<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (July 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (July 2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> The game is only played in dry weather . Additionally, as it is not unusual for balls to be bowled at over 130 km / h (80 mph) in first - class cricket, the game needs to be played in enough light for a batsman to be able to see the ball . Play is therefore halted when it rains (but not usually when it drizzles) and when there is bad light . Some one - day games and Test matches are now played under floodlights . The first day / night Test match was played between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide, in November 2015, and was deemed a success, leading to further day / night Tests being scheduled . Day / night Test cricket is played with a pink ball as opposed to the traditional red ball to aid visibility . Apart from some experimental One Day International series in Australia's roofed Etihad Stadium, cricket is played outdoors . </P> <P> These requirements mean that in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe the game is played in the summer . </P>

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