England is one of the three founding members of the ICC and the birthplace of cricket. The England cricket team played in the first-ever Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1877. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's was the custodian of the Laws of Cricket until 2017. England has a rich cricketing history and is home to the oldest domestic competition, the County Championship (since 1890).
Major Achievements
- •Founding member of the ICC (1909)
- •Hosted the first three Cricket World Cups (1975, 1979, 1983)
- •Won the Cricket World Cup in 2019 in a dramatic final at Lord's
- •Won the T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022
- •Won the Women's World Cup in 1973, 1993, 2009, and 2017
- •Hosted the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1973
- •The Ashes rivalry with Australia is cricket's oldest and most celebrated
- •Home of Lord's Cricket Ground, the 'Home of Cricket'
- •Pioneered T20 cricket with the first domestic T20 competition in 2003