The England cricket team in Australia in 1886–87, generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI, was described by Wisden as "one of the strongest that ever left England for the Colonies".[1] The team played 10 first-class matches, winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats (both against New South Wales). It was the 9th English team to visit Australia, the first tour having occurred in the summer of 1861–62.
Since the 1860s there had been five visits by Australian teams to England. These tours were lucrative for the players and organisers involved and immensely popular in England. During the visit of the eighth English team to Australia in summer of 1884-1885 Lord Harris, the former English captain (of the 1878-79 tour to Australia) and now an administrator, had suggested to the powerful Melbourne Cricket Club that they send a team to England for the summer of 1886, and this would be known as an Australian team.[2] Throughout the Australian summer of 1884-85 there was conflict between the Australian colonial Associations over the selection and organisation of this Australian team. There were also pay disputes with the team from the first test being replaced by an entirely new team for the second test.[3] Former player Tom Horan stated that the "Melbourne Cricket Club had become the leading cricket club in Australia and stands alone in influence, wealth, power and position."[4] Cricket writer David Montefiore stated that there was a near total collapse in support for the emerging institution of Anglo-Australian cricket.[5] Eventually the team to travel to England was selected on an amateur basis with some prominent professional players being left out. The 1886 Australian team to England performed poorly. The team lost all three test matches and won only nine of 39 matches. There were also reports of ill discipline and poor behaviour by some of the Australian players. The prominent sports journal The Referee reported "never since Australian cricketers became prominent in the world’s esteem have they met with such an overwhelming defeat as that which the MCC Eleven has sustained in England."[6] However the tour was a financial success with the Melbourne Club making a profit of £1083.[7]
Origin of the Tour
During the tour 1886 tour to England the Melbourne Cricket Club's secretary Ben Wardill entered into negotiations with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to bring an English XI to Australia for the forthcoming Australian summer. Whilst negotiating with the MCC, Wardill discovered that the prominent English cricketers Shaw, Shrewsbury and Lillywhite were organising a team of their own, all professionals, to tour Australia. Wardill was asked to intervene with the trio and ask them to postpone their visit so that two English teams would not visit at the same time. Wardill failed in this task and was instructed to cease negotiations on an MCC visit. Shaw & Co., "who through the medium of the Press and otherwise made some very caustic remarks upon the action of the popular M.C.C. Secretary. They claimed that they were the first to propose bringing a team to the colonies for the coming season and offered to refer the question to arbitration." Arrangements with the Shaw group for their team to visit for 1886–87 season were then entered into by the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Australian associations.[8]
^C. Harte & B. Whimpress, A History of Australian Cricket, p. 139.
^R. Cashman and Warwick Franks, ‘England’ in, The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996, p. 164.
^J. Ross, and G. Hutchinson, 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket, Ironbark, Pan McMillan, Sydney 1997, p. 72.
^D. Montefiore, Cricket in the Doldrums: The Struggle between Public and Private Control of Australia Cricket in the 1880s, ASSH Studies, no. 8, Sydney 1992.
Harte, C., & Whimpress, D., A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deustch, London, 2003, Second Edition
Montefiore, D., Cricket in the Doldrums: The Struggle between Public and Private Control of Australia Cricket in the 1880s, ASSH Studies, no. 8, Sydney 1992.
Ross, J., and Hutchinson, G., 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket, Ironbark, Pan McMillan, Sydney 1997
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The England cricket team in Australia in 1886 87 generally known as Alfred Shaw s XI was described by Wisden as one of the strongest that ever left England for the Colonies 1 The team played 10 first class matches winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats both against New South Wales It was the 9th English team to visit Australia the first tour having occurred in the summer of 1861 62 Contents 1 Background of the Tour 2 Origin of the Tour 3 Test series summary 3 1 First Test 3 2 Second Test 4 Team members 5 References 6 External links 7 Bibliography 8 External linksBackground of the Tour EditSince the 1860s there had been five visits by Australian teams to England These tours were lucrative for the players and organisers involved and immensely popular in England During the visit of the eighth English team to Australia in summer of 1884 1885 Lord Harris the former English captain of the 1878 79 tour to Australia and now an administrator had suggested to the powerful Melbourne Cricket Club that they send a team to England for the summer of 1886 and this would be known as an Australian team 2 Throughout the Australian summer of 1884 85 there was conflict between the Australian colonial Associations over the selection and organisation of this Australian team There were also pay disputes with the team from the first test being replaced by an entirely new team for the second test 3 Former player Tom Horan stated that the