English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77
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.
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English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77
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.
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The 1876–77 tour of Australia ...... he Ashes, which began in 1882.
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Thomas Kelly , Billy Murdoch and Fred Spofforth made their Test debut.
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Australia won by 45 runs
England won by 4 wickets
The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1
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Billy Midwinter 31
Charles Bannerman 165
Dave Gregory 43
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George Ulyett 52
George Ulyett 63
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score-team2-inns
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toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Curtis Reid and Richard Terry
Sam Cosstick and Richard Terry
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Alfred Shaw 3/51
Alfred Shaw 5/38
Allen Hill 4/27
James Southerton 4/46
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Billy Midwinter 5/78
John Hodges 2/13
Tom Kendall 4/82
Tom Kendall 7/55
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The 1876–77 tour of Australia ...... d March, eight in New Zealand.
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English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77
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