Cricket Vocabulary

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Instructions: How well do you know the terms of this beloved bat-and-ball sport?

1.
In cricket, what is a 'googly'?
A
A wide delivery
B
A bouncer aimed at the batsman's head
C
A leg-spin ball that turns the opposite way to expected
D
A catch taken at slip
2.
What does 'LBW' stand for in cricket?
A
Last Ball Won
B
Long Boundary Wide
C
Left Bat Wing
D
Leg Before Wicket
3.
In cricket, what is a 'duck'?
A
A type of defensive shot
B
A method of dodging a bouncer
C
A score of zero by a batsman
D
A fielding position near the boundary
4.
What is a 'yorker' in cricket?
A
A catch taken by the bowler off their own bowling
B
A delivery that pitches at or near the batsman's feet
C
A spin delivery with extra bounce
D
A shot played over the wicketkeeper's head
5.
In cricket, what does 'silly point' refer to?
A
A very close fielding position near the batsman on the off side
B
An extra delivery in an over
C
A meaningless run scored off a no-ball
D
A poor shot selection
6.
What is a 'maiden over' in cricket?
A
An over bowled by a debutant
B
An over in which no runs are scored off the bat
C
The first over of a match
D
An over with all six deliveries being wides
7.
In cricket, what is a 'nightwatchman'?
A
The umpire who oversees evening sessions
B
The security guard at the ground
C
A fielder positioned deep on the boundary at night
D
A lower-order batsman sent in near close of play to protect a better batsman
8.
What does 'bowling a hat-trick' mean in cricket?
A
Bowling three no-balls in a row
B
Bowling an entire over of bouncers
C
Taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries
D
Winning three matches in a row as a bowler
9.
In cricket, what is a 'doosra'?
A
A fielding position behind the wicketkeeper
B
A tied test match
C
A type of batting grip
D
A delivery by an off-spinner that turns the other way
10.
What is the 'crease' in cricket?
A
The edge of the boundary rope
B
A wrinkle in the pitch surface
C
The marked lines at each end of the pitch
D
The seam on the cricket ball
11.
In cricket, what is a 'century'?
A
100 consecutive dot balls
B
A score of 100 runs by an individual batsman
C
Playing for 100 minutes without a break
D
A match lasting 100 overs
12.
What is a 'chinaman' delivery in cricket?
A
A spin ball bowled underarm
B
A delivery that bounces twice
C
A fast delivery aimed at the chin
D
A left-arm wrist spinner's stock ball that turns from off to leg
13.
In cricket, what does 'declaration' mean?
A
An appeal to the umpire
B
A captain voluntarily ending their team's innings
C
The official start of a match
D
Announcing the team lineup
14.
What is 'sledging' in cricket?
A
Sliding to stop the ball in the field
B
Dragging the pitch roller across the ground
C
Celebrating a wicket excessively
D
Verbal intimidation of the batsman by fielders
15.
In cricket, what is a 'bouncer'?
A
A rejected appeal
B
A ball that bounces off the pitch and over the boundary
C
The person who controls crowd access
D
A short-pitched fast delivery aimed to rise toward the batsman's upper body or head

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