Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois.
Highest team totals in test match cricket, by all teams. Highest total or score by a team in test match is made by Sri Lanka = 952 for 6 declared against India at Premadasa stadium in Colombo, back in August 1997..
Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to reach 200 against South Africa, with Sehwag beating that record a year later. Rohit then made 209 against Australia at Bangalore in November 2013. The highest ODI score by an England batsman is Robin Smith's unbeaten 167 against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993. Since that was set, every Test-playing nation except Bangladesh have had a batsman make a higher ODI score.