First Class Cricket

First-Class cricket teams by country and match: (done until 1959-60, England done until 1969, AU,IN done until 1969-70)

  1. England (1801)
    1. Surrey (f1-1801)
    2. England, actually rest-of-England (f1-1801)
    3. W. Turner's XI (f2-1801) - just that one match
    4. T. Mellish's XI (f2-1801) - two matches, second one in 1807
    5. Lord F. Beauclerk's XI (f3-1802) - ten matches until 1817
    6. W. Barton's XI (f3-1802) - just that one match
    7. Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire (f7-1803) - just one match in that particular combination
    8. Hampshire (f7-1803)
    9. H.C. Woolridge's XI (f9-1803) - just that one match
    10. W.R. Capel's XI (f9-1803) - just that one match
    11. Marylebone Cricket Club (f10-1804)
    12. Marylebone Cricket Club and Homerton (f11-1804) - just one match in that combination;Homerton played one other match, against MCC, in 1808 (18)
    13. The Bs (f17-1805) - 12 matches until 1837
    14. Gentlemen (f23-1806) - many matches until 1962, aka Gentlemen of England
    15. Players (f23-1806) - many matches until 1962
    16. Kent (f26-1806)
    17. Middlesex (f28-1807)
    18. Homerton (f37-1808) - just that one match
    19. Four First Chosen with Seven Others (f45-1809)
    20. F.C. Ladbroke's XI (f48-1809) - just that one match
    21. E. Bligh's XI (f49-1810) - two matches, the second one in 1813
    22. Over 38 (f52-1810) - two matches in 1810
    23. Under 38 (f52-1810)- two matches in 1810
    24. Captain Blagrave's XI (f55-1810) - just that one match
    25. Colonel Byng's XI (f55-1810) - just that one match
    26. B. Aislabie's XI (f56-1811) - just that one match
    27. G. Osbaldeston's XI (f56-1811) - four matches until 1816
    28. St John's Wood (f59-1814) - just that one match
    29. Brighton (f61 - 1814) - just that one match
    30. Epsom (f61-1814) - seven matches until 1819
    31. D.J.W. Kinnaird's XI (f62-1814) - just that one match
    32. W. Ward's XI (f64-1815) - four matches until 1818
    33. Sussex (f67-1815)
    34. E.H. Budd's XI (f70-1816) - three matches until 1818
    35. Old Etonians (f74-1816) - two matches, the second one in 1817
    36. Cambridge Town Club (f77-1817) - many matches until 1861
    37. Cambridge University (f77-1817)
    38. Old Wykehamists (f82-1817) - just that one match
    39. Norfolk (f98-1820) - six matches until 1836
    40. Godalming (f100-1821) - 12 matches until 1825
    41. MCC first nine with three others (f105-1822)
    42. MCC second nine with three others (f105-1822)
    43. MCC first eight with three others (f106-1822)
    44. MCC second ten with one other (f106-1822)
    45. Hampshire & Surrey (f139-1826) - two matches in 1826
    46. Sheffield & Leicester (f140-1826) - just one match in that combination
    47. Nottingham (f140-1826) - 13 matches until 1834
    48. Cambridge Union Club (f144-1827) - five matches until 1833
    49. Oxford University (f147-1827)
    50. Sheffield (f153-1827) - 19 matches until 1854
    51. Left-Handed (f161-1828) - five matches until 1870
    52. Right-Handed (f161-1828) - three matches until 1870 (the left-handers played MCC twice)
    53. Yorkshire-Nottinghamshire-Leicestershire (f167-1828) - just one match in that combination
    54. Married (f172-1829) - seven matches until 1892
    55. Single (f172-1829) - seven matches until 1892
    56. Suffolk (f187-1830) - four matches until 1847
    57. Six Gentlemen with Five Players (f189-1830)
    58. Seven Gentlemen with Four Players (f189-1830)
    59. Gentlemen of Kent (f191-1830) - 54 matches until 1880
    60. A to K (f199-1831) - two matches, the second one in 1833
    61. L to Z (f199-1831) - two matches, the second one in 1833
    62. Lord Strathavon's XI (f210-1832) - just that one match
    63. Sir St Vincent Cotton's XI (f210-1832) - just that one match
    64. Yorkshire (f227-1833)
    65. Nottinghamshire (f252-1835)
    66. Kent & Sussex (f262-1836) - 11 matches until 1902
    67. South of England (f263-1836) - 200 matches until 1961
    68. North of England (f263-1836) - 195 matches until 1961
    69. Oxford and Cambridge Universities (f311-1839) - 18 matches until 1992
    70. Nottinghamshire & Sussex (f316-1839) - just that one match
    71. Gentlemen of Sussex (f322-1839) - just that one match
    72. Fast Bowlers (f330-1840) - five matches until 1849
    73. Slow Bowlers (f330-1840) - five matches until 1849
    74. Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire (f374-1842) - two matches, the other one in 1844
    75. Players of Nottinghamshire (f374-1842) - two matches, the other one in 1844
    76. Midland Counties (f393-1843) - four matches, two in 1843, two in 1896 and 1899
    77. Cambridge Town and County Club (f415-1844) - seven matches until 1856
    78. West of England (f419-1844) - four matches in 1844-45, four matches in 1892 to 1910, one match in 1927 and one in 1948
    79. Manchester (f424-1844) - 13 matches until 1858
    80. Petworth (f434-1844) - five matches in 1844-45
    81. Surrey Club (f472-1846) - 22 matches until 1873
    82. F. Pilch's XI (f473-1846) - just that one match
    83. N. Felix's XI (f473-1846) - just that one match
    84. Gentlemen of Southwell (f494-1846) - just that one match
    85. Cambridge Townsmen (f523-1848) - just that one match
    86. All England eleven (f543-1848) - 39 matches until 1878
