17 February - The first test match was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

 

The first Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) took place from February 17 to 21, 1882. It was a historic match between England and Australia, and it marked the beginning of Test cricket at the SCG.

The match was part of a series between the two teams and is retrospectively considered the first Test match ever played. The term "Test match" was coined after this series due to the "testing" nature of the contests. Australia won the match by 5 wickets, and the victory had a profound impact on cricket history, leading to the birth of the Ashes series, as a mock obituary in The Sporting Times lamented the "death" of English cricket, and the urn symbolizing "The Ashes" became a trophy for matches between England and Australia.