Talk:Test cricket

message: I thought lunch is always taken at a specific time and the tea break is more flexible.  The article says that the luch break can be moved.  Is this correct? BartBart (talk) 13:56, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Match timing

message: I would have thought that the word "test" or the phrase "test match" should not have the initial T capitalised, unless it is referring to a specific test, such as "In the First Test, ...".  This is because test and test match are both common nouns, not proper nouns - although I do see that the incorrect capitalisation is quite useful for distinguishing from test = trial.  Anyone have any thoughts before I go through and recapitalise this article, as well as every other article mentioning "Tests", like today's featured article on Clem Hill (and presumably every other test cricketer's article)?  Jason A. Recliner (talk) 12:59, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Only that you'd be going against conventional usage by decapitalising Test. It's standard accepted usage that it is always capitalised when referring to a Test match. Wikipedia should follow that precedent. -dmmaus (talk) 03:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

text: See WP:CRIC#STYLE. This issue was discussed extensively some time back at WT:CRIC and the consensus was for capitalisation. If you think a change is justified, best bring it up there first.   –Moondyne 14:56, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The word "test" here is not being used generically as a noun meaning a trial.  Test Cricket is a particular class of cricket, it's analogous to writing about Rugby League as opposed to a rugby league. Cathi M (talk) 17:33, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Reading some of the cricket articles with poor grammar, and/or confusion, spurious punctuation as well as missing punctuation does not enhance my comfort level that the English language should make an exception that 'test' should always be capitalised. --UnicornTapestry (talk) 05:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Conventional Usage Ain't Always Correct. Eric talk 14:09, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalisation of "Test" 

message: I've had a shot at cleaning up the Conduct of the game section - hopefully it now reads far more clearly, especially for those who might be new to the game.
The edited section contains all of the information in the previous revision, except discussion of the strategies surrounding the toss and declarations, which I think would be better placed in their respective articles (?). Az 90 (talk) 04:25, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conduct of the game 

message: I'm confused by the description of the second and third scenarios for end of the game.  (I'm American, so I have very little experience with cricket.)
The second-scenario description states:
"If, during the fourth innings, the aggregate run total of the team batting surpasses that of its opposition (which has already batted twice)."
During the fourth innings, haven't both teams batted three times?
The third-scenario description states:
"If, after completion of the third innings, the aggregate run total of the team which has batted twice (Team A, or Team B if the follow-on has been enforced) is less than the first innings total of the other team."
After completion of the third innings, haven't both teams batted three times?
Jamesmelody (talk) 08:08, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  End of Game scenarios 

message: I arrived at this article via a link that appeared on todays front page.  I have no experience with the subject and therefore will not attempt to edit the article.  However I thought this point is worth raising in the discussion:
In the opening paragraph it states "This was not the first ever international cricket match however, which was played between Canada and the United States, on 24 and 25 of September 1844."
The issue is then that Canada was not a country in 1844.  So I think this could do with some clairification.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.147.49 (talk) 08:54, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening Paragraph 

message: One correction here - till mid 70's, "England" was not the official participant, it used to be "MCC" - Marylebone Crickett Club"
Pl check  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.170.11.116 (talk) 10:46, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that referred to overseas tours where matches against non test teams were branded MCC. WillE (talk) 20:48, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  test cricket - England 

message: I think a rider about the first test (and subsequent early tests) is needed, as they were 'subsequently' deemed to be Test Matches. I believe the 1902-03 was the first official MCC tour, but do not know the exact dates test match status was awarded to Bannerman, Shaw and co. 94.43.176.150 (talk) 08:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  First and subsequent tests 

message: So the article tells how the game is timed, how it ends, its rather extensive history (which, that section should be after how the game is played), but it doesn't say a thing about how points are scored. How are points scored? How is an innings determined to be over? What does a batsman do? Or a bowler? What do the other players do? Shouldn't those kinds of details be in this article? Hires an editor (talk) 12:52, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This article refers to "Test" cricket. The answers to your questions are found at Cricket. It's like having Major League Baseball but having all the content on how to play the game being found at baseball. S.G.(GH) ping! 10:25, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scoring points 

message: The article says that the first international match was played from 24-25th September 1844,but the citation/source reveals that it is actually 24-26th September.Day 2 was cancelled because of rain,and play extended to the 3rd day.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.134.195 (talk) 15:10, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction 

message: Why "test"?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 09:22, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  etymology 

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message: This proposal did not turn into action and appears to have been abandoned, a full article is unnecessary. LukeSurl t c 12:58, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, please go ahead. Mmitchell10 (talk) 19:11, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  - it could basically be reduced to two sentences. --LukeSurl t c 08:04, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Two-tier Test cricket]] 

message: How many women can be on each team Klarice-A (talk) 18:37, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Eleven. See Women's Test Cricket. --LukeSurl t c 19:19, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teams 

message: i noticed a needlessly overcomplicated grouping of words and id just like to ask for a change so other people like me dont need to read it 4 times to understand it (if i even do now).
ok it says "Team A may enforce the follow-on if Team B's first innings total is 150 or more fewer than Team A's."
anything "or more fewer" just sounds super wonky to me. couldnt you just say "Team A may enforce the follow-on if their first innings total is 150 or more than Team B's."
although the new sentence is only like 6 letters and 2 spaces less than the original, i find it infinitely smoother and easier to understand, but im also an american, is there maybe some rule im unaware of that says high class cricket speak should be as convoluted as possible? like a sort of inner circle, keep our secrets secret type thing??
just a thought. Snarevox (talk) 13:38, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  do you really talk like this? 

message: Do 110.224.111.170 (talk) 05:06, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  How much player are play in one team