Bolton Cricket League

Bolton Cricket League Umpires and Scorers Association

Try your knowledge of the laws of the game by answering the following questions. Please select true or false for each question then press the submit button. All entries with correct answers will go into a draw to find three overall winners. A copy will be sent to the Email address of the person who submitted the answers.

Umpire Quiz

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Question 1 :

A batsman can be out caught if the ball bounces off a fielder’s protective helmet.

TrueFalse

Question 2 :

A ball hits the sightscreen on the full and rebounds into the hands of a fielder inside the field of play. The umpire must signal six to the scorers.

TrueFalse

Question 3 :

A batsman is not out if the wicketkeeper catches the ball after it has deflected off the wristband whilst his hand was off the bat when protecting his face.

TrueFalse

Question 4 :

The ball automatically becomes dead if one or both bails fall from the striker’s wicket before he has the opportunity of playing the ball.

TrueFalse

Question 5 :

If all three stumps are out of the ground, then a member of the fielding side can put one or more stumps into the ground where the wicket originally stood, in order to put the wicket down.

TrueFalse

Question 6 :

The pitch is the area between the popping creases.

TrueFalse

Question 7 :

Neither batsman can be out handled the ball from a wide delivery.

TrueFalse

Question 8 :

The non striker is out if he deliberately prevents a fielder form taking a catch.

TrueFalse

Question 9 :

A player returning to the field of play without permission, may field the ball without penalty.

TrueFalse

Question 10 :

The striker ducks to avoid being hit by a short pitched ball. It deflects off his shoulder and runs to the boundary. The bowlers end umpire should call and signal dead ball.

TrueFalse