Australian cricket team in England in 1886
International cricket tour
The Australian cricket team in England in 1886 played 27 first-class matches including 3 Tests which were all won by England.
Test match summary
First Test
5–7 July 1886 Scorecard |
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205 (137.1 overs) SP Jones 87 G Ulyett 4/46 (36.1 overs) | 223 (157.2 overs) WW Read 51 FR Spofforth 4/82 (53 overs) | |
123 (118.3 overs) HJH Scott 47 RG Barlow 7/44 (52 overs) | 107/6 (77.2 overs) RG Barlow 30 G Giffen 2/31 (24 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- GA Lohmann (ENG) made his Test debut.
Second Test
19–21 July 1886 Scorecard |
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353 (259 overs) A Shrewsbury 164 FR Spofforth 4/73 (56 overs) | ||
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Third Test
12–14 August 1886 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- J McIlwraith (AUS) made his Test debut.
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1887
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1887
Further reading
- Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum Press, 1999
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
External links
- Australia in England 1886 at CricketArchive
- Australia in England, 1886 at Cricinfo
- Australia to England 1886 at Test Cricket Tours
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