While on tour everyone was given a quiz to test their general knowledge about the game and its history as well as their understanding of the laws of cricket. Each room had to complete the quiz paper during their stay, with the winning room being announced at the end of tour dinner.
As is typical with boys, there were several excuses for late and missing entries ("Dog ate it, sir"; "Andy took it in the shower to do and got it all hopelessly wet!"; "Lost it in the bedroom somewhere, sir, can we have another copy please?") but at least most of the tour party got around to discussing the questions and points of law, which was the main objective of the exercise.
Eventual winners were the noisy 'Room 27' - Benji, Henry, Chris T and Rory. Well done boys!!
So for interest if nothing else, here below are the brain-teasers posed in the quiz questions ....
Cricket Quiz Questions - Jersey Tour 2010
How many overs can a player bowl in 20/20?
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was born in which country?
Which country started cricket?
A full toss above the batsman’s waist is also considered a what?
Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
LBW stands for what?
Name the method used to calculate the revised run target in a weather-affected match?
Which country’s team is known as the Kiwis?
Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket?
Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
What is the weight in ounces (oz) of a cricket ball used in Junior (U13) Cricket?
How many ways can a batsman be given out?
List them
What do the initials MCC stand for?
What are the pitch distances (in yards) between the wickets for:
(a) senior cricket
(b) U13 cricket
(c) U11 cricket
(d) U9 cricket
Who took the most wickets in a Test Match?
Which Test playing nation holds the record for the most Test match wins in a row?
England -v- Australia Test Match Series are called what?
Which West Indian batsman was known as the “Master Blaster”?
On which Caribbean Island is the West Indies Test Match ground the Kensington Oval situated?
The WACA in Perth is the home ground for which Australian State cricket team?
Sheffield Shield is a first class cricket competition played for in which country?
The three “W”s refer to 3 famous West Indian cricketers. Who were they?
Which Tommies cricketer took 5 wickets for 1 run in an opening spell against the
What is a ‘chinaman’?
Got them all?
Check out the
"Quiz Answers"
Click for details of the ubiquitous "Law 36"
Click for details of Umpire signals
Click to go to the MCC's Open Learning Manual on the Laws of Cricket
Answers correct at time of compilation (May 2010)
