Meanings
nounTest cricket (uncountable)
- uncountableball gamesThe highest level of international cricket, where Test sides compete against each other in five-day matches.
Origin
From the idea that the long, gruelling matches are a trial of the relative strengths of the two sides.
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Test cricket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Test%20cricket
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