Editing First-class cricket (section)

===Definition===
According to the ICC definition, a match may be adjudged first-class if:<ref name="ICCCOC"/>
* it is of three or more days scheduled duration
* each side playing the match has eleven players
* each side may have two innings
* the match is played on natural, and not artificial, turf
* the match is played at a venue which meets certain standard criteria regarding venues
* the match conforms to the [[Laws of Cricket]], except for only minor amendments 
* the sport's governing body in the appropriate nation, or the ICC itself, recognises the match as first-class.

A Test match is a first-class match played between two ICC full member countries, subject to their current status at the ICC and the application of ICC conditions when the match is played.<ref name="ICCCOC"/>