Cricket
The batsman at the receiving end and the batsman at the other
What is the striker and the non-striker?
2016
When did England lose the final of the World T20 in the last over?
2010
When did England win the ICC World Twenty20?
1998
When did England win the Under-19 Cricket World Cup?
England
When did England win the World T20?
2007
When did Ireland debut in the World Cup?
1999
When did Scotland debut in the World Cup?
2004 2013 2017
When have England hosted the ICC Champions Trophy?
2009
When have England hosted the ICC World Twenty20?
1975 1983 1999 2019
When have England hosted the cricket world cup?
Step over the crease or the ball is 'thrown' with a straight arm
When is a no ball called?
If the ball passes the wicket out of reach of the batsman
When is a wide called?
Alex Hales Samit Patel Jake Ball Stuart Broad
Which England players play for Nottinghamshire?
Jason Roy
Which England players play for Surrey?
Chris Jordan Tymal Mills
Which England players play for Sussex?
Chris Woakes
Which England players play for Warwickshire?
Sam Billings
Which England players play for Kent?
Jos Buttler James Anderson
Which England players play for Lancashire?
Nick Compton Eoin Morgan Steven Finn
Which England players play for Middlesex?
Ben Duckett
Which England players play for Northamptonshire?
Moeen Ali
Which England players play for Worcestershire?
ICC and MCC
Who maintains the laws of cricket?
Adidas
Who manufactures England's kit?
Middlesex
Who plays at Lord's?
The white lines on the pitch
What is the crease?
Associate and affiliate members play between 2 and 5 stages in the World Cricket League to qualify, and they join the 10 full members of the ICC
How do you qualify for the Cricket World Cup?
Countries make bids then the executive committee of the ICC votes
How is the host for the World Cup chosen?
22 yards
How long is the pitch?
89
How many Ashes matches have been drawn?
32
How many Ashes series have England won?
69
How many Ashes series have there been?
5
How many World Cup tournaments has/will have England hosted?
56
How many affiliate members of the ICC are there?
39
How many associate members of the ICC are there?
3
How many elite umpires are Australian?
4
How many elite umpires are English?
10
How many full members of the ICC are there?
12
How many people are currently on the elite panel of ICC umpires?
11
How many players on a cricket team?
249 - Third Highest
How many runs did Joe Root score in the World T20 2016 tournament?
19
How many runs did West Indies require from the last over of the World T20 2016 final?
England Under-19s Development Squad
How many teams are there for younger players for England?
5
How many times has Australia won the World Cup?
32
How many times has England won the Ashes?
3
How many times will England have hosted the Champions Trophy?
2
How many umpires are there on the field?
£1.3 Million
How much money does the winner of the World T20 get?
Every 2 years
How often do the Ashes take place?
Every four years
How often does the Cricket World Cup occur?
Every 2 years
How often does the Under-19 World Cup take place?
Every year
How often is the list of elite ICC umpires revised?
28
How old is Adil Rashid?
31
How old is Alastair Cook?
27
How old is Alex Hales?
22
How old is Ben Duckett?
25
How old is Ben Stokes?
27
How old is Chris Woakes?
26
How old is David Willey?
30
How old is Eoin Morgan?
34
How old is James Anderson?
25
How old is James Vince?
26
How old is Jason Roy?
25
How old is Joe Root?
27
How old is Jonny Bairstow?
26
How old is Jos Buttler?
31
How old is Liam Plunkett?
26
How old is Mark Wood?
29
How old is Moeen Ali?
22
How old is Reece Topley?
25
How old is Sam Billings?
27
How old is Steven Finn?
30
How old is Stuart Broad?
Bowled
In scoring, what does b stand for?
Caught
In scoring, what does c stand for?
India
In which country is Eden Gardens, the second largest cricket ground in the world?
Surrey
The Oval is the home of which county?
116* - Alex Hales - also the only century ever
What and who has scored the highest individual score in a T20I for England?
171 - Alex Hales
What and who scored the highest individual score in an ODI match for England?
256* - Alex Hales and Jason Roy
What and who scored the highest partnership in an ODI match for England?
Rubbing substances into the ball, scratching the surface or picking the seam
What are methods of ball tampering?
ICC ODI Championship, Championship, Division 3, Division 4 and Division 5
What are the divisions of the World Cricket League?
Wicket Keeper Leg Slip Leg Gully Short Leg Silly Mid On Silly Mid Off Sill Point Gully Slips
What are the names of the fielding positions in the close catching area?
Short Fine Leg Backward Square Leg Square Leg Midwicket Mid On Mid Off Extra Cover Cover Point Backward Point Short Third Man Fly Slip
What are the names of the fielding positions in the infield?
