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Yours Truly, The Umpire Trivia Quiz


You always thought cricket was such a staid, boring game, didn't you? These postcards from umpires sent during different matches should put an end to that misunderstanding.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
zorba_scank
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
324,671
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Greetings from sunny West Indies! You don't expect to see serious injuries during cricket matches, especially now that players have started using helmets. However, in the ongoing test match, an Indian player was struck while batting and ended up with a fractured jaw. It didn't stop him from returning to the field to help his team draw the match though.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Which Indian spinner continued to play with a fractured jaw during the 4th test match in India's tour of West Indies in 2002?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Today was a sad for cricket. Sri Lanka were playing against India for a spot in the 1996 World Cup final. Upset by the poor performance of the hosts, the crowd started throwing plastic water bottles on the field. The players left the field for 20 minutes as they waited for the crowd to settle down. When they returned to play, the rioting worsened with some of the benches being set on fire. Ultimately the match was called off and awarded to Sri Lanka.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

In which cricket stadium, the largest in India, was the 1996 World Cup semifinal between India and Sri Lanka held?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Umpiring just became a tad easier for us with the introduction of the third umpire - an off field umpire who can use technology to determine dismissals which are close calls. This feature, introduced in the India vs South Africa test match at Durban in 1992, was the brainchild of former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahinda Wijesinghe.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Which Indian batsman was the first player to be declared out by the third umpire in international cricket?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Sledging often brings out the humourous side of the players, though sometimes it can cross the line and get abusive. During a test match in the Ashes series of 2001, one of the fielders, Mark Waugh, mocked the opposition's batsman, Jimmy Ormond, saying that there was no way he was good enough to play for his country. The quick-witted Ormond retorted saying, "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family."

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Which two countries have been playing the Ashes series since the late 19th century?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The third edition of the cricket World Cup is turning out to be as entertaining as the previous two. Today's group match between Zimbabwe and India was a crucial match for both the teams who were fighting for a place in the semi finals. India were struggling at 5/17 when the Indian skipper, Kapil Dev, walked in to play an innings of a lifetime. It's a good thing I was umpiring this match or I would've never had a chance to see this spectacular knock.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Why is there no recorded footage of the Group match between India and Zimbabwe that was played at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Another World Cup and another thrilling match. England were playing South Africa in the semi finals of the 1992 World Cup in Australia. South Africa were chasing a target of 252 and required 22 runs from 13 balls when rain interrupted the match and stopped play. Once the match resumed, the 'best scoring overs' method was used to devise the revised target which turned out to be 21 runs from 1 ball leading to an anticlimactic end to an otherwise exciting encounter.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Which mathematical model was created by two English statisticians to calculate revised targets when matches are interrupted in order to avoid fiascos like the England-South Africa semifinal in the 1992 World Cup?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Sport has often been used to build bridges between hostile nations. In the aftermath of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to allow the cricketers to go on their scheduled tour of Pakistan. It was then that Sri Lanka offered to play a few matches there. Unfortunately, this terrible incident brought an abrupt end to their tour.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

Which of the following incidents was responsible for the abrupt end to Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan in March 2009?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. England's tour of Australia is turning out to be controversial because of a new tactic devised by the English team. The bowlers have started pitching the ball short causing it to rise towards the batsman's body resulting in him flicking it in the direction of the legside fielders. Unfortunately this line of bowling is quite dangerous and in the absence of protective gear can cause serious injuries to the batsman.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

What cricketing tactic was first used by the English side in their 1932-33 tour of Australia which led to the amendment of certain Laws of Cricket to protect batsmen from injury?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Sentiments run high among supporters of opposing teams, especially when traditional rivals like India and Pakistan are playing against each other. In such scenarios, it's not uncommon for the spectators to taunt the opposition's fielders placed near the boundary line. Today, however, the Pakistani skipper got so upset with a spectator teasing him that he climbed up to the stands to beat him up.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

What nickname was commonly used to make fun of former Pakistani skipper, Inzamam Ul Haq's, girth and inability to run quickly between the wickets?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Twenty20 format of cricket has its fair share of supporters and critics. The group match between India and Pakistan in the first Twenty20 World Cup (played in South Africa in September 2007) had a nail biting finish as the teams ended with a tie (India 9/141, Pakistan 7/141). To decide the winner, there was a bowl-out at the end of that match where five bowlers from each side took a shot at knocking down the unguarded stumps. The Indian bowlers made a clean sweep winning the bowl-out 3-0.