    87. Lancashire (f570-1849)
    88. Cambridge University and Cambridge Town Club (f551-1849) - just that one match
    89. Over 36 (f598-1850) - just that one match
    90. Under 36 (f598-1850) - just that one match
    91. MCC & Metropolitan Clubs (f605-1851) - just that one match
    92. Over 30 (f629-1851) - 8 matches until 1949
    93. Under 30 (f629-1851) - 8 matches until 1949
    94. Surrey & Sussex (f643-1852) - 6 matches until 1900
    95. United England eleven (f675-1853) - 25 matches until 1882
    96. Gentlemen of MCC (f682-1853) - 18 matches until 1876
    97. Gentlemen of Kent & Surrey (f739-1855) - two matches in 1855
    98. Surrey & Kent (f741-1855) - two matches in 1855 and one in 1947
    99. Gentlemen of Surrey & Sussex (f763-1856) - two matches in 1856
    100. Gentlemen of Kent & Sussex (f764-1856) - four matches in 1856 and 1857
    101. Cambridgeshire (f777-1857) - 39 matches until 1871
    102. Gentlemen of the South (f825-1858) - 44 matches until 1920
    103. Gentlemen of the North (f825-1858) - 18 matches until 1880
    104. Yorkshire & Durham (f838-1858) - just that one match
    105. England eleven to North America (f877-1860) - just that one match
    106. Another England eleven (f877-1860) - just that one match
    107. England First XI (f889-1860) - just that one match
    108. England Next XIV (f889-1860) - just that one match
    109. Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (f926-1861) - just that one match
    110. New All England XI (f978-1862) - just that one match
    111. New England XI (f978-1862) - just that one match
    112. Southgate (f987-1863) - 8 matches until 1868
    113. Players of the South (f1034-1964) - 23 matches until 1920
    114. Cambridgeshire & Yorkshire (f1063-1864) - just that one match
    115. Kent & Nottinghamshire (f1063-1864) - just that one match
    116. R.D. Walker's XI (f1123-1866) - just that one match
    117. South of the Thames (f1160-1866) - five matches until 1868
    118. North of the Thames (f1160-1866) - five matches until 1868
    119. I Zingari (f1161-1866) - 17 matches until 1904
    120. Professionals of MCC (f1173-1867) - just that one match
    121. Surrey & Middlesex (f1270-1868) - two matches, a second one in 1912
    122. Gloucestershire (f1335-1870)
    123. United South of England XI (f1349-1870) - 14 matches until 1880
    124. United North of England XI (f1349-1870) - 15 matches until 1879
    125. R. Daft's XI (f1377-1870) - just that one match
    126. Derbyshire (f1387-1871)
    127. W.G. Grace's XI (f1432-1871) - 8 matches until 1907
    128. Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire (f1464-1872) - two matches, a second one in 1883
    129. Players of the North (f1507-1873) - 10 matches until 1887
    130. Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present (f1575-1874) - four matches until 1893
    131. Kent & Gloucestershire (f1604-1874) - three matches until 1876
    132. England (test team) (f1771-1877)
      called James Lillywhite's XI in 1877
      called Lord Harris' XI in 1879
      called A. Shaw's XI in 1881 and 1884-87
      called I.F.W. Bligh's XI in 1882-83
      called Lord Sheffield's XI in 1891-92
      called A.E. Stoddart's XI in 1894-95 and in 1897-98
      called A.C. MacLaren's XI in 1901-02
      called MCC from 1903-04 in Australia onwards
    133. Gloucestershire & Yorkshire (f1817-1877) - just that one match
    134. Orleans Club (f1903-1878) - four matches until 1883
    135. A.W. Ridley's XI (f1976-1879) - just that one match
    136. London United (f1985-1879) - just that one match
    137. R. Daft's American XI (f2038-1880) - two matches in 1880
    138. Old Oxonians (f2160-1881) - just that one match
    139. T. Emmett's XI (f2176-1881) - three matches, two in 1883
    140. A. Shaw's XI (f2176-1881) - four matches in England and 3 tours to Australia
    141. Lord Sheffield's XI (f2209-1881) - ten matches in England and 1 tour to Australia
    142. Somerset (f2225-1882)
    143. Liverpool and District (f2302-1882) - 14 matches until 1894
    144. Cambridge University Past and Present (f2321-1882) - five matches until 1890
    145. C.I. Thornton's England XI (f2368-1883) - 4 matches until 1898
    146. Lancashire & Yorkshire (f2438-1883) - 4 matches until 1909
    147. Nottinghamshire & Lancashire (f2457-1883) - just that one match
    148. R.G. Barlow's XI (f2459-1883) - two matches in 1883
    149. C.I. Thornton's XI (f2490-1884) - 36 matches until 1929
    150. Smokers (f2599-1884) - just that one match
    151. Non-Smokers (f2599-1884) - just that one match
    152. A.J. Webbe's XI (f2639-1885) - 20 matches until 1901
    153. A. Shaw's Australian team (f2627-1885) - 3 matches in England
    154. M.B. Hawke's XI (f2703-1885) - just that one match
    155. L. Hall's XI (f2724-1885) - two matches, a second one in 1889
    156. E.J. Sanders' XI (f2725-1885) - four matches on 2 tours to America in 1885 and 1886
    157. Lord March's XI (f2783-1886) - just that one match
    158. G.N. Wyatt's XI (f2831-1886) - just that one match
    159. Lord Londesborough's XI (f2844-1886) - 11 matches until 1914
    160. G.F. Vernon XI (f2966-1887) - 8 matches in Australia
    161. A. Shrewsbury's XI (f2968-1887) - 8 matches in Australia and 1 in England (as A.S. England XI) (these two teams combined to play one test as England)
