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Cricket Flashcards

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How many players are in a cricket team?: 11
What is the maximum number of overs in a One Day International match epeer team?: 50
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket?: Brian Lara
Which country invented cricket?: England
What does LBW stand for in cricket?: Leg Before Wicket
Who is known as the 'God of Cricket'?: Sachin Tendulkar
Which team has won the most Cricket World Cups?: Australia
What is a 'duck' in cricket?: Scoring zero runs
What is the length of a cricket pitch in yards?: 22
Who took 800 Test wickets a world record?: Muttiah Muralitharan
What is a 'hat-trick' in cricket?: Three wickets in three balls
Which format of cricket has 20 overs epeer side?: T20
Who was the first cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs?: Sunil Gavaskar
What is the highest possible score off a single delivery in cricket?: 6
What does 'innings' mean in cricket?: A batting turn for a team
Which cricketer is famous for the 'Switch Hit' shot?: Kevin Pietersen
In Test cricket, how many innings does each team play?: 2
Who scored 400 not out in a single Test innings?: Brian Lara
What is the Ashes series and between which two countries is it contested?: England vs Australia - cricket's oldest and most famous bilateral series dating to 1882
What is a Test match in cricket and how long does it last?: The longest format of cricket - played over up to 5 days with each team batting twice
What is a yorker in cricket bowling?: A delivery pitched at the batsman's feet at the base of the crease - very difficult to hit and often used as a wicket-taking ball
What is a bouncer in cricket?: A short-pitched delivery aimed at the batsman's upepeer body or head - designed to intimidate or force a mistimed hook shot
What is swing bowling in cricket?: The ability to make the ball curve in the air during its flight - either towards or away from the batsman - exploiting aerodynamics and ball condition
What is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in cricket?: A mathematical formula used to calculate revised targets in rain-affected limited-overs matches
What is a googly in cricket spin bowling?: A leg-break bowled with a disguised off-break action - the ball turns the opposite direction to a standard leg-spinner confusing the batsman
What is the Cricket World Cup and which team has won it most times?: The ICC's flagship 50-over tournament held every four years - Australia has won the most titles with 6
What does extra mean in cricket scoring?: Runs scored not off the bat - including wides, no-balls, byes, and leg byes
What is the Gabba cricket ground famous for?: Australia's fortress where they did not lose a Test for 32 years before India's victory in 2021
Who is Virat Kohli and what has he achieved in international cricket?: An Indian batsman who has scored over 80 international centuries and is considered one of the greatest run-scorers in cricket history
What is the Bodyline series in cricket history?: The controversial 1932-33 Ashes series where England bowled short-pitched deliveries at the batsman's body rather than the wicket - causing an international diplomatic incident