An English cricket team toured Australia and Ceylon in 1882–83. Captained by Ivo Bligh, the team was on a quest "to recover those Ashes", a reference to the famous RIP notice that was published in the aftermath of England's defeat by Australia at The Oval in the previous English season.
Sketch of the English Touring Squad, 1882.
Originally, three matches were arranged between Bligh's XI and a Combined Australia XI. Bligh's XI won two of these after losing the first. Although the actual sequence of events has never been completely confirmed, it was after winning the third match that Bligh was somehow presented with a small urn which is believed to contain the ashes of a burnt bail. He brought this back to England and it is now the most famous exhibit in the museum at Lord's Cricket Ground. England and Australia have been contesting these mythical Ashes ever since. A. fourth match was arranged ad hoc after the original series had been completed, and was won by the Australians. Following publication of Clarence P. Moody's proposed Test cricket list in 1894, all four matches were retrospectively recognised as Test matches.
These matches were not called Tests at the time but they were retrospectively recognised after they were included in Australian Cricket and Cricketers, 1856 to 1893–94 (1894) by Clarence P. Moody. The original title of each match was Combined Australia XI v I. F. W. Bligh's XI.
First TestEdit
30 December 1882 – 2 January 1883 (Timeless Test) Scorecard
This match saw the creation of the Ashes urn; with England having won the series, some Australian ladies burnt a bail and put the ashes in an urn, which remains in the Memorial Gallery at Lord's.
The team used Colombo as a stopover during its long sea voyage and played two matches against local sides in October 1882 that were not first-class. This was the first time that an overseas team visited Ceylon.
Besides the four against Combined Australia, Bligh's XI played in fourteen matches against colonial and club teams. Some of these were scheduled for two days' play, others for three days.
This match is retrospectively, but unofficially, recognised as first-class by some sources.
ReferencesEdit
^Hilton, Christopher (2006). The birth of the Ashes : the amazing story of the first Ashes test. Banksmeadow, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN978-0-9752245-4-0. OCLC 123232899.
^Bennett, David (2014). From ashes to glory. Capalaba, Qld. ISBN978-1-921632-76-1. OCLC 865168925.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"South Africa's Superman". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External sourcesEdit
CricketArchive tour itinerary
Further readingEdit
The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978 by Bill Frindall
Chris Harte, A. History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
October 14, 2023
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An English cricket team toured Australia and Ceylon in 1882 83 Captained by Ivo Bligh the team was on a quest to recover those Ashes a reference to the famous RIP notice that was published in the aftermath of England s defeat by Australia at The Oval in the previous English season Sketch of the English Touring Squad 1882 Originally three matches were arranged between Bligh s XI and a Combined Australia XI Bligh s XI won two of these after losing the first Although the actual sequence of events has never been completely confirmed it was after winning the third match that Bligh was somehow presented with a small urn which is believed to contain the ashes of a burnt bail He brought this back to England and it is now the most famous exhibit in the museum at Lord s Cricket Ground England and Australia have been contesting these mythical Ashes ever since A fourth match was arranged ad hoc after the original series had been completed and was won by the Australians Following publication of Clarence P Moody s proposed Test cricket list in 1894 all four matches were retrospectively recognised as Test matches Contents 1 Test matches 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 2 Players 3 Ceylon 4 Other matches in Australia 5 References 6 External sources 7 Further readingTest matches EditThese matches were not called Tests at the time but they were retrospectively recognised after they were included in Australian Cricket and Cricketers 1856 to 1893 94 1894 by Clarence P Moody The original title of each match was Combined Australia XI v I F W Bligh s XI First Test Edit 30 December 1882 2 January 1883 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England291 169 overs G J Bonnor 85 C F H Leslie 3 31 11 overs 177 107 2 overs E F S Tylecote 33 G E Palmer 7 65 52 2 overs 58 1 53 1 overs W L Murdoch 33 W Barnes 1 6 13 overs 169 f o 99 1 overs E F S Tylecote 38 G Giffen 4 38 20 overs Australia won by 9 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires E H Elliott Aus and J S Swift Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat 