72-651: The TCA Ground , or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground , is one of two first-class standard cricket grounds in Hobart , Tasmania. It is located on the Queens Domain less than 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) from the CBD . The TCA Ground is a picturesque ground with a village feel and white picket boundary which could easily belong in the English countryside, except for the typical Australian Eucalypt bushland which hugs
144-471: A Tasmanian fast bowler, famously took 6 for 1 on the challenging pitch during one such occasion. The ground also struggled with inadequate seating and changing facilities in its early years. The original Member's Stand was relocated in 1906 to make way for a new brick addition, which opened in 1908 and was later named the H.C. Smith Stand. A "classic" style scoreboard was added in 1907 but was demolished in 1984 after years of neglect. Additional upgrades included
216-579: A contemporary report (i.e., termed "a great match" in this case) and to have been played for a large sum of money was one in Sussex between two unnamed eleven-a-side teams contesting "fifty guineas apiece" in June 1697, a match of enormous historical significance but with no statistical data recorded. One-Day International One Day International ( ODI ) is a format of Cricket , played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces
288-512: A different location but was relocated after being blown over by gales in 1946 and again in 1995, with the final reconstruction completed in 1999. The ground's opening in 1882 featured a match between the TCA and a visiting Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) XI. Although the scorecard is lost, the TCA was reportedly defeated. The ground faced challenges such as drought towards the end of the 19th century, leading to difficult pitch conditions. Edward H. Butler,
360-728: A first-class match, that the ICC clearly stipulates that its match type list "is not exhaustive and is merely indicative of the matches which would fall into the first-class definition". For example, the list includes matches of recognised first-class teams versus international touring teams; and the leading domestic championships (using their then-current names) such as the County Championship , Sheffield Shield , Ranji Trophy , etc. The absence of any ICC ruling about matches played before 1947 (or before 1895 in Great Britain)
432-405: A fixed number of fifty overs , with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The Cricket World Cup , generally held every four years, is played in this format. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A , limited-overs competition. The international one-day game is a late-twentieth-century development. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at
504-556: A future AFL stadium. The Macquarie Point site offers better opportunities for large-scale development, proximity to the Hobart waterfront, and the potential to attract more investment into a modern sports and entertainment complex. The Hobart City Council has supported this decision, citing that redeveloping the TCA Ground to meet AFL standards would not be financially viable or feasible given its current infrastructure and location within
576-551: A key sports venue for Hobart, the ground has not been considered for major future developments, such as becoming the home of the Tasmania Devils AFL team. This decision is largely due to several factors, including the ground's limited seating capacity (8,000) and its heritage-listed structures, which restrict expansion options. Instead, the Macquarie Point precinct was selected as the preferred location for
648-556: A lengthy application process in March 2010 the Hobart City Council aldermen voted to reject an application for 25-metre floodlights suitable for night football and cricket matches. Only two out of the nine aldermen present voted in favour of the application, with those against concerned about heritage, light spill, the effects on Glebe residents and visibility from as far as Knocklofty Reserve. Following on from this rejection,
720-617: A line between what was important historically and what should form part of the statistical record. Hence, for pre-1895 (i.e., in Great Britain) cricket matches, "first-class" is essentially a statistical concept while the historical concept is broader and takes account of historical significance. Webber's rationale was that cricket was "generally weak before 1864" (there was a greater and increasingly more organised effort to promote county cricket from about that time) and match details were largely incomplete, especially bowling analyses, which hindered compilation of records. According to Webber's view,
792-679: A new application was submitted by the ground's tenant the Hobart Football Club . This application was approved in May 2011, and the lights were installed. Hobart hosted five night matches in their stint in the Tasmanian State League until their return to SFL football in 2014 and hosted their first match on returning to the SFL under lights but have only hosted two Under-18 matches at night since then. Works got underway following
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#1732798453681864-539: A normal 12th man. On 15 February 2006, the ICC announced their intention to discontinue the Supersub rule on 21 March 2006. Two balls were trialed in ODI for two years but it was rejected. The International Cricket Council (ICC) determines which teams have ODI status (meaning that any match played between two such teams under standard one-day rules is classified as an ODI). The twelve Test-playing nations (which are also
