test match

noun

1. a group of cricket games played between all-star teams of Australia and England to determine the champion.
2. a similar game or group of games played between all-star teams of other countries.

test match

noun

1. (in various sports, esp cricket) an international match, esp one of a series

Word History and Origins

Origin of test match¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Wales slumped to a record-equalling 10th successive Test match defeat last weekend, with the current sequence matching a run of failures in 2002 and 2003 under Gatland's fellow New Zealander Steve Hansen.

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South Africa claimed an intense and thrilling victory over Scotland at a raucous Murrayfield, the 17-point margin at the end doing nothing to reflect what a tumultuous Test match it was.

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The New Zealand-born back stepped into the Test match arena after just six games for the Scarlets since arriving for the start of the 2024-25 season.

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"Sometimes in a Test match like that, you think the job is done. We took our foot off the gas."

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"This is a top, top level Test match that everyone wants to be involved in. We want to be up there competing with the best."

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