First-class Cricket - Recognised Matches

Recognised Matches

The following matches or competitions are recognised as first-class by the appropriate governing bodies, providing the conditions of the ICC definition are met:

  • England & Wales
    • County Championship matches
    • Marylebone Cricket Club versus a first-class county
    • Oxford University versus Cambridge University
    • Cambridge, Durham, Oxford and Loughborough University Centres of Cricketing Excellence matches versus first-class counties
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • Australia
    • Sheffield Shield matches.
    • 'Australia A' versus Australian XI
    • 'Australia A' versus first-class opponents, including State teams
    • Australian XI versus first-class opponents, including State teams
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • South Africa
    • SuperSport Series matches (involving the pro 6 franchises)
    • South African Airways Provincial Challenges (16 provincial teams and Namibia)
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • West Indies
    • Red Stripe Cup matches
    • Beaumont Cup matches
    • Guystac Trophy matches
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • India
    • Ranji Trophy matches
    • Duleep Trophy matches
    • Irani Trophy matches
    • A State or regional associations versus another state or regional association, provided the associations are affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • New Zealand
    • Plunket Shield matches
    • New Zealand 'A' versus a Cricket association, provided the association is affiliated to New Zealand Cricket
    • A cricket association versus another cricket association, provided that the associations are affiliated to New Zealand Cricket
    • New Zealand 'A' versus a first-class opponent
    • A cricket association versus a first-class opponent, provided the association is affiliated to New Zealand Cricket
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • Pakistan
    • Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches
    • Patron's Trophy matches
    • Pentangular Trophy matches
    • Cricket Associations and Departments (corporate teams) versus each other, or other first-class opponents, provided the associations or departments are affiliated to the Pakistan Cricket Board, and the match is organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board
    • Pakistan A versus a touring Test team or Kenya
    • Pakistan versus a touring 'A' team from a Test country or Kenya
    • Pakistan A versus a touring 'A' team from a Test country or Kenya
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • Sri Lanka
    • Premier League (Division I) Matches
    • Sri Lanka Telecom Inter-Provincial matches
    • Sri Lanka 'A' (or another team designated by Sri Lanka Cricket) versus a touring 'A' team
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • Zimbabwe
    • Logan Cup Matches
    • A cricket association versus another cricket association, provided the associations are affiliated to the Zimbabwe Cricket
    • A first-class team versus a touring first-class team
  • Bangladesh
    • National Cricket League of Bangladesh Matches
    • Bangladesh A team verses another touring A team
  • Kenya
    • A first-class team (including touring Test teams) versus Kenya
  • Other Non-Test Full Member Countries
    • Scotland versus Ireland
    • Non-Test Full Member Country versus a first-class touring team, with the consent of the touring team
    • Official Test Trial matches.
    • Special matches between teams adjudged first-class by the Board(s) of cricket concerned, with the approval of the International Cricket Council
    • Games played for the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup. This competition involves teams from Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates.

Notes:

  • A first-class opponent is a team recognized as first-class in its home country, and includes foreign touring Test teams (some first-class teams are not entitled to play first-class matches in other countries; such determinations are made by the local Board of cricket)
  • The 'A' Team and the 'XI' Team are the representatives of a nation subordinate to the Test team, and are not always adjudged first-class

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