International cricket in 1878–79

International cricket season
International cricket
in 1876–77 | in 1880

The 1878–79 international cricket season was from September 1878 to March 1879.[1][2] The match witnessed the first ever Test match hat-rick, when the Australian pacer Fred Spofforth achieved the first Test match hat-trick when he dismissed The Revd Vernon Royle, Francis MacKinnon and Tom Emmett in the first innings.[3]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test FC
2 January 1879  Australia  England 1–0 [1] —

January

England in Australia

One-off Test match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 3 2–4 January Dave Gregory Lord Harris Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 10 wickets

References

  1. ^ "Season 1878–79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Season 1878–79 archive". Howstat. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Australia v England 1878-79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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