Q 01/05

A batter edges onto the stumps, breaking the wicket, before a fielder catches the ball: what dismissal is recorded?

A) Caught

B) Bowled

C) Hit wicket

D) Run out

Answer · why

B) Bowled

Bowled outranks caught: once the delivery breaks the wicket the batter is out bowled, and the fielder's catch simply never counts.

Q 02/05

In white-ball cricket, what does the delivery after a front-foot no-ball become, with almost every dismissal suspended?

A) A wide ball

B) A penalty ball

C) A free hit

D) A bonus ball

Answer · why

C) A free hit

A free hit leaves the batter safe from everything but a run out and the two wilful-act dismissals, so a top edge straight to the keeper counts for not...

Q 03/05

A full toss reaching the batter above which body part is a beamer, an automatic no-ball under Law 41.7?

A) Knee

B) Chest

C) Shoulder

D) Waist

Answer · why

D) Waist

Waist height is the line, defined in the Laws' appendix as the top of the trousers with the batter standing upright at the crease, and the umpire adds...

Q 04/05

Which tie-breaker, first used in T20 cricket in 2008, replaced the bowl-out for matches finishing level?

A) Golden Over

B) Power Over

C) Super Over

D) Penalty Over

Answer · why

C) Super Over

A Super Over gives each side one extra over of six balls, and since October 2019 a tied Super Over in knockout or bilateral games simply leads to anot...

Q 05/05

What shape does a cricket captain or batter make with the arms to request a DRS review of an umpire's decision?

A) A letter X

B) A letter T

C) A letter V

D) A circle

Answer · why

B) A letter T

A letter T, made with the arms or with arm and bat, sends the decision to the third umpire, and a side can keep asking until its unsuccessful reviews ...