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Umpiring In India Trivia Quiz

Quiz on various umpires who umpired on Indian soil.

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

Author
ace_sodium

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,512

Updated
Dec 03 21

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5

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Question 1 of 5

1. The first test team to visit India was England in 1933-1934. There was one umpire who stood in all three tests. Who was he? Hint

F.A Tarrant

J.W Hitch

J.B Higgins

D.K Naik

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who were the first Indians to umpire in India (Test matches)? Hint

J.R Patel and P.K Singha

D.K Naik and J.R Patel

D.K Naik and Veer Savarkar

M.K Gandhi and Veer Savarkar

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Question 3 of 5

3. Who was the first ex-Ranji trophy player to umpire in a Test match? Hint

D.K Naik

B.J Mohoni

Sachin Tendulkar

R.K Singha

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Question 4 of 5

4. Who was the first Indian test player(retired) to umpire in a match? Hint

Bishen Singh Bedi

S. Venkatraghavan

S.K Bansal

V.K Ramaswamy

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Question 5 of 5

5. After Independence, who was the first Englishman to umpire in India? Hint

N.T Plews

H.D Bird

D. Shephard

P. Willey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first test team to visit India was England in 1933-1934. There was one umpire who stood in all three tests. Who was he?

Answer: J.W Hitch

In 1933-1934, India was still under Colonial rule - so an Indian umpire would created quite a controversy. Hitch played county cricket for Lancashire and even represented England between 1911-12 to 1921. (Indian Cricket, 2001)
F. A Tarrant stood in the first two tests at Mumbai and Calcutta while J.B Higgins stood in the third test at Chennai.

2. Who were the first Indians to umpire in India (Test matches)?

Answer: D.K Naik and J.R Patel

They umpired in the first test against West Indies in the 1948-1949 season (after India got Independence!)
Naik umpired in only one match while Patel umpired in a total of 9 matches.

3. Who was the first ex-Ranji trophy player to umpire in a Test match?

Answer: B.J Mohoni

B.J Mohoni played Ranji trophy for Maharashtra between 1934-35 to 1940-1941. Later he became a umpire. He first umpired in the third test against West Indies in Calcutta (1948-1949).

4. Who was the first Indian test player(retired) to umpire in a match?

Answer: S. Venkatraghavan

S. Venkatraghavan represented India between 1964-65 to 1983-85. He was also the Indian captain in the first two World cups (1975 & 1979).

5. After Independence, who was the first Englishman to umpire in India?

Answer: H.D Bird

When in doubt, go for Dickie Bird! He umpired in the first test match against West Indies in 1994-95 at Mumbai. India won this test match, completing ten consecutive home Test wins.

Source: Author ace_sodium

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