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Cricket Quiz: The Ashes and English Cricket

Q: The Ashes is a Test cricket series contested between England and which other country?

Australia — The Ashes is a historic Test cricket rivalry between England and Australia, dating back to 1882.

Q: What trophy, said to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail, is the symbolic prize of the England-Australia rivalry?

The Ashes urn — The small terracotta Ashes urn, created in 1882, is the symbolic trophy of the rivalry, though it remains on permanent display at Lord's regardless of who wins.

Q: Which London cricket ground is often referred to as the 'Home of Cricket'?

Lord's — Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London, home of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), is traditionally known as the 'Home of Cricket'.

Q: How many players make up a standard cricket team on the field?

11 — A cricket team fields 11 players at any one time.

Q: What is the term for a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries?

A hat-trick — Taking three wickets with three consecutive balls is known as a 'hat-trick', a term that originated in cricket before being adopted by other sports.

Q: What is the longest and oldest format of international cricket, traditionally scheduled over up to five days?

Test cricket — Test cricket is the longest and oldest format of the international game, traditionally scheduled over up to five days.

Q: Which shorter, fast-paced cricket format, played over 100 balls per innings, was introduced in England in 2021?

The Hundred — The Hundred is a franchise cricket competition launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2021, with each innings lasting 100 balls.

Q: What is the term for a batter being dismissed without scoring any runs?

A duck — A batter who is dismissed for zero runs is said to have scored a 'duck'.

Q: Which English cricket ground, home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, hosted England's dramatic 2019 Ashes Test win driven by Ben Stokes?

Headingley — Headingley in Leeds, Yorkshire's home ground, hosted Ben Stokes's remarkable unbeaten innings that won the third Ashes Test for England in 2019.

Test cricket, The Ashes and English cricket history — how much do you know?

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1. The Ashes is a Test cricket series contested between England and which other country?

2. What trophy, said to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail, is the symbolic prize of the England-Australia rivalry?

3. Which London cricket ground is often referred to as the 'Home of Cricket'?

4. How many players make up a standard cricket team on the field?

5. What is the term for a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries?

6. What is the longest and oldest format of international cricket, traditionally scheduled over up to five days?

7. Which shorter, fast-paced cricket format, played over 100 balls per innings, was introduced in England in 2021?

8. What is the term for a batter being dismissed without scoring any runs?

9. Which English cricket ground, home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, hosted England's dramatic 2019 Ashes Test win driven by Ben Stokes?

Cricket Quiz: The Ashes and English Cricket

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