Australian cricket team in England in 1886

The Australian cricket team in England in 1886 played 27 first-class matches including 3 Tests which were all won by England.

Test match summary

First Test

5–7 July 1886 Scorecard

Australia	v	England
205 (137.1 overs) SP Jones 87 G Ulyett 4/46 (36.1 overs)		223 (157.2 overs) WW Read 51 FR Spofforth 4/82 (53 overs)
123 (118.3 overs) HJH Scott 47 RG Barlow 7/44 (52 overs)		107/6 (77.2 overs) RG Barlow 30 G Giffen 2/31 (24 overs)

England won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: CK Pullin and J West

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• GA Lohmann (ENG) made his Test debut.

Second Test

19–21 July 1886 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
353 (259 overs) A Shrewsbury 164 FR Spofforth 4/73 (56 overs)		121 (82.3 overs) HJH Scott 30 J Briggs 5/29 (34 overs)
		126 (f/o) (111.1 overs) GE Palmer 48 J Briggs 6/45 (38.1 overs)

England won by an innings and 106 runs Lord's, London Umpires: FH Farrands and CK Pullin

• England won the toss and elected to bat.

Third Test

12–14 August 1886 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
434 (304.1 overs) WG Grace 170 FR Spofforth 4/65 (30.1 overs)		68 (60.2 overs) GE Palmer 15 GA Lohmann 7/36 (30.2 overs)
		149 (f/o) (97 overs) G Giffen 47 GA Lohmann 5/68 (37 overs)

England won by an innings and 217 runs The Oval, London Umpires: RP Carpenter and FH Farrands

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• J McIlwraith (AUS) made his Test debut.

Annual reviews

• James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1887
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1887

Further reading

• Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum Press, 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

External links

• Australia in England 1886 at CricketArchive
• Australia in England, 1886 at Cricinfo
• Australia to England 1886 at Test Cricket Tours

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