Introduction to cricket

How many players in each team?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

What is the aim of the game in cricket?

• to hit the ball out of the ground

• to score more runs than the other team

• to catch more balls than the other team

• to knock down all of the stumps

What are the sticks in the ground behind the batsman called?

• studs

• stumps

• sticks

• twigs

How can the bowler bowl the ball to the batsman?

• throwing it

• underarm

• overarm (straight arm)

• overarm (bent arm)

How many balls are bowled in one "over"

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

How can a batsman get "out"?

• bowler hits the stumps/wicket when bowling

• ball is caught before it hits the floor

• fielder hits the stumps with the ball before a batsman reaches the line (crease)

• all of the above

How is a run scored?

• batsman hits the ball and runs between the creases

• batsman hits the ball

• batsman hits the ball and it hits a fielder

• batsman dodges the ball

How many runs are scored if the ball rolls out of the pitch (over the "boundary")?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

How many runs are scored if the batsman hits the ball and it lands over the boundary (on the full)?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

The batsman hits the ball and both batsmen run across the wicket twice (there and back). How many runs are scored?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8