There are a number of different types or formats of cricket currently being played around the world. Although they are different they are all similar in their aims. This article will give you a brief overview of the different formats you may come across:
Test Cricket
The most common form and one of the best known is test cricket. This is one format played when the teams that are playing are international teams (such as England and Pakistan) and it was first played in the late nineteenth century. The test match is played over two innings for each of the teams and is played for five days or until each side has been bowled out twice. This gives more time for the top players to play the game to the best of their abilities and gives them a chance to put on more of a show than the traditional four day game usually played in first class county cricket.
4 Day Cricket
The more usual four day, or first class game is also played over two innings and is one of the most popular types of cricket that is being played on a regular basis week in and week out. The main league in England is the county championship and each match is played over four days. This gives the...
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