130+ Quiz Questions With Answers For Cricket Lovers

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List 130+ Quiz Questions With Answers For Cricket Lovers:

General Cricket Knowledge

1. How many players are there on each team in a cricket match?
2. How many balls are bowled in an over?
3. What does a star (*) next to a batter’s name mean?
4. What is a century in cricket?
5. What is a hat-trick in cricket?
6. Which country won the first men’s Cricket World Cup?
7. What is the maximum number of bouncers allowed per over in Test cricket?
8. What do you call a bowler who bowls very fast?
9. What is the minimum number of overs for a result in a One-Day International?
10. What is a double century?
11. What is the length of a cricket pitch?
12. How wide should the cricket stumps be?
13. What is the maximum weight of a cricket ball?
14. How many overs are there in a T20 match?
15. Can a batsman be given out LBW if the ball pitches outside the leg stump?
16. What is a leg-break?
17. What is the minimum distance of the boundary from the centre of the pitch?
18. What is the term for a batsman who is not out at the end of an innings?
19. Who is known as the God of Cricket?
20. What does DRS stand for?
21. What is a no-ball?
22. What is a wide ball?
23. What is a maiden over?
24. How many runs are awarded for hitting the ball over the boundary without bouncing?
25. What is the Duckworth-Lewis method used for?
26. What does ‘LBW’ stand for?
27. What is a ‘free hit’?
28. What is a ‘powerplay’?
29. What is a ‘super over’?
30. What is the role of a wicketkeeper?

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Cricket Records And Milestones

31. Who has scored the most runs in Test cricket?
32. Who has taken the most wickets in Test cricket?
33. What is the highest individual score in Test cricket?
34. Who has the best bowling figures in a Test match?
35. Which team has won the most Test matches?
36. Who is known as Mr Cricket?
37. Who scored the fastest century in ODI cricket?
38. Who is the only cricketer to score 100 international centuries?
39. Which bowler has the most wickets in ODI cricket?
40. Who has scored the fastest fifty in T20 internationals?
41. Who has the highest individual score in an ODI match?
42. Who was the first player to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket?
43. Who was the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings?
44. Who has the most sixes in international cricket?
45. Who has the most catches in international cricket?
46. Who was the first player to score a double century in ODIs?
47. Which team has won the most ICC Cricket World Cups?
48. Who was the first captain to win the ICC World Cup twice?
49. Who is the youngest player to score a Test century?
50. Who is the oldest player to play international cricket?

Cricket World Cups

51. Which country hosted the first Cricket World Cup?
52. Who was the man of the match in the 2011 World Cup final?
53. Who was the highest run-scorer in the 2019 World Cup?
54. Who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2015 World Cup?
55. Which country won the 2007 T20 World Cup?
56. Who hit the winning runs in the 2016 T20 World Cup final?
57. Who was the first player to score a century in a World Cup final?
58. Who bowled the final over in the 2019 World Cup final?
59. Which team has never won a Cricket World Cup?
60. Who was the first woman to score a century in a Women’s World Cup final?

Cricket Formats And Tournaments

61. What does IPL stand for?
62. Which team won the first IPL title?
63. Who was the first Orange Cap winner in IPL?
64. Which team has won the most IPL titles?
65. Who has the highest individual score in IPL history?
66. Which country hosts the Big Bash League?
67. What is the name of England’s domestic T20 competition?
68. What is the name of Australia’s domestic 50-over tournament?
69. Which country hosts the Caribbean Premier League?
70. What is the oldest cricket tournament in the world?

Famous Players And Nicknames

71. Who is called The Wall in cricket?
72. Who is known as Boom Boom?
73. Who is called Punter?
74. Who is known as the Universe Boss?
75. Who is called Captain Cool?
76. Who is called Rawalpindi Express?
77. Who is known as The Little Master?
78. Who is called Jumbo?
79. Who is known as The Hitman?
80. Who is called ZAK?

Cricket Rules And Umpiring

81. What signal does an umpire give for a six?
82. How does an umpire signal a no-ball?
83. What is the signal for a wide ball?
84. What does the third umpire do?
85. What is the role of the match referee?
86. What is the penalty for ball tampering?
87. What is the maximum number of fielders allowed on the leg side in limited-overs cricket?
88. What is a ‘dead ball’?
89. What is a ‘bye’?
90. What is a ‘leg bye’?
91. What is ‘obstructing the field’?
92. What is ‘handled the ball’?
93. What is ‘timed out’?
94. What is ‘retired hurt’?
95. What is ‘Mankading’?
96. What is a ‘super sub’?

Cricket Trivia And Fun Facts

97. What is a ‘Golden Duck’?
98. What is a ‘Diamond Duck’?
99. What is a ‘King Pair’?
100. What is a ‘Nelson’ score?
101. What is a ‘nightwatchman’?
102. What is a ‘googly’?
103. What is a ‘doosra’?
104. What is a ‘chinaman’ bowler?
105. What is a ‘yorker’?
106. What is a ‘beamer’?
107. What is a ‘slip’ fielder?
108. What is a ‘gully’?
109. What is a ‘silly point’?
110. What is a ‘third man’?
111. What is a ‘fine leg’?
112. What is a ‘deep square leg’?
113. What is a ‘mid-wicket’?
114. What is a ‘cover drive’?
115. What is a ‘reverse sweep’?
116. What is a ‘switch hit’?
117. What is a ‘helicopter shot’?
118. What is a ‘ramp shot’?
119. What is a ‘scoop shot’?
120. What is a ‘powerplay’?
121. What is a ‘dot ball’?
122. What is a ‘run out’?
123. What is a ‘stumping’?
124. What is a ‘follow-on’?
125. What is a ‘declaration’ in Test cricket?

