Cricket Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What defines a maiden over?
The first over bowled by a player in the match
An over in which every delivery is a dot ball, including any extras
An over containing at least one wicket and no boundaries
An over in which no runs are charged to the bowler
2. Before any competition tiebreaker, a chasing team needs two runs from the final ball to win but completes only one. What is the regulation match result at that point?
The chasing team wins by one run
The fielding team wins by one run
The match is abandoned
The scores are tied
3. What is the main purpose of the Decision Review System (DRS)?
To calculate a revised target after weather delays
To review certain on-field umpiring decisions with technological assistance
To decide which team bats first
To measure a batter’s scoring rate
4. A team batting second is chasing a target of 151. What total must it reach to win outright?
153
150
152
151
5. What is the main feature of a powerplay in limited-overs cricket?
Special restrictions limit where fielders may be positioned
Runs scored from boundaries are doubled
Only spin bowlers may deliver the ball
Batters cannot be dismissed by catches
6. A batter edges a legal delivery, and a fielder securely takes the ball before it touches the ground. Which dismissal applies?
Bowled
Stumped
Caught
Run out
7. Which player normally stands directly behind the striker’s wicket to receive the ball?
The bowler
The wicketkeeper
The non-striker
The square-leg fielder
8. Which fact alone prevents a batter from being dismissed leg before wicket (LBW)?
The ball struck the pad before touching the bat
The ball would have gone on to hit the stumps
The ball struck the pad in line with the stumps
The ball pitched outside the line of leg stump
9. Under the standard Laws, what is a basic scoring consequence when an umpire calls a no-ball?
Five penalty runs are automatically awarded
One penalty run is awarded, and the delivery does not count in the over
The batting team chooses whether to count the delivery
The entire over must be bowled again
10. A batter turns back after attempting a run. A fielder breaks the wicket with the ball before the batter grounds their bat or body behind the crease. What is the likely dismissal?
Stumped
Hit wicket
Run out
LBW
11. How many valid deliveries normally make up one over?
Five
Eight
Six
Ten
12. A pitch has become dry, worn, and increasingly helpful to balls that grip and turn. Which tactical choice is most directly supported by those conditions?
Give more overs to an effective spin bowler
Place every fielder on the boundary
Use only fast bowlers aiming short
Avoid bowling at the stumps
13. A bowler concedes 36 runs from six overs. What is the bowler’s economy rate?
6 runs per over
5 runs per over
30 runs per over
42 runs per over
14. In a multi-innings match, what does enforcing the follow-on mean?
Requiring the trailing team to bat again immediately after its first innings
Requiring the leading team to declare its next innings early
Allowing the batting team to change its batting order
Adding extra overs after a tied innings
15. A batter strikes the ball along the ground, and it reaches the boundary rope without a fielder stopping it. How many runs are normally awarded?
Six runs
Five runs
Four runs
The batters receive only the runs they completed
16. A batter scores 45 runs from 30 balls. What is the batting strike rate?
66.7
150
135
75