936-432: A player was replaced; the replaced player took over the role of 12th man. Over the six months it was in operation, it became very clear that the Supersub was of far more benefit to the side that won the toss, unbalancing the game. Several international captains reached "gentleman's agreements" to discontinue this rule late in 2005. They continued to name Supersubs, as required but they did not field them by simply using them as
1008-406: A result of disputes and poor performances, Kenya's ODI status was reduced to temporary in 2005, meaning that it had to perform well at World Cup Qualifiers to keep ODI status. Kenya lost ODI status after finishing in fifth place at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier event. The ICC can also grant special ODI status to all matches within certain high-profile tournaments, with the result being that
1080-495: A top deck in 1946 and a modernized press area in 1977. However, by that time, Bellerive Oval was being considered as a better option for future cricket developments. In 1954, the Hobart Greyhound Racing Club built a smaller stand next to the H.C. Smith Stand, which was demolished in 2018. The Powell Pascoe Payne Stand, named after Hobart Football Club legends, was also opened in 1954. A roofed section at
1152-634: Is "taking" the first-class matches to be one against Sydney ( sic ), two each against Victoria , the Combined team and the Australian Eleven, and another against South Australia . In the fourth issue on 1 June 1882, James Lillywhite refers to first-class matches on the tour but gives a different list. The earliest known match scorecards date from 1744 but few have been found before 1772. The cards for three 1772 matches have survived and scorecards became increasingly common thereafter. At
1224-543: Is 11,002, set during a Tasmania vs. Australian XI match on 5 March 1948. By 1999, the ground had fallen into disrepair. A National Trust restoration plan aimed to restore it as a Federation -style village ground, with the help of unemployed labour under a " work for the dole " scheme, combined with grants from the Federal Government and Hobart City Council . The stands were repainted in period colours, and modern ad-boards were removed. Throughout its history,
1296-399: Is a fairly comprehensive store of data about 19th century matches, certainly since 1825. Subsequently, Webber's view was challenged by Bill Frindall who believed that 1815 should be the startpoint to encompass the entire roundarm bowling phase of cricket's history, although roundarm did not begin in earnest until 1827. In Frindall's view, the inaugural first-class match should have been
1368-621: Is located on the Queens Domain , less than one kilometre from Hobart's CBD . It is accessible via Tasman Highway , with nearby access points at the Domain Highway and Lower Domain Road. Public transport to the ground is available through Metro Tasmania bus services, with regular routes running to stops on both the Domain Highway and near the Queens Domain park entrance. For events, special shuttle buses operate between Hobart CBD and
1440-438: Is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket . A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although in practice a team might play only one innings or none at all. The etymology of "first-class cricket"
1512-457: Is problematic for those cricket statisticians who wish to categorise earlier matches in the same way. They have responded by compiling their own match lists and allocating a strictly unofficial first-class status to the matches they consider to have been of a high standard. It is therefore a matter of opinion only with no official support. Inevitable differences have arisen and there are variations in published cricket statistics . In November 2021,
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#17327984536811584-484: Is unknown, but the term was used loosely before it acquired official status in 1895, following a meeting of leading English clubs. At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in 1947, it was formally defined on a global basis. A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively. That has left historians, and especially statisticians, with
1656-473: The 1978–79 Gillette Cup Final . In a reversal of the previous season's result, Tasmania caused a major upset to win their first-ever domestic title by beating Western Australia by 47 runs. The last state-level cricket match at the TCA Ground took place on 15 March 1987, when Tasmania faced South Australia in the McDonald's Cup final. South Australia won by 86 runs before a crowd of more than 8,000, marking
1728-519: The Melbourne Cricket Ground . When the first three days of the third Test were washed out officials decided to abandon the match and, instead, play a one-off one day game consisting of 40 eight-ball overs per side. Australia won the game by 5 wickets. ODIs were played in white-coloured kits with a red-coloured ball. In the late 1970s, Kerry Packer established the rival World Series Cricket competition, and it introduced many of
1800-547: The River Derwent and Mount Wellington . The Domain itself is a large public park with walking and cycling tracks, sports fields, and various recreational facilities, making the TCA Ground a prominent fixture in this green space. First-class cricket First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms First-class cricket , along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket ,
