Australian cricket team in England in 1880 explained

The Australian cricket team in England in 1880 played nine first-class matches including one Test, which was the first ever played in England. They were captained by W.L. Murdoch. The team had difficulty in arranging fixtures against the counties, and prior to the Test match in early September had played only four matches that are now rated as first-class (as well as many fixtures against weaker opposition), despite having already been in England for almost four months.

The Test was a late addition to the programme, being arranged at the instigation of the Surrey secretary, C. W. Alcock, who asked Lord Harris to put together a side. A. N. Hornby, Tom Emmett and George Ulyett refused to play, having unpleasant memories of the Sydney Riot of 1879, but Australia were also seriously handicapped, being without their star bowler, Fred Spofforth.

The Australians won 4, drew 3 and lost 2 of their first-class fixtures. Their only loss other than to England was to Nottinghamshire. That defeat was by only one wicket and came in a match in which they played a man short.

Australian tour party

The Australian party consisted of: W.L. Murdoch (captain), A.C. Bannerman, J.McC. Blackham, G.J. Bonnor, H.F. Boyle, T.U. Groube, A.H. Jarvis, P.S. McDonnell, W.H. Moule, G.E. Palmer, J. Slight, F.R. Spofforth, G. Alexander (player-manager).

Tour matches

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Ref
	13–14 May	18 of St Luke's		Won by an innings and 22 runs	^[1]
1	17–18 May			Won by eight wickets	^[2]
	18 May	Derbyshire (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[3]
	20–22 May	18 of Longsight		Won by ten wickets	^[4]
	22 May	18 of Longsight (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[5]
	27–29 May			Won by an innings and 26 runs	^[6]
	29 May	18 of Rochdale (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[7]
	31 May–2 June	18 of Keighley		Drawn	^[8]
	3–4 June	18 of Burnley and District		Won by an innings and 27 runs	^[9]
	5 June	18 of Burnley and District (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[10]
	7–9 June	18 of Malton		Won by four wickets	^[11]
2	10–11 June			Won by five wickets	^[12]
	11–12 June	Yorkshire (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[13]
	14–16 June			Won by nine wickets	^[14]
	17–18 June			Drawn	^[15]
	21–23 June	18 of Birmingham		Won by an innings and 9 runs	^[16]
	23 Jun 1880	18 of Birmingham (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[17]
	24–26 June	18 of Northampton		Won by eight wickets	^[18]
	28–29 June	18 of Harrogate		Won by ten wickets	^[19]
	29–30 June	18 of Harrogate		Drawn	^[20]
	1–3 July	18 of Newcastle upon Tyne		Drawn	^[21]
	5–6 Jul 1880	18 of Middlesbrough		Won by an innings and 26 runs	^[22]
	7 July	18 of Middlesbrough (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[23]
	8–10 July	18 of Broughton		Drawn	^[24]
	12–14 July			Drawn	^[25]
	16–17 July			Won by an innings and 21 runs	^[26]
	17 July	18 of Werneth (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[27]
	19–20 July	18 of Crystal Palace		Won by ten wickets	^[28]
3	22–24 July			Drawn	^[29]
	26–28 July	18 of Hull		Drawn	^[30]
	29–31 July	18 of Crewe		Drawn	^[31]
4	2–4 August			Won by 68 runs	^[32]
	4 August	Gloucestershire (fill-up match)		Won by ten wickets	^[33]
	5–7 August	18 of Hunslet		Won by eight wickets	^[34]
	7 August	18 of Hunslet (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[35]
	9–10 August	18 of Bradford		Won by ten wickets	^[36]
	10–11 August	18 of Bradford (fill-up match)		Won by three wickets	^[37]
	12–13 August	18 of Sunderland		Won by an innings and 38 runs	^[38]
	13–14 August	18 of Sunderland (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[39]
	19–21 August	18 of Scarborough		Lost by 90 runs	^[40]
	23–25 August	18 of Yeadon		Won by an innings and 65 runs	^[41]
	26–28 August	18 of Stockport		Lost by 100 runs	^[42]
	28 August	15 of Stockport (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[43]
	30 August–1 September	18 of Hastings		Drawn	^[44]
5	6–8 September			Lost by five wickets	^[45]
	10–11 September	18 of Glasgow		Drawn	^[46]
6	13–15 September			Drawn	^[47]
	16–18 September			Won by six wickets	^[48]
7	20–22 September			Drawn	^[49]
8	23–25 September			Lost by one wicket	^[50]
9	27–29 September			Won by two wickets	^[51]
	29 September	Players (fill-up match)		Drawn	^[52]

See also

• History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883

External links

• CricketArchive

Sources

• CricketArchive  - season summaries

Annual reviews

• James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1881
• John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly) 1881
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1881

Further reading

• Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
• Ralph Barker & Irving Rosenwater, England v Australia: A compendium of Test cricket between the countries 1877-1968, Batsford, 1969,, pp6–7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: St Luke's v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
2. Web site: Derbyshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
3. Web site: Derbyshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
4. Web site: Longsight v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
5. Web site: Longsight v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
6. Web site: Rochdale v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
7. Web site: Rochdale v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
8. Web site: Keighley v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
9. Web site: Burnley and District v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
10. Web site: Burnley and District v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
11. Web site: Malton v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
12. Web site: Yorkshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
13. Web site: Yorkshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
14. Web site: North v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
15. Web site: Dublin University v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
16. Web site: Birmingham v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
17. Web site: Birmingham v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
18. Web site: Northampton v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
19. Web site: Harrogate v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
20. Web site: Harrogate v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
21. Web site: Newcastle upon Tyne v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
22. Web site: Middlesbrough v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
23. Web site: Middlesbrough v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
24. Web site: Broughton v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
25. Web site: Leicestershire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
26. Web site: Werneth v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
27. Web site: Werneth v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
28. Web site: Crystal Palace v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
29. Web site: Yorkshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
30. Web site: Hull v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
31. Web site: Crewe v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
32. Web site: Gloucestershire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
33. Web site: Gloucestershire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
34. Web site: Hunslet v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
35. Web site: Hunslet v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
36. Web site: Bradford v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
37. Web site: Bradford v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
38. Web site: Sunderland v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
39. Web site: Sunderland v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
40. Web site: Scarborough v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
41. Web site: Yeadon v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
42. Web site: Stockport v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
43. Web site: Stockport v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
44. Web site: Hastings v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
45. Web site: England v Australia . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
46. Web site: Glasgow v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
47. Web site: Sussex v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
48. Web site: Scotland v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
49. Web site: Players of the North v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
50. Web site: Nottinghamshire v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
51. Web site: Players v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .
52. Web site: Players v Australians . CricketArchive . 21 August 2023 .