Cricket Questions And Answers

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Quiz questions on Cricket

1. What colour of caps are worn by the Australian national cricket team?

(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) Azure gray

The Correct option is – (b) Green

2. Which county plays at home at the St Lawrence Ground?

(a) Glamorgan
(b) Yorkshire
(c) Warwickshire
(d) Kent

The Correct option is –(d) kent

3. What kind of fruit is depicted on the badge of Worcestershire County Cricket Club?

(a) Pear
(b) Apple
(c) Mango
(d) Grapes

The Correct option is – (a) Pear

4. In 2002 who announced his retirement from international cricket having amassed a career total of 8029 runs in 128 Tests?

(a) Steve Waugh
(b) Mark Waugh
(c) Ian Healy
(d) Jason Gillespie

The Correct option is – Mark Waugh

5. Which king declared cricket illegal in 1477?

(a) Charlie II
(b) Edward IV
(c) Charles I
(d) Edward V

The Correct option is – Edward IV

6. Which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?

(a) Australia
(b) West Indies
(c) India
(d) South Africa

The Correct option is –(b) West Indies

7. What connects the badges of Hampshire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire?

(a) All depict a fruit
(b) All Depict a rose
(c) All are northern counties
(d) None of the above

The correct option is – (b) All depict a rose

8. Which county did Graham Gooch represent throughout his cricket career?

(a) Yorkshire
(b) Hampshire
(c) Warwickshire
(d) Essex

The Correct option is – (d) Essex

9. In 1987 who was the last England captain of the 20th century to win an Ashes Series?

(a) Mike Grating
(b) Ian Border
(c) Graham Gooch

The Correct option is – Mike Grating

10. Whose autobiography is entitled Dazzle

(a) Adam Gilchrist
(b) Darren Gough
(c) Allen Border
(d) Steve Waugh

The correct option is – (b) Darren Gough

Questions II-

What is the name of the television miniseries based on the 1932-33 Ashes tour?
Who was Player of the Series for the the 2013–14 Ashes series?
Angelo Mathews plays test cricket for which country?
The SWALEC Stadium at Sophia Gardens is in which city?
In yards, how far apart are the wickets?
Who became club president of Yorkshire in 2014, replacing Geoffrey Boycott?
Which Test venue has a Brian Statham End and a Stretford End?
Which country achieved Test status in 1952?
Which English cricketer has played county cricket for Warwickshire since 1999 and signed a new three-year contract in 2015?
The Sheikh Zayed Stadium is in which country?

Answers:

Bodyline
Mitchell Johnson
Sri Lanka
Cardiff
22 yards
Dickie Bird
Old Trafford
Pakistan
Ian Bell
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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1. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in first-class cricket?
A. Don Bradman
B. Brian Lara
C. Lane Hutton
D. Gary Sobers
Ans. B
2. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in ODI cricket?
A. Virender Sehwag
B. Chris Gayle
C. Martin Guptill
D. Rohit Sharma
Ans. D
3. Which cricketer had scored most centuries in first-class cricket?
A. Lane Hutton
B. Wally Hammond
C. Jack Hobbs
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Ans. C
4. Which cricketer had scored fastest century in ODI cricket?
A. Vivian Richards
B. Corey Anderson
C. Shahid Afridi
D. AB de Villiers
Ans. D
5. Which cricketer has taken most catches in ODI cricket?
A. Ricky Ponting
B. Mahela Jayawardene
C. Jacques Kallis
D. Mark Waugh
Ans. B
6. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in Test cricket?
A. Sanath Jayasuriya
B. Matthew Hayden
C. Brian Lara
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Ans. C
7. Which cricketer had scored fastest century in Test cricket?
A. Vivian Richards
B. Brendon McCullum
C. Misbah-ul-Haq
D. Adam Gilchrist
Ans. B
8. Which cricketer had scored most runs in a Test match?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Don Bradman
D. Brian Lara
Ans. A
9. Which cricketer had scored most runs in a Test series?
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Don Bradman
C. Kumar Sangakkara
D. Hanif Mohammad
Ans. B
10. Which cricketer had scored most test runs in a calendar year?
A. V. V. S. Laxman
B. Mohamed Yusuf
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Steve Waugh
Ans. B