1872-451: The run-rate and that a team with more wickets in hand can play way more aggressively than the team with fewer wickets in hand. When insufficient overs are played (usually 20 overs) to apply the DLS, a match is declared no result. Important one-day matches particularly in the latter stages of major tournaments, may have two days set aside, such that a result can be achieved on the "reserve day" if
1944-437: The 1890s. A notable event occurred in 1902 when two Japanese warships arrived in Hobart. A "Japanese Sports Day" was declared, drawing a large crowd to witness competitions in martial arts , kendo , and sumo wrestling . Australian Rules Football has been the most common alternative use of the TCA Ground, hosting numerous TFL Grand Finals and State Grand Finals until 1921. Hobart Football Club began playing home matches at
2016-422: The 30-yard circle during non-powerplay overs was reduced from five to four. The trial regulations also introduced a substitution rule that allowed the introduction of a replacement player at any stage in the match and until he was called up to play he assumed the role of 12th man. Teams nominated their replacement player, called a Supersub , before the toss. The Supersub could bat, bowl, field or keep wicket once
2088-596: The ACS had published its Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles, 1709–1863 in which it listed all the known matches during that period which it considered to have historical importance. The ACS did stipulate that they had taken a more lenient view of importance regarding matches played in the 18th century than they did of matches played in the 19th century. As they explained, surviving details of 18th century matches are typically incomplete while there
2160-464: The ACS' Important Matches guide, which have left no scorecard and for which only a brief announcement or report exists, must be based on other factors. Contemporary importance was often measured by the amount of money at stake and the fact that a match was deemed notable enough to be reported in the press. The 18th century matches in the ACS list were primarily compiled to assist historians. The earliest match known to have been accorded superior status in
2232-641: The Hobart Football Club changerooms and build new multi-purpose buildings in their place with considerably more works also planned. A new electronic video screen scoreboard was installed by Solid Scoreboards in April 2018 at a cost of $ 122,000, replacing the manual scoreboard which was built by the City of Hobart in 2001. The TCA Ground is owned by the Hobart City Council , which has played a significant role in its maintenance and development. Despite being
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2304-419: The ICC and the application of ICC conditions when the match is played. In 2010, the ICC published its Classification of Official Cricket which includes the criteria with which a match must comply to achieve a desired categorisation. In the section on first-class cricket, there is a list of the types of match that should qualify. It is important to note, given the differences in opinion about what constitutes
2376-463: The ICC retrospectively applied first-class status to women's cricket , aligning it with the men's game. A key issue for the statisticians is when first-class cricket for their purpose is deemed to have begun. Writing in 1951, Roy Webber argued that the majority of matches prior to 1864 (i.e., the year in which overarm bowling was legalised) "cannot be regarded as first-class" and their records are used "for their historical associations". This drew
2448-688: The Queens Domain parklands. Despite this, the TCA Ground remains an important venue for local sports and community events. Its historic significance and continued use by local cricket and football clubs ensure that it will remain a fixture in Hobart's sporting landscape. Several significant sporting events have been held at the TCA Ground, drawing large crowds over the years. Here are the attendance figures for key events: One-Day Internationals (ODI): (1) West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets 10 January 1985 Domestic one-day: (12) First-class: (87) (12 Sheffield Shield matches) NB: Figures within brackets denote Sheffield Shield matches. The TCA Ground
2520-762: The TCA Ground which were both opened in September 1954 and the above-mentioned bookmakers area in 1951, at a time when the TCA were in considerable financial hardship. The first meeting at the ground was held on 30 January 1935. The principal event was the Hobart Cup (later the Hobart Thousand). When the HGRC left the ground in October 1980 they moved to the Royal Hobart Showground . Following
2592-455: The TCA Ground. For those driving, limited parking is available within the Queens Domain park area, but patrons are encouraged to use public transport due to the restricted number of spaces, particularly during major events. Cycling is also a popular option, with bike racks provided at several locations around the ground. The TCA Ground's elevated location on the Domain offers panoramic views of
2664-630: The TCA and Tasmanian representative teams have often dealt with small crowds and lower-quality teams, struggling for acceptance into the Sheffield Shield . By the time Tasmania was admitted to the Sheffield Shield in 1977, the TCA had moved to Bellerive Oval, leaving the TCA Ground with just 12 Sheffield Shield matches. Prior to that, Tasmania played 87 first-class games at the ground, mostly against Victoria and touring international sides, as well as 12 domestic one-day games, including
