English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77

Date	15 March 1877 – 4 April 1877
Location	Australia
Result	The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1

1876-77 Australia v England Series
Date	15 March 1877 – 4 April 1877
Location	Australia
Result	The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1
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)

1877 newspaper article describing the first two days of the first match

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

Matches

First Test

15–19 March 1877
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
245 (169.3 overs) Charles Bannerman 165 (r/h) Alfred Shaw 3/51 (55.3 overs)		196 (136.1 overs) Henry 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 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Curtis Reid (Aus) and Richard Terry (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Second Test

31 March – 4 April 1877
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
122 (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 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Sam Cosstick (Aus) and Richard Terry (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Thomas Kelly (Aus), Billy Murdoch (Aus) and Fred Spofforth (Aus) made their Test debut.

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.

[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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