English cricket team in Australia in 1876–77

1876-77 Australia v England Series


Date	15 March 1877 – 4 April 1877
Location	Australia
Result	The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1

Teams

Australia

England

Captains

Dave Gregory

James Lillywhite

Most runs

Charles Bannerman (209)
Nat Thomson (67)

George Ulyett (139)
Allen Hill (101)

Most wickets

Tom Kendall (14)
Billy Midwinter (8)

James Lillywhite (8)
Alfred Shaw (8)

The 1877 Australia v England series was at the time considered to be another professional first-class cricket tour of colonial Australia, as other similar tours had occurred previously, but was retrospectively classified as the first ever Test cricket tour of Australia by the English cricket team.

A rival tour had been also organised by Fred Grace but was cancelled, enabling most of the best players of the Australian colonies to participate in the series against James Lillywhite's side. Fred Spofforth, widely regarded as the best Australian fast bowler, controversially withdrew from the first Test in protest over the omission of Billy Murdoch as wicket-keeper. Starting on 15 March 1877 the two sides played two Tests, and the series was drawn 1-1.

For more details about the establishment of Test cricket, see The first Test tour - 1876/7. Although both matches have Test status, this series is not considered to be part of The Ashes.

1 Squads
2 Match details
- 2.1 First Test: England v Australia (15–19 March 1877)
- 2.2 Second Test: England v Australia (31 March-4 April 1877)
3 Records
4 Notes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Squads

Australia	England^[1]
Dave Gregory (c) Jack Blackham (wk) Charles Bannerman Bransby Cooper Tom Garrett Ned Gregory John Hodges Tom Horan Tom Kendall Billy Midwinter Nat Thomson Thomas Kelly Billy Murdoch Fred Spofforth	James Lillywhite (c) John Selby (wk) Tom Armitage Henry Charlwood Tom Emmett Andrew Greenwood Allen Hill Henry Jupp Alfred Shaw James Southerton George Ulyett

Match details

First Test: England v Australia (15–19 March 1877)

Australia	245 Charles Bannerman 165 Alfred Shaw 3/51 James Southerton 3/61	&	104 Tom Horan 20 Alfred Shaw 5/38 George Ulyett 3/39	Australia won by 45 runs [1] 15,16,17,19 March 1877 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: CA Reid and RB Terry Man of the match:
England	196 Henry Jupp 63 Henry Charlwood 36 Billy Midwinter 5/78	&	108 John Selby 38 Tom Kendall 7/55

Second Test: England v Australia (31 March-4 April 1877)

Australia	122 Billy Midwinter 31 Allen Hill 4/27	&	259 Dave Gregory 43 Nat Thomson 41 James Southerton 4/46 James Lillywhite 4/70	England won by 4 wickets [2] 31 March, 2,3,4 April 1877 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: S Cosstick and RB Terry Man of the match:
England	261 George Ulyett 52 Andrew Greenwood 49 Allen Hill 49 Tom Kendall 4/82	&	122/6 George Ulyett 63

Records

Individual records

Most runs	Charles Bannerman	209
Most wickets	Tom Kendall	14
Most catches (excluding wicket keepers)	Tom Emmett	4
Highest individual innings	Charles Bannerman	165 (retired hurt)
Best innings bowling	Tom Kendall	7/55 (First Test, 2nd Innings)
Highest match total	Charles Bannerman	169 (First test)
Best match bowling	Tom Kendall / Alfred Shaw	8 (Second Test)

Team records

Best Innings	England	261 (Second Test, 1st Innings)
Worst Innings	England	108 (First Test, 2nd Innings)
Tosses Won	Australia	2 (of 2)

Other records

Alfred Shaw bowled the first ball in Test cricket.
Charles Bannerman faced the first ball in Test cricket.
Charles Bannerman scored the first ever run in Test cricket.
Charles Bannerman scored the first ever century in Test cricket.
Charles Bannerman scored 69.6% of his team's match runs, still a world record.
Allen Hill took the first wicket in Test cricket.
Allen Hill took the first ever catch in Test cricket.
Billy Midwinter took the first ever 5 wicket haul in Test cricket.
Billy Midwinter became the first Australian to take a 5 wicket haul in Test cricket.
Jack Blackham took the first ever catch by a wicket-keeper in Test cricket.
Jack Blackham effected the first ever stumping in Test cricket.
Alfred Shaw became the first Englishman to take a 5 wicket haul in Test cricket.
Australia became the first team to win a Test match.

Notes

^ Ted Pooley was also a member of the touring party, but had had to be left behind in New Zealand, facing a charge of assault.

References

External links

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