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Googly, Wrong 'Un or Bosie Trivia Quiz

Like most sports, cricket has its own vocabulary that only the players and fans know. Let's see if you can work some of them out and have a bit of fun at the same time.

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

Author
pmarney

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
359,401

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
533

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Question 1 of 10

1. I've just been bowled a "beamer." What part of my body should I be worried about?

Hint

Foot

Chest

Arm

Head

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Question 2 of 10

2. I thought we were all playing cricket, but the commentator has just said the batsman was "fishing." What could he mean? Hint

Water on the pitch

Brought a fishing rod to the crease as well as his bat

Slippery wicket

Being tempted to throw the bat at a wide delivery outside off stump

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Question 3 of 10

3. What type of delivery is meant to land underneath the batman's bat or on his toes? Hint

Leg spinner

Chinaman

Yorker

Googly

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Question 4 of 10

4. I thought the idea of cricket was to score runs, but I'm sure the commentator just said the batsman "walked." What did he mean by that? Hint

The batsman has been injured and can only walk and not run

The batsman knew he was out and did not wait for the umpire to give him in or out

The batsman is sure he cannot be got out so just strolls to the other end

The commentator does not have a clue about cricket

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Question 5 of 10

5. The captain is not going to be happy with me today; that's the second time this season I have scored nought. How would a cricket fan refer to this score? Hint

Turkey

Duck

Goose

Eagle

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Question 6 of 10

6. The umpire has just "drawn stumps." What does this signify? Hint

Game just starting for the day

Game is over or play has ended for the day

The Umpire is feeling artistic

A new innings is just starting

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is NOT a fielding position in cricket? Hint

Third Man

Long Leg

Second Man

Gully

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Question 8 of 10

8. A "loosener" is a poor delivery by the bowler when asked to start bowling by the captain.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. A "Maiden over" can be best described as what? Hint

An over where no runs are scored

An over where no wickets are taken

A female member of the team is bowling

An over where runs were scored off every ball

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Question 10 of 10

10. A "ring field" is normally set to stop single runs being taken.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I've just been bowled a "beamer." What part of my body should I be worried about?

Answer: Head

A "beamer" is a delivery that reaches the batsman at head height without bouncing. This delivery is illegal and will normally be called as a "no ball." If an individual bowler bowls two beamers in one inning, he can be barred from bowling for the rest of the innings.

2. I thought we were all playing cricket, but the commentator has just said the batsman was "fishing." What could he mean?

Answer: Being tempted to throw the bat at a wide delivery outside off stump

Fishing can also be referred to as "wafting." "He wafted his bat outside off stump."

3. What type of delivery is meant to land underneath the batman's bat or on his toes?

Answer: Yorker

A perfectly-pitched "yorker" is almost impossible to keep out.

4. I thought the idea of cricket was to score runs, but I'm sure the commentator just said the batsman "walked." What did he mean by that?

Answer: The batsman knew he was out and did not wait for the umpire to give him in or out

It is not considered unsportsmanlike behaviour when a batsman "walks," but in the modern game this tends to happen less and less.

5. The captain is not going to be happy with me today; that's the second time this season I have scored nought. How would a cricket fan refer to this score?

Answer: Duck

When a batsman scores nought (zero) he is said to be out for a "duck," originally called a "duck egg" because of the shape 0 in the scorebook. A "golden duck" is being out for a score of zero first ball.

6. The umpire has just "drawn stumps." What does this signify?

Answer: Game is over or play has ended for the day

The term refers to the stumps being pulled out of the ground by the umpire at the end of a match or at the end of a day's play.

7. Which of the following is NOT a fielding position in cricket?

Answer: Second Man

Long Leg is a fielding position just short of the boundary on the leg side. Third man is a similar position to long leg, but on the off side and gully is on the off side close to the batsman, normally in a close catching position.

8. A "loosener" is a poor delivery by the bowler when asked to start bowling by the captain.

Answer: True

Sometimes if a bowler has not bowled for a while his first few deliveries may be off target and not as accurate as they should be.

9. A "Maiden over" can be best described as what?

Answer: An over where no runs are scored

"Maiden overs" are cherished by bowlers as it means no runs were scored off the bat and no wides or no balls were bowled during the 6 ball over. Better still is a "wicket maiden" which means not only were no runs scored, but a wicket was taken as well.

10. A "ring field" is normally set to stop single runs being taken.

Answer: True

A fielding team would normally set a "ring field" if they either wanted to keep a certain batsman at a certain end or wanted to stop single runs being taken. In a lot of cases if a batsman beats the ring field they would normally score a boundary as there are normally no other fielders outside the ring.

Source: Author pmarney

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