English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77
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The Australia and New Zealand tour of the England cricket team in 1876–77 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 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.
The English cricket team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77.1877 newspaper article describing the first two days of the first match
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.
Charles Bannerman (Aus) scored 69.6% of his team's match runs, still a world record.
Allen Hill (Eng) took the first wicket in Test cricket.
Allen Hill (Eng) took the first catch in Test cricket.
Billy Midwinter (Aus) took the first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Jack Blackham (Aus) took the first catch by a wicket-keeper in Test cricket.
Jack Blackham (Aus) made the first stumping in Test cricket.
Alfred Shaw (Eng) was the first Englishman to have taken a five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Australia is the first team to have won a Test match.
External linksedit
CricketArchive – tour itinerary. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876 77 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Australia and New Zealand tour of the England cricket team in 1876 77 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 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 1876 77 Australia v England SeriesDate15 March 4 April 1877LocationAustraliaResultThe 2 Test series was drawn 1 1Teams Australia EnglandCaptainsDave GregoryJames LillywhiteMost runsCharles Bannerman 209 Nat Thomson 67 George Ulyett 139 Allen Hill 101 Most wicketsTom Kendall 14 Billy Midwinter 8 James Lillywhite 8 Alfred Shaw 8 The English cricket team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1876 77 1877 newspaper article describing the first two days of the first matchA 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 Contents 1 Squads 2 Matches 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 3 Records 3 1 Individual records 3 2 Team records 3 3 Other records 4 External linksSquads edit nbsp Australia nbsp EnglandDave 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 UlyettTed Pooley was also a member of the English touring party but had had to be left behind in New Zealand after he was charged with assault Matches editFirst Test edit 15 19 March 1877 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England245 169 3 overs Charles Bannerman 165 r h Alfred Shaw 3 51 55 3 overs 196 136 1 overs Harry Jupp 63 241 Billy Midwinter 5 78 54 overs 104 68 overs Tom Horan 20 32 Alfred Shaw 5 38 34 overs 108 66 1 overs John Selby 38 81 Tom Kendall 7 55 33 1 overs Australia won by 45 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Curtis Reid Aus and Ben Terry Eng Australia won the toss and elected to bat Charles Bannerman Jack Blackham Bransby Cooper Tom Garrett Dave Gregory Ned Gregory John Hodges Tom Horan Tom Kendall Billy Midwinter Nat Thomson Aus Tom Armitage Henry Charlwood Tom Emmett Andrew Greenwood Allen Hill Harry Jupp James Lillywhite John Selby Alfred Shaw James Southerton and George Ulyett Eng all made their Test debuts Second Test edit 31 March 4 April 1877 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England122 112 1 overs Billy Midwinter 31 Allen Hill 4 27 27 overs 261 130 2 overs George Ulyett 52 Tom Kendall 4 82 52 2 overs 259 154 3 overs Dave Gregory 43 James Southerton 4 46 28 3 overs 6 122 52 1 overs George Ulyett 63 John Hodges 2 13 6 overs England won by 4 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Sam Cosstick Aus and Ben Terry Eng Australia won the toss and elected to bat Thomas Kelly Billy Murdoch and Fred Spofforth Aus all made their Test debuts Records editIndividual records edit Most runs Charles Bannerman 209Most wickets Tom Kendall 14Most catches excluding wicket keepers Tom Emmett 4Highest individual innings Charles Bannerman 165 retired hurt Best innings bowling Tom Kendall 7 55 First Test second innings Highest match total Charles Bannerman 169 First Test Best match bowling Tom Kendall Alfred Shaw 8 First Test Team records edit Best innings England 261 Second Test first innings Worst innings England 108 First Test second innings Tosses won Australia 2 of 2 Other records edit Alfred Shaw Eng bowled the first ball in Test cricket Charles Bannerman Aus faced the first ball in Test cricket Charles Bannerman Aus scored the first run in Test cricket Ned Gregory Aus took the first duck in Test cricket Charles Bannerman Aus scored the first century in Test cricket Charles Bannerman Aus scored 69 6 of his team s match runs still a world record Allen Hill Eng took the first wicket in Test cricket Allen Hill Eng took the first catch in Test cricket Billy Midwinter Aus took the first five wicket haul in Test cricket Jack Blackham Aus took the first catch by a wicket keeper in Test cricket Jack Blackham Aus made the first stumping in Test cricket Alfred Shaw Eng was the first Englishman to have taken a five wicket haul in Test cricket Australia is the first team to have won a Test match External links editCricketArchive tour itinerary Retrieved 24 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876 77 amp oldid 1187539678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
