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Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each[1] and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.
The object of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.
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The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. The tournament is world's third largest and most viewed sporting event and according to the ICC, it is the most important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The finals of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing and ODI-playing nations, together with other nations that qualify through the World Cup Qualifier. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since 1973.
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The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The series have varied in length, consisting of between one and six Test matches, but since 1998 have been consistently five matches. It is one of sport's most celebrated rivalries and dates back to 1882. It is generally played biennially, alternating between the United Kingdom and Australia. Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket. It stated that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." The Honourable Ivo Bligh adopted the term and, as captain of the English party that travelled to Australia the following winter, promised to bring the "Ashes" home.
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Series Years Host First match Tests Aus Eng Drawn Result Holder 1 1882–83 Australia 30 December 1882 3 1 2 0 England England 2 1884 England 11 July 1884 3 0 1 2 England England 34 1948 England 10 June 1948 5 4 0 1 Australia Australia 35 1950–51 Australia 1 December 1950 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia 65 2009 England 8 July 2009 5 1 2 2 England England 66 2010–11 Australia 25 November 2010 5 1 3 1 England England Current cricket
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- New Zealand cricket team in India in 2010
- West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010–11
- English cricket team in Australia in 2010–11 (2010–11 Ashes Series)
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Adil Rashid (born 17 February 1988) is a right-arm leg break bowler who has made five One Day International appeareances for England. He was Yorkshire's leading bowler in 2010, claiming 57 first-class wickets.
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- ... that Vijay Hazare holds the record for most international cricket centuries (four) at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium (pictured)?
- ...that there are fourteen Ugandan first-class cricketers?
- ...that the roundarm trial matches were played between Sussex and All-England teams in 1827 to help the MCC to decide if roundarm bowling should be legalised or not?
- ...that Asif Karim, the former Kenya captain also represented his country in the Davis cup?
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.
Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 
England37 4,634 125 2 
South Africa21 2,469 118 3 
India37 4,336 117 4 
Australia31 3,224 104 5 
Sri Lanka31 3,062 99 6 
Pakistan28 2,757 98 7 
West Indies26 2,286 88 8 
New Zealand20 1,588 79 9 
Bangladesh15 138 9 Reference: ICC Rankings, 7 November 2011 One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side.
Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 Australia32 4,124 129 2 Sri Lanka28 3,327 119 3 India39 4,603 118 4 South Africa21 2,458 117 5 England35 3,706 106 6 Pakistan29 2,931 101 7 New Zealand25 2,174 87 8 West Indies22 1,711 78 9 Bangladesh29 1,836 63 10 
Zimbabwe30 1,402 47 11 
Ireland12 492 41 12 
Netherlands9 137 15 13 
Kenya7 0 0 Reference: ICC Rankings, 25 October 2011 References
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