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10 questions on the – March 2014

1. What are the conditions under which a captain is allowed to withdraw an ?

A. He must obtain the consent of the within whose jurisdiction it falls and must seek this consent before the batsman concerned has left the field of play. B. He must obtain the consent of either umpire. C. He can only do so from a fair delivery. D. There are none – once an appeal has been made it stands and once the umpire has made a decision this cannot be altered under any circumstances.

2. When is it legitimate for the striker to hit the ball a second time?

A. Only if the umpire is satisfied that the striker has tried to avoid being hit by the ball. B. When it is in defence of his . C. Only if the umpire is satisfied that the striker has attempted to play the ball with his bat in the first instance. D. When it is a No ball.

3. You are the umpire at square leg. The ball is and the bowler’s end umpire calls “” before the ball has passed the line of the striker’s wicket. The wicket-keeper moves and takes the ball in front of the stumps and removes the bails with the striker out of his ground and appeals to you at square leg. What should happen now?

A. The striker is out and no runs are recorded. B. The striker is out out. C. The striker is . The striker’s end umpire shall call and signal No ball. The bowler’s end umpire shall revoke his call of “wide”. D. The striker is out Stumped and the one run penalty for the wide will be recorded.

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4. The striker plays a fair ball off the edge of his bat and seeing it heading for his stumps kicks the ball in an attempt to defend his wicket, but only succeeds in breaking the wicket with his boot. The side appeal. How should the umpire answer?

A. Give the striker out . B. Give the striker out . C. Give the striker out Bowled. D. Give the striker out .

5. Which combination of appeals is the striker’s end umpire required to answer?

A. at his end; stumped; hit wicket. B. ; bowled; . C. LBW; ; hit the ball twice. D. Run out at his end; stumped; hit wicket; obstructing the field.

6. What is the minimum lead required in a 5 day game to enforce follow-on? If day 1 of the match was called off without any play taking place, what is the minimum lead required in order to enforce the follow-on?

A. 75 runs / 75 runs B. 100 runs / 100 runs C. 150 runs / 200 runs D. 200 runs / 150 runs

7. The sixth wicket falls immediately after a drinks break. When does the next batsman’s commence?

A. When he first steps onto the field of play. B. When he takes guard. C. When the bowler commences his run up. D. When the batsman receives the first ball.

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8. A wicket falls and immediately following this the umpire calls Time and drinks are taken. When does the next batsman’s innings commence?

A. When he first steps onto the field of play. B. When he takes guard. C. When the bowler commences his run up. D. When the umpire calls Play.

9. The batsmen are running and there is a possibility a run out might occur. The ball is thrown by a fielder towards the wicket keeper. One of the batsmen, who is running to make good his ground on a straight and acceptable path, raises his hand and uses it to defend himself from the ball, which was likely to hit him on the head – he is not wearing a helmet. But for this interception, you are confident that a run out was likely to occur. There is an appeal. What is your decision?

A. Give the striker out Handled the ball. B. Give the striker out Obstructing the field. C. The batsman is not out. If you are sure that the batsman’s act was one of self- defence, he is not out. D. The batsman is not out. The bowler’s end umpire shall call and signal as soon as the batter touches the ball. Five penalty runs are then awarded to the fielding side. Runs completed by the batsmen shall be scored.

10. The wicket-keeper is standing back when the bowler starts his run up. The wicket- keeper takes six paces towards the wicket after the ball comes into play and before it reaches the striker. The umpire at the striker’s end considers this movement to be unfair. What should he do?

A. Call and signal Dead ball. B. Call and signal No ball. C. Call and signal No ball and then immediately call and signal Dead ball. D. Call and signal Dead ball and then award five penalty runs to the side.

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