1. A cricketer whose bowling average is 24.85, runs per wicket,
takes 5 wickets for 52 runs and
thereby decreases his average
by 0.85. The number of wickets taken by him till the last
match was :
(1) 64 (2) 72
(3) 80 (4) 96
(SSC CGL Prelim Exam. 27.02.2000
(First Sitting)
2. The average of runs of a cricket
player of 10 innings was 32.
How many runs must he make
in his next inning so as to increase his average of runs by 4 ?
(1) 76 (2) 70
(3) 4 (4) 2
(SSC CGL Prelim Exam. 08.02.2004
(First Sitting)
3. The bowling average of a cricketer was 12.4. He improves his
bowling average by 0.2 points
when he takes 5 wickets for 26
runs in his last match. The number of wickets taken by him before the last match was
(1) 125 (2) 150
(3) 175 (4) 200
(SSC CGL Prelim Exam. 27.07.2008
(First Sitting)
4. A cricketer had a certain average
of runs for his 64 innings. In his
65th innings, he is bowled out
for no score on his part. This
brings down his average by 2
runs. His new average of runs is
(1) 130 (2) 128
(3) 70 (4) 68
(SSC CGL Prelim Exam. 27.07.2008
(Second Sitting)
5. A cricketer has a certain average
of runs for his 8 innings. In the
ninth innings, he scores 100
runs, thereby increases his average by 9 runs. His new average of runs is
(1) 20 (2) 24
(3) 28 (4) 32
(SSC CPO S.I. Exam. 09.11.2008)
6. The average of runs scored by a
player in 10 innings is 50. How
many runs should he score in
the 11th innings so that his average is increased by 2 runs ?
(1) 80 runs (2) 72 runs
(3) 60 runs (4) 54 runs
(SSC CPO S.I. Exam. 05.09.2004)
7. A cricket batsman had a certain
average of runs for his 11 innings. In the 12th innings, he
made a score of 90 runs and
thereby his average of runs was
decreased by 5. His average of
runs after 12th innings is :
(1) 155 (2) 150
(3) 145 (4) 140
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 28.11.2010 (Ist Sitting)
& (SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 11.12.2011 (IInd Sitting)
8. The batting average for 40 innings
of a cricket player is 50 runs. His
highest score exceeds his lowest
score by 172 runs. If these two
innings are excluded, the average of the remaining 38 innings
is 48 runs. The highest score of
the player is
(1) 165 runs (2) 170 runs
(3) 172 runs (4) 174 runs
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC Exam
04.12.2011 (Ist Sitting (North Zone)
9. The batting average of a cricket
player for 64 innings is 62 runs.
His highest score exceeds his lowest score by 180 runs. Excluding these two innings, the average of remaining innings becomes
60 runs. His highest score was
(1) 180 runs (2) 209 runs
(3) 212 runs (4) 214 runs
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC Exam.
11.12.2011 (Ist Sitting (East Zone)
10. A cricket player after playing
10 tests scored 100 runs in the
11th test. As a result, the average of his runs is increased
by 5. The present average of
runs is
(1) 45 (2) 40
(3) 50 (4) 55
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff
Exam. 17.03.2013, Ist Sitting)
11. A cricketer has a mean score of
60 runs in 10 innings. Find out
how many runs are to be scored
in the eleventh innings to raise
the mean score to 62?
(1) 83 (2) 82
(3) 80 (4) 81
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 21.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
12. In a 20 over match, the required
run rate to win is 7.2. If the run
rate is 6 at the end of the 15th
over, the required run rate to win
the match is
(1) 1.2 (2) 13.2
(3) 10.8 (4) 12
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 28.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
13. A batsman in his 12th innings
makes a score of 63 runs and
there by increases his average
scores by 2. What is his average
after the 12th innings?
(1) 13 (2) 39
(3) 49 (4) 87
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 04.11.2012, Ist Sitting)
14. The batting average for 30 inings of a cricket player is 40
runs. His highest score exceeds
his lowest score by 100 runs.
If these two innings are not
included, the average of the
remaining 28 innings is 38
runs. The lowest score of the
player is :
(1) 15 (2) 18
(3) 20 (4) 12
(SSC CAPFs SI & CISF ASI
Exam. 23.06.2013)
15. Sachin Tendulkar has a certain
average for 11 innings. In the
12th innings he scores 120
runs and thereby increases his
average by 5 runs. His new average is
(1) 60 (2) 62
(3) 65 (4) 66
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
Exam. 29.09.2013)
16. A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket, takes
5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby
decreases his average by 0.4. The
number of wickets taken by him
till the last match was
(1) 64 (2) 72
(3) 80 (4) 85
(SSC CHSL DEO & LDC
Exam. 02.11.2014 (IInd Sitting)
17. The average run of a player is 32
out of 10 innings. How many runs
must he make in the next innings
so as to increase his average
by 6 ?
(1) 38 (2) 40
(3) 6 (4) 98
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
Police SI Exam, 21.06.2015
IInd Sitting)
18. A batsman makes a score of 87
runs in the 17th innings and thus
increased his average by 3. Find
his average after 17th innings.
(1) 39 (2) 87
(3) 90 (4) 84
(SSC Constable (GD)
Exam, 04.10.2015, Ist Sitting)
19. The batting average for 40 innings
of a cricket player is 50 runs. His
highest score exceeds his lowest
score by 172 runs. If these two
innings are excluded, the average of the remaining 38 innings
is 48 runs. The highest score of
the player is
(1) 165 (2) 170
(3) 172 (4) 174
(SSC CGL Tier-II Online
Exam.01.12.2016)
20. The average of runs of a cricket
player of 20 innings was 32. How
many runs must he make in his
next innings so as to increase his
average of runs by 4?
(1) 116 (2) 114
(3) 170 (4) 76
(SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 27.08.2016) (IInd Sitting)
21. A batsman in his 12th innings
makes a score of 120, and thereby increases his average by 5.
The average score after 12th innings is
(1) 60 (2) 55
(3) 65 (4) 70
(SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 02.09.2016) (Ist Sitting)
22. The averages of runs scored by
a cricket player in 11 innings is
63 and the average of his first
six innings is 60 and the average
of last six innings is 65. Find the
runs scored by him in the sixth
innings.
(1) 60 (2) 54
(2) 67 (4) 57
(SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 02.09.2016) (IInd Sitting)
23. Average runs scored by 11 players of a cricket team is 23. If the
first player scored 113 runs. Find
the average runs of the remaining players.
(1) 8 runs (2) 12 runs
(3) 14 runs (4) 27 runs
(SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 30.08.2016) (IInd Sitting)
24. The average of runs scored by a
cricketer in his 99 innings is 99.
How many runs will he have to
score in his 100th innings so that
his average of runs in 100 innings
may be 100?
(1) 100 (2) 99
(3) 199 (4) 101
(SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 31.08.2016) (IInd Sitting)
25. In the first 10 overs of a cricket
game, the run rate was only 3.2.
The run rate in the remaining 40
overs to reach the target of 282
runs is
(1) 6.4 (2) 6.3
(3) 6.25 (4) 6.5
(SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
Exam. 30.11.2016)
answer:
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (2)
5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (3) 8. (4)
9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (2) 12. (3)
13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (4)
17. (4) 18. (1) 19. (4) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (3) 24. (3)
25. (3)
