Cricket Quizzes To Test Beginners & Experts
If you're at a loose end at home or the office, one of the most enjoyable ways to pass the time is with a Sporcle quiz (or five). Sporcle is best known for its geography and pop culture quizzes but thankfully for cricket fans, users have uploaded some testing examinations of cricketing knowledge. We've picked out nine of the better cricket quizzes on Sporcle for your enjoyment.
Can you name the top 100 cricketers of all time according to Christopher Martin-Jenkins? CMJ was one of the cricket world's best-loved commentators and observers, and his list of the best 100 players he'd seen is arguably definitive, if somewhat weighted towards Englishmen. (Note that Martin-Jenkins put together his list in 2009.)More »
Can you name the cricket fielding positions from the image? You'll never be confused by your cricket team captain's directions again after taking this quiz. Get to grips with fine leg and silly mid off if you're unfamiliar with the more unusually named fielding positions, or check your knowledge against a good, simple diagram. This quiz is very handy for newcomers to the game.More »
Can you name the players Shane Warne dismissed the most in Test match cricket? Warne ran through 708 wickets across a 14-year Test cricket career, and he brought leg spin back into the mainstream. But who did he like bowling to most of all? You might be surprised to learn that his most famous 'bunny' only pops up as a bonus entry.More »
Can you name the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket matches (since WWII)? This isn't as easy as it sounds: you have to name the leading Test wicket-taker for every year between 1946 and 2010. Guessing will get you part of the way, but you'll have to be an expert to remember those names from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.More »
Can you name the cricket players with the highest number of Test centuries? This quiz is a bit out of date -- it was compiled in 2009 -- but a lot of the game's greats are on there.More »
From the sublime to the ridiculous: can you name the cricket players with the most ducks in Test match cricket? (FYI, a duck is a score of 0 in an innings -- read more here.)More »
Can you name the batsmen who have scored 300 or more in a Test innings? Let's take things up a notch to the pinnacle of cricket batting achievement: the triple century. This quiz was last updated in 2014, so a nuggety New Zealander makes the cut.More »
Can you name the test cricketers with the highest batting average for every position in the batting order? This is a good challenge for more seasoned cricket fans. Rather than simply asking for overall batting average, it separates them out into batting position. So although AB de Villiers' overall Test average is in the 50s, he tops the list for number five with a position-specific average of nearly 70. (There's your first answer!)More »
Can you name the the players who started the ODI World Cup Final for the winning team? You might be able to quickly recall India's lineup that snatched the World Cup from Sri Lanka's grasp in 2011, but the West Indies champions from the inaugural competition in 1975 might be a little harder. So might Pakistan's shock victors from 1992.More »
1. The Top 100 Cricketers Of All Time
Can you name the top 100 cricketers of all time according to Christopher Martin-Jenkins? CMJ was one of the cricket world's best-loved commentators and observers, and his list of the best 100 players he'd seen is arguably definitive, if somewhat weighted towards Englishmen. (Note that Martin-Jenkins put together his list in 2009.)More »
2. Cricket Fielding Positions (Picture Quiz)
Can you name the cricket fielding positions from the image? You'll never be confused by your cricket team captain's directions again after taking this quiz. Get to grips with fine leg and silly mid off if you're unfamiliar with the more unusually named fielding positions, or check your knowledge against a good, simple diagram. This quiz is very handy for newcomers to the game.More »
3. Shane Warne's Victims
Can you name the players Shane Warne dismissed the most in Test match cricket? Warne ran through 708 wickets across a 14-year Test cricket career, and he brought leg spin back into the mainstream. But who did he like bowling to most of all? You might be surprised to learn that his most famous 'bunny' only pops up as a bonus entry.More »
4. Most Test Cricket Wickets By Year
Can you name the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket matches (since WWII)? This isn't as easy as it sounds: you have to name the leading Test wicket-taker for every year between 1946 and 2010. Guessing will get you part of the way, but you'll have to be an expert to remember those names from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.More »
5. Most Test Cricket Centuries
Can you name the cricket players with the highest number of Test centuries? This quiz is a bit out of date -- it was compiled in 2009 -- but a lot of the game's greats are on there.More »
6. Test Cricket Ducks
From the sublime to the ridiculous: can you name the cricket players with the most ducks in Test match cricket? (FYI, a duck is a score of 0 in an innings -- read more here.)More »
7. Test Cricket Triple Centuries
Can you name the batsmen who have scored 300 or more in a Test innings? Let's take things up a notch to the pinnacle of cricket batting achievement: the triple century. This quiz was last updated in 2014, so a nuggety New Zealander makes the cut.More »
8. Best Batsmen By Position
Can you name the test cricketers with the highest batting average for every position in the batting order? This is a good challenge for more seasoned cricket fans. Rather than simply asking for overall batting average, it separates them out into batting position. So although AB de Villiers' overall Test average is in the 50s, he tops the list for number five with a position-specific average of nearly 70. (There's your first answer!)More »
9. Cricket World Cup Winners' Starting XIs
Can you name the the players who started the ODI World Cup Final for the winning team? You might be able to quickly recall India's lineup that snatched the World Cup from Sri Lanka's grasp in 2011, but the West Indies champions from the inaugural competition in 1975 might be a little harder. So might Pakistan's shock victors from 1992.More »
