Australian cricket team in England in 1890
International cricket tour
The Australian cricket team played 34 first-class matches in England in 1890, including three Test matches, the third of which was postponed due to rain and, when played, resulted in a draw.[1]
Test series summary
England won the Test series 2–0.
First Test
21–23 July 1890 Scorecard |
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132 (86 overs) JJ Lyons 55 W Attewell 4/42 (32 overs) | 173 (110.1 overs) G Ulyett 74 JJ Lyons 5/30 (20.1 overs) | |
176 (140.2 overs) JE Barrett 67* GA Lohmann 3/28 (29 overs) | 137/3 (75 overs) WG Grace 75* JJ Ferris 2/42 (25 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: A Hill and CK Pullin |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- JE Barrett, SE Gregory, PC Charlton, EJK Burn and H Trumble (all AUS), and G MacGregor (ENG) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
11–12 August 1890 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match finished on the second day.
J Cranston, JW Sharpe and F Martin (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
References
- ^ "The Australian Eleven in England". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 16, 379. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- CricketArchive – tour summaries
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1891
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1891
Further reading
- 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
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