2736-658: The TV rights to cricket in Australia but also led to players worldwide being paid to play, and becoming international professionals, no longer needing jobs outside cricket. Matches played with coloured kits and a white ball became more commonplace over time, and the use of white flannels and a red ball in ODIs ended in 2001. The ICC , international cricket's governing body, maintains the ICC ODI Rankings for teams (see table on
2808-526: The World Cup Qualifier: The ICC occasionally granted associate members permanent ODI status without granting them full membership and Test status. This was originally introduced to allow the best associate members to gain regular experience in internationals before making the step up to full membership. First Bangladesh and then Kenya received this status. Bangladesh have since made the step up to Test status and full membership; but as
2880-648: The answers. In 1880, the Cricket Reporting Agency was founded. It acquired influence through the decade especially by association with Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ( Wisden ) and the press came to generally rely on its information and opinions. The term acquired official status, though limited to matches in Great Britain, following a meeting at Lord's in May 1894 between the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) committee and
2952-599: The as part of their "Stiff Upper Lip" national tour, the concert attracted the largest crowd ever at the venue, with 15,300 people in attendance. From 1935 to 1980 greyhound racing meetings were held at the ground. Visible remnants of that era include the dog kennelling quarters at the north of the ground (now home to the Hobart City Band), and a covered standing book-makers area which was removed in 2010 due to asbestos. The Hobart Greyhound Racing Club (HGRC) used its considerable resources to build two grandstands at
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3024-423: The ball. The bowling side is subjected to fielding restrictions during an ODI, in order to prevent teams from setting wholly defensive fields. Fielding restrictions dictate the maximum number of fielders allowed to be outside the thirty-yard circle. Under current ODI rules, there are three levels of fielding restrictions: The three powerplays are referenced by P1, P2 and P3 respectively, usually displayed near
3096-400: The beginning of the 1860s, there were only four formally constituted county clubs. Sussex was the oldest, formed in 1839, and it had been followed by Kent , Nottinghamshire and Surrey . In the early 1860s, several more county clubs were founded, and questions began to be raised in the sporting press about which should be categorised as first-class, but there was considerable disagreement in
3168-626: The boundary line. Due to its elevated position on the Domain the ground has commanding views over the River Derwent and city, as well as being dominated by views of Mount Wellington . This elevated position also exposes the ground to strong sea breezes which can provide excellent assistance for bowlers. During a match between the touring South African team and a Combined XI in December 1963, South African captain Trevor Goddard appealed to
3240-408: The close of the 2017 football season in order to completely resurface the playing field and to level it out. The small unnamed stand beside the H.C Smith Stand, erected by the Hobart Greyhound Racing Club in 1954, was demolished in April 2018. This is the first phase in a $ 5 million redevelopment of the ground over the next few years. In the coming years it is proposed to demolish the kiosk and bar area,
3312-431: The country's highest playing standard. Later ICC rulings make it possible for international teams from associate members of the ICC to achieve first-class status but it is dependent on the status of their opponents in a given match. According to the ICC definition, a match may be adjudged first-class if: A Test match is a first-class match played between two ICC full member countries, subject to their current status at
3384-542: The end of an era for Tasmanian cricket. While the TCA Ground has primarily hosted cricket and Australian rules football , it has also been the venue for other sports. When the ground first opened in 1882, it featured two tennis courts , later moved to the Domain Tennis Centre , and a skittles alley. The TCA bowls club , established in 1911, still stands on the eastern side of the ground. Cycling events, baseball matches, and quoits were also popular in
3456-686: The features of One Day International cricket that are now commonplace, including coloured uniforms, matches played at night under floodlights with a white ball and dark sight screens, and, for television broadcasts, multiple camera angles, effects microphones to capture sounds from the players on the pitch, and on-screen graphics. The first of the matches with coloured uniforms was the WSC Australians in wattle gold versus WSC West Indians in coral pink, played at VFL Park in Melbourne on 17 January 1979. This led not only to Packer's Channel 9 getting
3528-416: The first day is washed out—either by playing a new game, or by resuming the match which was rain-interrupted. Because the game uses a white ball instead of the red ball used in first-class cricket , the ball can become discolored and hard to see as the innings progresses, so the ICC has used various rules to help keep the ball playable. Most recently, ICC has made the use of two new balls (one from each end),