    162. Oxford University Past and Present (f3022-1888) - three matches until 1899
    163. Lord Hawke's XI (f3138-1889) - one match in England, 30 around the world, until 1902, then 2 more in 1929 and 1930.
    164. M. Sherwin's XI (f3138-1889) - just that one match
    165. R. Pilling's XI (f3197-1889) - just that one match
    166. W.H. Laverton's XI (f3228-1890) - just that one match
    167. Staffordshire XI (f3280-1890) - just that one match
    168. Lyric Club (f3300-1890) - just that one match
    169. Hurst Park Club (f3331-1890) - just that one match
    170. H. Philipson's XI (f3359-1891) - just that one match
    171. M. Sherwin's Nottinghamshire XI (f3402-1891) - two matches
    172. L. Hall's Yorkshire XI (f3402-1891) - just that one match
    173. H.T. Hewett's XII (f3498-1892) - just that one match
    174. East of England (f3575-1892) - five matches until 1948
    175. Second Class Counties (f3715-1893) - just that one match
    176. Warwickshire (f3765-1894)
    177. Essex (f3771-1894)
    178. Leicestershire (f3771-1894)
    179. XI of Yorkshire (f3908-1894) - just that one match
    180. XI of Lancashire (f3908-1894) - just that one match
    181. AE Stoddart's XI (f3917-1894) - two matches in England and two tours to Australia (is England test team)
    182. R.S. Lucas' XI (f3932-1895) - 8 matches in the West Indies
    183. F. Mitchell's XI (f4132-1895) - three matches in the USA
    184. C.E. de Trafford's XI (f4176-1896) - just that one match
    185. Wembley Park (f4215-1896) - just that one match
    186. Earl de la Warr's XI (f4290-1896) - just that one match
    187. A. Priestley's XI (f4365-1897) - 8 matches in the West Indies
    188. P.F. Warner's XI (f4577-1897) - four matches in two tours to the USA, then 7 more in England (the last in 1947 as "Sir" PFWXI)
    189. Home Counties (f5021-1899) - just that one match
    190. K.S. Ranjitsinhji's XI (f5022-1899) - two matches in the USA
    191. London County (f5043-1900) - 65 matches until 1904
    192. B.J.T. Bosanquet's XI (f5493-1901) - two matches in the USA
    193. R.A. Bennett's XI (f5510-1902) - 13 matches in the West Indies
    194. H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI (f5537-1902) - 83 matches, including 2 in Rhodesia
    195. Oxford University Authentics (f5770-1902) - three matches in India
    196. G.J.V. Weigall's XI (f6071-1904) - three matches until 1914
    197. Lord Brackley's XI (f6286-1905) - 10 matches in the West Indies
    198. Northamptonshire (f6331-1905)
    199. J. Bamford's XI (f7077-1907) - three matches until 1909
    200. Hambledon (f7348-1908) - just that one match
    201. S.H. Cochrane's XI (f7625-1909) - just that one match
    202. Army and Navy (f7787-1910) - three matches until 1919
    203. J.L. Jessop's XI (f8001-1911) - just that one match
    204. Army (f8275-1912) - 53 matches until 1939
    205. Royal Navy (f8275-1912) - 29 matches until 1929
    206. H.K. Foster's XI (f8281-1912) - five matches until 1919
    207. Free Foresters (f8300-1912) - 83 matches until 1968
    208. Woodbrook Club and Ground (f8396-1912) - just that one match
    209. Minor Counties (f8408-1912) - 44 matches until 1994
    210. L. Robinson's XI (f8483-1912) - six matches until 1921
    211. C.B. Fry's XI (f8490-1912) - just that one match
    212. J.R. Mason's XI (f8754-1913) - just that one match
    213. Kent & Yorkshire (f8763-1913) - just that one match
    214. Demobilised Officers (f9266-1919) - just that one match
    215. Combined Services (f9510-1920) - many matches
    216. Royal Air Force (f10169-1922) - 11 matches until 1946
    217. J. Sharp's XI (f10502-1923) - just that one match
    218. LH Tennyson's XI (f10502-1923) - three matches in England, six in Jamaica, then as
      Lord Tennyson's XI - three more matches in Jamaica, and 15 in India
    219. Capped (f10506-1923) - just that one match
    220. Uncapped (f10506-1923) - just that one match
    221. Lord Cowdray's XI (f10507-1923) - two matches, a second one in 1924
    222. S.B. Joel's XI (f10850-1924) - 14 matches in South Africa
    223. Harlequins (f10794-1924) - four matches until 1928
    224. A.E.R. Gilligan's XI (f11179-1925) - 12 matches, the other 11 between 1958 and 1966
    225. Civil Service (f11817-1927) - just that one match
    226. Sir J. Cahn's XI (f12363-1929) - 13 matches in England, Jamaica, Argentina, Ceylon and New Zealand
    227. Sir L. Parkinson's XI (f14158-1933) - two matches, a second one in 1935
    228. Sir T.E.W. Brinckman's XI (f15777-1937) - three matches in Argentina
    229. England Past and Present (f16126-1938) - two matches, a second one (abandoned) in 1939
    230. Over 33 (f16734-1945) - just that one match
    231. Under 33 (f16734-1945) - just that one match
    232. M. Leyland's XI (f17493-1947) - just that one match
    233. Middlesex and Essex (f17503-1947) - just that one match
    234. Over 32 (f18702-1950) - just that one match
    235. Under 32 (f18702-1950) - just that one match
