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This is the Ultimate Cricket Quiz. 100+ Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers about all forms of the game, and the legends that have played it!

Since its inception as a kids game in the late 16th Century, this incredible sport has only grown in fans and after sweeping across the countries of the world, today it is the second most popular sport on the globe (after Football/Soccer). But how much do you know about the great game?

Test your knowledge of everything cricket with our ultimate cricket quiz. Which, in fact, is actually 5 cricket quizzes in one post, with different sections for General Cricket Knowledge, Test Cricket, One Day International Cricket, T20 (Twenty Twenty) Cricket and a final section of hard cricket trivia which we would recommend is reserved for the cricket nuffies only!

So what are you waiting for? Scroll down and start the quiz yourself now, or use it to find some excellent cricket quiz questions and answers for your own pub quiz or virtual quiz night!

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Cricket Quiz Questions (General Knowledge, Legends, Fun Facts)

1. How many balls are bowled in an over?

2. On a scoreboard or scorecard, what does a start (*) mean next to a batters name?

3. In Cricketing lingo, what is a cricketer’s coffin?

4. In 2008, what was introduced to decide a match when the two teams had tied One Day and T20 cricket?

5. Which world-famous cricketer named his daughter after his favourite cricket ground where he scored his first test century?

6. Which band performed the cricket-inspired song, “Howzat”?

7. “White Cap and Bails: Adventures of a much-loved Umpire” is a book about which famous cricketing personality?

8. The first use of which cricketing term is believed to have been coined by the journalist Hugh Buggy?

Trent Bridge Cricket Stadium under a cloudy sky with the sun poking through

9. The Post box number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) mailing address immortalises Sir Don Bradman’s ultimate test average. What is the post box number of the ABC?

10. Which of the following dismissals is NOT a valid way to get out?
A. Bailed
B. Caught
C. Run Out
D. Bowled

11. If the Barmy Army are for England, Swamy Army are for India, then what name is given to the popular fan group of Sri Lankan Cricket team?

12. Where a batter gets a score of 0, it is called a ‘duck’, what is it called if the batter is out on the very first ball faced?

13. If the batter is out without facing a legal ball, what is this called?

14. What is a cricket ball made of?
A. Rubber
B. Plastic
C. Leather Outer/Cork Inner
D. Leather Outer/Rubber Inner

15. Who is Mr Cricket?

16. What does the term ‘LBW’ stand for?

Kids playing cricket in the dirt next to a building site in India

17. Former Australian cricketer Bill Lawry used his while cleaning his pigeon’s nest, while Bill Ponsford used his to protect his hair while painting the fence of his house. What item did they use?

18. Which bowling technique was invented by Pakistani fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz, later perfected by Imran Khan, Wasim Akaram, Waqar Younis?

19. How did ‘Slip’, one of the key fielding positions in cricket, get its name?

20. Who was the first cricketer in the world to be given out by a third umpire in 1992?

21. Who was the inaugural recipient of the Wisden Leading Women cricketer in the world?

22. Which sports equipment Company was founded in 1890 by Alfred Grace Thompson?

23. Who was the first cricketer to be knighted?

24. Who was the first player to carry his bat through an innings (i.e. be not out) in all 3 forms of the game – Test, ODI and T20?

25. The autobiography of which legendary cricketer and commentator is titled ‘Anything But’?

Packed cricket stadium with floodlights on

26. Which book is known as the ‘Bible of Cricket’?

27. Which of these cricket fielding positions are NOT real?
A. Silly Short Leg.
B. Silly Mid Off.
C. Silly Point.
D. Silly Mid On.

28. What year was the first Ashes cricket series played?

29. Nowadays all test matches are held over a maximum of 5 days, however, how many days has the longest test match run for?

30. Which former cricket player, umpire, coach and commentator (and all-around English cricket royalty) is known as ‘Bumble’?

 

Test Cricket Quiz Questions

1. The Freedom Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test series between India and South Africa. The trophy is dedicated to which two famous figures from India and South Africa?

2. Who is the only cricketer in the world to be given out for obstructing the field, a rare method of dismissing a batsman in cricket?

3. To date, there have only been two tied tests in cricketing history (1960, 1986). Who is the only person to be involved in both the tied tests – first as a player and then as a coach?

4. Who is the only bowler to have taken 800 test wickets?
A. Shane Warne.
B. James Anderson.
C. Muttiah Muralitharan.
D. Anil Kumble.

