The England cricket team in Australia in 1884–85 was generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI after its main organiser. The team played 8 first-class matches, including the five matches in the Test series, winning 6 and losing 2.
The close 6 run victory by Australia in the 3rd test was described by Harry Hilliard as the most exciting match ever played in Australia.
Australia's team for the second Test showed eleven changes as a result of the 1884 touring team (who had contested the 1st Test) demanding fifty per cent of the gate money for this match. This ended Jack Blackham's run as a player in each of Australia's first 17 Test matches.
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The England cricket team in Australia in 1884 85 was generally known as Alfred Shaw s XI after its main organiser The team played 8 first class matches including the five matches in the Test series winning 6 and losing 2 The close 6 run victory by Australia in the 3rd test was described by Harry Hilliard as the most exciting match ever played in Australia Contents 1 Squads 2 Matches 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 2 4 Fourth Test 2 5 Fifth Test 3 References 4 BibliographySquads editThe party comprised 13 players all of them professionals Arthur Shrewsbury Billy Barnes William Attewell William Scotton Wilfred Flowers and Alfred Shaw all Nottinghamshire Billy Bates Joe Hunter Bobby Peel and George Ulyett all Yorkshire Johnny Briggs Lancashire Maurice Read Surrey and James Lillywhite Sussex Australia s team for the second Test showed eleven changes as a result of the 1884 touring team who had contested the 1st Test demanding fifty per cent of the gate money for this match This ended Jack Blackham s run as a player in each of Australia s first 17 Test matches nbsp England nbsp AustraliaArthur Shrewsbury c Billy Barnes William Attewell William Scotton Wilfred Flowers Alfred Shaw Billy Bates Joe Hunter wk Bobby Peel George Ulyett Johnny Briggs Maurice Read James Lillywhite William Murdoch c Alec Bannerman Percy McDonnell Henry Scott Jack Blackham wk George Giffen George Bonnor George Palmer Harry Boyle George Alexander William Cooper Sammy Jones Sam Morris Tom Horan c Billy Trumble Affie Jarvis wk Roland Pope Percy Marr Harry Musgrove Jack Worrall William Bruce William Robertson Hugh Massie c Edwin Evans Frank WaltersMatches editFirst Test edit 12 16 December 1884 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England243 149 1 overs Percy McDonnell 124 Billy Bates 5 31 24 1 overs 369 243 2 overs Billy Barnes 134 Eugene Palmer 5 81 73 overs 191 116 1 overs Percy McDonnell 83 Bobby Peel 5 51 40 1 overs 67 2 31 overs Billy Barnes 28 Harry Boyle 1 21 9 overs England won by 8 wicketsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires Tom Cole Aus and Isaac Fisher Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat 14 December was taken as a rest day 4 balls per over Second Test edit 1 5 January 1885 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia401 216 2 overs Johnny Briggs 121 Sammy Jones 4 47 25 2 overs 279 274 1 overs Affie Jarvis 82 Billy Barnes 3 50 50 overs 7 0 1 1 overs William Scotton 7 Alfred Marr 0 3 1 over 126 114 3 overs f o William Bruce 45 Billy Barnes 6 31 38 3 overs England won by 10 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Edward Elliott Aus and James Lillywhite Eng England won the toss and elected to bat 4 January was taken as a rest day 4 balls per over Third Test edit 20 24 February 1885 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England181 167 2 overs Tom Garrett 51 Wilfred Flowers 5 46 46 overs 133 95 1 overs Wilfred Flowers 24 Tom Horan 6 40 37 1 overs 165 157 overs Tom Horan 36 Billy Bates 5 24 20 overs 207 111 1 overs Wilfred Flowers Maurice Read 56 Fred Spofforth 6 90 48 1 overs Australia won by 6 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Edward Elliott Aus and John Payne Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat 22 February was taken as a rest day 4 balls per over Fourth Test edit 14 17 March 1885 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia269 126 overs Billy Bates 64 George Giffen 7 117 52 overs 309 169 3 overs George Bonnor 128 Billy Barnes 4 61 35 3 overs 77 39 1 overs Billy Barnes 20 Fred Spofforth 5 30 20 overs 38 2 24 3 overs Sammy Jones 15 Billy Barnes 1 15 9 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Edward Elliott Aus and Patrick McShane Aus England won the toss and elected to bat 15 March was taken as a rest day 4 balls per over The match was played on two different pitches with each team having the choice of which pitch to use for their second innings 1 Fifth Test edit 21 25 March 1885 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England163 106 overs Fred Spofforth 50 George Ulyett 4 52 23 overs 386 221 3 overs Arthur Shrewsbury 105 John Trumble 3 29 28 overs 125 102 1 overs William Bruce 35 William Attewell 3 24 36 1 overs England won by an innings and 98 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires George Hodges and James Philips Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat 22 March was taken as a rest day 4 balls per overReferences edit India s 36 all out and other dramatic finishes to Tests ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 15 May 2022 Bibliography editChris Harte A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deutsch 1993 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1886 nbsp This article on an international cricket tour of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia in 1884 85 amp oldid 1127485533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