    236. T.N. Pearce's XI (f19142-1951) - 26 matches until 1978
    237. D.R. Jardine's XI (f20709-1955) - four university matches
    238. E.W. Swanton's XI (f20988-1956) - two tours to West Indies, one match in India, until 1964
    239. Duke of Norfolk's XI (f21425-1957) - two tours in the West Indies, a second one in 1970
    240. L.E.G. Ames' XI (f21742-1957) - just that one match
    241. L.C. Steven's XI (f23068-1960) - a second match in 1961
    242. Young England (f27453-1963) - three matches, one in 1973, one in 1978
    243. M.C.C. President's XI (f25212-1964) - three matches until 1968
    244. England Under-25s (f27235-1968) - three matches until 1971
    245. D.H. Robins' XI (f27434-1969) - 34 matches until 1980
  2. Australia (1851)
    1. Tasmania (f604-1851)
    2. Victoria (f604-1851)
    3. New South Wales (f751-1856)
    4. The World (f939-1862) (combined team of English except Surrey, Victoria & NSW) - just that one match
    5. G. Anderson's XI (f1017-1864) (combined English-Australian team) - just that one match
    6. G. Parr's XI (f1017-1864) (combined English-Australian team) - just that one match
    7. Rest of Australia (f1491-1872) - 21 matches until 1940
    8. Australia (test team) (f1773-1877)
      called Australians in non-test matches
    9. South Australia (f1851-1877)
    10. New South Wales & Victoria (f2125-1881) - two matches in 1881
    11. Australian XI (f2125-1881) - several types of teams with that name
    12. Combined XI (f2467-1884) - three matches in 1884 and 1888
    13. Melbourne Club's Australian XI (f2858-1886) - three matches in 1886-87
    14. Smokers (f2871-1887) - just that one match
    15. Non-Smokers (f2871-1887) - just that one match
    16. Western Australia (f3597-1893)
    17. Queensland (f3598-1893)
    18. New South Wales & Queensland (f3939-1895) - just that one match
    19. Queensland & Victoria (f4599-1898) - two matches, the second in 1940
    20. Victorian XI (f7096-1907) - just that one match
    21. Australian Imperial Forces (f9096-1919) - 28 matches in England, 8 matches in South Africa, and 3 in Australia, all in 1919-20
    22. J. Ryder's XI (f12704-1929) - just that one match
    23. W.M. Woodfull's XI (f12704-1929) - two more matches in 1933-34
    24. V.Y. Richardson's XI (f14209-1933) - four matches until 1937
    25. D.G. Bradman's XI (f15343-1936) - 5 matches until 1948
    26. Western Australia Combined XI (f15345-1936) - 8 matches until 1968
    27. Tasmania Combined XI (f15395-1937) - 15 matches until 1972
    28. S.J. McCabe's XI (f15815-1938) - two matches, a second one in 1941
    29. K.E. Rigg's XI (f15815-1938) - two matches in 1938
    30. Australian Services (f16725-1945) - 21 matches in England, India, Ceylon and Australia
    31. A.L. Hassett's XI (f17925-1948) - three matches until 1954
    32. A.R. Morris' XI (f17984-1948) - two matches until 1954
    33. I.W.G. Johnson's XI (f20936-1956) - just that one match
    34. R.R. Lindwall's XI (f20936-1956) - three matches until 1959
    35. R.N. Harvey's XI (f21372-1957) - just that one match
    36. R. Benaud's XI (f22727-1959) - just that one match
    37. Australia to South Africa Touring Team (f26440-1967) - just that one match
    38. Australia to New Zealand Touring Team (f26440-1967) - just that one match
  3. New Zealand (1864)
    1. Otago (f1016-1864)
    2. Canterbury (f1016-1864)
    3. Auckland (f1554-1873)
    4. Wellington (f1556-1873)
    5. Nelson (f1558-1874) - 17 matches until 1891 (=>Central Districts)
    6. West Coast (f2030-1879) - just that one match
    7. Taranaki (f2360-1883) - 8 matches until 1898
    8. Hawke's Bay (f2474-1884) - 53 matches until 1921
    9. New Zealand (f3751-1894)
      in non-tests called New Zealanders
    10. North Island (f3752-1894) - 16 matches until 2000
    11. South Island (f5787-1903) - 15 matches until 1999
    12. D. Reese's Canterbury XI (f8814-1914) - just that one match
    13. Southland (f9051-1915) - 8 matches until 1921
    14. Minor Associations (f9582-1921) - just that one match
    15. Rest of New Zealand (f11936-1927) - six matches until 1982
    16. Canterbury & Otago (f15424-1937) - just that one match
    17. Auckland and Wellington (f15427-1937) - just that one match
    18. North Island Army (f16642-1943) - just that one match
    19. South Island Army (f16642-1943) - just that one match
    20. New Zealand Army (f16649-1943) - just that one match
    21. New Zealand Air Force (f16649-1943) - just that one match
    22. New Zealand Services (f16683-1944) - one match in New Zealand and one in England
    23. Northern Districts (f21355-1956)
    24. Northern and Central Districts (f22397-1959) - just that one match
    25. New Zealand Governor General's XI (f23390-1961) - two matches, a second one in 1969
  4. West Indies (1865)
    1. Barbados (f1065-1865)
    2. Demerara (f1065-1865)
    3. Trinidad (f1275-1869), name used until 1962
    4. Jamaica (f3951-1895)