5. Who was the first test cricketer to appear on an Indian postage stamp?

Cricket umpire knocking stumps into the ground with the handle of a cricket bat

6. There have only been two instances where a captain declared both innings and lost the test. First, it was the West Indies against England in the fourth Test of the 1967-1968 series. Which was the other instance?

7. Pakistan cricketer, Nasim ul-Ghani scored 101 against England in 1962, doing so, he became the first cricketer to achieve what unique feat?

8. Which legendary cricketer created controversy when he used an Aluminium bat in a December 1979 Test match in Perth against England?

9. If you were watching ‘Ashes’ test cricket, teams from which two countries would be playing?

10. Whose consecutive test matches record was broken by Alastair Cook in June 2018 when he played 159 consecutive Test matches for England ( 11 May 2006 – 7 September 2018)

11. Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) and which other cricketer are the only two debutants to score centuries in both innings of a test match?
A. Yasir Hameed (Pakistan).
B.  Sunil Gavaskar (India).
C.  Ricky Ponting (Australia).
D.  Graham Gooch (England).

Melbourne Cricket Ground Members Stands

12. Since 2007, the third day of the first test held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SGC) is named after whom?

13. The first bowler to capture 500 test wickets, which legendary cricketer’s autobiography is titled ‘Heart of the Lion’?

14. How many test cricket countries are there in the ICC World Test Championship

15. She was the first female cricketer to hit a six in a test match and was also a goalkeeper for Englands National Field Hockey Team, name this best-known English cricket captain.

16. The Wisden trophy was awarded to the winner of the Test series played between England and West Indies. In 2020, the trophy was replaced with what trophy, named after which two legendary cricketers from England and West Indies?

17. Who is the heaviest cricketer ever to have played test cricket?

18. In December 2021, who became the third bowler in test cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings?

19. Who was the first cricketer to be dismissed due to ‘Handling the ball’ in test cricket history?

Wankhede Stadium in India

20. While playing against England in Chennai on 12 January 1964 which former Indian spinner bowled a record 21 maiden overs in a row?

21. Which bowler has (somewhat controversially) taken the most test cricket wickets throughout his career?

22. In Test Match Cricket, which state in Australia held a historic 5th Test of the Ashes series for the first time ever in 2022?

23. Which countries team has had the lowest recorded test innings in history?
A. India.
B. Australia.
C. New Zealand.
D. South Africa.

24. Who is the longest-serving Test captain of the Indian cricket team?

25. True or False: In 2019, England cricket players were told they had to play red-ball county cricket in order to be selected for the countries test side?

 

ODI Cricket Quiz Questions

Red cricket ball on green grass

1. Who was the New Zealand cricketer to have faced Trevor Chappell’s infamous underarm delivery in 1981?

2. Which Australian cricketer holds the record for the most Women’s One Day International centuries?

3. Name the youngest cricket umpire to have received the ICC’s Bronze Bails Award for umpiring 100 ODIs.
A. Aleem Dar.
B. Simon Taufel.
C. Kumar Dharmasena.
D. Billy Bowden.

4. While playing against Pakistan in Toronto in 1997, who became the only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs?

5. 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev invented which cricketing shot while playing against Zimbabwe?

6. At the 1992 World Cup, New Zealand captain Martin Crowe surprised the cricketing world opening the bowling attack with a spinner. Who was that spinner?

7. Who holds the record for the fastest century in One Day International cricket?
A. Corey James Anderson.
B. AB de Villiers. 
C. Mark Boucher.
D. Kevin Peterson.

8. Who became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in WODIs?

9. Which Australian cricketer became the most expensive bowler in the ODI history with figures of 10-0-113-0?

10. Name the cricketer that has scored the highest individual runs in an ODI World Cup match?

Beach cricket with makeshift stumps made of driftwood

11. In what year did the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League start?

12. Where was the first-ever men’s ODI match played?

13. In what year did South Africa make its ODI debut?

14. Name the umpire who has officiated in both the cricket and football World Cups?

15. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most ODI Man of the Match awards – how many did he win?

 

 

T20 Cricket Quiz Questions

Indian Batsmen running on the wicket vs an Australian bowler

1. In what year was the T20 format first played and where?

2. What is the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl in a ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League T20 match?

