Test Cricket

Introduction

It is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations. It remains the highest-regarded form of the game, although the comparatively new One Day International and Twenty20 formats are now more popular amongst some audiences.

History

The name "Test" is thought to arise from the idea that the matches are a "test of strength and competency" between the sides involved. It seems to have been used first to describe an English team that toured Australia in 1861-62, although those matches are not considered Test matches today. The first ever official Test match commenced on the 15th of March 1877, contested by England and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the Australians won by 45 runs. England won the second ever match (also at the MCG) by 4 wickets, thus drawing the series 1-1.

Test cricket playing nations

There are currently ten Test-playing nations. Test status is conferred upon a country by the International Cricket Council. Countries that do not have Test status can only officially play a shortened version of cricket, except in events such as the ICC Intercontinental Cup, which was specifically designed to allow non-Test nations to play under conditions similar to Tests. The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Test debut:

1. ENGLAND & AUSTRALIA on March 15, 1877
   
2. SOUTH AFRICA on March 12, 1889


3. WEST INDIES on June 23, 1928


4. NEW ZEALAND on January 10, 1930


5. INDIA on June 25, 1932


6. PAKISTAN on October 16, 1952


7. SRI LANKA on February 17, 1982


8. ZIMBABWE on October 18, 1992


9. BANGLADESH on November 10, 2000

Cricket for all

CRICKET.....In the present situations of world, where continues wars and bombs are part of it; everybody need some source of entertainment in order to relax and enjoy oneself. But many of the entertainment packages are there which provide entertainment but cannot be seen with the family because of cencor factor in it.
Cricket is one of the most famous entertaining factor for all the people of the world right now and will flourish more in the future as new forms of it are originating from it. We have different kinds of people all over the worlds and their moods also varies from one another. Some wanted and seemed to peaceful; some quite passionate; some lazy; some want to be over active and vice versa. And for this, cricket has already been divided into more than one form of it. At this time of the universe, four to five forms of cricket does exists. We are all familier with Classical Test Matches, ODI's, Entusiastic T-20 Cricket, but three other forms also exists as; Pro-40 Cricket, SuperSixes Matches and Three day cricket.