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England vs Australia, Only Test at London, Sep 06 1880 - Match Result

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Only Test, The Oval, September 06 - 08, 1880, Australia tour of England

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(T:57) 420 & 57/5

(fo) 149 & 327

England won by 5 wickets

Fred Grace has broken the record for most ducks (2) in Tests, going past Ned Gregory's 1

W.G. Grace's 152 is the highest individual score in Tests (for ENG), surpassing Harry Jupp's 63

England squeeze home in country's first Test

England squeeze home in country's first Test

The hastily-arranged match between the Australians and an England XI captained by Lord Harris, now deemed to be the first Test staged in England, was won by the home side but produced a thrilling contest which ebbed and flowed to the end

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Scorecard summary

England • 420/10(210.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

152 (294)

3/23 (12.3)

55 (121)

3/111 (50)

Australia • 149/10(75.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

36* (47)

5/56 (32)

32 (54)

3/58 (29)

Australia • 327/10(176.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

153* (358)

3/90 (61)

Percy McDonnell

43 (76)

2/73 (31)

England • 57/5(33.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

27* (46)

3/35 (16.3)

Alfred Lyttelton

13 (32)

2/21 (17)

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Match details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1880
Match number	Test no. 4
Match days	day (3-day match)
Test debut	George Alexander Joey Palmer George Bonnor Jim Slight Percy McDonnell Tom Groube William Moule Allan Steel Edward Grace Fred Morley Frank Penn Fred Grace Alfred Lyttelton Billy Barnes W.G. Grace
Umpires	Bob Thoms Heathfield Stephenson

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England squeeze home in country's first Test

I was there

In the 1939 Autumn Annual, Revd CJM Godfrey wrote of his memories of attending the first Test in England, at The Oval in September 1880, as a schoolboy

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A brief account of the Oval Test as reported in Wisden

England v Australia 1880

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
Hon.A Lyttelton	bowled	13	32
GF Grace	bowled	0	2
AP Lucas	caught	2	18
F Penn	not out	27	46
W Barnes	caught	5	15
EM Grace	bowled	0	2
WG Grace	not out	9	20
Extras	(nb 1)
Total	57(5 wkts; 33.3 ovs)

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