3. The official mascot of which Big Bash League franchise is named ‘‘Sledge’?

4. Who scored the first century in an International T20 match?

5. How many countries participated in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007?

6. Who scored the first century in the IPL (Indian Premier League)?

7. Who holds the record for scoring the most runs in a BBL (Big Bash League) Match?

8. In T20 cricket, what has to happen for a batter to be allowed a “free hit”?

9. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in an International T20 match?

10. In 2008, which team won the inaugural IPL tournament?

Batter swinging as the ball removes he middle stump and the bails go flying

11. What is the name of England’s latest short format cricket tournament, launched in 2021?

12. What is the name of the T20 cricket league played on the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis?

13. Which Country has NOT hosted the ICC T20 World Cup Finals to date?
A. India.
B. England.
C. Sri Lanka.
D. Pakistan.

14. True or False: At the end of 2021, the leading wicket takers in the IPL are jointly Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo having each taken 170 wickets?

15. Who is the first Indian cricketer to win a T20 International Man of the Match award?

Cricket Batsman driving the ball

 

Hard Cricket Quiz Questions – For True Fans Only!

1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a first-class cricketer. He also played for a team “Allahakbarries” founded by which Scottish novelist and playwright?

2. Sydney rapper Urthboy released a song titled ‘Nambucca Boy’ as a tribute to which International cricketer?

3. What is the famous red and yellow colours of the Marylebone Cricket Club is affectionately referred to as? (and shares its name with a food item?)

4. First introduced in 1977 and used by the Australian Nine Networks, what name is given to an animated duck when a batsman is dismissed without scoring?

5. Which well-known English cricketer was an Olympic Gold medalist boxer as well?

6. Which famous English cricketer, the original ‘Brylcreem boy’, also played most of his football career with Arsenal FC?

7. Who became the first non-white cricketer to have captained the South African cricket team?

8. Name the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first player to have taken part in both ICC and FIFA World cups?

9. Which famous Indian cricketer shares his nickname with a Pink Floyd album?
A. Sourav Ganguly.
B. Virat Kohli.
C. Sachin Tendulkar.
D. Rahul Dravid.

10. What was believed to have been popularised by former Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, inspired by Henry Lawson’s 1887 poem?

11. Which former English cricketer was nicknamed ‘Judge’ because of the wig-like appearance of his hair?

Cricket match being played on a green astroturf track in England

12. They were affectionately known as “The Three Ws” of the West Indies cricket team:  Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and who is the third one?

13. Udayan is a Kolkata, India based NGO that works for leprosy-affected children which earned popularity throughout India due to which legendary cricketer’s association with it?

14. Who is the only cricketer to have played for both Australia and South Africa?

15. “Decision Maker” is the autobiography of which controversial cricket umpire?

16. Which Cricket stadium is nicknamed ‘The Bull Ring’?

17. Which rock band takes its name from a backyard cricket rule?

18. Located at the height of 4780 ft, name the highest cricket stadium in the world?

19. Which award recognizes Australia’s best women’s international cricketer is named after a former Australian cricketer and sports administrator?

20. The autobiography of which legendary cricketer is titled ‘Beyond Ten Thousand: My Life Story’?

 

Cricket Stadium at sunset

 

Cricket Trivia Questions & Answers (General Knowledge, Legends, Fun Facts)

1. How many balls are bowled in an over?
6

2. What does a start (*) mean next to a batters name?
Not out

3. In Cricketing lingo, what is a cricketer’s coffin?
Their Kit Bag

4. In 2008, what was introduced to decide a match when the two teams had tied One Day and T20 cricket?
The Super Over (it replaced the Bowl Out method)

5. Which world-famous cricketer named his daughter after his favourite cricket ground where he scored his first test century?
Brian Lara. (He named his daughter Sydney after the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Australia.)

6. Which band performed the cricket-inspired song, “Howzat”?
Sherbert

7. “White Cap and Bails: Adventures of a much-loved Umpire” is a book about which famous cricketing personality?
Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird.

8. The first use of which cricketing term is believed to have been coined by the journalist Hugh Buggy?
Bodyline.

9. The Post box number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) mailing address immortalises Sir Don Bradman’s ultimate test average. What is the post box number of the ABC?
9994. (Sir Don Bradman’s test average is 99.94.)

Cricket wicket keeper catching ball besides the stumps

10. Which of the following dismissals is NOT a valid way to get out?
A. Bailed
B. Caught
C. Run Out
D. Bowled

11. If the Barmy Army are for England, Swamy Army are for India, then what name is given to the popular fan group of Sri Lankan Cricket team?
Appu Army.

