!

0 to 3 OK, but maybe you need some more practice in the nets? Perhaps you can score more on another quiz?

4 to 6 Nicely done. A solid innings. There is a big score coming soon, so keep trying!

7 to 10 Wow! That is a great score. The selectors are watching you now. You must have booked your place on the next Ashes Tour!

#1. Ian Johnson, Australia’s captain in 1956, asked the umpires to suspend play because of the use of sawdust on the field.

True.

He claimed the sawdust from the damp pitch at Old Trafford was blowing into his eyes preventing him from being able to bat properly. England went on to win the test match anyway.

#2. Sir Geoffrey Boycott faced 8568 balls in Ashes test matches, but he only hit one six.

False!

Despite being a stalwart at the top of the order for England, Sir Geoffrey never hit a six in Ashes cricket!

#3. On the flight to England in 1989 Tasmanian Batsman David Boon reportedly drank 45 beers, setting a new ‘unofficial’ Australian record.

False!

So the story goes, the famously moustachioed Australian actually “sank 52 tinnies” on the flight to England, eclipsing the previous record held by Rod Marsh.

#4. The very first Ashes series took place in 1882. England won the inaugural series 2 – 1.

True.

The term Ashes was first introduced after England lost to Australia for the first time on home soil. A few weeks later, an English team set off to tour Australia and “bring the Ashes home”. They were successful and even brought the first urn home with them.

#5. Australia have won every test in an Ashes series on three different occasions, but England have never managed to achieve the same feat.

True.

Australia completed a whitewash against England in 1920-21, 2006-7 and 2013-14, however England’s best result came in 1978-79 when the were victorious by 5-1.

#6. In 1956, England’s Jim Laker took 19 out of 20 wickets against Australia at Old Trafford.

True.

Jim Laker’s amazing match figures of 19 for 90 remain a Test Match record

#7. Aussie fast bowler Glenn McGrath has taken the most Ashes wickets in a career, having claimed 157 English wickets.

False.

Although Glenn McGrath has taken 157 Ashes wickets, his teammate Shane Warne managed to claim 195 during his colourful career.

#8. Jimmy Anderson has taken the most Ashes wickets for England during his playing career, having sent back 153 Australian batters to the pavillion.

False.

Jimmy Anderson has actually taken 117 Australian wickets during Ashes tests, however his bowling partner, Stuart Broad, has claimed 153 Australian wickets.

#9. England’s greatest ever victory in an Ashes test was in 1938, when they won by an innings and 579 runs at the Oval.

True.

With no substitutes back in 1938, the Australians were missing two players to injury, including the great Sir Don Bradman, and they quickly succumbed to England’s big score. Australia’s best victory came in 1946 with a victory by 332 runs in Brisbane.

#10. The iconic Ashes urn never leaves England.

False.

Whilst the fragility of the historic urn means it remains in the museum at Lord’s almost all of the time, it has been back to Australia twice since it was first awarded to England. First in 1988 for Australia’s bicentenary celebrations and again in 2006-2007 as part of a touring exhibition.

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