English cricket team in Australia in 1886–87

The England cricket team in Australia in 1886–87, generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI, was described by Wisden as "one of the strongest that ever left England for the Colonies".[1] The team played 10 first-class matches, winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats (both against New South Wales).

Test series summary

First Test

28–31 January 1887
Scorecard
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45 (35.3 overs)
GA Lohmann 17
CTB Turner 6/15 (18 overs)
119 (113.1 overs)
H Moses 31
SP Jones 31
RG Barlow 3/25 (35 overs)
184 (136.2 overs)
J Briggs 33
JJ Ferris 5/76 (61 overs)
97 (107 overs)
H Moses 24
W Barnes 6/28 (46 overs)
England won by 13 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: C Bannerman and H Rawlinson

Second Test

25 February–1 March 1887
Scorecard
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151 (109 overs)
W Flowers 37
CTB Turner 5/41 (53 overs)
84 (55.1 overs)
H Moses 28
GA Lohmann 8/35 (27.1 overs)
154 (140.1 overs)
RG Barlow 42
CTB Turner 4/52 (64.1 overs)
150 (110 overs)
PS McDonnell 35
W Bates 4/26 (26 overs)
England won by 71 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: C Bannerman and J Swift

Team members

The party comprised 13 players, all of them professionals: Arthur Shrewsbury, Billy Barnes, William Gunn, William Scotton, Wilfred Flowers, Mordecai Sherwin and Alfred Shaw (all Nottinghamshire); Dick Barlow and Johnny Briggs (both Lancashire); George Lohmann and Maurice Read (both Surrey); Billy Bates (Yorkshire); and James Lillywhite (Sussex).

References

  1. ↑ Wisden Archive Online

Bibliography

  • Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1888
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