English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1878–79

1878-79 Australia v England Series
Date 2 January 1879 – 4 January 1879
Location Australia
Result The one match Test series was won by Australia
Teams
 Australia  England
Captains
Dave Gregory Lord Harris
Most runs
Alick Bannerman (73)
Fred Spofforth (39)
Lord Harris (69)
Charlie Absolom (58)
Most wickets
Fred Spofforth (13)
Frank Allan (4)
Tom Emmett (7)

The English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1878–79 was a private tour organised by the Melbourne Cricket Club and captained by Lord Harris. The team's match against Australia in January 1879 was retrospectively given Test Match status, making it the third Test ever and the third between Australia and England, though it was not part of The Ashes which began in 1882.

Harris' tour party arrived in Australia just two months after the touring Australians had returned from England. They were scheduled to play five tour matches, two each against New South Wales and Victoria and one against the combined Australians. Whilst in Sydney, the notorious Sydney Riot of 1879 occurred as a result of the tourists match against New South Wales. The English team, which is sometimes referred to as Lord Harris' XI, also visited New Zealand where they played a single match in Christchurch. From there, they travelled home via the Pacific and the USA, stopping in Hoboken en route to play one further match there.[1]

Squads

 Australia  England

Matches

Only Test

2–4 January 1879
Scorecard
v
113 (54 overs)
Charlie Absolom 52
Fred Spofforth 6/48 (25 overs)
256 (159.3 overs)
Alick Bannerman 73
Tom Emmett 7/68 (59 overs)
160 (68 overs)
Lord Harris 36
Fred Spofforth 7/62 (35 overs)
0/19 (2.3 overs)
Charles Bannerman 15*
Australia won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: P. Coady (Aus) and George Coulthard (Aus)

Records

Individual records

Most runs Alick Bannerman 73
Most wickets Fred Spofforth 13
Most catches (excluding wicket keepers) Alexander Webbe /
Vernon Royle /
Tom Horan
2
Highest individual innings Alick Bannerman 73
Best innings bowling Fred Spofforth 7/62
Highest match total Alick Bannerman 73
Best match bowling Fred Spofforth 13

Team records

Best Innings Australia 256 (1st Innings)
Worst Innings England 113 (1st Innings)
Tosses Won Australia 1 (of 1)

Other records

References

External links

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