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England tour of Australia 1878/79

Only Test, Melbourne, January 02 - 04, 1879, England tour of Australia

ENG

113 & 160

AUS

(T:18) 256 & 19/0

Australia won by 10 wickets

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A familar tale of riots and betting

A familar tale of riots and betting

At Sydney in February 1879, pitch invasions, assaults and stories of behind-the-scenes gambling led to the cancallation of what would have been cricket's fourth Test

England tour of Australia 1879 Top Wicket Takers

Frederick Spofforth

AUS, Rfm

13

Innings: 2Average: 8.46

ENG, Lf

7

Innings: 1Average: 9.71

AUS,

4

Innings: 2Average: 20.00

England tour of Australia 1879 Top Run Scorers

AUS, Rhb

73

Innings: 1Average: 73.00

ENG, Rhb

69

Innings: 2Average: 34.50

Charlie Absolom

ENG, Rhb

58

Innings: 2Average: 29.00

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