Questions in this quiz: Cricket Laws: Tricky Calls

Seven edge-case rulings — Mankads, free hits, leg byes and the new boundary-catch rule.

1. Under MCC Law 38.3, until what moment can a bowler run out a non-striker who is backing up too far? — Options: Until the bowler enters their delivery stride, Until the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, Until the bowler completes their full delivery action, Until the ball passes the popping crease at the bowler's end
2. A bowler bowls a no-ball, triggering a free hit on the next delivery. Which of these dismissals is STILL possible on the free hit? — Options: Bowled, Caught behind, Stumped, Run out
3. Under MCC Law 34, when is a batter permitted to deliberately strike the ball a second time? — Options: To score extra runs after a deflection off the pad, Solely to guard their wicket, After consultation with the non-striker, Once the ball has crossed the popping crease
4. A delivery strikes the batter on the pad and the batters complete two runs. Under what circumstance are these runs NOT awarded as leg byes? — Options: When the ball would have hit the stumps, When the bowler has bowled a no-ball, When the batter neither offered a stroke nor tried to avoid the ball, When the ball strikes the batter above the waist
5. A fielder, trying to stop the ball, deliberately uses their cap to scoop it up. What is the umpire's ruling? — Options: Play continues — the law only restricts use of helmets, The fielder is warned; only a second offence is penalised, 5 penalty runs to the batting side, and the ball becomes dead, The bowler is warned for a deliberate fielding offence
6. Under the June 2025 ICC rule on boundary catches, a fielder takes one legal airborne touch from outside the rope, then jumps from beyond the boundary a second time to complete the catch inside. What's the ruling? — Options: Caught — the final catch was taken inside the boundary, Six runs — multiple airborne touches from outside are now banned, Four runs, Umpire's discretion based on intent
7. Under ICC ODI playing conditions — the rule that dismissed Angelo Mathews in 2023 — within how long must an incoming batter be ready to face the next ball? — Options: 90 seconds, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes