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Bowler Calls Howzat! Trivia Quiz

In this game you are the umpire. You make the decisions. Can you handle the pressure?

A multiple-choice quiz by swingking2. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
swingking2

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
286,681

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1403

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first ball of the game is an out-swinger. The ball pitches outside the leg stump and strikes the batsman in front of the off stump on the pad. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Not Out

Dead Ball

Out

Refer Decision to Third Umpire

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Question 2 of 10

2. A fast bowler is bowling. The next ball is a full toss that is at the batsman's ribs. The batsman runs out of the way and then the ball sharply moves down and hits the top of the stumps, and the ball flies down to the boundary for four. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Out and four runs

Out

No ball and 4 runs

Four runs

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Question 3 of 10

3. The batsman plays a sweep shot but misses the ball. The ball just nips the leg stump but the bail doesn't come off. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Out

No ball

1 run

Not out

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Question 4 of 10

4. The bowler is furious and his next ball is bowled at the batman's head on the full. The batsman is lucky to get out of the way. What's your decision? Hint

Obstructing the field

Dead ball

No ball, and the bowler is immediately taken out of the attack

5 runs

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Question 5 of 10

5. A ball is quite wide and the batsman leaves, and the keeper misses and the ball hits the fielding team's helmet. The bowler lowers his head in disappointment. How will you give it? Hint

Wide

No ball

5 runs awarded to the batting side

Timed out

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Question 6 of 10

6. It is an ODI match and an off spinner is bowling. He sees the batsman charging him and bowls the ball way down the leg side. The batsman is out of his crease and he misses the ball. The wicketkeeper collects the ball and removes the bails while the batsman is out of his crease. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Wide Ball

Out and Wide Ball

Out

Dead Ball

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Question 7 of 10

7. The batsman charges and misses the ball and the wicketkeeper stumps him. The batsman's foot is on the line. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Dead ball

Not out

Stumped

Run out

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Question 8 of 10

8. The bowler steps over the popping crease and the ball bowls the batsman. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Dead Ball

Out

Not out and no ball

Wide

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Question 9 of 10

9. How can you be given out "Timed Out"? Hint

By taking too long getting ready for the bowler to bowl his delivery

Both of these

None of these

By taking too long to get to the crease

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last ball of the game is a leg cutter. The batsman gets an edge and slip drops it, but the ball has not touched the ground. The wicketkeeper dives and catches the ball. The bowler appeals. How will you give it? Hint

Replay ball

Not out

Out

Dead ball

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first ball of the game is an out-swinger. The ball pitches outside the leg stump and strikes the batsman in front of the off stump on the pad. The bowler appeals. How will you give it?

Answer: Not Out

The batsman can not be given out if the ball pitches outside the leg stump, even if it is going on to hit the batsman's wicket. But the batsman may be given out if the ball pitches outside the off stump and swings or seams back and hits the batsman in front of his stumps. Also you may be given out if the ball pitches inline with the stumps and is going on to hit the batsman's stumps.

Answer: No ball and 4 runs

If a fast bowler bowls a full toss it must be under the batsman's waist for the ball not to be called a no ball. For a slow bowler or spin bowler has the extra latitude of keeping it under shoulder high. In this case, that's why the decision was not out. The 4 runs will be recorded as 4 byes as the batsman did not hit/contact the ball.

3. The batsman plays a sweep shot but misses the ball. The ball just nips the leg stump but the bail doesn't come off. The bowler appeals. How will you give it?

Answer: Not out

In order for the decision to be given out, the bails must come off for the batsman to be given out. No matter what happens even if the ball hits the stumps, if the bails have not been dislodged, the batsman is not out.

4. The bowler is furious and his next ball is bowled at the batman's head on the full. The batsman is lucky to get out of the way. What's your decision?

Answer: No ball, and the bowler is immediately taken out of the attack

The nickname for a ball like that is a "beamer". or in some quarters, a "doodle bug". If the bowler accidentally bowls one, he is given a 'first and final warning' by the umpire, and is removed from the bowling attack if he bowls another one. However, if he bowls one deliberately, as is the case here, he is immediately removed from the attack.

5. A ball is quite wide and the batsman leaves, and the keeper misses and the ball hits the fielding team's helmet. The bowler lowers his head in disappointment. How will you give it?

Answer: 5 runs awarded to the batting side

If the fielding team decides to bring a helmet on to the field to wear, and the ball hits the helmet when it is behind the keeper, the batting side gets 5 runs.

Answer: Out and Wide Ball

It is only in an ODI match that the batsman is out and wide ball. In a test match, the batsman would just be given out and no wide. It is only that a batsman can't be given out like this if the ball is a no-ball.

7. The batsman charges and misses the ball and the wicketkeeper stumps him. The batsman's foot is on the line. The bowler appeals. How will you give it?

Answer: Stumped

The batsman's foot must be behind the line to be given not out. Therefore, as in this case the batsman's foot was on the line, thus the decision was given out.

8. The bowler steps over the popping crease and the ball bowls the batsman. The bowler appeals. How will you give it?

Answer: Not out and no ball

The bowler must not step outside the popping crease or the ball will be given a no ball. Even if you get the batsman out, it must be on a fair delivery.

9. How can you be given out "Timed Out"?

Answer: By taking too long to get to the crease

You have to get to the crease and be ready to receive your first delivery within 3 minutes, otherwise you may be given "Timed Out". It is then up to the umpire to decide whether there was a valid reason or you were just time-wasting. This way of being given out is very rare and hardly occurs.

Answer: Out

If the batsman hits the ball and it touches a fielder's hand and the ball has not touched the ground, the batsman is out. So if the batsman hits it and it bounces off his shoe, goes back up in the air and the fielder drops it, then passes it to another fielder, the batsman is out.

Source: Author swingking2

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