BASIC RULES (A)

NAME : BARKAVI A/P P CHEVEN

STUDENT NO. : A177418

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1. Which one of these is not a way you can be out in cricket?

a. Bailed - used to determine when the wicket is broken or put down

b. Caught - a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket

c. Bowled - the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter

d. Stumped - Stumping or being stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman.

2. How many balls or deliveries are bowled in one over?

a. 22

b. 2

c. 6

d. 13

3. What does the term "LBW" stand for in cricket?

a. Lift Bat and Whack

b. Let's Behave Wickedly

c. Launch Ball Wicketwards

d. Leg Before Wicket

LBW – Bef. a batter can be dismissed lbw, the fielding team must appeal to umpire.

4. What is the name given to the two people who officiate in a cricket match?

a. Trevor and Kevin

b. Judges

c. Umpires – 1 stands behind stumps at bowler's end of pitch &1 stands at square leg.

d. Referees
5. Cricket is a game played between two teams made up of eleven players each. There is also
a reserve player called a “twelfth man”. The twelfth man is not allowed to
a. Bowl
b. Bat
c. Wicket keep
d. All of the above – the only duty for 12th man is acting as a substitute fielder

6. The batsman stands in front of something called a wicket. What is the wicket physically
comprised of?
a. Three stumps, two bails
b. A stump, a bail and a sixpenny coin
c. Two stumps, three bails
d. A goal and a net

7. Which of the following is NOT considered as an extra run (sundry) in cricket?

a. Wide – added to team’s total, but not added to a batter’s total
b. Leg Bye
c. No Ball
d. Short run
extra run – No-ball(nb), Wide (w/wd), Bye(b), Leg bye(lb), Penalty run(pen)
8. Which of the following statements about the wicket keeper is true?
a. The wicket keeper is the only player allowed to wear a helmet
b. The wicket keeper is the only fielder allowed to wear gloves
c. The wicket keeper is the only player allowed to stand behind the stumps (batsman)
d. The wicket keeper is the only player allowed to field in a squatting position
wicket keeper - the only fielder allowed to wear gloves & (external) leg guards.
9. What is the maximum over for the Twenty20 tournament?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40

10. The fielding team must complete all the over or get __________ wickets before they can
start batting.
a. 11
b. 10
c. 12
d. 9

The goal of the fielding team is to take all ten wickets. As a cricket team is made
up of 11 players and you can only take one wicket at a time, there is
always a batsman who's 'not out' at the end of the innings
 ANSWERS

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. D

6. A

7. D

8. B

9. B

10. B