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Test cricket

the longest form of the sport of cricket; so called due to its long, grueling nature

7 dated entries naming Test cricket, drawn from 7 separate years between 1877 CE and 1957 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1877March 15 – English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77: The first Test cricket match is held between England and Australia.source
  • 1887February 26 – At the Sydney Cricket Ground, George Lohmann becomes the first bowler to take eight wickets, in a Test innings.source

20th century

  • 1930July 11 – Australian cricketer Don Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England.source
  • 1932June 25 – India plays its first Test cricket match with England at Lord's.source
  • 1948August 14 – 1948 Ashes series: Australian batsman Don Bradman, playing his last Test cricket match, against England at The Oval, is bowled by Eric Hollies for a duck (leaving his career Test batting average at 99.94); however, "The Invincibles" win the match by an innings and 149 runs, and The Ashes 4–0.source
  • 1956July 31 – Cricket: Jim Laker sets an extraordinary record at Old Trafford in the fourth Test between England and Australia, taking 19 wickets in a first class match (the previous best was 17).source
  • 1957January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having handled the ball in Test cricket.source

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