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Test cricket

Index Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard. [1]

94 relations: Aboriginal Australians, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Afghan cricket team in India in 2018, Afghanistan national cricket team, American Civil War, Anthony de Mello Trophy, Antigua, Apartheid, Asian Test Championship, Australian Aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868, Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2016–17, Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, Batting (cricket), Bill Frindall, Border–Gavaskar Trophy, Bowling (cricket), Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844, Clive Lloyd Trophy, Cricket, Cricket ball, Day/night cricket, Declaration and forfeiture, Dismissal (cricket), Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, English cricket team in Australia in 1891–92, English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30, English cricket team in South Africa in 1891–92, English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30, ESPNcricinfo, Fielding (cricket), First-class cricket, Follow-on, Frank Worrell Trophy, Fred Grace, Freedom Trophy (cricket), French Revolution, Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy, Headingley Cricket Ground, History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883, ICC Intercontinental Cup, ICC Test Championship, Indian cricket team in England in 2007, International Cricket Council, International Panel of Umpires and Referees, Ireland cricket team, James Lillywhite, Kerry Packer, Kingston, Jamaica, Leeds, ..., Limited overs cricket, List of Test cricket grounds, List of Test cricket records, List of Test cricketers, Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, Melbourne Cricket Ground, New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1985–86, New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16, One Day International, Over (cricket), Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1972–73, Pataudi Trophy, Result (cricket), Sabina Park, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Sir Vivian Richards Trophy, Sobers–Tissera Trophy, South African cricket team in India in 2015–16, Southern Cross Trophy, Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2007–08, Swing bowling, The Ashes, Tied Test, Timeless Test, Toss (cricket), Trans-Tasman Trophy, Twenty20 International, Two-tier Test cricket, Umpire (cricket), Voice of America, Warne–Muralidaran Trophy, West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61, West Indian cricket team in England in 1963, West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16, West Indies, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Wisden Trophy, World Series Cricket, Zimbabwe national cricket team, 1868 English cricket season, 1912 Triangular Tournament, 2005 ICC Super Series, 2006 ball tampering controversy, 2019 Cricket World Cup. Expand index (44 more) »

Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australians are legally defined as people who are members "of the Aboriginal race of Australia" (indigenous to mainland Australia or to the island of Tasmania).

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Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia.

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Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the city centre and North Adelaide.

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Afghan cricket team in India in 2018

The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in June 2018 to play a one-off Test match against the India cricket team.

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Afghanistan national cricket team

The Afghanistan national cricket team (د افغانستان د کريکټ ملي لوبډله) (Persian:تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان) represents is the 12th Test cricket playing Full Member nation.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Anthony de Mello Trophy

The Anthony de Mello Trophy is awarded to the winner of the England-India Test Cricket series held in India.

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Antigua

Antigua, also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the West Indies.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Asian Test Championship

The ACC Asian Test Championship was a professional Test cricket tournament contested between the Test playing nations of Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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Australian Aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868

In 1868, a cricket team composed of Aboriginal Australians toured England between May and October of that year, thus becoming the first organised group of Australian sportspeople to travel overseas.

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Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2016–17

The Bangladesh cricket team toured India in February 2017 to play one Test match.

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Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy is a trophy played for by England and South Africa in the sport of cricket.

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Batting (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat to score runs or prevent the loss of one's wicket.

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Bill Frindall

William Howard "Bill" Frindall, MBE (3 March 1939 – 29 January 2009) was an English cricket scorer and statistician.

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Border–Gavaskar Trophy

The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series, played between India and Australia.

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Bowling (cricket)

Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman.

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Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844

The Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844 was both the first official international cricket match and the first official international game of any sport.

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Clive Lloyd Trophy

The Clive Lloyd Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between West Indies and Zimbabwe.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Cricket ball

A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket.

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Day/night cricket

Day/night cricket, also known as Floodlit cricket is a cricket match that is played either totally, or more usually partially, under floodlights in the evening.

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Declaration and forfeiture

In the sport of cricket, a declaration occurs when a captain declares his team's innings closed and a forfeiture occurs when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings.

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Dismissal (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a dismissal occurs when the batsman is out (also known as the fielding side taking a wicket and/or the batting side losing a wicket).

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Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is a panel of cricket umpires appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals around the world.

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English cricket team in Australia in 1891–92

The England national cricket team toured Australia and Ceylon in 1891-92.

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English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30

The England national cricket team toured Ceylon, Australia and New Zealand in the 1929–30 season to play a Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team.

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English cricket team in South Africa in 1891–92

An English cricket team, organised and led by the Surrey amateur Walter Read, toured South Africa from December 1891 to March 1892.

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English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30

The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1930 and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 1–1.

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ESPNcricinfo

ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket.

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Fielding (cricket)

Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, to limit the number of runs that the batsman scores and/or to get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or by running the batsman out.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket.

