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Cricket Types

Cricket is played professionally in many countries around the world. The traditional version of the game, Test match cricket, is played over five days. There are a few different versions of competitive cricket played over a shorter time period. Here you will find a description of each of these.

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Professional

The traditional version of the game, Test Match cricket, has been rivaled in popularity by shorter more spectator friendly versions of cricket in recent years.



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For many cricket superstars, their skills developed early playing in their backyard or at the beach.

Extinct Versions



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