test match

noun

1

: any of a series of championship cricket matches played between teams representing Australia and England

2

: a championship game or series (as of cricket) played between teams representing different countries

Examples of test match in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Irish have lost only one of their 19 test matches at home to Italy. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024

The eye test matches what the stats say about the Los Angeles defense. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 8 June 2026

West Indies had lost seven of its eight test matches in the World Test Championship but has now moved off the bottom of the points table. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

Don't miss out on your favorite cricket teams from around the world, from international test matches to the American Major League cricket league. — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for test match

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach
• catch