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Follow-on

In cricket, the follow-on is where a team batting second is forced to take its second innings immediately after its first, after having failed to reach close enough to the score achieved by the team who batted first (in that team's first innings).

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Frank Worrell Trophy

The Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded to the winner of the West Indies–Australia Test match series in cricket.

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Fred Grace

George Frederick Grace (13 December 1850 – 22 September 1880) was an English first-class cricketer active from 1866 to 1880 who played for Gloucestershire and the United South of England Eleven (USEE).

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Freedom Trophy (cricket)

Freedom Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between India and South Africa.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy

The Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between India and Bangladesh.

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Headingley Cricket Ground

Headingley Cricket Ground (usually shortened to Headingley) is a cricket ground in Headingley Stadium complex in Leeds, England.

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History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883

Test matches in the period 1877 to 1883 were organised somewhat differently from international cricket matches today.

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a first-class cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme.

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ICC Test Championship

The ICC Test Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council for the 12 teams that play Test cricket.

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Indian cricket team in England in 2007

The India national cricket team toured England from 19 July to 8 September 2007.

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International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.

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International Panel of Umpires and Referees

The International Panel of ICC Umpires was established by the ICC in 1994 following trial in 1992/3, to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match.

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Ireland cricket team

The Ireland cricket team represents all of Ireland.

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James Lillywhite

James Lillywhite (23 February 1842 – 25 October 1929) was an English Test cricketer and an umpire.

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Kerry Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Limited overs cricket

Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete.

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List of Test cricket grounds

This is a list of Test cricket grounds.

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List of Test cricket records

Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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List of Test cricketers

This is a list by country of every cricketer who has played at least one Test match.

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Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada

The major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada are the highest professional competitions of team sports in those countries.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

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New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1985–86

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1985-86 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia.

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New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from 23 October to 1 December 2015 to play three Test matches and four tour matches.

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One Day International

A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50.

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Over (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, an over consists of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler from one end of a cricket pitch to the batsman at the other end.

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Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1972–73

The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand in January and February 1973 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team.

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Pataudi Trophy

The Pataudi Trophy is awarded to the winner of the England-India Test Cricket series held in England.

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Result (cricket)

The result in a game of cricket may be a "win" for one of the two teams playing, a "draw" or a "tie".

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Sabina Park

Sabina Park is a cricket ground and the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

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Sir Vivian Richards Trophy

The Sir Vivian Richards Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between South Africa and West Indies.

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Sobers–Tissera Trophy

The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka.

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South African cricket team in India in 2015–16

The South African cricket team toured India from 29 September to 7 December 2015.

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Southern Cross Trophy

The Southern Cross Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between Australia and Zimbabwe.

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2007–08

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia for four tour matches, two Test matches and the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series from 27 October 2007 to 7 March 2008.

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Swing bowling

Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket.

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The Ashes

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia.

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Tied Test

A tied Test is a Test cricket match in which the side batting second is bowled out in the second innings, with scores level.

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Timeless Test

A timeless Test is a match of Test cricket played under no limitation of time, which means the match is played until one side wins or the match is tied, with theoretically no possibility of a draw.

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Toss (cricket)

The captain who won the toss decide to bat or chase.

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Trans-Tasman Trophy

The Trans-Tasman Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Australia–New Zealand Test match series in cricket.

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Twenty20 International

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs.

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Two-tier Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard.

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Umpire (cricket)

In cricket, an umpire (from the Old French nompere meaning not a peer, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions about events on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket.

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Voice of America

Voice of America (VOA) is a U.S. government-funded international radio broadcast source that serves as the United States federal government's official institution for non-military, external broadcasting.

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Warne–Muralidaran Trophy

The Warne–Muralitharan Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Australia–Sri Lanka Test cricket series from 2007–08 season onwards.

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West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1960-61 season under the captaincy of Frank Worrell.

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West Indian cricket team in England in 1963

The West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 played 30 first-class matches of which they won 15, lost 2 and drew 13.

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West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16

The West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka in October/November 2015 to play two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

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West Indies

The West Indies or the Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (or simply Wisden or colloquially "the Bible of Cricket") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.

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Wisden Trophy

The Wisden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies.

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World Series Cricket

World Series Cricket (WSC) was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network.

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Zimbabwe national cricket team

The Zimbabwe national cricket team is administered by Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union or ZCU).

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1868 English cricket season

1868 was the 82nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

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1912 Triangular Tournament

The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time.

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2005 ICC Super Series

The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series in Australia in October 2005 played between Australia, the world's ranked number one side at the time, and an ICC World XI made up of the best non-Australian cricketers.

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2006 ball tampering controversy

In 2006, during the fourth day of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval, Darrell Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove ruled that the Pakistani team had been involved in ball tampering.

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2019 Cricket World Cup

The 2019 Cricket World Cup (officially ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 14 July 2019.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket

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