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Test your Umpiring Knowledge!
1.
(i) What is the period of time between which the 'toss' must take
place?
(ii)
The umpires are informed that the home team captain has been delayed
but should
arrive in time for the scheduled start. What
instructions should they relay to home team?
(iii)
Prior to the actual 'toss' taking place, what is required of both
captains?
(iv) What is latest time by which the captain who wins the toss must
inform the opposition
of his intention to either 'bat' or 'field'
first?
(4 marks)
2. State
8
requirements of the umpire at the bowler's end prior to him calling
'play' for the
commencement of the match
(4 marks)
3. (i)
With the striker having played the ball with his bat, there is hesitation between the
batsmen in taking a quick single.
Both are out of their ground but have not crossed
when the fielder
throws the wicket down at the bowler' end and appeals!
Which batsman is out and
why?
(ii) A
similar incident occurs a little later off the last ball of an over,
when both batsmen
have turned for a second run and are both out of
their ground. The same fielder
attempts another run out at the bowler's end but this
time, he misses and the ball
goes on to cross the boundary rope.
(a) How many runs are awarded?
(b) How are they recorded in the
score-book?
(c) What signal(s) does the umpire
give to the scorers?
(d) Which batsman receives the next
delivery?
(5 marks)
4. A batsman,
in defence of his wicket, legitimately hits the ball twice with the
ball then travelling
towards
the third-man fielder. The non-striker calls
for a single which they complete.
(a) How does the umpire react, if at
all?
(b) Under what circumstances would he
give a different outcome?
(2 marks)
5. The bowler
accidentally bowls a high full toss at the batsman which passes him
above waist
height.
(a) How should the umpire react?
(b) If bowler bowls another similar
delivery, what action should the umpire then take?
(c) If the bowler had deliberately
bowled such a ball, what should happen?
(3 marks)
6. The batsman
in taking a quick single collides with the bowler who is attempting
to retrieve the
ball that has been hit back in his direction. The
batsman is floored and fails to make his ground
when the wicket at the bowler's end is broken by
another fielder with ball in hand.
(a) What considerations must the
umpire give to the described occurrence?
(b) What would be two possible
outcomes and actions taken by the umpire?
(6 marks)
7. A right arm
bowler, bowling over the wicket, pitches a delivery just outside the
line of
the striker's off stump. The ball hits the batsman's pad
and the fielding side appeal.
Give in full circumstances in which you would
consider it correct to give striker out, LBW?
(5 marks)
8.
As the bowler
delivers a ball that pitches outside the line of the leg stump, your umpire
colleague at the striker's end, calls
and signals 'No Ball'. The striker misses the ball which
hits his
pad, eludes the wicket-keeper and crosses the boundary.
(a) Give possible reasons why your
partner may have called 'No Ball'
(b) What signals should you give to
the scorers?
(c) How many runs are scored?
(d)
How would they be
recorded in the scorebook?
(6 marks)
9.
The striker hits
the ball which is deflected off the non-striker's helmet as he is
attempting
evasive action to get out of the way.
Without
touching the ground, the ball is then caught
by a fielder. How should the umpire answer the appeal?
(1 mark)
10. A fielder leaves the
field and is off for 23 minutes. The
captain of the fielding side indicates
that he wishes the player to bowl after he has been back on the
field for 16 minutes.
What action would you take?
(2 marks)
11. Play
has been suspended due to persistent rain. After half an hour,
the two captains
advise the umpires that they wish to re-start play. What should now
happen?
(1 mark)
12. Play
is held up whilst the sight screens are adjusted due to a change of
bowler at
your end. In
the meantime, the new bowler is having a
'trial' run up. What action
would you take and why?
(1 mark)
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