Cricket forms

• Cricket "test" is a form of international cricket. The first test-match took place on March 15, 1877, during the tour of the England team in Australia in 1876-1877. There was no time limit, and the number of throws per round was set at 4. The match ended on March 19 with a victory by Australia with a 45-point lead. Since then, more than 1,000 test matches have been played. In 2000, the number of countries able to play test matches rose to 10, with the arrival of Bangladesh. Nowadays, test matches are played in 5 days without a day off.

• First class cricket First class cricket resembles test cricket, except that matches last at least 3 days. Technically, test cricket is a first class cricket, but the expression is usually reserved for national meetings, between regions or between cities.

 • One Day Cricket It was the pressure of television stations, which wanted a shorter and more exciting format, that "one day" cricket was introduced in the 1960s. this form of cricket, each team is at bat for a period, ie two periods in all. Generally, the first period takes place in the afternoon, and the second in the evening, floodlit. The number of rounds is limited, usually 50 for international matches. This form of play has attracted new fans immediately: there is no need to book 5 days to follow a match, players can wear colorful outfits (hence the nickname "cricket pajamas"), unlike test-matches where players play in white. Finally, the game is faster, with more dramatic interest. However, many purists say that cricket "test" requires much more strategic sense, and that only he deploys all aspects of the game. They criticize cricket "one day" to put too much emphasis on the rapid marking of points . Be that as it may, one day cricket is not part of first class cricket.