3600-532: The first team's worst overs (see Most Productive Overs method ) but that favoured the first team. Since the late 1990s, the target or result has usually been determined by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method (DLS, formerly known as the Duckworth–Lewis method), which is a method with statistical approach. It takes into consideration the fact that the wickets in hand plays a crucial role in pacing
3672-468: The ground in 1946 but moved to North Hobart Oval in 1954 due to high rent costs. They returned in 1961 and played there until 1982 when the TANFL required clubs to use venues with better facilities. After a period of instability, the club returned to the TCA Ground in 1998 as part of the SFL. The most recent non-sporting event at the TCA Ground was an AC/DC concert on 27 January 2001. Performing as part of
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#17327984536813744-577: The inaugural first-class match was the opening game of the 1864 season between Cambridge University and MCC at Fenner's on 12 and 13 May, Cambridge winning by 6 wickets. When the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) published its Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles in 1982, it tentatively agreed with Webber's 1864 start date by saying that "the line between first-class and other matches becomes more easily discernible about that date". A year earlier,
3816-435: The inaugural first-class match was the opening game of the 1895 season between MCC and Nottinghamshire at Lord's on 1 and 2 May, MCC winning by 37 runs. " Test match " was another loosely applied term at the time but the first list of matches considered to be "Tests" was conceived and published by South Australian journalist Clarence P. Moody in his 1894 book, Australian Cricket and Cricketers, 1856 to 1893–94 . His proposal
3888-717: The internet, the CricketArchive (CA) and ESPN Cricinfo (CI) databases both say the earliest first-class match was Hampshire v England at Broadhalfpenny Down on 24 and 25 June 1772. At that time, cricket matches were played with a two-stump wicket and exclusively underarm bowling , although other features of the modern game had been introduced. The opinion of these databases has been repudiated by both Wisden and Playfair Cricket Annual . Wisden agrees with Frindall by commencing its first-class records in 1815. Playfair supports Webber and begins its records in 1864. The status of earlier matches, including many in
3960-579: The late 1970s overtaken the TCA Ground as the home of the Tasmanian cricket team and the TCA, and the ground which hosts Australia 's international matches when they play in Hobart. No first-class cricket has been played at the TCA Ground since 1987. It currently hosts Hobart Football Club (SFL) and DOSA Football Club (Old Scholars FA) and Southern Tasmanian Junior FA Australian Rules football matches each Winter and North Hobart Cricket Club matches in TCA cricket each Summer. Cricket has been played at
4032-409: The mid-1990s. Simply stated, the game works as follows: Where a number of overs are lost, for example, due to inclement weather conditions, then the total number of overs may be reduced. In the early days of ODI cricket, the team with the better run rate won (see Average Run Rate method ), but this favoured the second team. For the 1992 World Cup , an alternative method was used of simply omitting
4104-527: The opening game of the 1815 season between MCC and Middlesex at Lord's on 31 May and 1 June, Middlesex winning by 16 runs. Notwithstanding Frindall's reputation, Webber's view has been revived and reinforced in recent times. For example, the Kent researcher Derek Carlaw began his study of Kent cricketers since 1806 by stating: "Part One is confined to players who appeared for Kent in important matches from 1806 to 1863 and first-class matches from 1864 to 1914". On
4176-590: The problem of how to categorise earlier matches, especially those played in Great Britain before 1895. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) has published a list of early matches which are believed to have been of a high standard. Test cricket , the highest standard of cricket, is statistically a form of first-class cricket, though the term "first-class" is mainly used to refer to domestic competition. A player's first-class statistics include any performances in Test matches. Before 1894 "first-class"
4248-464: The right), batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders. First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms In the main the laws of cricket apply, but with each team batting for a fixed number of overs . In the early days of ODI cricket the number of overs varied from 40 to 60 overs per side (or 35 to 40 eight-ball overs), but it has been uniformly fixed at 50 overs since
4320-417: The same strategy that was used in the 1992 and 1996 World Cups so that each ball is used for only 25 overs. Previously, in October 2007, the ICC sanctioned that after the 34th over, the ball would be replaced with a cleaned previously used ball. Before October 2007 (except 1992 and 1996 World Cups), only one ball would be used during an innings of an ODI and it was up to the umpire to decide whether to change
4392-479: The score in modern scorecards. Fielding restrictions were first introduced in the Australian 1980–81 season. By 1992, only two fielders were allowed outside the circle in the first fifteen overs, then five fielders allowed outside the circle for the remaining overs. This was shortened to ten overs in 2005, and two five-over powerplays were introduced, with the bowling team and batting team having discretion over