12. Where a batter gets a score of 0, it is called a ‘duck’, what is it called if the batter is out on the very first ball faced?
A Golden Duck

13. If the batter is out without facing a ball, what is this called?
A Diamond Duck

14. What is a cricket ball made of?
A. Rubber
B. Plastic
C. Leather Outer/Cork Inner 
D. Leather Outer/Rubber Inner

15. Who is Mr Cricket?
Mike Hussey

16. What does the term ‘LBW’ stand for?
Leg Before Wicket

17. Former Australian cricketer Bill Lawry used his while cleaning his pigeon’s nest while Bill Ponsford used his to protect his hair while painting the fence of his house. What item did they use?
The baggy green, cricket cap.

18. Which bowling technique was invented by Pakistani fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz, later perfected by Imran Khan, Wasim Akaram, Waqar Younis?
Reverse Swing.

Kids silhouettes in a line, one holding a cricket bat, against an orange sky

19. How did ‘Slip’, one of the key fielding positions in cricket, get its name?
The captains started placing a fielder just beside the wicketkeeper to take full advantage of any ‘slip’ or mistakes by the batsman.

20. Who was the first cricketer in the world to be given out by a third umpire in 1992?
Sachin Tendulkar.

21. Who was the inaugural recipient of the Wisden Leading Women cricketer in the world?
Meg Lanning.

22. Which sports equipment Company was founded in 1890 by Alfred Grace Thompson?
Kookaburra.

23. Who was the first cricketer to be knighted?
Sir Francis Eden Lacey.

24. Who was the first player to carry his bat through an innings (i.e. be not out) in all 3 forms of the game – Test, ODI and T20?
Chris Gayle

Cricket game with scoreboard in the background

25. The autobiography of which legendary cricketer and commentator is titled ‘Anything But’?
Richie Benaud.

26. Which book is known as the ‘Bible of Cricket’?
Wisden Cricketers Almanack

27. Which of these cricket fielding positions are NOT real?
A. Silly Short Leg. 
B. Silly Mid Off.
C. Silly Point.
D. Silly Mid On.

28. What year was the first Ashes cricket series played?
1872

29. Nowadays all test matches are held over a maximum of 5 days, however, how many days has the longest test match run for?
9 Days (In 1939 between South Africa (RSA) and England – it was abandoned on Day 10 as the ship taking the English team home was due to depart!)

30. Which former cricket player, umpire, coach and commentator (and all-around English cricket royalty) is known as ‘Bumble’?
David Lloyd

 

Test Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers

Red cricket ball against black background

1. The Freedom Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test series between India and South Africa. The trophy is dedicated to which two famous figures from India and South Africa?
Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

2. Who is the only cricketer in the world to be given out for obstructing the field, a rare method of dismissing a batsman in cricket?
Sir Len Hutton.

3. To date, there have only been two tied tests in cricketing history (1960, 1986). Who is the only person to be involved in both the tied tests – first as a player and then as a coach?
Bob Simpson.

4. Who is the only bowler to have taken 800 test wickets?
A. Shane Warne.
B. James Anderson.
C. Muttiah Muralitharan. 
D. Anil Kumble.

5. Who was the first test cricketer to appear on an Indian postage stamp?
K.S.Ranjitsinghji.

6. There have only been two instances where a captain declared both innings and lost the test. First, it was the West Indies against England in the fourth Test of the 1967-1968 series. Which was the other instance?
South Africa lost against Australia at the SCG in 2006.

7. Pakistan cricketer, Nasim ul-Ghani scored 101 against England in 1962, doing so, he became the first cricketer to achieve what unique feat?
First night-watchman to score a century in Test Cricket.

People sitting at tables and chairs watching a cricket game in the English countryside

8. Which legendary cricketer created controversy when he used an Aluminium bat in a December 1979 Test match in Perth against England?
Dennis Lillee.

9. If you were watching ‘Ashes’ test cricket, teams from which two countries would be playing?
Australia vs England

10. Whose consecutive test matches record was broken by Alastair Cook in June 2018 when he played 159 consecutive Test matches for England ( 11 May 2006 – 7 September 2018)?
Allan Border (153 consecutive test matches for Australia)

11. Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) and which other cricketer are the only two debutants to score centuries in both innings of a test match?
A. Yasir Hameed (Pakistan).
B.  Sunil Gavaskar (India).
C.  Ricky Ponting (Australia).
D.  Graham Gooch (England).

