English cricket team in Australia in 1878-79

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1878-79 Australia v England Series
Date 2 January 1879 – 4 January 1879 Location Australia Result The one match Test series was won by Australia
Teams
Australia	England
Captains
Dave Gregory	Lord Harris
Most Runs
Alick Bannerman (73) Fred Spofforth (39)	Lord Harris (69) Charlie Absolom (58)
Most Wickets
Fred Spofforth (13) Frank Allan (4)	Tom Emmett (7)

The English cricket team in Australia in 1878-79 was a private tour organised by Lord Harris. The team's match against Australia in January 1879 was retrospectively given Test Match status, making it the third such match and the third between Australia and England.

Harris' tour party arrived in Australia just two months after the touring Australians had returned from England. They were scheduled to play five tour matches, two each against New South Wales and Victoria and one against the combined Australians. Whilst in Sydney, the notorious Sydney Riot of 1879 occurred as a result of the tourists match against New South Wales.

The Test Match is not considered to be part of The Ashes.

Contents 1 Squads 2 Match details 2.1 First (and only) Test: England v Australia (2-4 January 1879) 3 Records 3.1 Individual records 3.2 Team records 3.3 Other records 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Squads

Australia	England
Dave Gregory (c) Jack Blackham (wk) Charles Bannerman Alick Bannerman Tom Garrett Frank Allan Harry Boyle Tom Horan Thomas Kelly Billy Murdoch Fred Spofforth	Lord Harris (c) Leland Hone (wk) George Ulyett Alfred Lucas Alexander Webbe Vernon Royle Alfred Hornby Francis MacKinnon Charlie Absolom Tom Emmett Sandford Schultz

[edit] Match details

[edit] First (and only) Test: England v Australia (2-4 January 1879)

England	113 Lord Harris 33 Fred Spofforth 6/48	&	160 Lord Harris 36 Fred Spofforth 7/62	Australia won by 10 wickets [1] 2,3,4 January 1879 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: P Coady and G Coulthard Man of the match:
Australia	256 Alick Bannerman 73 Fred Spofforth 39 Tom Emmett 7/68	&	19/0 Charles Bannerman 15*

[edit] Records

[edit] Individual records

Most runs	Alick Bannerman	73
Most wickets	Fred Spofforth	13
Most catches (excluding wicket keepers)	Alexander Webbe / Vernon Royle / Tom Horan	2
Highest individual innings	Alick Bannerman	73
Best innings bowling	Fred Spofforth	7/62
Highest match total	Alick Bannerman	73
Best match bowling	Fred Spofforth	13

[edit] Team records

Best Innings	Australia	256 (1st Innings)
Worst Innings	England	113 (1st Innings)
Tosses Won	Australia	1 (of 1)

[edit] Other records

• Fred Spofforth became the first player to ever take a hat trick in test cricket.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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