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Question 1: What is the official term for a player currently batting in a cricket match?
- Striker
- Runner
- Batsman
- Batter
Answer: D. Batter
Explanation: Since September 2021, the ICC officially refers to any player currently batting as a 'batter' regardless of their primary role in the team.
Question 2: What is the term for a score of 100 or more runs by a batter in a single innings?
- Double-ton
- Half-century
- Full-house
- Century
Answer: D. Century
Explanation: A 'Century', often referred to as a 'ton', is a score of 100 or more runs achieved by a batter in a single innings of a match.
Question 3: What is a 'Duck' in cricket?
- A shot hit into the air
- A score of 10 runs
- A score of 50 runs
- A dismissal for zero runs
Answer: D. A dismissal for zero runs
Explanation: A 'Duck' occurs when a batter is dismissed without scoring any runs. It is one of the most dreaded outcomes for any player at the crease.
Question 4: What is a 'Golden Duck'?
- Getting out on the first ball
- Scoring 100 runs in one ball
- A score of exactly 50
- Getting out without facing a ball
Answer: A. Getting out on the first ball
Explanation: A 'Golden Duck' is a specific type of duck where a batter is dismissed on the very first ball they face during their innings.
Question 5: What is a 'Diamond Duck'?
- Getting out without facing a ball
- Getting out on the last ball
- A score of 10 runs
- Scoring 100 runs in one over
Answer: A. Getting out without facing a ball
Explanation: A 'Diamond Duck' occurs when a batter is dismissed without facing a single ball, such as being run out from the non-striker's end.
Question 6: What is a 'Leg Bye'?
- A type of catch
- A penalty for the bowler
- A run scored off the body
- A run scored off the bat
Answer: C. A run scored off the body
Explanation: A 'Leg Bye' is a run scored when the ball hits the batter's leg or body instead of the bat, provided the batter attempted to play the ball.
Question 7: Which shot involves a batter changing their stance while the bowler is running in?
- Cover drive
- Hook shot
- Switch hit
- Pull shot
Answer: C. Switch hit
Explanation: A 'Switch hit' is a shot where a batter changes their handedness and stance to mirror their traditional position while the bowler is running in.
Question 8: What is a 'Pull' shot in cricket?
- A vertical shot to the off side
- A horizontal shot to the leg side
- A defensive block
- A shot hit behind the keeper
Answer: B. A horizontal shot to the leg side
Explanation: A 'Pull' shot is a cross-batted shot played to a ball bouncing near waist height, swung horizontally across the body to the leg side.
Question 9: What is the term for a delivery that passes the batter without touching the bat or body, yet the batter runs?
- Dead Ball
- Bye
- No Ball
- Wide
Answer: B. Bye
Explanation: A 'Bye' is a run scored when the ball passes the batter without touching the bat or any part of their body, provided the ball is not a wide or no ball.
Question 10: Which term describes a batter being dismissed by a fielder catching the ball after it hits the bat or glove?
- Stumped
- LBW
- Caught
- Bowled
Answer: C. Caught
Explanation: A batter is 'Caught' if they hit the ball with their bat or glove and a fielder catches it before it touches the ground.