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  • 1. 
    Harold (“Dickie”) Bird is best known for his career in cricket as:

  • an umpire
  • an administrator
  • a batsman
  • a bowler

  • 2. 
    For how many days is a Test match scheduled?

  • 50 overs
  • 100 overs
  • one day
  • five days

  • 3. 
    What is the name given to the biennial international Test cricket series played between England and Australia?

  • the Trans-Tasman Trophy
  • the Ashes
  • the Cricket World Cup
  • the Sheffield Shield

  • 4. 
    In which year were the first laws of cricket believed to have been written?

  • 1882
  • 1806
  • 1709
  • 1774

  • 5. 
    What is the slang term given to a ball that is bowled so well that it is considered unplayable by the batsman?

  • a jaffa
  • a half volley
  • an inswinger
  • an over

  • 6. 
    Cricket umpires use a large variety of signals to make sure that the correct scores are kept. What does it mean if an umpire raises both arms straight above his head?

  • The batsman is out.
  • The batsman has scored six runs.
  • The bowler has bowled a no-ball.
  • The bowler has bowled a wide.

  • 7. 
    True or False?: Lord’s, the most famous of all English cricket grounds, got its name because of the popularity of the game with the English aristocracy.

  • False
  • True

  • 8. 
    True or False?: The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, first published in 1864, contains information and statistics about all aspects of cricket from any given year. It also known as the bible of cricket.

  • True
  • False

  • 9. 
    True or False?: A score of 111 by a batsman or a team is known by many as a “Nelson.”

  • False
  • True

  • 10. 
    True or False?: Three of Australia’s Test cricket captains were nicknamed Pugsley, Tubby, and Punter.

  • True
  • False
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