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..
Their bowlers conceded only 2044 runs and took 80 wickets. The difference of 34.21 runs between England's batting average for the series (59.76) and their bowling average (25.55, also India's batting average) is the 12th largest for a contest comprising at least three Tests. We've dug up a list of other series with similar chasms between a team's batting and bowling average.