12. Since 2007, the third day of the first test held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SGC) is named after whom?
Jane McGrath, late wife of Glenn McGrath. (Jane McGrath day)

13. The first bowler to capture 500 test wickets, which legendary cricketer’s autobiography is titled ‘Heart of the Lion’?
Courtney Walsh.

14. How many test cricket countries are there in the ICC World Test Championship?
9

15. She was the first female cricketer to hit a six in a test match and was also a goalkeeper for Englands National Field Hockey Team, name this best-known English cricket captain.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint.

16. The Wisden trophy was awarded to the winner of the Test series played between England and West Indies. In 2020, the trophy was replaced with what trophy, named after which two legendary cricketers from England and West Indies?
The Richards–Botham Trophy. (After Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Ian Botham)

Batsman facing a ball with the stumps behind him

17. Who is the heaviest cricketer ever to have played test cricket?
Rahkeem Cornwall (He was 140 kg (22 stone))

18. In December 2021, who became the third bowler in test cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings?
Ajaz Patel. (Jim Laker and Anil Kumble were the other two cricketers.)

19. Who was the first cricketer to be dismissed due to ‘Handling the ball’ in test cricket history?
Russell Endean.

20. While playing against England in Chennai on 12 January 1964 which former Indian spinner bowled a record 21 maiden overs in a row?
“Bapu” Nadkarni.

21. Which bowler has (somewhat controversially) taken the most test cricket wickets throughout his career?
Muthiah Muralidaran (800 wickets to January 2022 – all cricket statistics ad cricket records in this quiz are verified on ESPN and Howstat)

22. In Test Match Cricket, which state in Australia held a historic 5th Test of the Ashes series for the first time ever in 2022?
Tasmania

Batsman being crowded at the wicket

23. Which countries team has had the lowest recorded test innings in history?
A. India. (36 vs Australia in 2020)
B. Australia. (36 vs England in 1902)
C. New Zealand. (26 vs England in 1955)
D. South Africa. (30 vs England in 1924) 

24. Who is the longest-serving Test captain of the Indian cricket team?
Virat Kohli (68 matches)

25. True or False: In 2019, England cricket players were told they had to play red-ball county cricket in order to be selected for the countries test side?
True

 

ODI Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers

Cricket bowler inspecting the white ball in front of packed bleachers

1. Who was the New Zealand cricketer to have faced Trevor Chappell’s infamous underarm delivery in 1981?
Brian McKechnie.

2. Which Australian cricketer holds the record for the most Women’s One Day International centuries?
Meg Lanning.

3. Name the youngest cricket umpire to have received the ICC’s Bronze Bails Award for umpiring 100 ODIs.
A. Aleem Dar.
B. Simon Taufel. 
C. Kumar Dharmasena.
D. Billy Bowden.

4. While playing against Pakistan in Toronto in 1997, who became the only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs?
Sourav Ganguly.

5. 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev invented which cricketing shot while playing against Zimbabwe?
Natraj Shot. (A type of hook shot mostly played around the shoulder area.)

6. At the 1992 World Cup, New Zealand captain Martin Crowe surprised the cricketing world opening the bowling attack with a spinner. Who was that spinner?
Dipak Patel.

7. Who holds the record for the fastest century in One Day International cricket?
A. Corey James Anderson.
B. AB de Villiers. (31 balls!).
C. Mark Boucher.
D. Kevin Peterson.

8. Who became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in WODIs?
Jhulan Goswami.

Cricket bails being hit by a red cricket ball under a blue sky

9. Which Australian cricketer became the most expensive bowler in the ODI history with figures of 10-0-113-0?
Mick Lewis.

10. Name the cricketer that has scored the highest individual runs in an ODI World Cup match?
Martin Guptill. (237 runs off just 163 balls against UAE, 2015)

11. In what year did the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League start?
2019

12. Where was the first-ever men’s ODI match played?
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

13. In what year did South Africa make its ODI debut?
1991

14. Name the umpire who has officiated in both the cricket and football World Cups?
Steve Bucknor

15. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most ODI Man of the Match awards – how many did he win?
62

 

T20 Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers

Virat Kohli batting wearing blue whites in a T20 match

1. In what year was the T20 format first played and where?
2003 in England

2. What is the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl in a ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League T20 match?
4

3. The official mascot of which Big Bash League franchise is named ‘‘Sledge’?
The Melbourne Renegades.

4. Who scored the first century in an International T20 match?
Chris Gayle (He scored 117 of 57 balls against South Africa in 2007.)

