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1876-77 Australia v England Series
1876-77 Australia v England Series
Date	15 March 1877 – 4 April 1877
Location	Australia
Result	The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1
Australia
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)
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The 1876–77 tour of Australia and New Zealand was at the time considered to be another professional first-class cricket tour of the colonies, as similar tours had occurred previously, but retrospectively it became classified as the first ever Test cricket tour of Australia by the English cricket team. The English team is sometimes referred to as James Lillywhite's XI. In all, they played 23 matches but only three including the two Tests are recognised as first-class. The first match started at the Adelaide Oval on 16 November 1876 and the last at the same venue on 14 April 1877. There were fifteen matches in Australia and, between January and March, eight in New Zealand.

A rival tour had been proposed by Fred Grace but was cancelled, enabling most of the best players of the Australian colonies to participate in two matches against James Lillywhite's side. Fred Spofforth, widely regarded as the best Australian fast bowler, controversially withdrew from the first match in protest over the omission of Billy Murdoch as wicket-keeper. Starting on 15 March 1877 the two sides played two matches, later designated Test matches, 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, which began in 1882.

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 Harry 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.

References

^ 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.

External links

CricketArchive – tour itinerary. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

Category:1876 in Australian cricket Category:1876 in English cricket Category:1877 in Australian cricket Category:1877 in English cricket Category:1877 in New Zealand cricket 1876 1876 1877 Category:International cricket competitions from 1844 to 1888 Category:New Zealand cricket seasons from 1863–64 to 1889–90

[1] 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.

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