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#17327984536814464-486: The secretaries of the clubs involved in the official County Championship , which had begun in 1890. As a result, those clubs became first-class from 1895 along with MCC, Cambridge University , Oxford University , senior cricket touring teams (i.e., Australia and South Africa at that time) and other teams designated as such by MCC (e.g., North v South , Gentlemen v Players and occasional "elevens" which consisted of recognised first-class players). Officially, therefore,
4536-543: The southern end, built in 1951 to protect spectators from harsh weather, was removed in 2010 due to asbestos concerns. The TCA Ground's golden era spanned from 1979, when a record crowd of 10,882 watched Tasmania win its first domestic cricket trophy, the Gillette Cup , until 1985, when 6,500 spectators saw the West Indies defeat Sri Lanka in the ground's only One-Day International . The ground record attendance
4608-617: The status of teams. For example, MCC was authorised to determine the status of matches played in Great Britain. To all intents and purposes, the 1947 ICC definition confirmed the 1894 MCC definition, and gave it international recognition and usage. Hence, official judgment of status is the responsibility of the governing body in each country that is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The governing body grants first-class status to international teams and to domestic teams that are representative of
4680-418: The timing for one-one each. In 2008, the batting team was given discretion for the timing of one of the two powerplays. In 2011, the teams were restricted to completing the discretionary powerplays between the 16th and 40th overs; previously, the powerplays could take place at any time between the 11th and 50th overs. Finally, in 2012, the bowling powerplay was abandoned, and the number of fielders allowed outside
4752-477: The twelve full members of the ICC) have permanent ODI status. The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's ODI debut after gaining full ODI status shown in brackets (Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Ireland, and Afghanistan were ICC associate members at the times of their ODI debuts): Between 2005 and 2017, the ICC granted temporary ODI status to six other teams (known as Associate members ). In 2017, this
4824-522: The umpires about the strength of the wind, which led to play being suspended. The ground is regularly used for local Grade competition cricket in the summer, and Australian rules football in the winter. It has both synthetic and grass nets, and an indoor bowling practice area. The other first-class standard ground in Tasmania is the now preferred Bellerive Oval in the City of Clarence which has since
4896-435: The venue since the early 1870s. On 8 September 1873, the TCA was granted permission to use the ground exclusively for cricket, and the TCA Ground officially opened in 1882 after about 10 years of development. The main grandstand, the H.C. Smith Stand, was completed in 1880 and extended in 1908. It has remained largely unchanged since then and is now heritage listed. The adjacent Ladies Stand, completed in 1894, originally stood in
4968-597: Was a common adjective applied to cricket matches in England, used loosely to suggest that a match had a high standard; adjectives like "great", "important" and "major" were also loosely applied to such matches, but there tended to be differences of opinion. In the inaugural issue of Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game on 10 May 1882, the term is used twice on page 2 in reference to the recently completed tour of Australia and New Zealand by Alfred Shaw's XI . The report says it
5040-910: Was changed to four teams, following the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to Test status (and permanent ODI status). The ICC had previously decided to limit ODI status to 16 teams. Teams earn this temporary status for a period of four years based on their performance in the ICC World Cup Qualifier , which is the final event of the ICC World Cricket League . In 2019, ICC increased the number of teams holding Temporary ODI status to eight. The following eight teams currently have this status (the dates listed in brackets are of their first ODI match after gaining temporary ODI status): Additionally, eight teams have previously held this temporary ODI status before either being promoted to Test Status or relegated after under-performing at
5112-540: Was formally defined by the then Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) on 19 May 1947. It was made clear that the definition "will not have retrospective effect". The definition is as follows: A match of three or more days' duration between two sides of eleven players officially adjudged first-class, shall be regarded as a first-class fixture. Matches in which either team have more than eleven players or which are scheduled for less than three days shall not be regarded as first-class. The Governing body in each country shall decide
5184-534: Was widely accepted after a list of 39 matches was reproduced in the 28 December 1894 issue of Cricket magazine. The list began with the Melbourne Cricket Ground match played 15–17 March 1877 and ended with a recent match at the Association Ground, Sydney played 14–20 December 1894. All of Moody's matches, plus four additional ones, were retrospectively recognised as Test matches and also, thereby, as first-class matches. The term "first-class cricket"
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