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Strange cricket rules: multiple choice
There are all sorts of cricket rules for unusual situations. Click on the correct one of the choices given.
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Last updated: July 11, 2024
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1.
If the bowler's ball dislodges a stump but the bails stay in place, what should the umpire's decision be?
Out.
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Not out.
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The fielding team are given 10 seconds to see if the bails fall off.
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A dead ball and the score remains the same: the stump is put back in position and the ball is re-bowled.
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It can only be out if the bails collapse.
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What happens if the bowler hits the batsman on the glove with the ball and it is then caught by a fielder?
It is a no ball, and one run is added.
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Nothing unusual; just the same as when the ball hits the arm or torso.
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The batsman is out.
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He is out if that hand was holding the bat.
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It is not out if that hand was not on the bat.
3.
A batsman gets an edge and nicks the ball to the slips, where it is caught. The fielding team do not notice the slight contact with the bat, and do not appeal, but the batsman did. Which statement is true?
The umpire will give the batsman out.
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He must walk off himself, declaring himself out.
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The result will later be annulled if a video replay shows that he hit the ball.
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The batsman is not out.
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The fielding team must appeal, to get someone out.
4.
The player who is batting hits the ball with the bat, but it is moving towards the stumps, so the player hits the ball again to keep it away from the stumps. What happens next?
Nothing; play continues as normal.
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The player is out for hitting the ball twice.
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The batting team is deducted one run for unsporting play.
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That delivery is declared a dead ball and is replayed.
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You can hit the ball twice in certain circumstances.
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The ball is struck and a fielder goes to intercept it, grabs at the ball, but fails to pick it up, and the ball trundles on. The fielder nonetheless pretends to throw the ball at the stumps. What happens now?
Play goes on as normal.
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It is declared a no ball, and one run is added.
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Play goes on, but the fielding team are penalised one run for unsporting play
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Play goes on, but the fielding team are penalised five runs for unsporting play
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This is called fake fielding.
6.
What happens if the fielding team deliberately kick the ball over the boundary, as happened in a 2010 test match?
A normal boundary: 4 runs are given.
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5 runs are awarded, as a penalty.
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The fielder is sent off and may be replaced by a substitute.
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No boundary: play continues and the batting team can continue to run.
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7.
A ground has a tree in it, within the boundary ropes. What happens if the ball is struck and hits the tree directly, without bouncing on the ground first?
Four runs are awarded, if the captains and umpires have agreed beforehand that the tree is considered as a boundary.
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As above, but six runs are awarded.
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No boundary; play continues.
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A dead ball; no score is added.
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8.
And what happens in the above scenario if that ball bounces off the tree and is caught by a fielder?
Play stopped when the ball struck the tree. Not out.
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The batsman is out.
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The batsman is not out but play goes on and the batting team can continue to run.
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A dead ball; no score is added.
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9.
The ball is bowled and then deflected by the batsman, and is trundling towards the stumps. Still holding the bat with both hands, the batsman reaches down and pushes the ball away with his hand. What is the decision?
Given out for hitting the ball twice.
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Given out for handling the ball.
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Deducted one run for unsporting conduct.
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Not out.
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You can use any part of your body to protect the stumps, except a hand which is not holding the bat.
10.
What happens if a shot is heading for the boundary, possibly for six, then hits a seagull and is deflected and caught by a fielder?
The batting team are awarded four runs.
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The batting team are awarded six runs.
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The batsman is given out.
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The decision is left to the umpires' discretion.
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There is no specific rule covering this scenario.
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