Australian cricket team in England in 1896

File:Australian cricket team 1896.jpg

The Australian cricket team played 34 first-class matches in England in 1896, including 3 Tests.

Test series

England won the Test series 2–1.

=First Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 22–24 June 1896

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS|colonial}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 53 (22.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = J Darling 22

| wickets-team1-inns1 = T Richardson 6/39 (11.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 292 (107.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = R Abel 94

| wickets-team2-inns1 = CJ Eady 3/58 (29 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 347 (133 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = GHS Trott 143

| wickets-team1-inns2 = JT Hearne 5/76 (36 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 111/4 (47.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = JT Brown 36

| wickets-team2-inns2 = E Jones 2/42 (23 overs)

| result = England won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4565.html Scorecard]

| venue = Lord's, London

| umpires = J Phillips (AUS) and WAJ West (ENG)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = C Hill, CJ Eady, JJ Kelly (all AUS), and AFA Lilley (ENG) made their Test debuts.

}}

=Second Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 16–18 July 1896

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS|colonial}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 412 (170 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = FA Iredale 108

| wickets-team1-inns1 = T Richardson 7/168 (68 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 231 (90 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = AFA Lilley 65

| wickets-team2-inns1 = TR McKibbin 3/45 (19 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 125/7 (84.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = SE Gregory 33

| wickets-team1-inns2 = T Richardson 6/76 (42.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 305 (f/o) (90.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = KS Ranjitsinhji 154*

| wickets-team2-inns2 = TR McKibbin 3/61 (21 overs)

| result = Australia won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4602.html Scorecard]

| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester

| umpires = A Chester (ENG) and J Phillips (AUS)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = KS Ranjitsinhji (ENG) made his Test debut.

}}

=Third Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 10–12 August 1896

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS|colonial}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 145 (81.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = FS Jackson 45

| wickets-team1-inns1 = H Trumble 6/59 (40 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 119 (53.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = J Darling 47

| wickets-team2-inns1 = JT Hearne 6/41 (26.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 84 (49 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = R Abel 21

| wickets-team1-inns2 = H Trumble 6/30 (25 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 44 (26 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = TR McKibbin 16

| wickets-team2-inns2 = R Peel 6/23 (12 overs)

| result = England won by 66 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4639.html Scorecard]

| venue = The Oval, London

| umpires = W Hearn (ENG) and J Phillips (AUS)

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = EG Wynyard (ENG) made his Test debut.

}}

Ceylon

As on previous voyages to England, the Australians had a stopover in Colombo and played a match on 1 April at Galle Face Green against a Ceylon team, which was drawn.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135005.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Ceylon v Australians 1896 |access-date=24 June 2014}}

References

External links

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1896.html CricketArchive – tour summaries]

Annual reviews

James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1897
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1897

Australian cricket team in England in 1896

Test series

=First Test=

=Second Test=

=Third Test=

Ceylon

References

External links

Annual reviews

Further reading