Yours Truly,
The Umpire

After the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup, the rules were amended with the bowl-out being replaced by what other form of tie-breaker?
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1. Greetings from sunny West Indies! You don't expect to see serious injuries during cricket matches, especially now that players have started using helmets. However, in the ongoing test match, an Indian player was struck while batting and ended up with a fractured jaw. It didn't stop him from returning to the field to help his team draw the match though. Yours Truly, The Umpire Which Indian spinner continued to play with a fractured jaw during the 4th test match in India's tour of West Indies in 2002?

Answer: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble was hit on the jaw by a delivery from West Indian fast bowler, Mervyn Dillon during the first innings of the test match. Once it was discovered that he had fractured his jaw, he was scheduled to return home to India and undergo surgery. Before leaving, however, he was allowed to bowl in the final session of West Indies' second innings and ended up with a spell of 1-29 in the 14 overs that he bowled taking the prized wicket of Brian Lara.
2. Today was a sad for cricket. Sri Lanka were playing against India for a spot in the 1996 World Cup final. Upset by the poor performance of the hosts, the crowd started throwing plastic water bottles on the field. The players left the field for 20 minutes as they waited for the crowd to settle down. When they returned to play, the rioting worsened with some of the benches being set on fire. Ultimately the match was called off and awarded to Sri Lanka. Yours Truly, The Umpire In which cricket stadium, the largest in India, was the 1996 World Cup semifinal between India and Sri Lanka held?

Answer: Eden Gardens

India was chasing a target of 252 but the entire batting order collapsed and the team was at 120 for the loss of 8 wickets when the rioting started. Unable to control the crowd, the match referee, Clive Lloyd, was forced to call off the match in the interests of player safety.

In 1999, during Pakistan's tour of India, a controversial run out decision during the third test match (Indian batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, was given out despite being obstructed by Pakistani bowler, Shoaib Akhtar) again led to rioting at the Eden Gardens. At that time, the police evicted the entire crowd and the match was played to finish in front of an empty stadium.

Eden Gardens is located in the city of Kolkata and is the second largest cricket stadium in the world after the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
3. Umpiring just became a tad easier for us with the introduction of the third umpire - an off field umpire who can use technology to determine dismissals which are close calls. This feature, introduced in the India vs South Africa test match at Durban in 1992, was the brainchild of former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahinda Wijesinghe. Yours Truly, The Umpire Which Indian batsman was the first player to be declared out by the third umpire in international cricket?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed on a run out after the field umpires referred the decision to the third umpire.

Apart from run outs, the third umpire may also be consulted in the case of a stumping or a low, just above the ground catch. Sometimes even close decisions regarding fours and sixes are referred to the third umpire.
4. Sledging often brings out the humourous side of the players, though sometimes it can cross the line and get abusive. During a test match in the Ashes series of 2001, one of the fielders, Mark Waugh, mocked the opposition's batsman, Jimmy Ormond, saying that there was no way he was good enough to play for his country. The quick-witted Ormond retorted saying, "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family." Yours Truly, The Umpire Which two countries have been playing the Ashes series since the late 19th century?

Answer: England and Australia

Following England's defeat to Australia in a test match played at The Oval in London in 1882, a mock obituary appeared in the magazine "Cricket: A Weekly Record of The Game" mourning the death of England's supremacy in cricket. The trophy for the series is in the form of an urn which is reported to contain the ashes of a cricket ball, bails or stumps. The series is held alternately in Australia and the United Kingdom every two years.

Mark Waugh is the twin brother of former Australian skipper, Steve Waugh.
5. The third edition of the cricket World Cup is turning out to be as entertaining as the previous two. Today's group match between Zimbabwe and India was a crucial match for both the teams who were fighting for a place in the semi finals. India were struggling at 5/17 when the Indian skipper, Kapil Dev, walked in to play an innings of a lifetime. It's a good thing I was umpiring this match or I would've never had a chance to see this spectacular knock. Yours Truly, The Umpire Why is there no recorded footage of the Group match between India and Zimbabwe that was played at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup?

Answer: The BBC crew was on strike.

Kapil Dev scored 175 runs from 138 balls including 16 fours and 6 sixes which at the time was the highest score obtained by an individual player in a limited overs match. The Indian manager, Mann Singh, was so superstitious that he ordered all the players in the Indian team to remain absolutely still and not move at all until Kapil's innings was over. Unfortunately for cricket fans all over the world, the crew of the BBC went on a strike that day and thus no video evidence is available of this historic match.