Bonus: Cricket History

126. Which teams played the first-ever Test match?
127. In which year was cricket first played in the Olympics?
128. What year was the first Ashes series played?
129. Who won the first-ever day-night Test match?
130. Who was the first Indian to play county cricket in England?
131. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup?
132. Who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?
133. Who was the first female cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets?
134. Who was the first cricketer to score a triple century in Test cricket?
135. Who was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket?

Answers

General Cricket Knowledge (Answers)

1. 11
2. 6
3. Not out
4. Scoring 100 runs in an innings
5. Taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries
6. West Indies
7. 2
8. Pacer or fast bowler
9. 20 overs (in rain-affected ODIs)
10. Scoring 200 runs in an innings
11. 22 yards
12. 9 inches
13. 5.75 ounces (163 grams)
14. 20 overs per side
15. No
16. A ball that spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman
17. 60 yards (minimum)
18. Not out
19. Sachin Tendulkar
20. Decision Review System
21. An illegal delivery, usually for overstepping the crease
22. A delivery bowled too wide for the batsman to reach
23. An over in which no runs are scored off the bat
24. 6 runs
25. To calculate target scores in rain-affected matches
26. Leg Before Wicket
27. A delivery after a no-ball where the batsman cannot be dismissed in most ways
28. A period in limited-overs cricket with fielding restrictions
29. A tie-breaker over overused in limited-overs matches
30. To stand behind the stumps and catch balls missed by the batsman

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Cricket Records And Milestones (Answers)

31. Sachin Tendulkar
32. Muttiah Muralitharan
33. Brian Lara (400 not out)
34. Jim Laker (19 wickets in a match)
35. Australia
36. Mike Hussey
37. AB de Villiers (31 balls)
38. Sachin Tendulkar
39. Muttiah Muralitharan
40. Yuvraj Singh (12 balls)
41. Rohit Sharma (264)
42. Herschelle Gibbs
43. Jim Laker
44. Chris Gayle
45. Rahul Dravid
46. Sachin Tendulkar
47. Australia
48. Ricky Ponting
49. Mohammad Ashraful (17 years, 61 days)
50. Wilfred Rhodes (52 years old)

Cricket World Cups (Answers)

51. England
52. MS Dhoni
53. Rohit Sharma
54. Mitchell Starc
55. India
56. Carlos Brathwaite
57. Clive Lloyd
58. Jofra Archer
59. South Africa (as of 2024)
60. Karen Rolton

Cricket Formats And Tournaments (Answers)

61. Indian Premier League
62. Rajasthan Royals
63. Shaun Marsh
64. Mumbai Indians
65. Chris Gayle (175)
66. Australia
67. T20 Blast (Vitality Blast)
68. Marsh One-Day Cup
69. West Indies
70. County Championship

Famous Players And Nicknames (Answers)

71. Rahul Dravid
72. Shahid Afridi
73. Ricky Ponting
74. Chris Gayle
75. MS Dhoni
76. Shoaib Akhtar
77. Sachin Tendulkar
78. Anil Kumble
79. Rohit Sharma
80. Zaheer Khan

Cricket Rules And Umpiring (Answers)

81. Both arms raised straight above the head
82. One arm extended horizontally
83. Both arms extended horizontally
84. Reviews decisions using video replays
85. Oversees the conduct of the match and enforces ICC rules
86. 5-run penalty and possible suspension
87. 5 fielders
88. A ball from which no run is scored and no wicket is taken
89. Runs scored when the ball passes the batsman without touching the bat or body
90. Runs scored when the ball hits the batsman’s body (not the bat)
91. When a batsman deliberately obstructs the fielding side
92. When a batsman touches the ball with a hand not holding the bat (now obsolete)
93. When a batsman takes too long to come to the crease
94. When a batsman leaves the field due to injury, and may return later
95. Running out the non-striker before delivering the ball
96. A substitute player allowed to replace another during a match (now discontinued)

Cricket Trivia And Fun Facts (Answers)

97. Getting out on the first ball faced
98. Getting out without facing a ball
99. Getting out for zero in both innings of a match
100. A score of 111 or multiples of it, considered unlucky
101. A lower-order batsman sent in to protect a better batsman before the end of play
102. A leg-spinner’s delivery that spins the opposite way
103. An off-spinner’s delivery that spins like a leg-break
104. A left-arm wrist-spinner
105. A fast, full-length delivery aimed at the base of the stumps
106. A full toss above waist height
107. A fielder positioned next to the wicketkeeper
108. A fielder positioned between slip and point
109. A close-in fielder near the batsman on the off side
110. A fielder on the boundary behind the wicket on the off side
111. A fielder on the boundary behind the wicket on the leg side
112. A fielder on the boundary square of the wicket on the leg side
113. A fielder between mid-on and square leg
114. A front-foot shot played through the covers
115. A sweep shot was played in the opposite direction
116. A shot where the batsman switches stance before hitting
117. A shot made famous by MS Dhoni, flicking the ball with the bat’s bottom
118. A shot where the batsman ramps the ball over the keeper’s head
119. A shot scooping the ball over the wicket keeper or fine leg
120. A period in limited-overs cricket with fielding restrictions
121. A ball from which no run is scored
122. A batsman is dismissed when the fielding side breaks the stumps while the batsman is out of the crease
123. When the wicketkeeper removes the bails while the batsman is out of his crease
124. When the team batting second is forced to bat again after a poor first innings
125. When the batting team ends its innings before all wickets are lost

Bonus: Cricket History (Answers)

126. England and Australia
127. 1900
128. 1882
129. Australia (vs New Zealand, 2015)
130. Ranjitsinhji
131. Chetan Sharma
132. Sunil Gavaskar
133. Cathryn Fitzpatrick
134. Andy Sandham
135. Courtney Walsh

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