1. The first official international match of cricket was held in 1844 between …
A. India and Afghanistan

B. England and Australia

C. The United States and Canada


2. Test matches, the longest and highest standard form of international cricket, last …
A. 6 hours

B. 1 days

C. 5 days


3. In cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method is …
A. The awarding system for victory in matches interrupted by the weather

B. A training schedule in which the batsmen practice blindfolded

C. A tactic that requires every fielder to be placed on a side


4. … has the most record partnerships in the history of ICC Cricket World cup?
A. Australia

B. India

C. England


5. When cricket umpires raise both their arms straight above the head, it means …
A. The batsman scores 6 runs

B. The bowler bowls a no-ball

C. The bowler bowls a wide


6. For a cricketer, the initials “LBW” stands for …
A. Loss by weather

B. Last ball win

C. Leg before wicket


7. The ICC Cricket World Cup reduced the number of matches from 60 to 50 in …
A. 1983

B. 1987

C. 1992


8. The phrase “bowl the maiden over” means …
A. Colliding with other fielders when attempting to catch the ball

B. Bowling 6 successive balls when the batsman doesn’t score any runs

C. Having 100 runs and taking 5 wickets in the same game


9. In 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, India scored the highest world cup runs ever against …
A. Bermuda

B. Zimbabwe

C. Sri Lanka


10. Harold Bird is best known in his cricket career as …
A. A batsman

B. An umpire

C. A bowler


11. … holds the record for the most consecutive losses without a single victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
A. Canada

B. Zimbabwe

C. Bangladesh


12. The biennial international test cricket series between Australia and England is called …
A. The Ashes

B. The Trans-Tasman Cup

C. The Sheffield Shield


13. The first cricket laws were believed to be written in …
A. 1709

B. 1774

C. 1882


14. … is the slang term for a ball is regarded as unplayable by a batsman because it is bowled well.
A. An inswinger

B. An over

C. A jaffa


15. … is not an official way of being dismissed in a cricket match
A. Hit Wicket

B. Timed Out

C. Six & Out


16. … is the bowler who has the greatest innings figures during a test match
A. Anil Kumble

B. Jim Laker

C. Muttiah Muralitharan


17. Combined 20 and 50, … ICC Cricket World Cups have been held.
A. 14

B. 16

C. 17


18. In …, the cricket rule change stated that a batsman is not allowed to have a runner.
A. 2010

B. 2011

C. 2012


19. The longest test match recorded lasted for …
A. 9 Days

B. 3 Weeks

C. Month


20. … is a famous bowler who is known for his deadly Yorkers and slingy action.
A. Shane Bond

B. Rubel Hossain

C. Lasith Malinga


21. A batsman can be dismissed in … different
A. 9

B. 10

C. 11


22. When the ball is “alive”, … people need to be on the field.
A. 11

B. 13

C. 15


23. The highest score of Sachin Tendulkar in his international cricket career was …
A. 238

B. 248

C. 258


24. When a batsman is dismissed off the first ball in a mat, it is called …
A. Bronze Duck

B. Golden Duck

C. Royal Duck


25. A ball must be hit … the stumps so that a not-out-lbw is not overturned.
A. Half

B. Three-quarters

C. All


26. … is the only international team which scored the most hundreds in three formats?
A. Australia

B. England

C. West Indies


27. … is the player who has the most ducks in the international cricket career.
A. Sanath Jayasuriya

B. Muttiah Muralitharan

C. Courtney Walsh


28. The legendary batsman Brian Lara scored 400* in a test innings in …
A. Georgetown, 1994

B. Manchester, 1999

C. St John’s, 2004


29. The first ever test match was held in …
A. 1877

B. 1887

C. 1897


30. The highest team total record in test cricket is …
A. 903

B. 952

C. 978


31. … is the umpire who is well-known for his distinctive signaling style.
A. Richard Kettleborough

B. Nigel Llong

C. Billy Bowden


32. Who is the only British Prime Minister to have played first-class cricket?
A. Winston Churchill

B. John Major

C. Alec Douglas-Home