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The story of cricket

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following pre-industrial cricket equipment are still being used in cricket?

          1)Protective gloves  2)Bats, stumps and bails  3)Protective rubber pads

a)

1 and 3

b)

1 and 2

c)

2 only

d)

1,2 and 3

2.

The ICC headquarters shifted from London to

a)

India

b)

Dubai

c)

Singapore

d)

Sydney

3.

The first World Cup was successfully staged in

a)

1975

b)

1972

c)

1973

d)

1974

4.

The hockey player from India who won many Olympic gold medals.

a)

Dhanraj Pillai

b)

Gagan Ajit Singh

c)

Balbir Singh

d)

 Dhyan Chand

5.

 Cricket was played for the first time in

a)

 Australia

b)

England

c)

India

d)

Rome

6.

The year India entered the world of Test Cricket is

a)

1932

b)

1877

c)

 1927

d)

1926

7.

The world series cricket was started by:

a)

Palwankar Baloo

b)

Dennis Lillee

c)

C.K. Nayudu 

d)

Kerry Packer

8.

Who was the first test captain of Indian cricket team?

a)

C K Nayudu

b)

Kapil Dev

c)

Sachin Tendulkar

d)

None of these

9.

Cricket was played for the first time in India by

a)

The Hindus

b)

The Muslims

c)

The Parsis

d)

None of these

10.

Which cricket club was founded by the Parsis ?

a)

National Cricket Club

b)

Indian Cricket Championship

c)

Marylebone Cricket Club

d)

Oriental Cricket Club

11.

MCC stands for:

a)

Marylebone Cricket Corporation

b)

Marylebone Cricket Club

c)

Marylebone Cricket Council

d)

Marylebone Cricket Conference

12.

The length of the cricket pitch is

a)

20 yards

b)

22 yards

c)

30 yards

d)

25 yards

13.

What was introduced in order to move the ball on dusty wicket under clear skies ?

a)

Out Swing

b)

Reverse Swing

c)

In Swing

d)

 None of the above

14.

Which of the following teams was not included in quadrangular tournament ?

a)

The Indians

b)

The Europeans

c)

The Parsis

d)

The Rest

15.

Who was Kerry Packer?

a)

Sri Lankan rebel

b)

British tycoon

c)

Australian television tycoon

d)

None of these

16.

Cricket was popularly established as a sport in

a)

South Africa, Zimbabwe

b)

Australia, New Zealand

c)

West Indies, Kenya

d)

All the above

17.

The rich who played cricket for pleasure are called

a)

Commons

b)

Professionals

c)

Amateurs

d)

Both a and b

18.

Who led the English cricket team in 1930 for the first time

a)

Len Hutton

b)

Garry Sobers

c)

Derek Underwood

d)

David Gomer

19.

The ones who played cricket for a living were called

a)

professionals

b)

commons

c)

needy

d)

entertainers

20.

The Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in

a)

1760

b)

1787

c)

1788

d)

1895

21.

The first written “Laws of Cricket” were drawn up in

a)

1760

b)

 1703

c)

1744

d)

1750

22.

When was the world’s first cricket club formed?

a)

1794

b)

1744

c)

1750s

d)

1760s

23.

Initially the term ‘tournament’ called as

a)

Quadrangular

b)

Pentagular

c)

Triangular

d)

Angular

24.

Who is the author of the novel ‘Tom Brown’s School Days’

a)

Kim Hughes

b)

Thomas Hughes

c)

John Berg

d)

Thomas Arnold

25.

Which of the following changes was introduced as a result of the MCC’s revision of the laws of cricket?

a)

The overarm bowling

b)

The limited-overs match

c)

The reverse swing

d)

The doosra