Cricket Quiz
Test your knowledge of cricket in our two part quiz.
Find out how well you know the rules in part 1 and answer some more general cricket
questions in part 2. Write down your answers then press the answer button at the end
of each part to check them.
PART 1
1 There are 10 ways in which a batsman can
be out. Name them.
2 Is there any penalty for fielding the
ball with a cap?
3 Can a team bat with twelve men?
4 What are the ways a batsman can be out
off a no-ball?
5 Can a catch be taken off a tree inside
the boundary?
6 Is a ball dead if it lodges in the
wicket-keeper's pad?
7 True or false - the captain's permission
is required for the striker's end umpire to stand on the off side?
8 Can the non-striker stand on the same
side as the bowler delivers?
9 Can the batsman be stumped by a fielder?
10 Is a batsman out if he hits the ball to a
fielder who catches it, releases it to cross the boundary, only to return to the field of
play and re-catch it?
Click for answers - part 1
PART 2
11 Gary Sobers was born with what
distinguishing features?
12 In which year was the first cricket
world cup held?
13 What is the world record score by a team
in first class cricket?
14 Who was the first cricketer to take 300
wickets in Test cricket?
15 Who is the only player to score a
century and take 10 or more wickets in the same Test Match?
16 Who is the only wicket-keeper to score
3000 runs and make 300 dismissals in Test cricket?
17 Who was the first fielder to hold 100
catches in Test cricket?
18 Who was the youngest player ever to
captain a Test side?
Click for answers -
part 2
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