Tag: cricket history

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia, and it is one of the oldest and most famous rivalries in sport, named after a small urn said to contain the ashes of English cricket. The contest began in the late nineteenth century and is still followed closely in both countries. For […]

The County Championship is the main first-class cricket competition in England and Wales, contested by eighteen professional county clubs over a season that runs from spring to early autumn. Matches are played over four days, teams earn points for wins, draws and their batting and bowling performances, and the county with the most points at […]