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Australia vs England, 1st Test at Melbourne, Mar 15 1877 - Match Result

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1st Test, Melbourne, March 15 - 19, 1877, England tour of Australia

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245 & 104

(T:154) 196 & 108

Australia won by 45 runs

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 245/9(169.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

Charles Bannerman

165* ()

3/51 (55.3)

18* ()

James Southerton

3/61 (37)

England • 196/10(136.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

63 (241)

Billy Midwinter

5/78 (54)

Harry Charlwood

36 (62)

2/22 (18.1)

Australia • 104/10(68 overs)

2nd INNINGS

20 (32)

5/38 (34)

17* (22)

3/39 (19)

England • 108/10(66.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

38 (81)

7/55 (33.1)

24 (62)

2/7 (7)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1876/77
Series result	Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1
Match days	day (0-day match)
Test debut	Bransby Cooper Charles Bannerman Dave Gregory Ned Gregory Jack Blackham John Hodges Nat Thomson Tom Kendall Tom Horan Tom Garrett Billy Midwinter Andrew Greenwood Allen Hill Alfred Shaw George Ulyett Harry Jupp Harry Charlwood John Selby James Southerton James Lillywhite (jnr) Tom Armitage Tom Emmett
Umpires	Benjamin Terry Curtis Reid

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
A Hill	caught	0	2
A Greenwood	caught	5	5
H Jupp	lbw	4	17
HRJ Charlwood	bowled	13	17
J Selby	caught	38	81
G Ulyett	bowled	24	62
A Shaw	stumped	2	9
T Armitage	caught	3	32
T Emmett	bowled	9	27
James Lillywhite	bowled	4	6
J Southerton	not out	1	7
Extras	(b 4, lb 1)
Total	108(10 wkts; 66.1 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Andrew Greenwood	Allen Hill
2nd	7	Andrew Greenwood	Harry Jupp
3rd	13	Harry Charlwood	Harry Jupp
4th	2	Harry Charlwood	John Selby
5th	40	John Selby	George Ulyett
6th	6	John Selby	Alfred Shaw
7th	24	Tom Armitage	John Selby
8th	1	Tom Armitage	Tom Emmett
9th	7	Tom Emmett	James Lillywhite (jnr)
10th	8	Tom Emmett	James Southerton

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