Some sample questions from this category:
* Where did Dickie Bird make his One Day International umpiring debut?
* Which two countries played in the last One Day International that Dickie Bird umpired?
* Before Dickie played County Cricket for Yorkshire, he played for his home town club. Who was it?
* What was Dickie's first class batting average?
* Dickie's last test match was at Lord's in 1996. He gave a batsman out LBW on the fifth ball of the first over. Who was this unfortunate batsman?
* Dickie's last test match was at Lord's in 1996. He gave a batsman out LBW on the fifth ball of the first over. Who was the bowler?
* What was Dickie's highest first class score?
* Dickie stood in Zimbabwe's inaugural test. Who did he stand with during this test match?
* Where was Steve's first test match as an umpire?
* Still on Steve's first test match as a umpire. Who were the two teams who played in that test?
* What was Steve's date of birth?
* Steve stood in Bangladesh's first ever test match. Who was his umpiring colleague during that historic test?
* In June 2002, Steve Bucknor overtook Dickie Bird's record for standing in the most test matches. It was Steve's 67th test, but who were the two teams playing?
* In June 2002, Steve Bucknor overtook Dickie Bird's record for standing in the most test matches. It was Steve's 67th test, but who was his umpiring colleague?
* The Bowler's next ball raps Sachin on the pad and loud cries of "Howzat" are heard. The umpire raises his index finger above the head. Sachin's _____________ ?
* As Sachin walks towards the dressing room, he takes a last look at the umpire. The Umpire is looking at the scorers and he touches both shoulders, each with the opposite hand. What did he mean by that?
* The Bowler's next delivery gets dispatched to the boundary, the umpire _________________ ?
* The bowler's next delivery is hit straight to the top tier of the stadium, so the umpire ___________ ?
* The next ball is played back to the bowler. After some time, the other umpire points to a raised wrist with the other hand. What did he mean by that?
* The first test team to visit India was England in 1933-1934. There was one umpire who stood in all three tests. Who was he?
|