1844: First Cricket match between Canada and United States
1877: First credited test match between Australia and England
1889: South Africa given test status
1900: Cricket admitted to Olympics (The only Olympics for cricket)
1912: Triangular Tournament between England, Australia and South-Africa
1928: West Indies given test status
1930: New Zealand given test status
1932: India given test status
1952: Pakistan given test status
1962: Midlands Knock-out cup
1975: First cricket world cup - Prudential World Cup (West Indies winner)
1979: Second cricket world cup - Prudential World Cup (West Indies winner)
1983: Third cricket world cup – Prudential World Cup (India winner)
1987: Fourth cricket world cup – Reliance World Cup (Australia winner)
1992: Fifth cricket world cup – Bensen & Hedges World Cup (Pakistan winner)
1996: Sixth cricket world cup – Wills World Cup (Sri Lanka winner)
1999: Seventh world cup (Australia winner)
2003: Eighth world cup (Australia winner)
2007: Ninth world cup (Australia winner)
2011: Tenth world cup (To be held)
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