Test cricket
hideTest cricket 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 most prestigious form of the game, although the comparatively new One Day International and Twenty20 formats are now more popular amongst some audiences.
The name "Test" may have arisen 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 officially recognised test match commenced on 15 March 1877, contested by England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where Australia won by 45 runs. England won the second ever match (also at the MCG) by four wickets, thus drawing the series 1–1. This was not the first ever international cricket match however, which was played between Canada and the United States, on 24 and 25 of September 1844.
For more information about Test cricket, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
News tagged with test
Rocket test will carry Purdue experiment
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are designing and building an experiment that will operate during a test flight of a new type of reusable rocket to be launched by aerospace company Blue Origin LLC.
INL develops safer, more efficient nuclear fuel for next-gen reactors
Nov 30, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (14) |
5
As the nation ponders its energy choices, Americans keep asking themselves: how can the country make better use of its resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases without hurting U.S. industries? A research ...
Search results for test
Manufacturing, reinvented
2 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the architecture, hardware and software that will enable super-agile distributed corporations capable of reconfiguring themselves on the fly. It promises to make 'made-to-order' ...
South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
2 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation ...
Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation
4 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a gene variant that affects an enzyme critical to normal vitamin ...
New cancer study takes major step toward improved treatment
5 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer ...
Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
5 hours ago |
5 / 5 (2) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.
Aspirin, tylenol may decrease effectiveness of vaccines
5 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
With flu season in full swing and the threat of H1N1 looming, demand for vaccines is at an all-time high. Although those vaccines are expected to be effective, University of Missouri researchers have found further evidence ...
Good stress response enhances recovery from surgery, study shows
7 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to quicker recovery for patients after knee surgery, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. The results could ...
Scientists discover genetic pattern that indicates early-stage lung cancer
7 hours ago |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Wistar Institute researchers and collaborators from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University have identified immune system markers in the blood which indicate early-stage lung tumors in people at high risk for ...
Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants
8 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Broadly speaking, ants have two different feeding strategies. A large proportion of all species are "carnivorous," meaning that they are generalist predators feeding on other small animals or scavenging on ...
Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
8 hours ago |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.
List of search results for test
