Result
1st Test, Melbourne, Mar 15-19 1877, England tour of Australia
AUS
245 & 104
ENG
(66.1 ov, target 154)
196 & 108
Australia won by 45 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Coverage
Australia 1st Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
C Bannerman retired hurt165-285180-
NFD Thomson  b Hill1--00-
TP Horan c Hill b Shaw12---0-
DW Gregory (c)run out1--00-
BB Cooper  b Southerton15---0-
WE Midwinter c Ulyett b Southerton5---0-
EJ Gregory c Greenwood b Lillywhite0--00-
JM Blackham † b Southerton17---0-
TW Garrett not out18---0-
TK Kendall c Southerton b Shaw3--00-
JR Hodges  b Shaw0--00-
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 2)8
TOTAL(169.3 Ov, RR: 2.16)245
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Nat Thomson), 2-40 (Tom Horan), 3-41 (Dave Gregory), 4-118 (Bransby Cooper), 5-142 (Billy Midwinter), 6-143 (Ned Gregory), 7-197 (Jack Blackham), 7-240* (Charles Bannerman, retired not out ), 8-243 (Tom Kendall), 9-245 (John Hodges)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
A Shaw55.3345131.3700
A Hill23104212.7300
G Ulyett25123602.1600
J Southerton37176132.4700
T Armitage301507.5020
James Lillywhitejnr1451912.0300
T Emmett1271301.6200
England 1st Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
H Jupp lbw b Garrett632411912026.14
J Selby †c Cooper b Hodges718181038.88
HRJ Charlwood c †Blackham b Midwinter3662592058.06
G Ulyett lbw b Thomson1021142047.61
A Greenwood c EJ Gregory b Midwinter12622003.84
T Armitage c †Blackham b Midwinter931241029.03
A Shaw  b Midwinter1028220035.71
T Emmett  b Midwinter832250025.00
A Hill not out3547413074.46
James Lillywhitejnr (c)c & b Kendall1015141066.66
J Southerton c Cooper b Garrett621210028.57
Extras(lb 1)1
TOTAL(136.1 Ov, RR: 2.15)196
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (John Selby), 2-79 (Harry Charlwood), 3-98 (George Ulyett), 4-109 (Andrew Greenwood), 5-121 (Tom Armitage), 6-135 (Alfred Shaw), 7-145 (Harry Jupp), 8-145 (Tom Emmett), 9-168 (James Lillywhite (jnr)), 10-196 (James Southerton)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
JR Hodges902714.5000
TW Garrett18.1102221.8000
TK Kendall38165412.1300
WE Midwinter54237852.1600
NFD Thomson17101411.2300
Australia 2nd Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
C Bannerman  b Ulyett41081040.00
NFD Thomson c Emmett b Shaw726260026.92
TP Horan c †Selby b Hill2032282062.50
TW Garrett c Emmett b Shaw087000.00
BB Cooper  b Shaw316140018.75
WE Midwinter c Southerton b Ulyett1773681023.28
EJ Gregory c Emmett b Ulyett1131261035.48
JM Blackham †lbw b Shaw620160030.00
DW Gregory (c) b Shaw315140020.00
TK Kendall not out1722223077.27
JR Hodges  b Lillywhite818181044.44
Extras(b 5, lb 3)8
TOTAL(68 Ov, RR: 2.29)104
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Charles Bannerman), 2-27 (Nat Thomson), 3-31 (Tom Garrett), 4-31 (Tom Horan), 5-35 (Bransby Cooper), 6-58 (Ned Gregory), 7-71 (Jack Blackham), 8-75 (Billy Midwinter), 9-75 (Dave Gregory), 10-104 (John Hodges)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
A Shaw34163851.6700
G Ulyett1973933.0700
A Hill1461811.9200
James Lillywhitejnr10111.5000
England 2nd Innings (target: 154 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
A Hill c Thomson b Kendall021000.00
A Greenwood c Midwinter b Kendall55500100.00
H Jupp lbw b Midwinter417180023.52
HRJ Charlwood  b Kendall1317161076.47
J Selby †c Horan b Hodges3881814046.91
G Ulyett  b Kendall2462471038.70
A Shaw st †Blackham b Kendall2950022.22
T Armitage c †Blackham b Kendall33231009.37
T Emmett  b Kendall927280033.33
James Lillywhitejnr (c) b Hodges4640066.66
J Southerton not out17120014.28
Extras(b 4, lb 1)5
TOTAL(66.1 Ov, RR: 2.44)108
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Allen Hill), 2-7 (Andrew Greenwood), 3-20 (Harry Jupp), 4-22 (Harry Charlwood), 5-62 (George Ulyett), 6-68 (Alfred Shaw), 7-92 (John Selby), 8-93 (Tom Armitage), 9-100 (James Lillywhite (jnr)), 10-108 (Tom Emmett)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
TK Kendall33.1125572.4800
WE Midwinter1972311.8100
DW Gregory51902.7000
TW Garrett20906.7500
JR Hodges75721.5000
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia , elected to bat first
SeriesEngland tour of Australia
Series resultAustralia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1
Season1876/77
Match days15,16,17,19 March 1877 (timeless match)
Test debut
Charles Bannerman
Nat Thomson
Tom Horan
Tom Garrett
Bransby Cooper
Billy Midwinter
Ned Gregory
Jack Blackham
Dave Gregory
Tom Kendall
John Hodges
Allen Hill
Andrew Greenwood
Harry Jupp
Harry Charlwood
John Selby
George Ulyett
Alfred Shaw
Tom Armitage
Tom Emmett
James Lillywhite (jnr)
James Southerton
Umpires
Benjamin Terry
Curtis Reid
Balls per over4
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 15 Mar - day 1 - Australia 166/6 (C Bannerman 126*, JM Blackham 3*)
Fri, 16 Mar - day 2 - England 109/4 (H Jupp 54*)
Sat, 17 Mar - day 3 - Australia 83/9 (TK Kendall 5*, JR Hodges 3*)
Sun, 18 Mar - rest day
Mon, 19 Mar - day 4 - England 108 (66.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
  • Alfred Shaw bowled the first Test delivery to Charles Bannerman, who went on to become the first Test centurion. Hill had both the first Test wicket and the first catch. Midwinter picked up the first 5 wicket haul, and Blackham had the first stumping.
  • W.Newing fielded for Bannerman.
  • Southerton is still the oldest Test debutant at 49 years 119 days.
  • Bannerman scored 69.6% of his side's runs from the bat - still a record in Test matches - his 165 took about 290 minutes and included 18 fours.
  • C Bannerman retired hurt at 240/7 (split the index finger on his right hand by a ball from Ulyett)
  • Attendances on the four 4 days were approximately 4500, 4000 10000, 2000
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