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A Test match is an international two-innings per side cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap by playing for the England cricket team. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by ...
Former captain Joe Root, pictured in 2017, holds several England Test cricket records.. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. [1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, [a] [b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
In 1971, Ray Illingworth captained England in their first ODI. In 1977, management of the England team was taken over by the former Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) until 1 January 1997, and from then by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). England played their first T20I in 2005 under the captaincy of Michael Vaughan.
Before 1996, the caps used in test touring squads featured a crest deptcting St. George and a dragon. [93] In April 2017, the ECB brought back the traditional cable-knit sweater for test matches. [94] In One day internationals the kit is a blue shirt with navy trousers, whilst the Twenty20 kit is a flame-red shirt and navy trousers.
Sachin Tendulkar of India has played the most matches (200).. In the sport of cricket, playing 100 Test matches is considered to be a significant achievement. Colin Cowdrey of England was the first cricketer to have reached this landmark, [1] celebrating the occasion with a score of 104 runs against Australia in 1968 during the 1968 Ashes series. [2]
The England women's cricket team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1934–35. This is a list of English women Test cricketers. A Test match is an international cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won her Test cap.
Test Caps Ref Rugby team Test Caps Ref A. N. Hornby: England cricket team: 3 England national rugby union team: 9 Frank Mitchell [1] England cricket team 2 [2] England national rugby union team 6 M. J. K. Smith: England cricket team 50 England national rugby union team 1 Reggie Spooner: England cricket team 10
Although ideally suited to English conditions, his only Test caps came on tours of the subcontinent, to Pakistan and Ceylon under Colin Cowdrey in 1968–9, and India and Pakistan in 1972–3 under Tony Lewis. It was a testament to his skill that he took 14 wickets at 23.35 in his four tests, and he was unlucky to miss out on home selection. [1]