History and Sport : The Story of Cricket (Class - IX)
Test your knowledge of cricket's rich history, from its early laws and equipment to the evolution of international cricket and the ICC.
Questions
When did the first written Laws of Cricket come into existence?
- 1732
- 1744
- 1774
- 1780
- 1788
Which of the following pre-industrial cricket equipments are still being used in the game of cricket?
a. Protective gloves
b. Bats, stumps and bails
c. Protective rubber pads
- a and b
- a and c
- a, b and c
- b only
- c only
The laws of the game of cricket always give the benefit of doubt to the
- batsman
- wicket keeper
- bowler
- fielder
- umpire
The rich who played the game of cricket for pleasure were known as
- patrons
- professionals
- gentlemen
- players
- subscribers
Captains of the teams were always gentlemen. In 1930s, the English team was led for the first time by a professional named
- Tom Brown
- Thomas Hughes
- Thomas Arnold
- Len Hutton
- Dennis Lillee
Where was the world's first cricket club formed?
- Wimbledon
- Hambledon
- Marylebone
- London
- Melbourne
Which of the following was the first Indian cricket club to be established in India by the Indians?
- Bombay Gymkhana
- Oriental Cricket Club
- Parsi Gymkhana
- Calcutta Cricket Club
- Vijaywada Cricket Club
When was a national team given the right to represent India for the first time?
- 1885
- 1889
- 1923
- 1932
- 1935
Who was the first black captain to lead the West Indies Test cricket team?
- Forbes Burnham
- Eric Williams
- Frank Worrell
- Learie Constantine
- Len Hutton
Who was India's first Test captain?
- Vijay Hazare
- Palwankar Baloo
- Palwankar Vithal
- C. K. Nayudu
- Lala Amarnath
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Test cricket was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire from the time of its origins.
b. The first Test was played between England and Australia.
c. The ICC began as the Imperial Cricket Conference and was finally renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1989.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Which of the following bowling techniques was pioneered by Pakistan to move the ball in on dusty, unresponsive wickets under clear skies?
- Underarm bowling
- Spin bowling
- Fast bowling
- Reverse swing
- Doosra
To which of the following places have the ICC headquarters been shifted from London in the recent past?
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Abu Dhabi
- Dubai
- Bombay
Which of the following members of ICC were the foundation members who retained the right of veto against the proceedings of ICC till 1989?
a. England
b. Australia
c. India
d. South Africa
- b and d
- a and b
- a and c
- a and d
- a, b and d
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- South Africa was excluded from international cricket in 1970.
- India, Pakistan and West Indies voted to debar South Africa from ICC in 1969.
- The first One Day International was played between England and Australia in Melbourne in 1971.
- The first World Cup was successfully staged in 1975.
- Kerry Packer started unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.