When were 8 ball overs replaceed by 6 ball overs in australia?
Historical number of balls per over in Test cricket Modern day Test cricket (since 1979/80) has been played all over the world with six balls per over. However, Test cricket started with 4 balls per over and has had varying number of balls per over around the world up to 1979/80, generally the same as the number of balls per over in force in other first-class cricket in that country. Balls per over In England * 1880 to 1888: 4 * 1890 to 1899: 5 * 1902 to 1938: 6 * 1939 only : 8 * 1946 to date: 6 In Australia * 1876/77 to 1887/88: 4 * 1891/92 to 1920/21: 6 * 1928/29 to 1932/33: 6 * 1924/25 and 1936/37 to 1978/79: 8 * 1979/80 to date: 6 In South Africa * 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 * 1929/30 to 1967/68: 6 * 1968/69 to 1978/79: 8 * 1979/80 to date: 6 In Pakistan * 1954/55 to 1972/73: 6 * 1974/75 to 1977/78: 8 * 1978/79 to date: 6 In India, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates
