Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bannerman | retired hurt | 165 | - | 285 | 18 | 0 | - | ||
| Nat Thomson | b Hill | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Horan | c Hill b Shaw | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Dave Gregory (c) | run out | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Bransby Cooper | b Southerton | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Billy Midwinter | c Ulyett b Southerton | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Ned Gregory | c Greenwood b Lillywhite | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Jack Blackham † | b Southerton | 17 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Garrett | not out | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Kendall | c Southerton b Shaw | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| John Hodges | b Shaw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 2) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 169.3 Ov (RR: 1.44) | 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 hurt), 8-243 (Tom Kendall), 9-245 (John Hodges) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Shaw | 55.3 | 34 | 51 | 3 | 1.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Hill | 23 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 2.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | 25 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| James Southerton | 37 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 2.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Armitage | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| James Lillywhite (jnr) | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Jupp | lbw b Garrett | 63 | 241 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 26.14 | ||
| John Selby † | c Cooper b Hodges | 7 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.88 | ||
| Harry Charlwood | c †Blackham b Midwinter | 36 | 62 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 58.06 | ||
| George Ulyett | lbw b Thomson | 10 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 47.61 | ||
| Andrew Greenwood | c EJ Gregory b Midwinter | 1 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | ||
| Tom Armitage | c †Blackham b Midwinter | 9 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.03 | ||
| Alfred Shaw | b Midwinter | 10 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 | ||
| Tom Emmett | b Midwinter | 8 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Allen Hill | not out | 35 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 74.46 | ||
| James Lillywhite (jnr) (c) | c & b Kendall | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| James Southerton | c Cooper b Garrett | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 136.1 Ov (RR: 1.43) | 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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hodges | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | 18.1 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kendall | 38 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | 54 | 23 | 78 | 5 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Thomson | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1.23 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bannerman | b Ulyett | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Nat Thomson | c Emmett b Shaw | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26.92 | ||
| Tom Horan | c †Selby b Hill | 20 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 | ||
| Tom Garrett | c Emmett b Shaw | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bransby Cooper | b Shaw | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | ||
| Billy Midwinter | c Southerton b Ulyett | 17 | 73 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 23.28 | ||
| Ned Gregory | c Emmett b Ulyett | 11 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 | ||
| Jack Blackham † | lbw b Shaw | 6 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Dave Gregory (c) | b Shaw | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Tom Kendall | not out | 17 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 77.27 | ||
| John Hodges | b Lillywhite | 8 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 3) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 68 Ov (RR: 1.52) | 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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Shaw | 34 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 1.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | 19 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 3.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Hill | 14 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| James Lillywhite (jnr) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 154 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hill | c Thomson b Kendall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Andrew Greenwood | c Midwinter b Kendall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Harry Jupp | lbw b Midwinter | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23.52 | ||
| Harry Charlwood | b Kendall | 13 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 76.47 | ||
| John Selby † | c Horan b Hodges | 38 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 46.91 | ||
| George Ulyett | b Kendall | 24 | 62 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 38.70 | ||
| Alfred Shaw | st †Blackham b Kendall | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
| Tom Armitage | c †Blackham b Kendall | 3 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9.37 | ||
| Tom Emmett | b Kendall | 9 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| James Lillywhite (jnr) (c) | b Hodges | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| James Southerton | not out | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 66.1 Ov (RR: 1.63) | 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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kendall | 33.1 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | 19 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gregory | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Hodges | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 15 Mar - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 166/6 (Charles Bannerman 126*, Jack Blackham 3*)
Fri, 16 Mar - day 2 - England 1st innings 109/4 (Harry Jupp 54*)
Sat, 17 Mar - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 83/9 (Tom Kendall 5*, John Hodges 3*)
Sun, 18 Mar - rest day
Mon, 19 Mar - day 4 - England 2nd innings 108 (66.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
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
MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| 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 |
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