Melbourne Cricket Club had become the leading cricket club in Australia and stands alone in influence wealth power and position 4 Cricket writer David Montefiore stated that there was a near total collapse in support for the emerging institution of Anglo Australian cricket 5 Eventually the team to travel to England was selected on an amateur basis with some prominent professional players being left out The 1886 Australian team to England performed poorly The team lost all three test matches and won only nine of 39 matches There were also reports of ill discipline and poor behaviour by some of the Australian players The prominent sports journal The Referee reported never since Australian cricketers became prominent in the world s esteem have they met with such an overwhelming defeat as that which the MCC Eleven has sustained in England 6 However the tour was a financial success with the Melbourne Club making a profit of 1083 7 Origin of the Tour EditDuring the tour 1886 tour to England the Melbourne Cricket Club s secretary Ben Wardill entered into negotiations with the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC to bring an English XI to Australia for the forthcoming Australian summer Whilst negotiating with the MCC Wardill discovered that the prominent English cricketers Shaw Shrewsbury and Lillywhite were organising a team of their own all professionals to tour Australia Wardill was asked to intervene with the trio and ask them to postpone their visit so that two English teams would not visit at the same time Wardill failed in this task and was instructed to cease negotiations on an MCC visit Shaw amp Co who through the medium of the Press and otherwise made some very caustic remarks upon the action of the popular M C C Secretary They claimed that they were the first to propose bringing a team to the colonies for the coming season and offered to refer the question to arbitration Arrangements with the Shaw group for their team to visit for 1886 87 season were then entered into by the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Australian associations 8 Test series summary EditFirst Test Edit 28 31 January 1887 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland v Australia45 35 3 overs GA Lohmann 17 CTB Turner 6 15 18 overs 119 113 1 overs H Moses 31SP Jones 31 RG Barlow 3 25 35 overs 184 136 2 overs J Briggs 33 JJ Ferris 5 76 61 overs 97 107 overs H Moses 24 W Barnes 6 28 46 overs England won by 13 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires C Bannerman and Elisha RawlinsonAustralia won the toss and elected to field 30 January was taken as a rest day W Gunn and M Sherwin ENG and H Moses CTB Turner and JJ Ferris AUS made their test debuts Second Test Edit 25 February 1 March 1887 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland v Australia151 109 overs W Flowers 37 CTB Turner 5 41 53 overs 84 55 1 overs H Moses 28 GA Lohmann 8 35 27 1 overs 154 140 1 overs RG Barlow 42 CTB Turner 4 52 64 1 overs 150 110 overs PS McDonnell 35 W Bates 4 26 26 overs England won by 71 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires C Bannerman and J SwiftEngland won the toss and elected to bat 27 February was taken as a rest day R Wood ENG and WF Giffen JJ Lyons RC Allen JT Cottam and FJ Burton AUS made their Test debuts Team members EditThe party comprised 13 players all of them professionals Arthur Shrewsbury Billy Barnes William Gunn William Scotton Wilfred Flowers Mordecai Sherwin and Alfred Shaw all Nottinghamshire Dick Barlow and Johnny Briggs both Lancashire George Lohmann and Maurice Read both Surrey Billy Bates Yorkshire and James Lillywhite Sussex References Edit Wisden Archive Online C Harte amp B Whimpress A History of Australian Cricket p 139 R Cashman and Warwick Franks England in The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford University Press Oxford 1996 p 164 J Ross and G Hutchinson 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket Ironbark Pan McMillan Sydney 1997 p 72 D Montefiore Cricket in the Doldrums The Struggle between Public and Private Control of Australia Cricket in the 1880s ASSH Studies no 8 Sydney 1992 The Referee Sydney 29 October 1886 p 4 Retrieved from https trove nla gov au newspaper article 127590544 browse ndp 3Abrowse 2Ftitle 2F R 2Ftitle 2F499 2F1886 2F10 2F20 2Fpage 2F12821973 2Farticle 2F127590544 C Harte amp B Whimpress pp 140 142 Evening Journal Adelaide 30 October 1886 p 6 Retrieved from https trove nla gov au newspaper article 197827567 browse ndp 3Abrowse 2Ftitle 2FE 2Ftitle 2F966 2F1886 2F10 2F30 2Fpage 2F22400178 2Farticle 2F197827567External links EditCricketArchive Wisden Archive OnlineBibliography EditCashman R and Franks W England in The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford University Press Oxford 1996 pp 162 167 Evening Journal Adelaide 30 October 1886 p 6 Retrieved from https trove nla gov au newspaper article 197827567 browse ndp 3Abrowse 2Ftitle 2FE 2Ftitle 2F966 2F1886 2F10 2F30 2Fpage 2F22400178 2Farticle 2F197827567 Harte C amp Whimpress D A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deustch London 2003 Second Edition Montefiore D Cricket in the Doldrums The Struggle between Public and Private Control of Australia Cricket in the 1880s ASSH Studies no 8 Sydney 1992 Ross J and Hutchinson G 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket Ironbark Pan McMillan Sydney 1997 The Referee Sydney 29 October 1886 p 4 Retrieved from https trove nla gov au newspaper article 127590544 browse ndp 3Abrowse 2Ftitle 2FR 2Ftitle 2F499 2F1886 2F10 2F20 2Fpage 2F12821973 2Farticle 2F127590544 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1888External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia in 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