KooKee's trivia....?

Question

In what year were teams first allowed to declare there innings closed in First Class cricket?

Answer 1

1889, was when teams were allowed to declare their innings.

Laws of cricket's 1884 version had only 53 laws, Which was revised in 1889. Law 54 was added to incorporate the innings declaration rule

http://acscricket.com/Articles/2/2484.ht...

Charles Wright of Nottinghamshire was the first captain to declare an innings (vs Kent) in 1890.

scorecard:- http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorec...

Answer 2

In 1921

Answer 3

From what i can see it was way back in 1921..

Ashes test in 1921. Declarations had just been introduced in test cricket, but you were not allowed to declare on the first day if less than 100 minutes of play remained.

EDIT:Ok back to the starting gate for me..lol

2ndEdit--What about this then?.

1889 South Africa's first Test match.

Declarations first authorised, but only on the third day, or in a one-day match