first-class cricket

noun
🔊/ˌfɜːst klɑːs ˈkrɪkɪt/
🔊/ˌfɜːrst klæs ˈkrɪkɪt/
[uncountable]
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  1. the type of cricket in which it takes three days or more to play a match. In Britain, first-class cricket refers to the county championship and to international matches.