Editing First-class cricket (section)

===Recognised matches===
In 2010, the ICC published its ''Classification of Official Cricket'' which includes the criteria with which a match must comply to achieve a desired categorisation. In the section on first-class cricket, there is a list of the types of match that ''should'' qualify. It is important to note, given the differences in opinion about what constitutes a first-class match, that the ICC clearly stipulates that its match type list "is not exhaustive and is merely '''indicative of the matches which would''' fall into the first-class definition". For example, the list includes matches of recognised first-class teams ''versus'' international touring teams; and the leading domestic championships (using their then-current names) such as the [[County Championship]], [[Sheffield Shield]], [[Ranji Trophy]], etc.<ref name="ICCCOC"/>