Long Stop Deep Fine Leg Long Leg Deep Square Leg Deep Midwicket Cow Corner Long On Straight Hit Long Off Deep Extra Cover Deep Cover Deep Point Deep Backward Point Third Man
What are the names of the fielding positions on the boundary?
Slip Gully Fly Slip Leg Slip Leg Gully Short Leg
What are the names of the offensive positions whose main aim is to catch the batsman out?
Handling the ball Hitting the Ball Twice Obstructing the Field Run Out
What are the only ways a batsman can be out on a no ball?
Handling the Ball Hitting the Ball Twice Obstructing the Field Run Out Stumped
What are the only ways a batsman can be out on a wide ball?
Bowled Leg Before Wicket Caught Run Out Stumped Hit Wicket Hit the Ball Twice Handled the Ball Obstructing the Field Timed Out
What are the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed?
Polishing and wetting it with sweat or saliva
What can players legally do to change the properties of the ball during the game?
The Big Bash League
What cricket tournament is known as the BBL?
Prevent a four from being scored
What do the deep covers do?
Leg Before Wicket
What does LBW stand for?
If the batsman is caught by the bowler
What does caught and bowled mean?
If the wicket keeper catches the ball
What does caught behind mean?
A fielder is further away from the batsman
What does deep/long mean in fielding?
Closer to an extension of an imaginary line down the middle of the pitch, if a fielder is behind the square
What does fine mean in fielding?
A fielder who is right on the boundary
What does right on mean?
Closer to an extension of an imaginary line down the middle of the pitch, if a fielder is in front of the square
What does straight mean in fielding?
Decide who bats first and vice versa
What does the coin toss do?
Positioned on the leg-side behind the wicket keeper, usually an area where bowlers hope to get some rest
What does the fine leg do?
Stands behind the wicket-keeper - only if the wicket-keeper is inept
What does the long stop do?
Ensure that play is within the Laws of cricket
What does the match referee do?
Catch balls that unintentionally strike the bat and leg pad so only travel a metre to the leg side
What does the short leg do?
Catch balls that just edge off the bat
What does the slip do?
Reviews dismissal decisions using DRS which includes TV replays, Hawk-Eye, Hot Spot and the Snickometer
What does the third umpire do?
No ball
What happens when a bowler oversteps the mark?
The batting team gets an extra run and a free hit
What happens with a no ball?
Right-arm leg-break
What is Adil Rashid's bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Ben Stokes bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Chris Woakes' bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Christ Jordan's bowling type?
Left-arm medium-fast
What is David Willey's bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Jake Ball's bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is James Anderson's bowling type?
Right-arm off-break
What is Joe Roots bowling type?
Slow left-arm
What is Liam Dawson's bowling type?
Right-arm fast
What is Liam Plunkett's bowling type?
Right-arm fast
What is Mark Wood's bowling type?
Right-arm off-break
What is Moeen Ali's bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Steven Finn's bowling type?
Right-arm fast-medium
What is Stuart Broad's bowling type?
A fast ball delivery that is pitched short so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head heighrt
What is a bouncer?
If the batsman completely misses the ball and runs are still scored
What is a bye?
A type of off-spin delivery that spins in the opposite direction to an off break to confuse the batsman into playing a poor shot
What is a doosra?
A type of leg break where the ball is spun backward so keeps deceptive low after pitching and travels further
What is a flipper?
A type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler that spins from off to leg - which is the opposite of a normal leg break
What is a googly?
If the ball bounces of the body and runs are still scored
What is a leg bye?
A delivery bowled by fast bowlers that is similar to a leg break, but much faster
What is a leg cutter?
A ball bowled with a mixture of sidespin and backspin so carries to a fuller length and bounces less than the batsman might expect
What is a slider?
A slower than usual delivery from a fast bowler used to encourage easy catches
What is a slower ball?
A one-over eliminator consisting of one over, two wickets, three batsmen and one bowler per team
What is a super over?
A type of off-spin delivery that is actually just an orthodox backspinner
What is a teesra?
A ball bowled with topspin by twisting it prior to delivery
What is a topspinner?
A ball delivery bowled by an off-spinner or a slow left-arm orthodox bowler that swings away from the batsman which confuses them, as they expect the ball to turn
What is an arm ball?
A fast ball that is curved in towards the body
What is an inswinger?
A delivery bowled by fast bowlers that is similar to an off break, but much faster
What is an off cutter?
Off-side is the side of the bat and on-side (leg-side) is the other
What is off-side and on-side?
Left arm wrist off sping bowling
What is slow left arm chinaman/orthodox?
Pace bowling that also uses the seam to make the ball travel in a curved path
What is swing bowling?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between England and South Africa
What is the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between India and Australia
What is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a ODI series between Australia and New Zealand
What is the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy?