    5. Jamaica Born (f3952-1895) - two matches, a second one in 1902
    6. British Guiana (f4125-1895)
    7. West Indies (f4374-1897)
      called West Indians on tour in non-test matches
    8. A.B. St Hill's XII (f4808-1899) - four matches, two in 1901
    9. Combined Jamaica and United Services (f5519-1902) - just that one match
    10. W.C. Shepherd's XI (f7629-1909) - four matches in that season
    11. Barbados and Jamaica (f11959-1927) - just that one match
    12. British Guiana and Trinidad (f11959-1927) - just that one match
    13. P.H. Tarilton's XII (f11966-1927) - just that one match
    14. C.A. Wiles' XII (f11966-1927) - just that one match
    15. Barbados Born (f11972-1928) - just that one match
    16. Rest of West Indies (f11972-1928) - two matches, a second one in 1963
    17. G.C. Grant's XI (f13888-1933) - just that one match
    18. C.A. Merry's XI (f13888-1933) - just that one match
    19. R.S. Grant's XI (f16083-1938) - two matches in 1938
    20. Combined XI (f16188-1939) - just that one match
    21. Leeward Islands (f22075-1958)
    22. North Trinidad (f22402-1959)
    23. South Trinidad (f22402-1959)
    24. Windward Islands (f22771-1959)
    25. Berbice (f22893-1960)
    26. Sir F.M.M. Worrell's XI (f24760-1963) - that match and 3 more on a tour in England
  5. USA (1878)
    1. Philadelphians (f1951-1878) - 83 matches until 1913
    2. American Born (f2121-1880) - four matches until 1883
    3. English Residents (f2121-1880) - five matches until 1883
    4. United States of America (f2463-1883) - two matches against "Philadelphians" in 1883 and 1884
    5. Gentlemen of Philadelphia (f2718-1885) - 6 matches until 1894
    6. Players of USA (f2718-1885) - 6 matches until 1894
    7. G.S. Patterson's XI (f3884-1894) - two matches in 1894
    8. R.H. Powel's XI (f3884-1894) - just that one match
    9. A.M. Wood's XI (f3885-1894) - just that one match
    10. Pennsylvania University Past and Present (f4132-1895) - just that one match
    11. Canada & USA (f8656-1913) - two matches against Australians
  6. South Africa (1889)
    1. South Africa (f3112-1889)
      called South Africa to Australia Touring Team in 1910
    2. Natal (f3204-1889)
    3. Port Elizabeth (f3204-1889) - just that one match
    4. Kimberley (f3205-1889) - just 4 matches until 1891
    5. Western Province (f3209-1889)
    6. Cape Town Clubs (f3211-1890) - just that one match
    7. Transvaal (f3220-1889)
    8. Eastern Province (f3337-1890)
    9. Griqualand West (f3338-1890)
    10. Border (f4606-1898)
    11. A. Bailey's Transvaal XI (f4602-1898)
    12. Cape Colony (f4795-1899) - two matches against England
    13. Orange Free State (f6032-1904)
    14. South-West Districts (f6274-1904) - just that one match
    15. South Africa Army (f6569-1906) - just that one match
    16. Wanderers (f7354-1908) - just that one match
    17. Rest of South Africa (f7354-1908) - 14 matches until 2003
    18. L.J. Tancred's XI (f8203-1911) - just that one match
    19. P.T. Lewis' XI (f8203-1911) - just that one match
    20. Cape Province (f8766-1913) - three matches until 1948
    21. P.W. Sherwell's XI (f8767-1913) - just that one match
    22. Transvaal XI (f8788-1914) - one other match in 1971 under that name
    23. J.M. Commaille's XI (f10537-1923) - just that one match
    24. N.V. Lindsay's XI (f10537-1923) - just that one match
    25. North of South Africa (f13879-1932) - two matches, a second one in 1966
    26. South of South Africa (f13879-1932) - two matches, a second one in 1966
    27. City of Johannesburg (f15342-1936) - just that one match
    28. North Eastern Transvaal (f15770-1937)
    29. Combined Transvaal XI (f16181-1939) - two matches, a second one in 1959
    30. Air Force XI (f16634-1942) - just that one match
    31. First South African Division (f16646-1943) - just that one match
    32. Eastern Province-Griqualand West Combined XI (f16814-1946) - just that one match
    33. South African Universities (f17992-1949) - 35 matches until 1990
    34. Combined Section B (f19259-1952) - a second match in 1973
    35. J.E. Cheetham's XI (f19267-1952) - just that one match
    36. D.J. McGlew's XI (f19267-1952) - just that one match
    37. Orange Free State-Border Combined XI (f21878-1958) - just that one match
    38. Border-Eastern Province Combined XI (f22393-1959) - 2 more matches in 1999
    39. Orange Free State-Griqualand West-North Eastern Transvaal Combined XI (f22394-1959) - just that one match
    40. South African Invitational XI (f22728-1959) - 14 matches until 2000
    41. Transvaal B (f22736-1959)
    42. South Africa Fezelas (f23527-1961) - 3 matches on a tour to England
  7. India (1893)
    1. Europeans (Bombay) (f3565-1892)
    2. Parsees (Bombay) (f3565-1892)
    3. Bombay (f3586-1892), renamed Mumbai in 1996
    4. India (f3594-1893)
    5. Gentlemen of India (f5779-1903) - just that one match
    6. Hindus (Bombay) (f6578-1906)
    7. J.G. Greig's XI (f8472-1912) - just that one match