India went on to defeat the reigning champions, West Indies, who had won both the previous World Cups to attain their first ever World Cup trophy.
6. Another World Cup and another thrilling match. England were playing South Africa in the semi finals of the 1992 World Cup in Australia. South Africa were chasing a target of 252 and required 22 runs from 13 balls when rain interrupted the match and stopped play. Once the match resumed, the 'best scoring overs' method was used to devise the revised target which turned out to be 21 runs from 1 ball leading to an anticlimactic end to an otherwise exciting encounter. Yours Truly, The Umpire Which mathematical model was created by two English statisticians to calculate revised targets when matches are interrupted in order to avoid fiascos like the England-South Africa semifinal in the 1992 World Cup?

Answer: Duckworth-Lewis method

English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, created the Duckworth-Lewis method that was first used in 1997 in an England-Zimbabwe match. This method was formally adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2001 and can be applied to One Day International matches where each team has faced at least 20 overs.
7. Sport has often been used to build bridges between hostile nations. In the aftermath of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to allow the cricketers to go on their scheduled tour of Pakistan. It was then that Sri Lanka offered to play a few matches there. Unfortunately, this terrible incident brought an abrupt end to their tour. Yours Truly, The Umpire Which of the following incidents was responsible for the abrupt end to Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan in March 2009?

Answer: Terrorist attack on the bus carrying the Sri Lankan team

The teams were playing the second test match of the series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The attack took place when the Sri Lankan team was on their way to the stadium on the third day of the five day test match. Twelve gunmen fired at the bus injuring several members of the cricket team and killing eight people including two policemen and six civilians.

Earlier in 2004, the New Zealand cricket team had called off their tour of Pakistan midway following a suicide bomb attack outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi where they were staying.
8. England's tour of Australia is turning out to be controversial because of a new tactic devised by the English team. The bowlers have started pitching the ball short causing it to rise towards the batsman's body resulting in him flicking it in the direction of the legside fielders. Unfortunately this line of bowling is quite dangerous and in the absence of protective gear can cause serious injuries to the batsman. Yours Truly, The Umpire What cricketing tactic was first used by the English side in their 1932-33 tour of Australia which led to the amendment of certain Laws of Cricket to protect batsmen from injury?

Answer: Bodyline

The 'Bodyline' tactic was especially devised by the then England captain, Douglas Jardine, to curb legendary Australian batsman, Don Bradman's, attempts at scoring. Although there were no serious injuries, Bodyline drew severe criticism from several quarters leading the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to introduce a new rule in 1935 giving umpires the authority to intervene if they thought a bowler was targeting a batsman with the intention of causing injury.
9. Sentiments run high among supporters of opposing teams, especially when traditional rivals like India and Pakistan are playing against each other. In such scenarios, it's not uncommon for the spectators to taunt the opposition's fielders placed near the boundary line. Today, however, the Pakistani skipper got so upset with a spectator teasing him that he climbed up to the stands to beat him up. Yours Truly, The Umpire What nickname was commonly used to make fun of former Pakistani skipper, Inzamam Ul Haq's, girth and inability to run quickly between the wickets?

Answer: Aloo (Potato)

India and Pakistan were playing against each other in the Sahara Cup at Toronto, Canada (September 1997). During the second match in the five match One Day International (ODI) series, a Canadian based Indian, Shiv Kumar Thind, started taunting Haq on a megaphone by calling him 'mota aloo' (fat potato).

Incensed, the skipper asked the team's 12th man, Mushtaq Ahmed, to get a cricket bat from the dressing room and then proceeded to the stands to beat up Thind before he was restrained by the security. Charges were filed and the Canadian police arrested Haq and charged him with two counts of assault and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Haq also received a two ODI match ban from the match referee.
10. The Twenty20 format of cricket has its fair share of supporters and critics. The group match between India and Pakistan in the first Twenty20 World Cup (played in South Africa in September 2007) had a nail biting finish as the teams ended with a tie (India 9/141, Pakistan 7/141). To decide the winner, there was a bowl-out at the end of that match where five bowlers from each side took a shot at knocking down the unguarded stumps. The Indian bowlers made a clean sweep winning the bowl-out 3-0. Yours Truly, The Umpire After the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup, the rules were amended with the bowl-out being replaced by what other form of tie-breaker?

Answer: Super Over

A Super Over, also called an Eliminator, involves a mini team of three batsmen and one bowler from each side. Each team is given one extra over to play and the team scoring maximum runs wins the match.

A bowl-out was used for the first time in international cricket in a New Zealand - West Indies Twenty20 match in 2006.
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