International Cricket Council Signals Return to Earlier Era
July 19, 2011
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London. The International Cricket Council is considering scrapping time limits for the final of the inaugural world test championship in 2013, returning cricket to the 1930s in the search for a definitive champion of the sport’s longest format.
A timeless test places no duration constraints on players, allowing the match to continue until a result is secured. Regular tests are limited to five days, but often end in draws if either team can’t bowl out the other’s batsmen or weather intervenes.
Haroon Lorgat, ICC chief executive, made the suggestion on Monday for a competition set to take place in England between the four highest-ranked test teams in the world.
“It is common knowledge that we hope in 2013 the top four teams will be involved in two semifinals and a final to determine a world test champion,” Lorgat said. “Whether [drawn games] are decided on a first-innings basis or on runs scored in the game, we don’t know. But they will come up with a viable formula to determine a winner.
“The final may be a timeless test... we are looking into the mechanics.”
The last timeless test was between South Africa and England at Durban in 1939. The match was declared a draw when no result was possible after nine days.
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