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<div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><a class="image" title="The first Australian touring team (1878) pictured at Niagara Falls" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1878AusTeamNiagraFalls.jpg"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"><img class="thumbimage" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/1878AusTeamNiagraFalls.jpg/180px-1878AusTeamNiagraFalls.jpg" border="0" height="116" width="180"></font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> </font></strong></em></font>
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<div class="magnify"><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><a class="internal" title="Enlarge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1878AusTeamNiagraFalls.jpg"><span class="" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); border-width: 2px; font-size: 0px; background-image: none; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="width: 1px; height: 1px;"><font face="times new roman" size="3"></font></span></span></a></font></div><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">The first Australian touring team (1878) pictured at Niagara Falls</font></strong></em></font></div></div></div>

<p><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">The </font></strong></em><a title="United States v Canada (1844)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v_Canada_%281844%29"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">first ever international cricket game</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> was between the </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="American cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cricket_team"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">USA</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> and </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_cricket_team"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Canada</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> in 1844. The match was played at the grounds of the </font></strong></em><a title="St George's Cricket Club" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Cricket_Club"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">St George's Cricket Club</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"><font face="times new roman"> in New York.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-USAvCAN_9-0"><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket#cite_note-USAvCAN-9"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></font><br>In 1859, a team of leading English professionals set off to North America on the first-ever overseas tour and, in 1862, the first English team toured Australia.</font></strong></em></font><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Between May and October 1868, a team of </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Aborigine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aborigine"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Australian Aborigines</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> toured England in what was the </font></strong></em><a title="Australian Aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_cricket_team_in_England_in_1868"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">first Australian cricket team</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> to travel overseas.</font></strong></em></font><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">In 1877, an </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="English cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">England</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> touring team in </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="Australian cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Australia</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> played two matches against full Australian XIs that are now regarded as the inaugural </font></strong></em><a title="Test cricket" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Test matches</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">. The following year, the Australians toured England for the first time and were a spectacular success. No Tests were played on that tour but more soon followed and, at </font></strong></em><a title="The Oval" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">The Oval</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> in 1882, arguably the most famous match of all </font></strong></em><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">time gave rise to </font></strong></em><a title="The Ashes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">The Ashes</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">. </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="South African cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_cricket_team"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">South Africa</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> became the third Test nation in 1889.</font></strong></em></font></p>
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<h3><font face="Tahoma"><font face="times new roman" size="5"><span class="mw-headline"><u><em>National Championships</em></u></span></font></font></h3>

<p><font face="Tahoma" size="6"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">A major watershed occurred in 1890 when the official </font></strong></em><a title="County Championship" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Championship"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">County Championship</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> was constituted in England. This organisational initiative has been repeated in other countries. Australia established the </font></strong></em><a title="Sheffield Shield" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Shield"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Sheffield Shield</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> in 1892-93. Other national competitions to be established were the Currie Cup in South Africa, the Plunkett Shield in New Zealand and the Ranji Trophy in India.<br>The period from 1890 to the outbreak of the </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="First World War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World_War"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">First World War</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> has become an object of nostalgia, ostensibly because the teams played cricket according to "the spirit of the game", but more realistically because it was a peacetime period that was shattered by the </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="First World War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World_War"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">First World War</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">. The era has been called The </font></strong></em><a title="Golden Age of cricket" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_cricket"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Golden Age of cricket</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> and it featured numerous great names such as Grace, </font></strong></em><a title="Wilfred Rhodes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Rhodes"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">Wilfred Rhodes</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">, </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="C B Fry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_B_Fry"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">C B Fry</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">, </font></strong></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="K S Ranjitsinhji" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_S_Ranjitsinhji"><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3">K S Ranjitsinhji</font></strong></em></a><em><strong><font face="times new roman" size="3"> and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></strong></em><a title="Victor Trumper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Trumper"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong><em>Victor Trumper</em></strong></font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong><em>.</em></strong></font></font></p>
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<p id="top10bowlodi"><font color="#008000" face="times new roman"><span class="mw-headline"><font color="crimson" size="4"><u><em><strong>21st century cricket</strong></em></u></font></span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#008000" face="times new roman"><font color="black" face="arial">Cricket remains a major world sport in terms of parti<u></u>cipants, spectators and media interest.</font></font></p>

<p><font color="#008000" face="times new roman"><font color="black" face="arial">The ICC has expanded its Development Program with the goal of producing more national teams capable of competing at Test level. Development efforts are focused on African and Asian nations; and on the </font><a class="mw-redirect" title="United States cricket team" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_cricket_team"><font color="black" face="arial">United States</font></a><font color="black" face="arial">. In 2004, the </font><a title="ICC Intercontinental Cup" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Intercontinental_Cup"><font color="black" face="arial">ICC Intercontinental Cup</font></a><font color="black" face="arial"> brought first-class cricket to 12 nations, mostly for the first time.<br>In June 2001, the ICC introduced a "Test Championship Table" and, in October 2002 a "One-day International Championship Table". Australia has consistently topped both these tables in the 2000s.</font></font></p>
<p><font color="#008000" face="times new roman"><font color="black" face="arial">Cricket's newest innovation is </font><a title="Twenty20" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20"><font color="black" face="arial">Twenty20</font></a><font color="black" face="arial">, essentially an evening entertainment. It has so far enjoyed enormous popularity and has attracted large attendances at matches as well as good TV audience ratings. The </font><a title="2007 ICC World Twenty20" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_ICC_World_Twenty20"><font color="black" face="arial">inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup</font></a><font color="black" face="arial"> tournament was held in 2007. The formation of Twenty20 leagues in India - the unofficial </font><a title="Indian Cricket League" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Cricket_League"><font color="black" face="arial">Indian Cricket League</font></a><font color="black" face="arial">, which started in 2007, and the official </font><a title="Indian Premier League" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Premier_League"><font color="black" face="arial">Indian Premier League</font></a><font color="black" face="arial">, starting in 2008 - raised much speculation in the cricketing press about their effect on the future of cricket </font></font></p>
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