The earliest definite reference to the sport of cricket is dated Monday, 17 January 1597 (i.e., an "Old Style" Julian date which is 27 January 1598 by...

The earliest cricket matches known to have involved Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and Sir William Gage took place in 1725. They were the two main...

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with...

history of women's cricket can be traced back to a report in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745 and a match that took place between the villages of Bramley...

T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket is a short form of cricket. Two teams play a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs (60 legal balls)...

First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or...

The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century England. It became an established sport in the country in the 18th century...

Cricket is a format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of...

List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes...

Cricket is a multi-faceted sport with different formats, depending on the standard of play, the desired level of formality, and the time available. One...