What is First-Class Cricket?

Question

What is First-Class Cricket?

Answer 1

first class cricket is slightly better than second class :]

theres no such thing as second class it was supposed to be a joke lol but was a rubbish one sorry my bad

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Answer 2

Test cricket,is itself a form of first-class cricket, although the term "first-class" is commonly used to refer to domestic competition only.

Answer 3

watch a 1st class film... keep the ticket and then go to watch a cricket match. easy naa......!

Answer 4

I think you're thinking of First Class Ticket.

It's a thing the airlines have.

The seats are a little better and it cost a little more.

Where are you flying?

I wish I was going on a trip too! Good luck!

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-class...

Try to find out here

Answer 6

First class cricket matches are those matches of three or more days' duration between two sides of eleven players played on natural turf pitches and substantially conforming to ICC standard playing conditions.

Full Members may, if they wish, introduce playing regulations allowing the eleven playing members of a side to be changed after the start of a match without the match forgoing its first class status, provided any such changes relate solely to a player's call up to or release from international duty.  However, no playing members of a side in a first-class match may be replaced for reasons of tactics or injury.

Rules

(a) Full Members of the ICC shall decide the status of matches of three or more days' duration played in their countries.

(b) In matches of three or more days' duration played in countries which are not Full Members of the ICC:

    (i) if only one team comes from a Full Member country or both teams come from the same Full Member country then that country shall decide the status; otherwise

   (ii) if both teams come from different Full Member countries then the status shall be decided by agreement between those countries if possible; otherwise

   (iii) the ICC shall decide.

Note: Governing bodies agree that the interest of first-class cricket will be served by ensuring that first-class status is not accorded to any match in which one or other of the teams taking part cannot on a strict interpretation of the definitions be adjudged first-class.

(c) Decisions on the awarding of a match first-class status should whenever possible be taken prior to its commencement, failing which as soon as possible thereafter.  Where a decision regarding first-class status has already been made, including in respect of all matches played prior to these classifications taking effect, any subsequent reversal of a decision (i.e. to upgrade a match to first-class status or downgrade it from first-class status) shall be permitted only in exceptional circumstances, and then only with the approval of the ICC.

First-class status

The following matches of three or more days' duration shall be regarded as first-class, subject to the provisions of the first-class match definition being complied with.  The list below is not exhaustive and is merely indicative of the matches which would fall into the first-class definition.

(a) Test matches

(b) ICC Intercontinental cup matches

(c) Matches between A-teams of Full Member countries.

(d) In all Full Member countries: Matches against teams adjudged first-class played by official touring teams.

(e) In Great Britain and Ireland: (i) County championship matches between counties; (ii) MCC v any first-class county; (iii) Oxford v Cambridge; (iv) Cambridge, Durham, Loughborough and Oxford UCCEs v any first-class county; (v) Scotland v Ireland.

(f) In Australia: Pura Cup matches between states.

(g) In South Africa: (i) SuperSport series matches between franchises; (ii) UCB Provincial Cup matches between provinces.

(h) In West Indies: Carib Beer Cup/ International matches between countries.

(i) In New Zealand: state championship matches between provinces.

(j) In India: (i) Ranji Trophy matches between states; (ii) Duleep Trophy matches between zones; (iii) Irani Trophy match (winner of previous Ranji Trophy against Rest of India)

(k) In Pakistan: (i) Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (Grade 1) matches between regions; (ii) PCB Patron's Trophy (Grade 1) matches between departments; (iii) Pentangular Cup matches between leading teams from the Quaid-e-Azam and Patron's Trophy.

(l) In Sri Lanka: (i) Premier League Division 1 matches between clubs; (ii) Interprovincial Tournament matches between provinces.

(m) In Zimbabwe: Logan Cup

(n) In Bangladesh: National cricket league matches between divisions.

(o) Special matches between teams adjudged first-class by the relevant governing bodies or the ICC.

Answer 7

Top level domestic and international cricket games are recognised as first-class - because it is the top level, where the players are professionals making a full time living out of playing the game (Not to say they can't at lower levels, but all are at first class level)

Answer 8

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Answer 9

A "first-class cricket" match is one of three or more days duration between two sides of eleven players officially adjudged first-class. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although a team in practice might only play one inning.

According to the ICC definition, a match is first class if:

a)  it is of three or more days scheduled duration



b)  each side playing the match has eleven players

c)   each side may have two innings

d)  the match is played on natural, and not artificial, turf



e)  the match is played on an international standard ground



f)  the match conforms to the Laws of Cricket, except for only minor amendments



g)  the sport’s governing body in the appropriate nation, or the ICC itself, recognises the match as first-class.

For more details, please check the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-class...