31 December 1882 was taken as a rest day Hon I F W Bligh C F H Leslie W W Read G B Studd E F S Tylecote and G F Vernon all Eng made their Test debuts Second Test Edit 19 22 January 1883 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia294 183 3 overs W W Read 75 G E Palmer 5 103 66 3 overs 114 98 2 overs H H Massie 43 W Bates 7 28 26 2 overs 153 f o 69 overs G J Bonnor 34 W Bates 7 74 33 overs England won by an innings and 27 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires E H Elliott Aus and J S Swift Aus England won the toss and elected to bat 21 January was taken as a rest day This was the first Test match to be won by an innings margin Billy Bates became the first England player to take a Test hat trick with the first innings wickets of Percy McDonnell George Giffen and George Bonnor He was also the first player in Test history to score a 50 and take 10 wickets in a match Third Test Edit 26 30 January 1883 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia247 143 overs W W Read 66 F R Spofforth 4 73 51 overs 218 179 1 overs A C Bannerman 94 F Morley 4 47 34 overs 123 80 1 overs C T Studd 25 F R Spofforth 7 44 41 1 overs 83 69 2 overs J M Blackham 26 R G Barlow 7 40 34 2 overs England won by 69 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires E H Elliott Aus and J S Swift Aus England won the toss and elected to bat 28 January was taken as a rest day This match saw the creation of the Ashes urn with England having won the series some Australian ladies burnt a bail and put the ashes in an urn which remains in the Memorial Gallery at Lord s Fourth Test Edit 17 21 February 1883 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia263 155 overs A G Steel 135 H F Boyle 3 52 40 overs 262 146 overs G J Bonnor 87 A G Steel 3 34 18 overs 197 126 3 overs W Bates 48 T P Horan 2 15 9 overs 199 6 163 1 overs A C Bannerman 63 A G Steel 3 49 43 overs Australia won by 4 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires E H Elliott Aus and J S Swift Aus England won the toss and elected to bat 18 February was taken as a rest day Four separate pitches were used in the match one for each innings 1 2 3 Players EditEngland was captained by Ivo Bligh and had Edward Tylecote as its specialist wicket keeper the other players being Billy Bates Dick Barlow A G Steel Charles Leslie Walter Read Charles Studd Fred Morley Billy Barnes George Vernon and George Studd Australia was captained by Billy Murdoch and had Jack Blackham as wicket keeper Other players to represent Australia were Billy Midwinter Alec Bannerman George Bonnor Tom Horan Percy McDonnell George Giffen Harry Boyle Edwin Evans Hugh Massie Eugene Palmer Tom Garrett and Fred Spofforth Ceylon EditThe team used Colombo as a stopover during its long sea voyage and played two matches against local sides in October 1882 that were not first class This was the first time that an overseas team visited Ceylon 13 14 October 1882 Europeans v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match drawn Scorecard 92 47 overs E Cave Browne 19C T Studd 5 21 10 overs 155 9 73 overs d C F H Leslie 23Jackson 4 27 25 overs Galle Face Colombo16 7 14 4 overs Bird 7W Bates 6 8 7 4 overs Europeans won the toss and elected to bat Europeans had 18 players23 October 1882 Royal Dublin Fusiliers v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match drawn Scorecard 24 9 20 overs Bird 7W Bates 5 14 10 overs 184 98 4 overs E F S Tylecote 44Carr 3 32 21 1 overs ColomboRoyal Dublin Fusiliers had 18 playersOther matches in Australia EditBesides the four against Combined Australia Bligh s XI played in fourteen matches against colonial and club teams Some of these were scheduled for two days play others for three days 10 11 November 1882 South Australia nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match drawn Scorecard 128 7 96 overs J Noel 37F Morley 3 17 19 overs 153 113 overs E F S Tylecote 59Quilty 6 60 36 overs Adelaide Oval AdelaideI F W Bligh s XI won the toss and elected to bat South Australia had 15 players17 20 November 1882 Victoria nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by 10 wickets Scorecard 104 95 1 overs E Turner 25W W Read 4 28 12 overs 273 126 2 overs C T Studd 56W H Cooper 5 89 35 overs Melbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneUmpires Edward Elliott and J A Smith169 96 1 overs f o W Bruce 40R G Barlow 3 31 16 overs 4 0 0 1 overs R G Barlow 0 1 I F W Bligh s XI won the toss and elected to bat This match is retrospectively but unofficially recognised as first class by some sources 22 23 November 1882 Sandhurst nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match Drawn Scorecard 100 114 2 overs G N Campbell 28A G Steel 8 35 40 2 overs 117 92 overs C F H Leslie 48 Spargo 4 46 40 1 overs Back Creek Ground Bendigo119 92 3 overs G Mackay 29A G Steel 10 35 30 overs 28 0 11 overs G B Studd 19 Sandhurst had 22 players24 25 November 1882 Castlemaine nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match