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Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers

40 cricket questions with answers: leagues, trophies, terms, records and the stars of the game.

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  1. Which two teams play for the Border–Gavaskar Trophy?

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    India and Australia

    It's named after Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar. Source

  2. What is India's main first-class domestic competition called?

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    The Ranji Trophy

    It's named after the prince and cricketer Ranjitsinhji. Source

  3. What is England's first-class domestic competition called?

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    The County Championship

    The Hundred and the Vitality Blast are shorter formats. Source

  4. What is Australia's summer T20 league called?

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    The Big Bash League

    The Super Smash is New Zealand's T20 league. Source

  5. Which T20 league is played in Pakistan?

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    The Pakistan Super League

    It began in 2016. Source

  6. Which T20 league is played across the West Indies?

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    The Caribbean Premier League

    It started in 2013. Source

  7. What does ODI stand for?

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    One Day International

    The first ODI was played in Melbourne in 1971. Source

  8. What is a 'nightwatchman' in cricket?

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    A lower-order batter sent in late in the day

    The idea is to protect a better batter's wicket until the next morning. Source

  9. What is a 'wide'?

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    A ball too far from the batter to hit

    It adds a run and must be bowled again. Source

  10. What is a score of 50 runs by one batter called?

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    A half-century

    Batters often raise their bat to the crowd when they reach it. Source

  11. What is the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method used for?

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    Setting targets in rain-shortened matches

    It's named after the statisticians who devised it. Source

  12. Which county plays its home games at The Oval?

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    Surrey

    Middlesex play at Lord's. Source

  1. Which county plays its home games at Lord's?

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    Middlesex

    Lord's is owned by the MCC. Source

  2. Who was India's first Test captain, in 1932?

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    C. K. Nayudu

    India played its first Test at Lord's. Source

  3. Who has taken the most Test wickets for India?

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    Anil Kumble

    He took 619. Source

  4. Which Indian off-spinner retired from international cricket in December 2024 with 537 Test wickets?

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    Ravichandran Ashwin

    He announced it during a Test in Brisbane. Source

  5. Which Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter scored 12,400 Test runs?

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    Kumar Sangakkara

    He averaged over 57. Source

  6. Which pair put on a record Test partnership of 624 runs, in 2006?

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    Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene

    They did it against South Africa in Colombo. Source

  7. Which team won the first World Test Championship final, in 2021?

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    New Zealand

    They beat India in Southampton. Source

  8. Which team won the 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval?

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    Australia

    They beat India by 209 runs. Source

  9. Which team won the 2025 World Test Championship final at Lord's?

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    South Africa

    Aidan Markram scored 136 as they beat Australia. Source

  10. Who captained South Africa to the 2025 World Test Championship title?

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    Temba Bavuma

    It was South Africa's first major ICC title since 1998. Source

  11. Which country's men's team is nicknamed 'the Black Caps'?

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    New Zealand

    The women's team are the White Ferns. Source

  12. Which national team is nicknamed 'the Tigers'?

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    Bangladesh

    The Bengal tiger is Bangladesh's national animal. Source

  13. Which country became a Test nation in 2017, together with Afghanistan?

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    Ireland

    Ireland played its first Test against Pakistan in 2018. Source

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  1. Which Afghan leg-spinner became one of the world's most wanted T20 players?

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    Rashid Khan

    He became Afghanistan's T20 captain. Source

  2. Who hit the fastest Test century, off 54 balls, in 2016?

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    Brendon McCullum

    He did it in his last Test, against Australia. Source

  3. What is a 'golden duck'?

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    Out on the first ball faced

    Out without facing a ball is sometimes called a 'diamond duck'. Source

  4. What is special about a 'pink-ball Test'?

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    It's played into the night under lights

    A pink ball is easier to see at night than a red one. Source

  5. How many runs does a no-ball add to the batting side, before any runs hit off it?

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    1

    In limited-overs cricket, the next ball is a free hit. Source

  6. What is 'The Hundred'?

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    An English tournament with 100-ball innings

    It began in 2021, for men's and women's teams. Source

  7. Who decides close run-outs using TV replays?

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    The third umpire

    The third umpire sits away from the field. Source

  8. What does it mean when a batter is 'stumped'?

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    The keeper breaks the wicket while the batter is out of the crease

    It usually happens off spin bowling. Source

  9. In a Test, what is the 'follow-on'?

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    Batting again straight away after a big first-innings deficit

    The leading team chooses whether to enforce it. Source

  10. What is a left-arm bowler's wrist-spin delivery traditionally called?

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    Left-arm unorthodox

    Kuldeep Yadav bowls this way. Source

  11. In limited-overs cricket, what is the 'powerplay'?

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    Overs with fielding restrictions

    Fewer fielders may stand outside the 30-yard circle. Source

  12. How many Test matches have ended in a tie?

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    2

    Both involved Australia, in 1960 and 1986. Source

  1. How many innings does each team usually get in a Test match?

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    2

    A Test lasts up to five days. Source

  2. Which club looks after the Laws of Cricket?

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    The MCC

    The Marylebone Cricket Club is based at Lord's. Source

  3. In which decade did batting helmets become common in top cricket?

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    The 1980s

    They first appeared in the late 1970s, during World Series Cricket. Source

Answer key

  1. India and Australia
  2. The Ranji Trophy
  3. The County Championship
  4. The Big Bash League
  5. The Pakistan Super League
  6. The Caribbean Premier League
  7. One Day International
  8. A lower-order batter sent in late in the day
  9. A ball too far from the batter to hit
  10. A half-century
  11. Setting targets in rain-shortened matches
  12. Surrey
  13. Middlesex
  14. C. K. Nayudu
  15. Anil Kumble
  16. Ravichandran Ashwin
  17. Kumar Sangakkara
  18. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene
  19. New Zealand
  20. Australia
  21. South Africa
  22. Temba Bavuma
  23. New Zealand
  24. Bangladesh
  25. Ireland
  26. Rashid Khan
  27. Brendon McCullum
  28. Out on the first ball faced
  29. It's played into the night under lights
  30. 1
  31. An English tournament with 100-ball innings
  32. The third umpire
  33. The keeper breaks the wicket while the batter is out of the crease
  34. Batting again straight away after a big first-innings deficit
  35. Left-arm unorthodox
  36. Overs with fielding restrictions
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. The MCC
  40. The 1980s