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It is contested by 12 teams which are the full-members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The term "test match" was originally coined in 1861–62 but in a different context. [1] Test cricket did not become an officially recognised format until the 1890s, but many international matches since 1877 have been retrospectively awarded Test ...
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is a biennial cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is played over two years and is the premier championship for Test cricket. [1] Australia are the current champions, having defeated India in the 2023 final. They will face South Africa in the 2025 final at Lord's.
New Zealand weathered a nervy chase and a superb spell by Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah to win its first test on Indian soil since 1988. ... on the day five of the first cricket test match at the M ...
The final of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, a Test cricket match, was played from 7 to 11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, between Australia and India. [1] Australia won the match by 209 runs to win the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. This marked Australia's maiden win of the Championship.
New Zealand's Matt Henry holds up the ball as he leaves the field after taking the five wickets during the day two of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M ...
Last – denotes the year of the latest match; Mat. – denotes the number of matches played; Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted; Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 10,000 run mark ^ – denotes that the player was at some time the leading run scorer in Tests † – denotes that the player is active in Tests
Between 1975 and 1989 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. [a] During that time England played 152 Test matches, resulting in 40 victories, 62 draws and 50 defeats. [3] They faced Sri Lanka for the first time in Test cricket when England toured the country in 1981–82. [4]