1877 English cricket season
- 1877 English cricket season
The 1877 English cricket season followed the beginning of Test cricket in Australia in March.
Honours
* Champion County - Gloucestershire
Events
15 - 19 March. Australia v. England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Afterwards recognised as the first-ever Test Match. Australia won by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman scoring 165*: the first Test century. William Midwinter, with 5-78 in England’s first innings, was the first bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings.
31 March - 4 April. Australia v. England: Second Test, also at MCG. England won by 4 wickets.
10 & 12 November. South Australia v. Tasmania at Adelaide was the earliest first class match played by South Australia. They won by an innings and 13 runs, their team including George Giffen.
Leading batsmen
W G Grace was the leading runscorer with 1474 @ 39.83
Leading bowlers
W G Grace was the leading wicket-taker with 179 @ 12.81
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1877_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* "John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion" (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1878
* "James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual" (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1878
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1878
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