1877 English cricket season
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The 1877 English cricket season followed the beginning of Test cricket in Australia in March.
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[edit] Honours
- Champion County - Gloucestershire
[edit] Events
15 - 19 March. Australia v. England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Afterwards recognised as the first-ever Test Match. Australia won by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman scoring 165*: the first Test century. William Midwinter, with 5-78 in England’s first innings, was the first bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings.
31 March - 4 April. Australia v. England: Second Test, also at MCG. England won by 4 wickets.
10 & 12 November. South Australia v. Tasmania at Adelaide was the earliest first class match played by South Australia. They won by an innings and 13 runs, their team including George Giffen.
[edit] Leading batsmen
WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1474 @ 39.83
[edit] Leading bowlers
WG Grace was the leading wicket-taker with 179 @ 12.81
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley
- Scores & Biographies by Arthur Haygarth
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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