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You be the umpire! Test your knowledge of the cricket laws, go through the following cricketing situations, and give your verdict.

A multiple-choice quiz by deepakmr. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
deepakmr

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,756

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first ball of the match, a fast bowler comes in at top speed and bowls a full toss at the batsman which just misses the batsman's head. What does the umpire do? Hint

Congratulate the batsman on his escape

Warn the bowler

Remove the bowler from the bowling attack

Send the bowler off the field

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Question 2 of 10

2. A batsman sweeps the ball and gets an edge, the wicket keeper misses the catch and the ball bounces off the wicket keeper's helmet which was behind the stumps and rolls over across the boundary line. How many runs are credited to the batting team? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. A batsman is bowled off a no-ball, and both the bails fall off along with the leg stump. The batsman attempts to run a single, the wicket keeper collects the ball and hits the off stump, knocking it out of the ground. The batsman is out of his crease and the fielders appeal for a run out. What is the umpire's decision? Hint

The umpire calls the ball dead, so not out

Not out because it is a no-ball

Run out

Not out because the bails were not in place when he was run out

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Question 4 of 10

4. A batsman steps out to hit a spinner and misses the ball, the wicket keeper removes the bails. The decision is referred to the third umpire. The TV replays indicate the batsman's foot was on the line, what is the third umpire's decision? Hint

Not out

Third umpire hands the decision back to the on-field umpires

Don't know, so benefit of doubt is given to batsman

Out

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Question 5 of 10

5. The bowler bowls a delivery which is pitched outside the leg stump. The ball swings sharply and hits the batsman in front of his middle stump. An appeal is made for leg before wicket, what is the umpire's decision? Hint

Dead ball

Out

Not out

Refer to third umpire

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Question 6 of 10

6. The batsman hits the ball in the air, the fielder near the boundary line catches the ball and loses his balance and falls over the boundary line. What is the umpire's decision? Hint

Not out and four runs

Dead ball

Out because he took the catch

Not out and six runs

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Question 7 of 10

7. The batsman drives the ball powerfully, it hits the bowler's hand and deflects on to the wickets at the bowler's end and dislodges the bails. The non-striker is out of his crease. What does the umpire do? Hint

The batsman who struck the ball is reported for assault

Call for first aid for the bowler's hand

Non-striker is declared run out

Declares the ball dead

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1990s, a bowler while coming in to deliver a ball sees the non-striker trying to steal a single. Since the non-striker is out of crease, the bowler removes the bails and appeals for a run out. The same instance had repeated previously, but the bowler had not taken off the bails but only warned the non-striker. What does the umpire do? Hint

Not out, batsmen are allowed to steal a run

Non-striker is declared out

Since the ball was not bowled, no decision needs to be made

Calls it a no-ball

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Question 9 of 10

9. A right hand off-spin bowler is bowling. In the middle of the over, he suddenly bowls left hand spin, the batsman is taken aback and is bowled. What is the umpire's decision? Hint

Not out and no ball

Not out

Out - he is bowled

Dead ball

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Question 10 of 10

10. The batsman hits the ball, it then hits his leg and rolls towards the stump. He immediately stops the ball with his bat. An appeal is made by the fielding side; what does the umpire decide? Hint

Out - handling the ball

Out - hitting the ball twice

Out - obstructing the field

Not out

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first ball of the match, a fast bowler comes in at top speed and bowls a full toss at the batsman which just misses the batsman's head. What does the umpire do?

Answer: Warn the bowler

A fast high full toss above waist height is known as a beamer. According to the laws of cricket, a bowler who bowls a beamer is officially warned by the umpire, and the ball is declared as a no-ball. If the bowler repeats this a second time, then the umpire declares it a no-ball again, and the bowler is removed from the bowling attack.

This incident occurred in the 2003 World Cup match between Australia and Pakistan when the Pakistan captain Waqar Younis bowled two beamers at Andrew Symonds, and was promptly removed from the attack by umpire David Shepherd.

Answer: 5

The moment the ball hits the wicket keeper's helmet kept behind the stumps, it becomes dead and a penalty of 5 runs is awarded to the batting team. Even though the ball crosses the boundary run, a boundary cannot be given since the ball is dead once it hits the helmet.

Answer: Run out

The batsman is bowled off a no-ball, so he is not out and can take a run. However, a batsman can be run out off a no-ball. Since the bails as well as one stump is out of the ground, then for the wicket keeper to run the batsman out, he has to first replace the bails and then take it out, or he has to bring down the wicket by either pulling out the stumps with his hand or by knocking the stumps out by throwing the ball at it. Since the wicket is down (stump knocked out of the ground) and the batsman is out of his crease, he is out.

Answer: Out

During any stumping/run-out situation, the batsman's bat or part of his body should be behind the line. If it is on the line, he has obviously not crossed the line and is out.

Answer: Not out

According to the laws of the game, for a batsman to be out leg before wicket, the ball should not have pitched outside the leg stump. Further, the impact of the delivery should be on a straight line from wicket to wicket and in the opinion of the umpire, the ball is going to hit the wicket. In this case, the ball has pitched outside the leg stump so the batsman is not out.

6. The batsman hits the ball in the air, the fielder near the boundary line catches the ball and loses his balance and falls over the boundary line. What is the umpire's decision?

Answer: Not out and six runs

The moment the fielder crosses the boundary line, the batsman is not out. Since the fielder fell over the boundary line with the ball in his hand, it is declared a six. If the ball had slipped out of the fielder's hand and rolled over the boundary, it would be four.

Answer: Non-striker is declared run out

The law clearly states that if the ball struck by a batsman hits the bowler's hand and then dislodges the bails at the bowler's end, then the non-striker is out, if he has not made good his ground.

Answer: Non-striker is declared out

This kind of a run-out was referred to as being 'Mankaded', because the Indian player Vinoo Mankad was the first to use this method. He ran out Australian batsman Bill Brown in 1947. Others who have used this method to run out batsmen include Ian Hurst, Charles Griffith, Greg Chappell, Dipak Patel and Kapil Dev.

Incidentally, if the striker stands outside his crease while batting, then the bowler is not allowed to try and run him out by throwing the ball at the stumps, if the bowler attempts this, it would be called a no-ball.

The 'Mankad' however was taken out of the game when the new Laws of Cricket were introduced in 2000. The batsman was then now allowed to 'drift' out of his crease.

9. A right hand off-spin bowler is bowling. In the middle of the over, he suddenly bowls left hand spin, the batsman is taken aback and is bowled. What is the umpire's decision?

Answer: Not out and no ball

The laws of the game specify that the bowler has to indicate to the umpire whether he intends to bowl right hand or left hand; over the wicket or around the wicket. If he changes the mode of delivery without informing the umpire/batsman, then the umpire calls the delivery a no-ball. Also, bowlers are not allowed to bowl underarm.

This amendment was added to the cricket laws after the infamous underarm bowling incident in 1981 in a one-day match between Australia and New Zealand, when Australian captain Greg Chapell ordered his brother Trevor to bowl an underarm delivery to prevent the batsman from hitting a six.

10. The batsman hits the ball, it then hits his leg and rolls towards the stump. He immediately stops the ball with his bat. An appeal is made by the fielding side; what does the umpire decide?

Answer: Not out

The batsman is allowed to stop the ball with his bat to protect his stumps, but he cannot strike the ball twice to make runs. If the batsman stops the ball with his hand, then he is declared out - handling the ball. Steve Waugh of Australia and Mohinder Amarnath of India have been out this way.

Source: Author deepakmr

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