ICC Test-playing Nation List

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard.Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined and conferred by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Nation	Year
England	15 March 1877
Australia	15 March 1877
South Africa	12 March 1889
West Indies	23 June 1928
New Zealand	10 January 1930
India	25 June 1932
Pakistan	16 October 1952
Sri Lanka	17 February 1982
Zimbabwe	18 October 1992
Bangladesh	10 November 2000
Ireland	11 May 2018
Afghanistan	14 June 2018

The first officially recognised Test match took place on 15–19 March 1877 and was played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where Australia won by 45 runs.

A Test match to celebrate 100 years of Test cricket was held in Melbourne on 12–17 March 1977, in which Australia beat England