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Overs, ducks and the Ashes urn â how well do you know the game of leather on willow?
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Questions
How many players are in each team on the field in a standard game of cricket?
12
9
11
10
20s
In modern cricket, how many legal balls make up one over?
8
6
4
10
20s
What does it mean when a batter is out for a 'duck'?
Bowling an over with no runs
Scoring exactly 50 runs
Dropping an easy catch
Being out without scoring a run
20s
In cricket, what does the abbreviation LBW stand for?
Late bowled wicket
Leg beside wicket
Leg before wicket
Long ball wide
20s
Which fielders stand beside the wicketkeeper, waiting to catch edges off the bat?
Long off
Square leg
Slips
Mid-on
30s
In a modern One Day International (ODI), what is the maximum number of overs each side can bat?
50
80
40
20
20s
The original Ashes urn is kept in the museum at which ground, known as the 'home of cricket'?
Lord's
Old Trafford
The Oval
Edgbaston
30s
Besides being a famous Victorian cricketer, W.G. Grace qualified in which profession?
Teacher
Lawyer
Vicar
Doctor
30s
Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score how many centuries in international cricket?
75
100
150
50
30s
Which team won the first men's Cricket World Cup, held in England in 1975?
Australia
India
England
West Indies
30s