1550 (approx) Evidence of cricket being played in Guildford, Surrey
1598 Cricket mentioned in Florio's Italian-English dictionary
1676 First reference to cricket being played abroad, by British residents in Aleppo, Syria.
1697 First reference to "a great match" with 11 players a side for fifty guineas, in Sussex.
1709 First recorded inter-county match: Kent v Surrey.
1729 Date of earliest surviving bat, belonging to John Chitty, now in the pavilion at The Oval.
1744 Kent beat All England by one wicket at the Artillery Ground.
First known version of the Laws of Cricket, issued by the London Club, formalising the pitch as 22 yards long.
1767 (approx) Foundation of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire, the leading club in England for the next 30 years.
1769 First recorded century, by John Minshull for Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham.
1771 Width of bat limited to 4 1/4 inches, where it has remained ever since
1774 LBW law devised.
1780 The first six-seamed cricket ball, manufactured by Dukes of Penshurst, Kent.
1787 First match at Thomas Lord's first ground, Dorset Square, Marylebone - White Conduit Club v Middlesex.
Formation of Marylebone Cricket Club by members of the White Conduit Club.
1788 First revision of the Laws of Cricket by MCC.
1795 First recorded case of a dismissal "leg before wicket".
1806 First Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's
1844 First official international match: Canada v United States.
1845 First match played at The Oval.
1846 The All-England XI, organised by William Clarke, begins playing matches, often against odds, throughout the country.
1850 Wicket-keeping gloves first used.
1868 Team of Australian aborigines tour England.
1877 First Test match: Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne.
1880 First Test in England: a five-wicket win against Australia at The Oval.
1882 Following England's first defeat by Australia in England, an "obituary notice" to English cricket in the Sporting Times leads to the tradition of The Ashes.
1900 Six-ball over becomes the norm, instead of five.
1909 Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC - now the International Cricket Council) set up, with England, Australia and South Africa the original members.
1910 Six runs given for any hit over the boundary, instead of only for a hit out of the ground.
1926 Victoria score 1,107 v New South Wales at Melbourne, the record total for a first-class innings.
1928 West Indies' first Test match.
1930 New Zealand's first Test match.
Donald Bradman first tour of England: he scores 974 runs in the five Ashes Tests, still a record for any Test series.
1952 Pakistan's first Test match.
1957 Declarations authorised at any time.
1960 First tied Test, Australia v West Indies at Brisbane.
1971 First one-day international: Australia v England at Melbourne.
1975 First World Cup: West Indies beat Australia in final at Lord's.
1979 Second World cup:West Indies beat England in final at Lord's.
1982 Sri Lanka's first Test match.
1983 Third World cup : India beat West Indies in final at Lord's
1987 Fourth World Cup:Australia beat England in final at Eden gardens,kolkata
1991 South Africa return, with a one-day international in India.
1992 Zimbabwe's first Test match.
1992 Fifth World Cup : Pakistan beat England in final at MCG
1993 The ICC ceases to be administered by MCC, becoming an independent organisation with its own chief executive.
1994 Brain Lara of Warwickshire becomes the only player to pass 500 in a firstclass innings: 501 not out v Durham.
1996 Sixth World Cup :Sri lanka beat Australia in final at Lahore
1999 Seventh World Cup:Australia beat Pakistan in final at Lords
2000 South Africa's captain Hansie Cronje banned from cricket for life after admitting receiving bribes from bookmakers in match-fixing scandal.
Bangladesh's first Test match.
County Championship split into two divisions, with promotion and relegation.
The Laws of Cricket revised and rewritten.
2001 Sir Donald Bradman dies, aged 92.
2003 Eighth World Cup :Australia beat India in final at Johannesburg
2004 Lara becomes the first man to score 400 in a Test innings, against England.
2005 The ICC introduces Power plays and Super subs in ODIs, and hosts the inaugural Super series.
2006 Pakistan forfeit a Test at The Oval after being accused of ball tampering.
2007 Ninth World Cup :Australia beat Srilanka in the final at kengiston oval
2007 First Edition of T20 World cup India beat Pakistan in the final at johannesburg
2008 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (ipl) was inaugurated its first edition with 8 teams
2009 Second Edition of T20 World Cup Pakistan beat Sri lanka in the final at Lords
2010 Third Edition of T20 World Cup England beat Australia in the final at Kengsinton Oval
2011 Tenth World Cup:India beat Srilanka in the final at wankhade stadium
2012 Fourth Edition of T20 World Cup West Indies beat Australia in the final at Premadasa Stadium
1598 Cricket mentioned in Florio's Italian-English dictionary
1676 First reference to cricket being played abroad, by British residents in Aleppo, Syria.
1697 First reference to "a great match" with 11 players a side for fifty guineas, in Sussex.
1709 First recorded inter-county match: Kent v Surrey.
1729 Date of earliest surviving bat, belonging to John Chitty, now in the pavilion at The Oval.
1744 Kent beat All England by one wicket at the Artillery Ground.
First known version of the Laws of Cricket, issued by the London Club, formalising the pitch as 22 yards long.
