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The first cricket Test match was played in 1877 between Australia and England.
For the 1900 Paris Games cricket was included as an Olympic sport where Great Britain defeated France to win the gold medal.
The 1912 Triangular Tournament was the first multilateral competition at international level and it was played between: England, Australia and South Africa.
Over the years the number of nations playing Test cricket increased with the addition of West Indies, New Zealand, India and Pakistan in 1952.

Prudential World Cups

The inaugural Cricket World Cup was hosted in 1975 by England.
The first three events were officially known as the Prudential Cup after the Prudential PLC sponsors
Eight teams participated in the first tournament: Australia, England, the West Indies, New Zealand, India, and Pakistan together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa.
The 1979 World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy competition to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup.
The 1987 tournament was held in India and Pakistan, the first time that the competition was held outside England.
The 1992 World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand and the South African cricket team participated in the event for the first time.
The 1996 championship was held in the Indian subcontinent for a second time
In 2003 the World Cup was hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen.