Cricket Quiz
Overs, ducks, the Ashes and 99.94: 15 questions on the laws, legends and World Cups of cricket.
How many players does each cricket team have on the field at one time?
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11
A cricket side has eleven players, usually a mix of batters, bowlers, all-rounders and a wicketkeeper. The fielding side has all eleven on the pitch while the batting side has two at the crease.
A substitute may field for an injured player but cannot bat or bowl, apart from the like-for-like concussion replacements that were introduced in 2019.
How many legal deliveries make up a standard over in cricket?
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6
An over is six legal balls bowled from one end of the pitch, after which play switches to the other end. Wides and no-balls do not count and must be bowled again.
Australia used eight-ball overs for much of the twentieth century and only switched to six balls at the end of the 1970s.
Which trophy do England and Australia contest in Test cricket?
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The Ashes
The series dates from 1882, when a mock obituary in The Sporting Times declared English cricket dead after a home defeat at The Oval and said the body would be cremated. The name stuck.
The urn, barely 11 cm (about 4 in) tall, is kept at Lord's and is said to hold the ashes of a burnt bail, so winners lift a replica.
What does the cricket dismissal LBW stand for?
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Leg before wicket
LBW is given when the ball would have hit the stumps but is stopped by the batter's body, most often the pad, without first touching the bat. The umpire must judge both line and impact.
Since the Decision Review System arrived in 2008, ball-tracking technology has been used to check the umpire's call on LBW appeals.
What is it called when a batter is dismissed without scoring a run?
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A duck
A batter out for zero has made a duck, a term thought to come from the duck's egg shape of the figure 0. Being out first ball is a golden duck.
A maiden is an over with no runs scored off it, a dolly is an easy catch and a yorker is a full delivery aimed at the batter's feet.
Which London ground is known as the Home of Cricket?
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Lord's
Lord's in St John's Wood is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the Laws of Cricket, and has hosted Test matches since 1884. Its Long Room and honours boards are famous worldwide.
The playing surface at Lord's slopes about 2.5 m (8 ft) from one side to the other, which bowlers use to move the ball.
Which batter retired with a Test batting average of 99.94?
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Don Bradman
Don Bradman scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests for Australia between 1928 and 1948 and finished with an average of 99.94, far ahead of any other batter with a substantial career.
Bradman needed just four runs in his final innings at The Oval in 1948 to average 100, but was bowled for a duck by Eric Hollies.
Who was the first player to score 100 international centuries?
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Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar reached 100 international hundreds against Bangladesh in March 2012, combining 51 Test centuries with 49 in one-day internationals across a 24-year career for India.
Tendulkar made his Test debut at 16 in 1989 and retired in 2013 as the leading run scorer in both Tests and ODIs.
Which team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
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West Indies
West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs in the 1975 final at Lord's, with captain Clive Lloyd scoring 102. They retained the title in 1979 before losing the 1983 final to India.
The 1975 tournament was played over 60 overs a side in white clothing with a red ball, and the final finished in fading light at 8.43 pm.
Which bowler holds the record for the most Test wickets, with 800?
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Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan took his 800th Test wicket with his final delivery in Test cricket, against India in Galle in 2010. Shane Warne is next with 708.
Muralitharan also holds the record for the most wickets in one-day internationals, with 534, so he tops both lists.
Which team won the 2023 Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad?
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Australia
Australia beat India by six wickets in the 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, with Travis Head scoring 137. It was Australia's sixth 50-over World Cup title, a record.
India had won all ten of their matches in the tournament before losing the final in front of more than 92,000 spectators.
Which spinner bowled the so-called Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting in 1993?
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Shane Warne
Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket, at Old Trafford in June 1993, drifted outside leg stump and spun back to clip the off bail. Gatting stood stunned before walking off.
Warne finished his career with 708 Test wickets and was the first bowler to pass 700, before Muralitharan overtook him.
Who scored 400 not out, the highest individual score in Test cricket, in 2004?
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Brian Lara
Brian Lara made 400 not out for West Indies against England in Antigua in April 2004, reclaiming a record Matthew Hayden had taken from him with 380 just six months earlier.
Lara had first set the record in 1994 with 375, also against England and also at the same Antigua ground.
Which bowler took 19 wickets in a single Test match against Australia in 1956?
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Jim Laker
Off-spinner Jim Laker took 9 for 37 and 10 for 53 for England at Old Trafford in 1956, a total of 19 wickets out of a possible 20 in one Test. The record still stands.
Tony Lock bowled at the other end for most of the match and took the only Australian wicket that Laker did not.
Which team won the 2024 T20 World Cup final in Barbados?
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India
India beat South Africa by seven runs at Kensington Oval in June 2024 after Virat Kohli made 76 and Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya shared seven wickets. It was India's second T20 title.
The 2024 tournament was co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, the first ICC world event with matches on American soil.
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Cricket has a language all its own. A batter who scores nothing has made a duck, six legal balls make an over, and the oldest rivalry in the game is played for a tiny urn said to hold the ashes of a burnt bail. Don Bradman retired with a Test average of 99.94, a mark nobody has come close to in nearly 80 years.
