Test Cricket has been played in the following places.
Balls per over are shown against each country.
| In England |
Balls per Over |
|
In Australia |
Balls per Over |
| 1880 to 1888 |
4 |
|
1876/77 to 1887/88 |
4 |
| 1890 to 1899 |
5 |
|
1891/92 to 1920/21 |
6 |
| 1902 to 1938 |
6 |
|
1924/25 |
8 |
| 1939 |
8 |
|
1928/29 to 1932/33 |
6 |
| 1946 to date |
6 |
|
1936/37 to 1978/79 |
8 |
|
|
|
1979/80 to date |
6 |
| In South Africa |
Balls per Over |
|
In West Indies |
Balls per Over |
| 1888/89 |
4 |
|
1929/30 to date |
6 |
| 1891/92 to 1898/99 |
5 |
|
|
|
| 1902/03 to 1935/36 |
6 |
|
|
|
| 1938/39 to 1957/58 |
8 |
|
|
|
| 1961/62 to date |
6 |
|
|
|
| In New Zealand |
Balls per Over |
|
In India |
Balls per Over |
| 1929/30 to 1967/68 |
6 |
|
1933/34 to date |
6 |
| 1969/69 to 1978/79 |
8 |
|
|
|
| 1979/80 to date |
6 |
|
|
|
| In Pakistan |
Balls per Over |
|
In Sri Lanka |
Balls per Over |
| 1954/55 to 1972/73 |
6 |
|
1981/82 to date |
6 |
| 1974/75 to 1977/78 |
8 |
|
|
|
| 1979/80 to date |
6 |
|
|
|
| In Zimbabwe |
Balls per Over |
|
In Bangladesh |
Balls per Over |
| 1992/93 to date |
6 |
|
1998/99 to date |
6 |
| In UAE (Sharjah) |
Balls per Over |
|
In Ireland |
Balls per Over |
| 2001/02 to date |
6 |
|
2018 to date |
6 |