ICC Future Tours Programme - a schedule of international cricket tours for the ICC full members
What is the FTP?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between West Indies and Australia
What is the Frank Worrell Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between India and South Africa
What is the Freedom Trophy?
An ODI tournament involving the eight highest-ranked ODI teams as of six months prior to the tournament
What is the ICC Champions Trophy?
The international championship of ODI cricket
What is the ICC Cricket World Cup?
The international championship of Twenty20 cricket
What is the ICC World Twenty20?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between England and India
What is the Pataudi Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between Australia and New Zealand
What is the Trans-Tasman Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between Australia and Sri Lanka
What is the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy?
A trophy given to the winner of a test series between England and the West Indies
What is the Wisden Trophy?
A series of ODI tournaments for national teams without Test status
What is the World Cricket League?
90 mph
What is the average speed for fast bowlers?
A style of spin bowling delivery when the ball is released by flicking it between the thumb and a bent middle finger to impart spin
What is the carrom ball?
The are between point and mid off where the main aim is to stop runs coming from the batsman driving off
What is the cover area in fielding?
A tie is when two teams have the same number of runs (much less common in Test) A draw is when the allotted playing time for the game expires without the teams having completed their innings (non limited overs only)
What is the difference between a tie and a draw?
A yorker lands exactly on the crease and a full toss crosses the crease without bouncing
What is the difference between a yorker and a full toss?
Leg spinning uses the wrist and off spinning uses the fingers
What is the difference between leg spin and off spin?
A panel of cricket umpires appointed by the ICC to officiate in test matches and ODIs
What is the elite panel of ICC umpires?
A fielder just behind the square of the wicket on the off side
What is the gully?
Australia - 417/6
What is the highest score in a World Cup match?
Positioned on the off-side behind the wicket keeper to stop balls that go through the slip and gully area
What is the job of the third man?
A fielder positioned on the leg side with the aim of saving runs
What is the mid wicket fielder?
Wankhede Stadium
What is the name of the cricket stadium in Mumbai?
Riverside
What is the name of the ground in Chester-le-Street?
Headingley
What is the name of the ground in Leeds?
Old Trafford
What is the name of the ground in Manchester?
Rose Bowl
What is the name of the ground in Southampton?
10 teams in a round robin format, before knock-outs
What is the proposed 2019 World Cup format?
Six rows of stitching attaching the leather to the ball
What is the seam?
A point very close to the batsman
What is the silly point?
An imaginary extension of the crease
What is the square?
Highest successful run chase in a World Twenty20 match
What record did England obtain during the World T20 2016, against South Africa?
Second-fastest 50 for an England player in a World Twenty20 match - 26 balls
What record did Jason Roy get in the semi-final of the World T20 2016?
Afghanistan
What team debuted in the World Cup in 2015?
The 19th Century
When was overarm bowling first introduced?
England, June 1975
When was the first Cricket World Cup?
Riverside
Where do Durham play?
County Ground, Bristol
Where do Gloucestershire play?
Old Trafford
Where do Lancashire play?
At point because they stop forceful shots and catch lots of balls
Where do the best fielders usually field?
Behind the wicket at the bowler's end and at square leg
Where do the umpires stand?
Captain, so slip
Where does Alastair Cook field?
Second slip or gully
Where does Joe Root field?
Wicket-keeper
Where does Jonny Bairstow field?
Wicket-keeper
Where does Jos Buttler field?
Birmingham
Where is Edgbaston?
Cardiff
Where is Sophia Gardens?
Nottingham
Where is Trent Bridge?
Lords Cricket Ground
Where is commonly referred to as the 'Home of Cricket'?
Kolkata, India
Where was the final of the ICC World T20 2016 held?
Wally Hammond
Which England captain was the first Test outfielder to take 100 catches?
Jack Burnham, 420
Which England player scored the most runs in the Under-19 World Cup in 2016?
Ben Stokes Mark Wood
Which England players play for Durham?
Alastair Cook
Which England players play for Essex?
James Vince Liam Dawson Reece Topley
Which England players play for Hampshire?
Gary Ballance Joe Root Jonny Bairstow Adil Rashid David Willey Liam Plunkett
Which England players play for Yorkshire?
Joe Root (12th Man)
Which England players were in the ICC World ODI XI 2015?
Alastair Cook (Captain) Graeme Swann James Anderson
Which England players were in the ICC World Test XI 2013?
Alastair Cook (Captain) Joe Root Stuart Broad
Which England players were in the ICC World Test XI 2015?
Warwickshire
Which English county has Brian Lara played for?
Alec Stewart Alastair Cook
Which English players have played the most matches at 133?
Kane Williamson
Which New Zealand cricketer was named 'Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World' for 2015?
