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Following the decision to defer the Test World Championship, the ICC Board will consider a proposal to increase incentives in the form of prize money to promote Test match cricket in the period before the ICC Test Championship event in 2017. |
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Other agenda items include update reports on the ICC Global Cricket Academy, the implementation of Anti-Corruption Codes at domestic level, the adoption of a Safety and Security Code, the independent report from KPMG on ticketing during the ICC Cricket World Cup and the annual report from the ICC Ethics Officer. |
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The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as, by invitation of the President, the ICC Principal Advisor.<ref> |
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[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=18849_1327825440 ICC Executive Board to meet in Dubai] ICC Official Website. Retrieved 29 January 2012</ref> |
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===2013 Tournament=== |
===2013 Tournament=== |
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Revision as of 09:48, 29 January 2012
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | Test cricket |
| First edition | 2017 |
| Next edition | 2017 |
| Tournament format | Group stage, playoffs, and final |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion | TBD |
| Most successful | TBD |
| Most runs | TBD |
| Most wickets | TBD |
The ICC World Test Championship is the premier championship for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council or ICC. After the approval by the board after the ICC Chief Executive Committee raised the proposal of a Test Championship, it was decided that the first tournament be held in 2013, however due to financial problems, the ICC announced that no such event could take place before 2017. The format was also announced by the ICC, that a league stage that would take four years will be followed by playoffs between the top four teams in that league, with the winners taking part in the final.
History
Prelude
The first time that the Championship came into a possible creation in the future, when in 2009, the ICC in a meeting with the Marylebone Cricket Club or MCC, to discuss the proposed Championship. Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe was one of the main brains behind the idea of a possible Test championship.[1]
The idea of a Test Championship was offered by the ICC Chief Executive Committee. There were chances that finally a tournament to see the world's best Test team could become a reality. The ICC was to decide on the proposal at a meeting at their headquarters in Dubai in mid-September 2010. It was expected that the board would give the green light to the plan. ICC spokesperson Colin Gibson said that much more will be revealed after the meeting, and that if the championship was held at England, then the favored final venue will be Lord's.[2] As expected, the ICC approved the plan and said that the first tournament to be held in 2013, will be held at England and Wales. The format of the tournament was also announced. There was a debate as to whether the playoff will constitute the bottom two teams or the top four teams, but the latter was unanimously chosen by the board. It was also announced that it would replace the limited-overs tournament, the ICC Champions Trophy.[3]
In June 2011, the first Test championship tournament broadcasting deals were hit by a TV dispute.[4]
In 2011, the ICC announced that they could probably revive the historical timeless test format for the final of the championship. Further improvements in the structure of the championship were also discussed.[5]
However, soon after, the ICC announced that the Test Championship were not happening till 2017, and that the 2013 tournament will be cancelled. This was due to financial problems within the board, and England and Wales, the original hosts of this cancelled tournament was assigned with the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy instead, the tournament that the Championship was replacing.[6] This drew widespread criticism, as both Greg Chappell and Graeme Smith criticized the ICC, saying that postponing the Test Championship was a wrong and unjustified thing.[7] [8] The Guardian reported that this postponement had resulted in the greatest loss of Lord's which had been expected to host the final, and the ESPN Star Sports combine being particularly the most pessimistic.[9]
Following the decision to defer the Test World Championship, the ICC Board will consider a proposal to increase incentives in the form of prize money to promote Test match cricket in the period before the ICC Test Championship event in 2017.
Other agenda items include update reports on the ICC Global Cricket Academy, the implementation of Anti-Corruption Codes at domestic level, the adoption of a Safety and Security Code, the independent report from KPMG on ticketing during the ICC Cricket World Cup and the annual report from the ICC Ethics Officer.
The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as, by invitation of the President, the ICC Principal Advisor.[10]
2013 Tournament
The 2013 Tournament was supposed to be the inaugural tournament to be held in England and Wales, with Lord's serving as the final venue. However, due to financial problems, the tournament was cancelled, which drew widespread criticism from around the world. The limited-overs ICC Champions Trophy, which it replaced, was instead named as the tournament to be held in those countries.
2017 Tournament
The first ever Test cricket championship is scheduled to be held in 2017, with the final possibly following the historical timeless test format. The host country for the tournament is yet to be announced.
Format
According to an announcement made by the ICC at their headquarters in Dubai in 2010, the format will comprise of an inaugural league stage, with all current 10 test cricket nations of the ICC participating. The top four teams in that league will play-off to decide the spots in the final, with the tournament final deciding the new Test cricket champions.[11]
Tournament
The inaugural tournament was supposed to be held in 2013, with Lord's expected to host the final.[12] However, due to financial problems, the tournament was cancelled.[13] The first time, the tournament was actually held, in 2017, the 10 ICC Full member nations, Australia, India, England, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh all taking part. They competed in a league stage spread over four years, and then the top four teams took part in the playoffs with the final determining the winner.[14]
Trophy
The ICC will award a mace, the ICC World Test Championship mace, to the Test cricket winners.
Media Coverage
A major TV dispute before the first planned (but eventually abandoned) Test Championship in 2013, further threatened to further disrupt the already crowded calendar. This was because the ESPN Star Sports, the broadcasting rights owner of all ICC events until 2015, was not to keen on losing on the ICC Champions Trophy which was last won in 2009 by Australia.[15] It is currently undecided who would earn the broadcasting deals as by 2017, ESPN-Star Sports's contract will expire.
Host Selection
When the ICC approved the Championship in 2010, it was also announced that England and Wales would host the inaugural tournament in 2013, with Lord's hosting the final. However, the tournament was eventually cancelled due to financial problems, and as The Guardian reported, it not only spread criticism in England, but around the world.
It is currently not announced who would host the 2017 tournament.
Tournament history
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
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| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2013 Details |
  England, Wales |
Lord's, London | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2017 Details |
Not designated | Not designated | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Year | Teams |
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| 2013 | 10 teams (cancelled) |
| 2017 | 10 teams |
Performance by teams
So far, only the current ICC-recognized 10 Test cricket playing nations can participate in the tournament. The inaugural tournament is set for 2017, after the 2013 was cancelled.
Debutant teams
| Year | Teams |
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| 2013 | Cancelled |
| 2017 |  Australia,  India, England,  South Africa,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka,  New Zealand,  West Indies,  Zimbabwe,  Bangladesh
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Overview
The following table provides an overview of performances by the different test-playing nation in the championship. Teams are sorted by best performance, then total number of wins, then total number of games, then by alphabetical order.
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| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | ||
| Australia
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| Bangladesh
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External Links
References
- ^ ICC calls meeting with MCC to discuss proposed World Test Championship The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC to hold World Test Cup in 2013? The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC approves Test championship ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ Inaugural Test championship hit by TV dispute Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC could revive 'timeless' Test match for world championship The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ World Test Championship to be Postponed; Financial Considerations to Blame Crickblog. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ Test Championship postponement a 'shame' - Greg Chappell ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC too slow on test championship says Smith Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ Lord's suffers Test Championship blow as ICC scraps mandatory DRS rule The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC Executive Board to meet in Dubai ICC Official Website. Retrieved 29 January 2012
- ^ ICC approves Test championship ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC approves Test championship ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ World Test Championship to be Postponed; Financial Considerations to Blame Crickblog. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ ICC approves Test championship ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012
- ^ Inaugural Test championship hit by TV dispute Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2012
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