🏏 Cricket Trivia Questions

How many players are on a cricket team on the field at one time?

• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12

What are the three main formats of international cricket?

• Test, ODI, T20
• Test, Club, League
• ODI, Franchise, Test
• T20, Domestic, Test

How many days can a traditional Test match last?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 7

What is the term for a batsman being out without scoring any runs?

• A duck
• A blank
• A zero
• A maiden

What is it called when a bowler delivers six consecutive legal balls?

• An over
• A set
• A round
• A spell

What is a 'century' in cricket?

• 100 wickets
• 100 runs by a batsman in an innings
• 100 overs bowled
• 100 matches played

Which country is credited with inventing the modern game of cricket?

• Australia
• India
• England
• South Africa

What is it called when a bowler takes three wickets on three consecutive deliveries?

• A triple
• A hat-trick
• A treble strike
• A trio

Which trophy is contested between England and Australia in Test cricket?

• The Ashes
• The Golden Bat
• The Wisden Cup
• The Ashes Urn Trophy

What is the term for an over in which no runs are scored off the bat?

• A blank over
• A maiden over
• A duck over
• A silent over

Which country won the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975?

• Australia
• England
• West Indies
• India

Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, a famous upset?

• India
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies

Which country has won the most Cricket World Cup titles (men's ODI) as of the mid-2020s?

• India
• West Indies
• Australia
• England

What does 'IPL' stand for, cricket's most famous T20 league?

• Indian Premier League
• International Premier League
• Indian Players League
• India Pro League

What is the term for the wooden structure a bowler aims to hit, made of three stumps and two bails?

• The crease
• The wicket
• The pitch
• The gully

What is the strip of ground between the two wickets called?

• The crease
• The pitch
• The boundary
• The outfield

How many runs is a boundary worth if the ball touches the ground before crossing the rope?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

How many runs is it worth if the ball clears the boundary rope without touching the ground?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

What is the term for the fielding position directly behind the batsman, used to catch nicks off the bat?

• Silly mid-on
• Wicketkeeper
• Long stop
• Gully

What is it called when a batsman is out because the ball hits the stumps directly from the bowler's delivery?

• Bowled
• Caught
• Run out
• Stumped