test match
Americannoun
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a group of cricket games played between all-star teams of Australia and England to determine the champion.
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a similar game or group of games played between all-star teams of other countries.
noun
Etymology
Origin of test match
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The staging of the inaugural cricket test match in Belfast has brought the hosting of sporting events into focus.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
The two sides recently met for a test match in the financial city of Mumbai, which India won by eight wickets.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
On Thursday, Albanese briefly watched a cricket test match between Indian and Australian teams in Ahmedabad in Modi’s home state of Gujarat.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Australia were scheduled to play a test match against Afghanistan in November 2021 but the fixture was postponed after the Taliban took power in August that year.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2023
But on the present occasion the thought of all that depended on their bats induced a state of nerves which would have done credit to a test match.
From A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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