5. How many countries participated in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007?
12

6. Who scored the first century in the IPL (Indian Premier League)?
Brendan McCullum (on 18 April 2008 while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore)

7. Who holds the record for scoring the most runs in a BBL (Big Bash League) Match?
Glen Maxwell (154 not out from 64 balls in January 2021 in his 100th BBL game)

8. In T20 cricket, what has to happen for a batter to be allowed a “free hit”?
A No ball

9. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in an International T20 match?
Brett Lee

10. In 2008, which team won the inaugural IPL tournament?
Rajasthan Royals

11. What is the name of England’s latest short format cricket tournament?
The Hundred (it’s slightly shorter than T20 with just 100 balls)

Red cricket ball on green grass

12. What is the name of the T20 cricket league played on the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis?
Caribbean Premier League

13. Which Country has NOT hosted the ICC T20 World Cup Finals to date?
A. India.
B. England.
C. Sri Lanka.
D. Pakistan

14. True or False: At the end of 2021, the leading wicket takers in the IPL are jointly Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo having each taken 170 wickets?
False (Malinga has taken a record 170 wickets, Bravo is currently on 167 – but expected to surpass Malinga in the 2022 IPL.)

15. Who is the first Indian cricketer to win a T20 International Man of the Match award?
Dinesh Karthik

 

Hard Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers – For True Fans Only!

1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a first-class cricketer. He also played for a team “Allahakbarries” founded by which Scottish novelist and playwright?
Sir James Barrie

2. Sydney rapper Urthboy released a song titled ‘Nambucca Boy’ as a tribute to which International cricketer?
Phillip Hughes.

3. What is the famous red and yellow colours of the Marylebone Cricket Club is affectionately referred to as? (and shares its name with a food item?)
Egg and bacon.

Cricket match being played on a green astroturf track in England

4. First introduced in 1977 and used by the Australian Nine Networks, what name is given to an animated duck when a batsman is dismissed without scoring?
Daddles.

5. Which well-known English cricketer was an Olympic Gold medalist boxer as well?
JWHT Douglas (middleweight boxing in the 1908 Olympics.)

6. Which famous English cricketer, the original Brylcreem boy, also played most of his football career with Arsenal FC?
Denis Compton.

7. Who became the first non-white cricketer to have captained the South African cricket team?
Ashwell Prince.

8. Name the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first player to have taken part in both ICC and FIFA World cups?
Ellyse Perry.

9. Which famous Indian cricketer shares his nickname with a Pink Floyd album?
A. Sourav Ganguly.
B. Virat Kohli.
C. Sachin Tendulkar.
D. Rahul Dravid. (Nickname: The Wall.)

10. What was believed to have been popularised by former Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, inspired by Henry Lawson’s 1887 poem?
Under The Southern Cross I Stand, the victory song of the Australian cricket team. (Inspired by Henry Lawson’s 1887 poem, “Flag of the Southern Cross”)

11. Which former English cricketer was nicknamed ‘Judge’ because of the wig-like appearance of his hair?
Robin Smith.

Packed cricket stadium with floodlights on

12. They were affectionately known as “The Three Ws” of the West Indies cricket team:  Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and who is the third one?
Clyde Walcott.

13. Udayan is a Kolkata, India based NGO that works for leprosy-affected children which earned popularity throughout India due to which legendary cricketer’s association with it?
Steve Waugh.

14. Who is the only cricketer to have played for both Australia and South Africa?
Kepler Wessels.

15. “Decision Maker” is the autobiography of which controversial cricket umpire?
Darrell Hair.

16. Which Cricket stadium is nicknamed ‘The Bull Ring’?
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.

17. Which rock band takes its name from the backyard cricket rule?
Six & Out (The band members are: Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee.)

18. Located at the height of 4780 ft, name the highest cricket stadium in the world?
Dharamshala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, India.

19. Which award recognizes Australia’s best women’s international cricketer is named after a former Australian cricketer and sports administrator?
Belinda Clark Award.

20. The autobiography of which legendary cricketer is titled ‘Beyond Ten Thousand: My Life Story’?
Allan Border.

 

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Kia Oval Stadium in London, empty seats with the wicket covered

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