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Quiz about Very Basics of Cricket Pt 3
Quiz about Very Basics of Cricket Pt 3

Very Basics of Cricket: Pt. 3 Trivia Quiz


These basics of cricket quizzes seem to be going down very well with everyone, so here's some more of the same - enjoy, score some points, and learn some more about the greatest game on earth!

A multiple-choice quiz by huw27. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
huw27
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
290,538
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Mattandparrot (5/10), museem (10/10), usayso (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. There are some unusual modes of dismissal of a batsman in cricket - they don't happen often, but are there nevertheless. Which one of these ISN'T a mode of dismissal in cricket? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Towards the end of the 20th Century, a new piece of protective clothing became widely adopted in cricket - what was it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Why did the match between England and South Africa in March 1939 come to a premature end? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. By what nickname are the New Zealand cricket known? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these is NOT a "guard" taken by a batsman? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What animal(s) caused an interruption in an England v Sri Lanka Test match in Kandy in December 2007? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is (statistically) the most common mode of dismissal for a batsman in cricket? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When a one day, limited overs match is interrupted by the weather, what is the name of the statistical system used to recalculate victory targets for the side batting second? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these overs formats has NOT been seen in International cricket matches? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Whilst it is acknowledged that the first formal cricket teams were established in England in the first half of the 18th Century, what country is credited with being the next to form cricket clubs who played each other regularly? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. There are some unusual modes of dismissal of a batsman in cricket - they don't happen often, but are there nevertheless. Which one of these ISN'T a mode of dismissal in cricket?

Answer: Burping the Umpire

"Handled the Ball" is fairly self explanatory - and usually comes into play when a batsman uses his hand to prevent the ball hitting his wicket, or being caught by a fielder - "Obstructing the Field" comes into play in much the same circumstances. "Timed Out" is a relatively recent introduction, designed to stop unecessary time wasting - the incoming batsman must enter the field of play within two minutes of the preceding batsman leaving the field - though this time measure has now been reduced to 90 seconds in some forms of one day cricket.

"Burping the Umpire" was just TOO ridiculous - wasn't it?
2. Towards the end of the 20th Century, a new piece of protective clothing became widely adopted in cricket - what was it?

Answer: The batsman's helmet

With hindsight, it's quite amazing really that the protective helmet wasn't introduced much earlier - a hard, round object being aimed at your head at speeds of 90mph and more can cause significant damage - and has done throughout the annals of cricket.

It wasn't until the likes of Dennis Amiss, Mike Brearley and Sunil Gavaskar started experimenting with variations on a motorcycle helmet in the 1970's that this sort of protective headgear was first seen at all publicly, and it didn't take long for the helmet to become a standard piece of equipment in every cricketer's kit bag.

In the UK, it is now compulsory for every cricketer under the age of 18 to wear a helmet at all times when batting, even if this is only whilst practicing.
3. Why did the match between England and South Africa in March 1939 come to a premature end?

Answer: The English team had to catch a boat home

Known as the "Timeless Test", they still hadn't managed to achieve a result after 12 days - so the English side reluctantly had to pack their bags, and board their ship for home!

This is the longest "First Class" cricket match on record - though in June 2006, members of the Citipointe Church of Brisbane, in Australia, managed to play a match non stop for 34 hours (the majority of it in heavy rain) to raise money for victims of the Asian Tsunami.
4. By what nickname are the New Zealand cricket known?

Answer: the Blackcaps

Although the New Zeland team have sported black caps for many a year, the nickname "The Blackcaps" is a fairly recent phenomenon. The Khaki Warriors would not be such a ridiculous alternative - in the 1980's, the New Zealand one day team played in a sort of Khaki/ Cream type uniform - a distinctive shirt still worn by many of their fans to this day.
5. Which of these is NOT a "guard" taken by a batsman?

Answer: Life

A batsman usually asks the umpire for a "guard" at the beginning of his innings - this is designed to give the batsman an idea about his position in relation to the stumps. It's quite a quaint practice really - the batsmen will hold his bat sideways on to the unpire, ask for the guard, and the umpire will literally say "left a bit, right a bit etc." until the bat is positioned in precisely the point that the batsman has asked - usually covering either the middle stump, the leg stump - or half way between the two - a matter of fractions of an inch at a time!
6. What animal(s) caused an interruption in an England v Sri Lanka Test match in Kandy in December 2007?

Answer: An invasion of bees had the players ducking for cover

The batsmen were lucky not to be given out L.Bee.W., by all accounts ! Although it probably wasn't much fun for the players at the time, it makes for hilarious viewing - and you can see a clip of it at the following URL if you need to see it to bee-lieve it;

http://www.dekhona.com/sports-videos/aibgjouono
7. What is (statistically) the most common mode of dismissal for a batsman in cricket?

Answer: Caught

Statistical analysis show that in excess of 60% of dismissals are by the batsman being caught (where the ball is hit in the air, and caught by a fielder before it touches the ground - just as in Baseball), with the next most common modes being bowled (where the ball hits the stumps, removing one or both of the bails), L.B.W. (leg before wicket - where the ball usually hits the batsman's leg pads, preventing the ball from hitting the wickets), stumped and run out.

There are another six modes of dismissal (hit wicket, obstructing the field, hit ball twice, handled ball, timed out and retired out) but these occur very rarely.
8. When a one day, limited overs match is interrupted by the weather, what is the name of the statistical system used to recalculate victory targets for the side batting second?

Answer: Duckworth-Lewis system

Many different systems have been trialled over the years, but the Duckworth-Lewis system has proved to be the one that has prevailed over all others. It is a statistically based system which takes into account the amount of runs required, the amount of overs left, and the amount of wickets standing. Sounds simple enough - but I'd challenge even the most ardent of cricket fans to be able to calculate it accurately without the use of a computer!
9. Which of these overs formats has NOT been seen in International cricket matches?

Answer: 25 overs

The original One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the 1970's were usually played over a 60 overs a side format. This was reduced to 50 overs in the 1980's, and has remained as the standard length of ODI cricket. However, a new phenomenon has appeared in the 21st Century - Twenty20 cricket, with the first Twenty20 World Cup taking place in 2007, and the introduction of the IPL in India and the Stanford Twenty20's in the West Indies has taken this exciting format to massive levels of interest wordwide.

25 over cricket has never been a standard match length in international cricket, although some ODIs have been reduced to that length due to circumstances.
10. Whilst it is acknowledged that the first formal cricket teams were established in England in the first half of the 18th Century, what country is credited with being the next to form cricket clubs who played each other regularly?

Answer: USA

Many of the Founding Fathers were known to be keen cricket players and supporters, and records exist from the 1770's of cricket fixtures between recognized clubs in the USA - indeed, it is on the record of the US Congress in the 1780's that John Adams said "If the leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same!"

There are no records of any Australian cricket teams prior to the 1800s, and although the famous soccer team, AC Milan, was formed from the cricket team established in Milan in 1899, there is no record of any earlier clubs in Italy.

There is very little evidence of cricket ever being played in Burkina Faso prior to the 21st Century - though the sport is currently enjoying a huge growth there, with ICC Affiliate membership a realistic aspiration.
Source: Author huw27

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