Middlesex
Which county club did Phil Tuffnel play for?
Surrey
Which county did Jack Hobbs play for?
Yorkshire
Which county have won championship most times?
England and Australia
Which international teams contest the Ashes?
Wide
Which term describes a ball bowled out of the striker's reach?
Somerset, Worcestershire and Durham
Which three counties did Ian Botham play for?
Chris Gayle - 47 balls
Who and what scored the fastest century in a World T20 match in 2016?
The England second tier team
Who are the England Lions?
Richard Illingworth, Ian Gould, Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong
Who are the four elite umpires from England?
United States
Who debuted in the Champions Trophy in 2004?
Joe Root Moeen Ali Ben Stokes Chris Woakes
Who got double central contracts for England in 2016?
ECB
Who governs the England cricket team?
Aleem Dar from Pakistan for 12 years
Who has been on the elite panel of umpires for the longest?
Alan Knott
Who has dismissed the most batsman as a wicket keeper in test cricket for England?
Paul Collingwood
Who has played the most ODI matches for England?
Eoin Morgan
Who has played the most T20I matches for England?
Bangladesh
Who has qualified for the 2017 Champions Trophy, knocking out the West Indies?
Ian Bell
Who has scored the highest total of runs in their ODI career for England?
Alastair Cook
Who has scored the most centuries in test history for England?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who has scored the most runs in a World Cup match ever?
Virat Kohli - 2014 - 319
Who has scored the most runs in a tournament in World T20 history?
Alastair Cook
Who has scored the most runs in test history for England?
Eoin Morgan
Who has scored the most runs in their T20I career for England?
James Anderson
Who has taken the most wickets in test cricket for England?
James Anderson
Who has taken the most wickets in their ODI career for England?
Stuart Broad
Who has taken the most wickets in their T20I career for England?
India
Who has the World Cup for 2023?
Joe Root
Who has the best batting average for their T20I career?
AB de Villiers
Who has the highest batting average in World Cup history?
Australia and India - 3 Times
Who has won the Under-19 World Cup the most?
England - 444
Who holds the record for the highest ever ODI total, and what is it?
Australia+New Zealand
Who hosted the World Cup in 2015?
Geoff Allardice, Ranjan Madugalle, Davod Lloyd and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Who is currently on the ICC umpires selection panel?
Paul Farbrace
Who is the assistant head coach of the England team?
Mark Ramprakash
Who is the batting coach of the England team?
Ottis Gibson
Who is the bowling coach of the England team?
Anil Kumble
Who is the current chairman of the ICC Awards Committee?
Chris Taylor
Who is the fielding coach of the England team?
Trevor Bayliss
Who is the head coach of the England team?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who is the leading run-scored in World Cup history?
Glenn McGrath
Who is the leading wicket-taker in World Cup history?
54 Tests - Mike Atherton
Who is the longest serving English captain?
Chris Gayle
Who is the only person to have scored 2 centuries in World T20 history?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries?
Chris Gaffaney (41) - New Zealand
Who is the youngest current member of the elite panel of ICC umpires?
Ten full ICC members and six other members chosen through the World T20 Qualifier
Who plays in the World T20?
Sunil Gavaskar
Who was the first cricketer to achieve 10,000 runs in test cricket?
James Anderson
Who won 'Cricketer of the Year' for the 2011/12 season?
Matt Prior
Who won 'Cricketer of the Year' for the 2012/13 season?
Ian Bell
Who won 'Cricketer of the Year' for the 2013/14 season?
Joe Root
Who won 'Cricketer of the Year' for the 2014/15 season?
Joe Root
Who won 'Cricketer of the Year' for the 2015/2016 season?
Mitchell Starc - 22 Wickets
Who won 'Man of the Tournament' in the 2015 World Cup?
Khurram Khan - UAE
Who won ICC Associate player of the Year 2015?
Andrew Flintoff
Who won ICC Cricketer of the Year 2005?
Jonathan Trott
Who won ICC Cricketer of the Year 2011?
Mitchell Johnson
Who won ICC Cricketer of the Year 2014?
Steven Smith
Who won ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015?
Gary Ballance
Who won ICC Emerging player of the Year 2014?
Josh Hazlewood
Who won ICC Emerging player of the Year 2015?
AB de Villiers
Who won ICC ODI Player of the Year 2015?
Steven Smith
Who won ICC Test Player of the Year 2015?
Richard Kettleborough
Who won ICC Umpire of the Year 2015?
Sarah Taylor
Who won ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2014?
Meg Lanning - Australia
Who won ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2015?
West Indies
Who won the 2016 ICC World Twenty20?
West Indies
Who won the first World Cup?
He was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2016
Why was James Taylor forced to retire from cricket?