1767 (approx) Foundation of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire, the leading club in England for the next 30 years.
1769 First recorded century, by John Minshull for Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham.
1771 Width of bat limited to 4 1/4 inches, where it has remained ever since
1774 LBW law devised.
1780 The first six-seamed cricket ball, manufactured by Dukes of Penshurst, Kent.
1787 First match at Thomas Lord's first ground, Dorset Square, Marylebone - White Conduit Club v Middlesex.
Formation of Marylebone Cricket Club by members of the White Conduit Club.
1788 First revision of the Laws of Cricket by MCC.
1795 First recorded case of a dismissal "leg before wicket".
1806 First Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's
1844 First official international match: Canada v United States.
1845 First match played at The Oval.
1846 The All-England XI, organised by William Clarke, begins playing matches, often against odds, throughout the country.
1850 Wicket-keeping gloves first used.
1868 Team of Australian aborigines tour England.
1877 First Test match: Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne.
1880 First Test in England: a five-wicket win against Australia at The Oval.
1882 Following England's first defeat by Australia in England, an "obituary notice" to English cricket in the Sporting Times leads to the tradition of The Ashes.
1900 Six-ball over becomes the norm, instead of five.
1909 Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC - now the International Cricket Council) set up, with England, Australia and South Africa the original members.
1910 Six runs given for any hit over the boundary, instead of only for a hit out of the ground.
1926 Victoria score 1,107 v New South Wales at Melbourne, the record total for a first-class innings.
1928 West Indies' first Test match.
1930 New Zealand's first Test match.
Donald Bradman first tour of England: he scores 974 runs in the five Ashes Tests, still a record for any Test series.
1952 Pakistan's first Test match.
1957 Declarations authorised at any time.
1960 First tied Test, Australia v West Indies at Brisbane.
1971 First one-day international: Australia v England at Melbourne.
1975 First World Cup: West Indies beat Australia in final at Lord's.
1979 Second World cup:West Indies beat England in final at Lord's.
1982 Sri Lanka's first Test match.
1983 Third World cup : India beat West Indies in final at Lord's
1987 Fourth World Cup:Australia beat England in final at Eden gardens,kolkata
1991 South Africa return, with a one-day international in India.
1992 Zimbabwe's first Test match.
1992 Fifth World Cup : Pakistan beat England in final at MCG
1993 The ICC ceases to be administered by MCC, becoming an independent organisation with its own chief executive.
1994 Brain Lara of Warwickshire becomes the only player to pass 500 in a firstclass innings: 501 not out v Durham.
1996 Sixth World Cup :Sri lanka beat Australia in final at Lahore
1999 Seventh World Cup:Australia beat Pakistan in final at Lords
2000 South Africa's captain Hansie Cronje banned from cricket for life after admitting receiving bribes from bookmakers in match-fixing scandal.
Bangladesh's first Test match.
County Championship split into two divisions, with promotion and relegation.
The Laws of Cricket revised and rewritten.
2001 Sir Donald Bradman dies, aged 92.
2003 Eighth World Cup :Australia beat India in final at Johannesburg
2004 Lara becomes the first man to score 400 in a Test innings, against England.
2005 The ICC introduces Power plays and Super subs in ODIs, and hosts the inaugural Super series.
2006 Pakistan forfeit a Test at The Oval after being accused of ball tampering.
2007 Ninth World Cup :Australia beat Srilanka in the final at kengiston oval
2007 First Edition of T20 World cup India beat Pakistan in the final at johannesburg
2008 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (ipl) was inaugurated its first edition with 8 teams
2009 Second Edition of T20 World Cup Pakistan beat Sri lanka in the final at Lords
2010 Third Edition of T20 World Cup England beat Australia in the final at Kengsinton Oval
2011 Tenth World Cup:India beat Srilanka in the final at wankhade stadium
2012 Fourth Edition of T20 World Cup West Indies beat Australia in the final at Premadasa Stadium
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