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{{History of cricket}}

This is a '''Timeline of cricket''' which contains notable [[cricket]]-related events that have occurred both on or off the field. It attempts to list the testTest debuts of certain cricketers, controversial events that have occurred, records set out by peopl e and other important events in the form of a chronological timeline.

''Note: This timeline attempts to provide a brief list of events, not a full list. Example: [[2004 in cricket]]. This list also contains many off-field cricket events, not just on-field events''

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*[[1909]] - The [[International Cricket Council|Imperial Cricket Conference]] (ICC) is formed to administrate world [[cricket]].

===1920s===

*[[1929]] - Statistically without doubt, the greatest batsmen ever Sir [[Donald Bradman]] makes his testTest debut.

===1930s===

*[[1933]] - England [[cricket]] team's [[Bodyline]] tour.

*[[November 21]] [[1934]] - MCC introduces [[lbw (N)]] rule which allows a batsman to be leg before wicket to a ball coming in from outside off stump. This law is later seen by many as responsible for negative bowling that in the 1950s and 1960s reduced the public appeal of first-class cricket.

*[[June 24]] [[1938]] - [[Test cricket|Test Match Cricket]] is broadcast on [[television]] for the first time, with coverage of the second testTest of [[The Ashes]] series between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] being shown live from [[Lord's Cricket Ground]] on the [[BBC One|BBC Television Service]].

===1970s===

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*[[June 9]] [[1983]] to [[June 25]] [[1983]] - The [[ICC]] [[Cricket World Cup]] is once again (for the third consecutive) time held in England. The West Indies was expected to win but their poor batting (unusual for a then cricket power) caused them to lose to [[India]] (an underdog in the tournament) who won by 43 runs.

*[[October 9]] [[1987]] to [[November 8]] [[1987]] - The ICC Cricket World Cup is held for the first time outside England, it is now co-hosted by India and [[Pakistan]]. Australia edged England by just 7 runs to win the World Cup.

*[[November 15]] [[1989]] - [[India|Indian]] [[Sachin Tendulkar]] then just 16 and [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] [[Waqar Younis]] made their testTest debuts in the same testTest match. Coincidentally, Tendulkar was bowled by Waqar in that very match.

===1990s===

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*[[2003]] - Shane Warne is banned from cricket for a period of 1 year after testing positive to deuretics.

*[[February 9]] [[2003]] to [[March 24]] [[2004]] - The ICC Cricket World Cup is held in [[South Africa]], Defending champions Australia won. [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was caught and bowled by [[Glenn McGrath]] after attempting to pull the ball to leg side.

*[[January 6]] [[2004]] - After almost 20 years in International cricket. [[Steve Waugh]] retires from cricket, in his final testTest (which he played at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]) he scored 80 and was caught by Tendulkar off the bowling of [[Irfan Pathan|Pathan]].

*[[January 19]] [[2004]] - Former Australian batsmen and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] coach [[David Hookes]] dies in hospital. Zdravko Micevic, a security guard at the hotel in which Hookes was at, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Hookes died at the age of 48.

*[[2004]] - The [[Doosra]] (Off-Spinners leg-break) of [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] is banned. Which was later reinstated at a later in that year. This was due to a study that stated that 99% of bowlers (except for [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]) throw the ball.