cricket, sport: Principal Modern Matches

In Great Britain the principal cricket matches are those between the universities (especially Oxford and Cambridge) and between largely professional teams representing the English counties. Among international, or test, matches (begun 1877), the most famous is that between Australia and Britain for the “Ashes.” Since the 1970s the West Indies (a team assembled from several nations), India, Pakistan, and South Africa have challenged English and Australian claims to world dominance.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Recent Developments
• Principal Modern Matches
• Origin of Cricket
• Basic Rules
• Bibliography

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