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1 What is a cricket umpire signalling by extending one arm horizontally?
A No Ball
2 In which country is the test cricket ground Sabina Park?
A Jamaica – the home of the Kingston Cricket Club
3 In cricket what is the term used for a ball bowled as an off break but designed to make the batsman think it is a leg break?
A Googly (or “wrong’un”)
4 What is the Maximum length of a modern cricket test match?
A Five days – a match consists of four innings (two per team)
5 In cricket, who is the Twelfth Man?
A The substitute
6 Where are the headquarters of Essex County Cricket Club?
A Chelmsford
7 How long in yards is a cricket pitch?
A 22 yd (20.12 m) (1 chain)
8 What is the slang term in cricket for a batman’s score of 111?
A Nelson (superstitiously an unlucky score)
9 The wood of which common English tree is traditionally used to make cricket stumps and bails?
A Ash (Chinese imports of cricket stumps and bails are usually made out of willow. Traditional cricket stumps and bails as used in proper matches etc are made of English Ash)
10 For which county club did top-order batsman Jonathan Trott play cricket?
A Warwickshire – he is the current head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team (2023)