    8. Muslims (Bombay) (f8489-1912)
    9. Europeans (Madras) (f9060-1915)
    10. Indians (Madras) (f9060-1915)
    11. Bengal Governor's XI (f9065-1917) - 11 matches until 1950
    12. Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI (f9065-1917) - 7 matches until 1943
    13. Europeans and Parsees (Bombay) (f9069-1917) - three matches until 1926
    14. Hindus and Muslims (Bombay) (f9069-1917) - three matches until 1926
    15. Lord Willingdon's XI (f9076-1918) - two matches in 1918
    16. M.C. Bird's XI (f9088-1919) - just that one match
    17. Indians (Bombay) (ff10180-1922) - just that one match
    18. W.E. Lucas' Bombay XI (11230-1926) - one match in Ceylon
    19. Southern Punjab (f11560-1926)
    20. Northern Punjab (f11561-1926) - one match and then Ranji Trophy (India) from 1960
    21. Northern India (f11562-1926)
    22. Rajputana  and Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railways (f11563-1926) - just that one match
    23. Rajputana and Central India (f11564-1926) - two matches, a second one in 1935
    24. Europeans in the East (Calcutta) (f11585-1926) - just that one match
    25. Indian XI (f11606-1927)
    26. Madras (f11610-1927), renamed Tamil Nadu in 1970
    27. Aligarh University Past and Present (f11623-1927) - three matches, two more in 1931
    28. Patiala (f11628-1927)
    29. J.D. Antia's Bombay XI (f12718-1929) - one match in Ceylon
    30. Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI (f13905-1930) - 16 matches until 1963
    31. Hyderabad (f13133-1931)
    32. Nawab of Moid-ud-Dowlah's XI (f13135-1931) - four matches until 1938
    33. Freelooters (f13471-1931) - 6 matches until 1934
    34. Railways A (f13471-1931) - just that one match
    35. Hyderabad XI (f13472-1931) - that one match, then 19 more after 1961
    36. Roshanara Club (f13525-1932) - two matches, a second one in 1933
    37. Viceroy XI (f13525-1932) - six matches until 1941
    38. K.S. Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi's XII (f13514-1932) - just that one match
    39. Maharaja of Patiala's XI (f13518-1932) - five matches until 1950
    40. Nawab of Pataudi's XII (f13518-1932) - just that one match
    41. Possibles (f13521-1932) - just that one match
    42. Probables (f13521-1932) - just that one match
    43. Rest of India (f13522-1932)
    44. Central Provinces and Berar (f13881-1932)
    45. Rajputana (f14212-1933)
    46. Western India (f14213-1933)
    47. Maharashtra (f14569-1934)
    48. Indian University Occasionals (f14572-1934) - three matches until 1934
    49. Mysore (f14573-1934), renamed Karnataka in 1973
    50. Hyderabad Cricket Association (f14575-1934) - two more matches in 1937
    51. Retrievers (f14575-1934) - two matches in 1934
    52. United Provinces (f14592-1934)
    53. Delhi (f14592-1934)
    54. Central India (f14603-1934)
    55. Gujarat (f14624-1935)
    56. Cricket Club of India (f14646-1935) - 13 matches until 1958
    57. Nawab of Bhopal's XI (f14950-1935) - just that one match
    58. Bengal (f14988-1935)
    59. Jam Sahib of Jamnagar's XI (f15348-1936) - two matches, a second one in 1937
    60. North India Free Lancers (f15352-1936) - just that one match
    61. Nawanagar (f15358-1936)
    62. Bihar (f15366-1936)
    63. Southern India (f15368-1936) - two matches, a second one in 1947
    64. Hyderabad State (f15735-1937) - two matches in 1937
    65. Bombay Pilgrims (f15735-1937) - just that one match
    66. Dr. H.D. Kanga's Parsees XI (f15737-1937) - just that one match
    67. Baroda (f15743-1937)
    68. Rest (Bombay) (f15772-1937)
    69. United Provinces Governor's XI (f16591-1941) - two matches, a second one in 1942
    70. C.K. Nayudu's XI (f16591-1941) - three matches until 1945
    71. Holkar (f16599-1941)
    72. Madras Governor's XI (f16612-1941) - three matches until 1951
    73. Bijapur Famine XI (f16647-1943) - just that one match
    74. Bengal Cyclone XI (f16647-1943) - just that one match
    75. Gwalior (f16659-1943) - one single appearance in Ranji Trophy
    76. D.B. Deodhar's XI (f16679-1944) - three matches, two more in 1966
    77. Mysore Combined XI (f16684-1944) - just that one match
    78. Major-General Stewart's XII (f16709-1945) - just that one match
    79. North Zone (f16738-1945)
    80. Prince's XI (f16739-1945) - just that one match
    81. West Zone (f16740-1945)
    82. East Zone (f16742-1945)
    83. South Zone (f16745-1945)
    84. Kathiawar (f17145-1946)
    85. V.M. Merchant's XI (f17208-1947) - just that one match
    86. Maharashtra Past and Present (f17504-1947) - just that one match
    87. K.C. Ibrahim's XI (f17518-1947) - just two matches in 1947
    88. M.N. Raiji's XI (f17518-1947) - just that one match
    89. M.P Engineer's XI (f17520-1947) - just that one match
    90. M.K. Mantri's XI (f17520-1947) - just two matches in 1947
    91. North and South Zones (f17920-1948) - just one appearance in the zonal trophy
    92. Assam (f17938-1948)