Drawn Scorecard 136 154 1 overs G Smith 41F Morley 8 45 51 overs 238 125 overs C T Studd 52Vick 2 0 2 overs Wattle Flat Castlemaine22 8 37 overs Dawes 10A G Steel 2 0 2 overs Castlemaine won the toss and elected to bat Castlemaine had 22 players1 4 December 1882 New South Wales nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by an innings and 144 runs Scorecard 152 140 1 overs A P Marr 34A G Steel 5 32 28 overs 461 221 overs C F H Leslie 144Edwin Evans 6 146 85 overs Association Ground SydneyUmpires W C Goddard and James Swift165 148 overs J J Davis 85R G Barlow 3 18 26 overs New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat This match is retrospectively but unofficially recognised as first class by some sources 6 7 December 1882 Maitland nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by an innings and 15 runs Scorecard 49 46 1 overs J McAlpine 15A G Steel 8 25 23 overs 155 88 1 overs W Barnes 25McAlpine 3 44 31 overs Albion Ground West Maitland91 52 3 overs T A Onus 20C T Studd 7 30 17 overs I F W Bligh s XI won the toss and elected to bat Maitland had 18 players6 7 December 1882 Newcastle nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match Drawn Scorecard 67 82 2 overs W Smith 13A G Steel 7 36 38 overs 339 246 2 overs W W Read 64Ryder 3 70 76 overs Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground Newcastle54 15 75 overs J Rodgers 12A G Steel 10 29 38 overs Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat Newcastle had 18 players11 12 December 1882 Tamworth nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match Abandoned Scorecard Tamworth No 1 Oval TamworthNo toss26 28 December 1882 Ballarat nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Match Drawn Scorecard 227 151 overs P McGregor 53W Barnes 7 24 16 overs 272 201 overs W W Read 55Duffy 5 58 52 overs Eastern Oval Ballarat176 14 136 overs P Lewis 40A G Steel 8 68 43 overs Ballarat won the toss and elected to bat Ballarat had 18 players8 9 January 1883 Northern Tasmania CA nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by an innings and 75 runs Scorecard 114 99 2 overs O G Douglas 29W Barnes 6 25 29 overs 270 176 overs C T Studd 99T Kendall 5 104 85 overs NTCA Ground Launceston81 83 overs O G Douglas 16A G Steel 10 33 30 overs Northern Tasmania Cricket Association won the toss and elected to bat Northern Tasmania Cricket Association had 18 players12 13 January 1883 Southern Tasmania CA nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by 7 wickets Scorecard 82 83 overs J G Davies 23A G Steel 6 42 34 overs 110 103 1 overs I F W Bligh 32T Kendall 6 56 48 overs TCA Ground Hobart95 74 overs G H Arthur 14A G Steel 7 41 34 overs 68 3 44 overs A G Steel 30 Bayley 2 12 20 overs Southern Tasmania Cricket Association won the toss and elected to bat Southern Tasmania Cricket Association had 18 players2 3 February 1883 Queensland nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by an innings and 154 runs Scorecard 62 82 3 overs H Strickland 10 A G Steel 10 28 41 3 overs 265 115 overs W W Read 84Wearne 5 79 36 overs Eagle Farm Racecourse BrisbaneUmpires M R Cobbett and R C Miller49 38 1 overs W Hobbs 9 A G Steel 9 16 19 1 overs I F W Bligh s XI won the toss and elected to bat Queensland had 18 players8 9 February 1883 Maryborough nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI I F W Bligh s XI won by an innings and 58 runs Scorecard 42 55 overs J T Gaskell 11A G Steel 8 14 24 overs 179 87 3 overs W W Read 66Roberts 6 62 39 3 overs Showground Oval MaryboroughUmpires M R Cobbett and C F Gataker79 77 overs R S Warry 30A G Steel 8 28 34 overs Maryborough won the toss and elected to bat Maryborough had 18 players9 12 March 1883 Victoria nbsp v nbsp I F W Bligh s XI Victoria won by an innings and 73 runs Scorecard 284 219 2 overs W E Midwinter 92 W Barnes 5 70 51 2 overs 55 31 1 overs C T Studd 11E Palmer 4 21 15 1 overs Melbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneUmpires W C Goddard and James Swift156 109 overs f o A G Steel 76E Palmer 7 65 48 overs Victoria won the toss and elected to bat This match is retrospectively but unofficially recognised as first class by some sources References Edit Hilton Christopher 2006 The birth of the Ashes the amazing story of the first Ashes test Banksmeadow N S W Renniks Publications ISBN 978 0 9752245 4 0 OCLC 123232899 Bennett David 2014 From ashes to glory Capalaba Qld ISBN 978 1 921632 76 1 OCLC 865168925 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link South Africa s Superman ESPN Cricinfo 17 May 2006 Retrieved 20 February 2019 External sources EditCricketArchive tour itineraryFurther reading EditThe Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877 1978 by Bill Frindall Chris Harte A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deutsch 1993 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia in 1882 83 amp oldid 1176483352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
