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Cricket Quiz!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the wooden pieces placed on top of the wickets?

a)

stumps

b)

bowls

c)

bails

d)

bats

2.

How is a run scored in cricket?

a)

Batsman running from stump to stump

b)

When the ball is hit

c)

When the ball is caught in the field

d)

Both batsmen running to opposite stumps

3.

When a batsman has been stumped this has occurred...

a)

After ball has been hit, the ball is caught by the fielder

b)

The ball has been fielded, thrown to the wicketkeeper, and breaks bails

c)

The ball has been bowled and bails broken on the bowl

d)

The batsman has swung and moved beyond popping crease while wicketkeeper breaks bail w/ ball

4.

What is the name of the cricket player synonymous with the pitch in baseball?

a)

batsman

b)

umpire

c)

wicket

d)

bowler

5.

All of the following are ways in which to get the batsman out except for:

a)

tagged

b)

caught

c)

stumped

d)

bowled

6.

A ball hit over the playing boundary on the fly is worth how many points?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

7.

The playing surface in cricket is called:

a)

pitch

b)

wicket

c)

bails

d)

field

8.

How many degrees of elbow flexion @ the elbow before a bowl is deemed illegal?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

15

9.

How many batsmen/women bat before switching sides to the opponent?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

15

10.

The #1 priority for a batsman is to:

a)

score runs

b)

run w/ fellow batsman

c)

get bowled

d)

protect the wickets & bails

11.

Which out is synonymous with throwing the batter out @ 1st base in baseball?

a)

run out

b)

caught

c)

stumped

d)

bowled