    93. Central Province Governor's XI (f17940-1948) - two matches, a second one in 1950
    94. Bihar Governor's XI (f17956-1948) - four matches until 1958
    95. Indian Universities (f18292-1949) - 17 matches until 1977
    96. Services (f18299-1949)
    97. Orissa (f18318-1949)
    98. Uttar Pradesh (f18363-1949)
    99. Indian Board President's XI (f18705-1950)
    100. Bombay Governor's XI (f18731-1950) - three matches until 1963
    101. Saurashtra (f18706-1950)
    102. Uttar Pradesh Governor's XI (f18713-1950) - just that one match
    103. Raja of Jath's XI (f18724-1950) - just that one match
    104. Eastern Punjab (f18741-1950)
    105. Madhya Pradesh Governor's XI (f18747-1950) - just that one match
    106. India Prime Minister's XI (f18821-1950) - five matches until 1968
    107. Madhya Pradesh (f18759-1950)
    108. Travancore-Cochin (f19180-1951)
    109. Rajasthan (f19181-1951)
    110. Central Zone (f19236-1952)
    111. Maharasthra Cricket Association President's XI (f20014-1953) - just that one match
    112. Rajasthan Rajpramukh's XI (f20031-1953) - just that one match
    113. Andhra (f20037-1953)
    114. Assam Governor's XI (f20052-1953) - just that one match
    115. Silver Jubilee XI (f20459-1954) - just that one match
    116. Madhya Bharat (f20904-1955)
    117. Bengal Chief Minister's XI (f21363-1954) - two matches, a second one in 1964
    118. Cricket Club of India President's XI (f21373-1954) - three matches until 1963
    119. PEPSU (f21381-1956) - just one appearance in Ranji Trophy
    120. Kerala (f21781-1957)
    121. Past XI (f21887-1958) - just that one match
    122. Present XI (f21887-1958) - just that one match
    123. Vidarbha (f21806-1957)
    124. Railways (f22265-1958)
    125. Jammu and Kashmir (f22829-1960)
    126. Indian Starlets (f22895-1960) - 16 matches until 1968, mostly in Pakistan
    127. Bombay Cricket Association President's XI (f23389-1961) - two matches, a second one in 1968
    128. Associated Cement Company (f23752-1961) - 13 matches until 1971 (mostly in Pakistan)
    129. M.A. Chidambaram's XI (f24275-1962) - just two matches
    130. Indian Air Force (f24275-1962) - just that one match
    131. Bombay Chief Minister's XI (f24298-1962) - two matches, a second one in 1963
    132. Maharashtra Chief Minister's XI (f24402-1962) - three matches, the other ones in 1963
    133. Maharashtra Governor's XI (f24402-1962) - four matches, the other ones in 1963
    134. Andhra Chief Minister's XI (f24424-1963) - three matches, the third one in 1971
    135. State Bank of India (f24761-1963) - 23 matches until 1973
    136. Tata Sports Club (f24762-1963) - just that one match
    137. Gujarat Governor's XI (f24768-1964) - just that one match
    138. Central and East Zones (f24903-1963) - a second match in 1966
    139. K.M. Rangnekar's XI (f25880-1966) - two matches in 1966
    140. Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Cricket Club XI (f25884-1966) - just that one match
    141. Maharashtra Small Savings Minister's and Life Insurance Company's Chairman's Combined XI (f25953-1966) - just that one match
    142. Vazir Sultan Colts XI (f25400-1965) - 15 matches until 1973
    143. Maharana of Mewar's XI (f25403-1965) - two matches in 1965
    144. Hyderabad Blues (f26266-1966) - 5 matches until 1968
    145. Dungarpur XI (f26267-1966) - 5 matches until 1967
    146. Madras Chief Minister's XI (f26923-1968) - just that one match
    147. Goa Chief Minister's XI (f26941-1968) - just that one match
    148. Maharashtra Finance Minister's XI (f26941-1968) - just that one match
    149. R.K. Mody's XI (f27241a-1968) - 5 matches until 1971
    150. Bandodkar's XI (f27242-1968) - 3 matches in 1968
    151. Madras Cricket Association President's XI (f27423-1969) - just that one match
    152. Mafatlal Sports Club XI (f28170-1970) - 4 matches until 1973
    153. Haryana (f28194-1970)
    154. A.N. Ghosh's XI (f29094-1972) - just that one match
    155. U-Foam XI (f29094-1972) - 5 matches until 1973
    156. Birhan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate XI (f29551a-1973) - two matches in 1973
    157. Himachal Pradesh (f35585-1985)
    158. Goa (f35678-1985)
    159. Tripura (f35717-1985)
  8. Fiji (1895)
    1. Fiji (f3929-1895) - 15 matches in 3 tours in New Zealand (1895,1948,1954)
  9. Ireland (1895) - then a part of england
    1. Dublin University (f3973-1895) - 9 matches until 1926
    2. Ireland (f5558-1902) - regular first-class encounters, especially against Scotland
  10. Zimbabwe (1905) - then called Rhodesia
    1. Rhodesia (f6299-1905)
  11. Scotland (1905) - then a part of England
    1. Scotland (f6446-1905) - regular first-class encounters, especially against Ireland
  12. Argentina (1912)
    1. Argentina (f8218-1912) -13 matches by English touring sides until 1938
    2. South Americans (f13596a-1932) - 7 matches in England (the team included one Brazilian, one Chilean, and one Colombian born)
