HPS Cricket Quiz

Cricket is popular where?

• Australia, India and UK

• Australia, Pakistan and India

• Australia, UK and Ireland

• Internationally - all across the world

A cricket pitch is which shape? (Not the whole field but the part where the bowler bowls to the batsman.)

• diamond shape

• square shape

• rectangle shape

• circle shape

The player batting is called:

• striker

• nonstriker

• batman

• thrower

The two small pieces of wood on top of the stumps are

• wails

• tails

• nails

• bails

At each end of the pitch, the line in front of the wicket is called

• mopping crease

• hopping crease

• popping crease

• runners line

If the ball is hit past the boundary without bouncing the team get

• 8 runs

• 4 runs

• 6 runs

• 10 runs

Who is the umpire?

• The maker of cricket rules

• The official who rules on play

• The person who is in charge of spectator behaviour

• The people who take footage of the game

Where was Cricket officially started?

• Pakistan

• West-indies

• England

• India

When and where was the first Cricket World Cup held?

• 1895 in India

• 1914 in Australia

• 2018 in Pakistan

• 1975 in England

When was the first day/night cricket match played?

• 1300

• 1789

• 2000

• 1992

• 1987