Cricket Records: Can You Guess When, Where, and Between Whom The First Test Match Was Played

Cricket Unknown Facts: The first-ever Internation test match was not played between England and Australia. The United States and Canadian Cricket Team way back in 1844 played the first-ever international match.

The match took place on September 24, 1844, to September 26, 1844, at St.George Cricket Ground. The match went ahead as the United States of America vs. British Empire Canadian province.

The story of the first-ever International match

The story behind the first-ever International match is quite funny. It started four years back, in 1840. An impostor invited St.George Club to play a match against Toronto Cricket Club. The impostor lied about him being the Toronto club's Secretary, George A. Phillpotts.

Even after the fake invitation, a match was scheduled on the spot, and St.George Club won by 10 wickets. A good amount of spectators were watching the match, and Sir George Arthur, the governor of Upper Canada, was also in attendance.

The Americans were so happy with the victory and the concept of international matches that they invited the Canadian team to play in America. Not for a match between the clubs but for a match against the National teams of each country.

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The Match

Both countries recruited players from several clubs and made the team. The match was attended by 20000 fans and even by some big names from the American district.

The game went on for two days, and Canada won the match by 23 runs to register the first victory in International cricket. American team visited Canada the next year, in 1845, for a return fixture between the nations.

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