English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77

Infobox cricket series
series= 1876-77 Australia v England Series
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date= 15 March 1877 – 4 April 1877
place= Australia
result= The 2-Test series was drawn 1-1
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team2=
captain1= Dave Gregory
captain2= James Lillywhite
runs1= Charles Bannerman (209)
Nat Thomson (67)
runs2= George Ulyett (139)
Allen Hill (101)
wickets1= Tom Kendall (14)
Billy Midwinter (8)
wickets2= James Lillywhite (8)
Alfred Shaw (8)

The 1877 Australia v England series was at the time considered to be another professional first-class cricket tour of colonial Australia, as other similar tours had occurred previously, but was retrospectively classified as the first ever Test cricket tour of Australia by the English cricket team.

A rival tour had been also organised by Fred Grace but was cancelled, enabling most of the best players of the Australian colonies to participate in the series against James Lillywhite's side. Fred Spofforth, widely regarded as the best Australian fast bowler, controversially withdrew from the first Test in protest over the omission of Billy Murdoch as wicket-keeper. Starting on March 15, 1877 the two sides played two Tests, and the series was drawn 1-1.

For more details about the establishment of Test cricket, see The first Test tour - 1876/7. Although both matches have Test status, this series is "not" considered to be part of The Ashes.

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Other records

*Alfred Shaw bowled the first ball in test cricket.
*Charles Bannerman faced the first ball in test cricket.
*Charles Bannerman scored the first ever run in test cricket.
*Charles Bannerman scored the first ever century in test cricket.
*Charles Bannerman scored 69.6% of his team's match runs, still a world record.
*Allen Hill took the first wicket in test cricket.
*Allen Hill took the first ever catch in test cricket.
*Billy Midwinter took the first ever 5 wicket haul in test cricket.
*Billy Midwinter became the first Australian to take a 5 wicket haul in test cricket.
*Jack Blackham took the first ever catch by a wicket-keeper in test cricket.
*Jack Blackham effected the first ever stumping in test cricket.
*Alfred Shaw became the first Englishman to take a 5 wicket haul in test cricket.
*Australia became the first team to win a test match.

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