History

India and England have engaged in some tense battles in the last decade both on the field and off it.

Today marks the anniversary of the longest cricket test match in history. The game was played between South Africa and England in Durban. The game continued until the 14 March - 9 days in total. England needed 41 runs to win at the close of the 9th day, but the match was drawn because the English players had to leave to catch their boat back to England.

The England and Wales Cricket Board was established on January 1, 1997 as the single national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales.

Alex Hales hit incredible century as England set new world record in Trent Bridge run-fest.

New Zealand has played England in 88 tests, almost twice as often as it has met any other team. The team has had many cricketing highs and lows against England.

Cricket is a global passion, played everywhere from Test match arenas to village greens, tropical beaches and dusty back lots.

Cricinfo Cricket Records - England, Records, Test matches, Series results.

Cricket in England - a history of the sport of cricket in England, from its origins to the present day. Part of the English Culture guide at Britain Express.

Andy Bull: Cricket has often been appropriated by those who see the sport as being symbolic of ‘their England’, and who would invest it with exemplary qualities that it does not possess.

The History of the England Cricket Team can be said to date back to at least 1739, when sides styled "Kent" and "All England" played a match at Bromley Common.