  13. Wales (1912)
    1. South Wales (f8327-1912) - just that one match
    2. Glamorgan (f9621-1921)
    3. Wales (f10411-1923) - 16 matches until 1930
  14. Pakistan (1923)
    1. Muslims (Lahore) (f10216-1923)
    2. Sikhs (Lahore) (f10216-1923)
    3. Europeans (Lahore) (f10218-1923)
    4. Hindus (Lahore) (f10218-1923)
    5. Muslims and Parsees (f11553-1926) - just that one match
    6. Hindus and the Rest (Karachi) (f11554-1926) - just that one match
    7. Karachi (f11556-1926)
    8. Rawalpindi (f11558-1926)
    9. Army (f11559-1926) - just that one match
    10. Punjab Governor's XI (f11997-1928) - 24 matches until 1991
    11. Crescent Club of Lahore (f14574-1934) - just that one match
    12. Sind (f13855-1932)
    13. North West Frontier Province (f15736-1937)
    14. Punjab (f17549-1947)
    15. Punjab University (f17588-1947)
    16. Pakistan (f17923-1948)
      in non-test matches abroad called Pakistanis
    17. Pakistan Combined Services (f20040-1953)
    18. Pakistan Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI (f20461-1954) - one match on a tour to Bombay
    19. Pakistan Eaglets (f22925-1960) - 11 matches until 1963
  15. Sri Lanka (in India 1926)
    1. Dr. J. Rockwood's Ceylon XI (f11230-1926) - three matches until 1930
    2. Europeans (f11614-1927) - just that one match
    3. Ceylonese (f11614-1927) - just that one match
    4. Ceylon Up-country XI (f11617-1927) - just that one match
    5. Ceylon (f11620-1927)
    6. Dr. J. Rockwood's Europeans XI (f13109-1930) - just that one match
    7. Dr. J. Rockwood's Ceylonese XI (f13115-1930) - just that one match
    8. India and Ceylon XI (f14258-1934) - just that one match
    9. Ceylon Cricket Association (f17187-1947) - 8 matches until 1961
    10. Ceylon Transport Board XI (f26798-1967) - one match in India
  16. Burma (1926)
    1. Rangoon Gymkhana (f11601-1926) - just that one match
    2. Burma (f11602-1927) - just that one match
  17. Canada (1951)
    1. Canada (f19143-1951) - one match, then intercontinental cup from 2004
    2. Canadians (f20366-1954) - four matches on a tour in England
  18. International teams
    1. Dominions (f16731-1945) - just that one match (team made up from players from Australia, South Africa, ...)
    2. Commonwealth XI (f18292-1949) - 111 matches in several tours to India, Pakistan, South Africa (teams made up from players from Australia, England, Jamaica, ...)
    3. C.G. Howard's XI (f21363-1957) - 2 matches on a tour in India (team from England and Australia)
    4. Ceylon-India-Pakistan Combined XI (f18379-1950) - 2 matches, a second one in 1951
    5. International Cavaliers (f23228-1960) - 19 matches until 1970
    6. Rest of the World XI (f25773-1965) - 23 matches until 1987

Teams in regular competition:

  1. England - County Championship (1887-1914;1919-1939;1946-)
    1. Derbyshire (1887,1895-)
    2. Gloucestershire (1887-)
    3. Kent (1887-)
    4. Lancashire (1887-)
    5. Middlesex (1887-)
    6. Nottinghamshire (1887-)
    7. Somerset (1891-)
    8. Surrey (1887-)
    9. Sussex (1887-)
    10. Yorkshire (1887-)
    11. Essex (1895-)
    12. Hampshire (1895-)
    13. Leicestershire (1895-)
    14. Warwickshire (1895-)
    15. Worcestershire (1899-1914;1920-)
    16. Northamptonshire (1905-)
    17. Glamorgan (1921-)
  2. South Africa - Currie Cup (1889-90;1890-91;1892-93;1893-94;1894-95;1896-97;1897-98;
    1902-03;1903-04;1904-05;1906-07;1908-09;1910-11;1912-13;
    1920-21;1921-22;1923-24;1925-26;1926-27;1929-30;1931-32;1933-34;1934-35;1936-37;
    1946-47;1947-48;1950-51;
    in two sections:1951-52;1952-53;1954-55;1955-56;1958-59;1959-60
    in one section: 1960-61
    1. Border (1897-98 to 1903-04;1908-09 to 1910-11;1920-21;1923-24 to *)
    2. Eastern Province (1893-94;1896-97;1902-03 to1912-13;1921-22;1925-26 to *)
    3. Griqualand West (1892-93 to 1893-94;1896-97 to 1903-04;1906-07;1910-11;1920-21 to *)
    4. Natal (1893-94 to1897-98;1903-04 to1906-07;1910-11 to *)
    5. North Eastern Transvaal (1936-37 to*)
    6. Orange Free State (1903-04;1906-07;1910-11 to*)
    7. Rhodesia (1904-05;1929-30 to 1931-32;1946-47 to *)
    8. Transvaal (1889-90 to *)
    9. Transvaal B (1959-60 to *)
    10. Western Province (1892-93 to*)
    11. Kimberley (1889-90 to 1890-91)
    12. South-West Districts (1904-05)
  3. West Indies - Inter-Colonial Tournament (1891-92;1893-94;1895-96;1897-98;1899-00;1901-02;1903-04;1905-06;1907-08 to 1911-12;
    1921-22 to 1926-27;1928-29;1929-30;1931-32;1933-34 to 1938-39); Quadrangular Tournament (1956-57)
    1. Barbados (1891-92)
    2. Demerara (1891-92, competed just once), replaced by
      British Guiana (1895-96)
    3. Jamaica (1956-57)
    4. Trinidad (1891-92)
  4. Australia - Sheffield Shield (1892-93 to 1914-15;1919-20 to 1939-40;1946-47 to *)
    1. New South Wales (1892-93)
    2. Queensland (1926-27)
    3. South Australia (1892-93)
    4. Victoria (1892-93)
    5. Western Australia (1947-48) - played only one match against all others (rather than a home-and-away one) until 1955-56
  5. India
  6. New Zealand - Plunket Shield (1907-08 to 1914-15;1918-19 to 1939-40;1945-46 to )
    1. Auckland (1907-08 to)
    2. Canterbury (1907-08 to)
    3. Central Districts (1950-51 to)
    4. Northern Districts (1956-57 to)
    5. Otago (1908-09 to 1914-15;1921-22 to)
    6. Wellington (1909-10 to)
    7. Hawke's Bay (1914-15;1920-21)


Written 2005-04-03 - Last Modified : 2005-12-04

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