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Quiz about Cricketing Terms
Quiz about Cricketing Terms

Cricketing Terms Trivia Quiz


Confused? You still will be, after this quiz. I give you a definition and you give me the term or phrase. Go on, try it. It's not as hard as it seems. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by wez. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
wez
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
59,270
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3501
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Question 1 of 10
1. An attempt at a cut shot, which hits the bottom edge of the bat and travels into the area behind square leg. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A batsman of sound defensive technique, and, usually, little else. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. An Australian superstition concerning the number 87 and, by association, 187, 287 etc. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Any batting shot, played with very little skill. So beloved of 'tail-enders'. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A wet pitch, drying in the sun, on which batting is extremely difficult. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A ball, bowled by an unorthodox slow left-arm bowler. The ball being spun by the wrist as well as the fingers, so that, when it pitches, it breaks in from the off to the leg, to a right-handed batsman. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A ball which, after pitching, travels almost along the ground. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Derogatory term, applied to slow medium pace bowling. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A terrible, talentless, scared, batsman. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Even worse than a terrible, talentless, scared, batsman. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An attempt at a cut shot, which hits the bottom edge of the bat and travels into the area behind square leg.

Answer: French Cut

Also known as a 'Chinese Cut' or a 'Harrow Drive'. Usually an attempted attacking shot, which will leave the fielding side looking at you with 'admiring' glances.
2. A batsman of sound defensive technique, and, usually, little else.

Answer: Sheet anchor

The more common term, for this type of batsman, is 'blocker'. Geoffrey Boycott was England's most prolific 'sheet anchor', playing this role in 108 Test Matches between 1964 and 1982. Yawn!
3. An Australian superstition concerning the number 87 and, by association, 187, 287 etc.

Answer: The Devil's number

The theory being, that when an Australian batsman is on 87, 187, 287 etc, he is on the mystical number. '13' away from scoring his century. The English equivalent being, 111, or 'Nelson'.
4. Any batting shot, played with very little skill. So beloved of 'tail-enders'.

Answer: Agricultural shot

Also known as a 'Hoick'. England's Phil Tufnell is a particularly fine exponent of this shot.
5. A wet pitch, drying in the sun, on which batting is extremely difficult.

Answer: Sticky dog

Also know as a 'Sticky wicket'. Very rare in First Class cricket nowadays, as most pitches are covered.
6. A ball, bowled by an unorthodox slow left-arm bowler. The ball being spun by the wrist as well as the fingers, so that, when it pitches, it breaks in from the off to the leg, to a right-handed batsman.

Answer: Chinaman

A left-handed bowler's 'googly'. So called because the first person to have bowled such a delivery, was of Chinese extraction, in the West Indies.
7. A ball which, after pitching, travels almost along the ground.

Answer: Grubber

Impossible for the bowler to bowl intentionally, but when straight and fast, almost always terminal for the batsman.
8. Derogatory term, applied to slow medium pace bowling.

Answer: Dibbly - dobbly

Usually bowled by a 'trundler', a former fast-bowler who, owing to the ravages of time, has lost all of his pace. Still surprisingly difficult to score runs from though.
9. A terrible, talentless, scared, batsman.

Answer: Rabbit

This type of batsman, will appear at the crease, with all the aplomb of a 'rabbit' caught in the glare of a car's headlights. Literally 'startled' into submission.
10. Even worse than a terrible, talentless, scared, batsman.

Answer: Ferret

So called because the 'ferrets' go in after the 'rabbits'. Hey, I'm English, we know all about 'ferrets'.
Source: Author wez

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