Cricket Crossword
Across
- 1. / The mode of dismissal when the ball hits the batsman's pads but would otherwise would have hit the stumps (abbr.) (3)
- 4. / The most famous England cricket match of all time was played at Edgbaston in 2005 and it helped England to win which tiny trophy? (3,5)
- 7. / How many runs you get for the hitting the ball over the boundary without it bouncing (3)
- 8. / The match we're going to is England's 1000th of this type. Who did they play (and lose to) in the first in 1877? (9)
- 12. / The two pieces of wood that sit on top of the stumps and must be dislodged for the batsman to be bowled (5)
- 14. / Despite being in Birmingham, Edgbaston is the home of which county team? (12)
- 15. / How many ex-cricketers have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing (4)
- 16. / A now outdated (and slightly racist) term to describe a bowler who spins the ball 'the wrong way' (8)
- 19. / It may sound like people are booing the England captain, but they're actually saying his surname, which is... (4)
- 20. / "When there's ____ on the wicket, let's play cricket" (5)
Down
- 2. / When a batsman hits the ball there are three instructions he gives the other batsman about whether or not to run: yes, no and... (4)
- 3. / This type of match takes five days and is so called because it's bloody hard work (4)
- 5. / It may never have appeared at the Olympics, but cricket was played at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. Which country won gold? (5,6)
- 6. / Which wood is used to make cricket bats (6)
- 7. / Nothing to do with snow, this the name for trying to verbally intimidate opposition players (8)
- 9. / A cricket ball weighs five and a half ounces and is made from a cork centre wrapped in what material? (7)
- 10. / Ben Stokes will play at Edgbaston, but miss the second match at Lord's because he will be appearing in court. What has he been charged with? (6)
- 11. / Two countries were recently added to the top tier of international cricket. Ireland, and which other country? (11)
- 13. / The fielders who stand next to the wicketkeeper waiting for a catch — hoping they won't fall over (5)
- 16. / Former England cricket captain and England's leading run scorer, nicknamed Chef, who we will see on Saturday playing (4)
- 17. / Cricket isn't an Olympic sport. But an Olympic sport was played on a cricket ground during the 2012 games. Which sport? (7)
- 18. / Ground in London known as the 'Home of Cricket' (5)