These 15 questions start with the basics of the laws and formats, then move through the Ashes, the World Cups of 1975, 2023 and 2024, and the record-breaking feats of Tendulkar, Lara, Muralitharan and Warne. It suits casual fans who know the rules and anyone who grew up on Test cricket and fancies a tougher finish.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
How many questions are in the Cricket Quiz?
There are 15 multiple choice questions, starting with the laws and formats and finishing with harder record-based questions.
Does the quiz cover Test, ODI and T20 cricket?
Yes. It includes questions on Test records, the 50-over World Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup, plus the Ashes.
Is the Cricket Quiz suitable for beginners?
The first few questions are gettable with basic knowledge of the game, while the last five are aimed at keen followers.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- How many players does each cricket team have on the field at one time?
11 A cricket side has eleven players, usually a mix of batters, bowlers, all-rounders and a wicketkeeper. The fielding side has all eleven on the pitch while the batting side has two at the crease. A substitute may field for an injured player but cannot bat or bowl, apart from the like-for-like concussion replacements that were introduced in 2019. - How many legal deliveries make up a standard over in cricket?
6 An over is six legal balls bowled from one end of the pitch, after which play switches to the other end. Wides and no-balls do not count and must be bowled again. Australia used eight-ball overs for much of the twentieth century and only switched to six balls at the end of the 1970s. - Which trophy do England and Australia contest in Test cricket?
The Ashes The series dates from 1882, when a mock obituary in The Sporting Times declared English cricket dead after a home defeat at The Oval and said the body would be cremated. The name stuck. The urn, barely 11 cm (about 4 in) tall, is kept at Lord's and is said to hold the ashes of a burnt bail, so winners lift a replica. - What does the cricket dismissal LBW stand for?
Leg before wicket LBW is given when the ball would have hit the stumps but is stopped by the batter's body, most often the pad, without first touching the bat. The umpire must judge both line and impact. Since the Decision Review System arrived in 2008, ball-tracking technology has been used to check the umpire's call on LBW appeals. - What is it called when a batter is dismissed without scoring a run?
A duck A batter out for zero has made a duck, a term thought to come from the duck's egg shape of the figure 0. Being out first ball is a golden duck. A maiden is an over with no runs scored off it, a dolly is an easy catch and a yorker is a full delivery aimed at the batter's feet. - Which London ground is known as the Home of Cricket?
Lord's Lord's in St John's Wood is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the Laws of Cricket, and has hosted Test matches since 1884. Its Long Room and honours boards are famous worldwide. The playing surface at Lord's slopes about 2.5 m (8 ft) from one side to the other, which bowlers use to move the ball. - Which batter retired with a Test batting average of 99.94?
Don Bradman Don Bradman scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests for Australia between 1928 and 1948 and finished with an average of 99.94, far ahead of any other batter with a substantial career. Bradman needed just four runs in his final innings at The Oval in 1948 to average 100, but was bowled for a duck by Eric Hollies. - Who was the first player to score 100 international centuries?
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar reached 100 international hundreds against Bangladesh in March 2012, combining 51 Test centuries with 49 in one-day internationals across a 24-year career for India. Tendulkar made his Test debut at 16 in 1989 and retired in 2013 as the leading run scorer in both Tests and ODIs. - Which team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
West Indies West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs in the 1975 final at Lord's, with captain Clive Lloyd scoring 102. They retained the title in 1979 before losing the 1983 final to India. The 1975 tournament was played over 60 overs a side in white clothing with a red ball, and the final finished in fading light at 8.43 pm. - Which bowler holds the record for the most Test wickets, with 800?
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan took his 800th Test wicket with his final delivery in Test cricket, against India in Galle in 2010. Shane Warne is next with 708. Muralitharan also holds the record for the most wickets in one-day internationals, with 534, so he tops both lists. - Which team won the 2023 Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad?
Australia Australia beat India by six wickets in the 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, with Travis Head scoring 137. It was Australia's sixth 50-over World Cup title, a record. India had won all ten of their matches in the tournament before losing the final in front of more than 92,000 spectators. - Which spinner bowled the so-called Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting in 1993?
Shane Warne Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket, at Old Trafford in June 1993, drifted outside leg stump and spun back to clip the off bail. Gatting stood stunned before walking off. Warne finished his career with 708 Test wickets and was the first bowler to pass 700, before Muralitharan overtook him. - Who scored 400 not out, the highest individual score in Test cricket, in 2004?
Brian Lara Brian Lara made 400 not out for West Indies against England in Antigua in April 2004, reclaiming a record Matthew Hayden had taken from him with 380 just six months earlier. Lara had first set the record in 1994 with 375, also against England and also at the same Antigua ground. - Which bowler took 19 wickets in a single Test match against Australia in 1956?
Jim Laker Off-spinner Jim Laker took 9 for 37 and 10 for 53 for England at Old Trafford in 1956, a total of 19 wickets out of a possible 20 in one Test. The record still stands. Tony Lock bowled at the other end for most of the match and took the only Australian wicket that Laker did not. - Which team won the 2024 T20 World Cup final in Barbados?
India India beat South Africa by seven runs at Kensington Oval in June 2024 after Virat Kohli made 76 and Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya shared seven wickets. It was India's second T20 title. The 2024 tournament was co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, the first ICC world event with matches on American soil.
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