Sunday, October 20, 2024

Test Cricket - Records from inception in 1877 till beginning of First World War in 1914

 

The England team that played Australia in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in 1899. 

Back row: Dick Barlow (umpire), Tom Hayward, George Hirst, Billy Gunn, Jack Hearne (12th man), Bill Storer (wicketkeeper), Bill Brockwell, Valentine Titchmarsh (umpire).

Middle row: CB Fry, KS Ranjitsinhji, WG Grace (captain), Stanley Jackson.

Front row: Wilfred Rhodes, Johnny Tyldesley.

It was WG Grace’s final Test, while Wilfred Rhodes made his Test debut.

England were the leading team in the initial period upto the First World War, just ahead of Australia, with late entrants South Africa lagging behind.


TEAM PERFORMANCES

England - 1877 to 1914, Tests Played 123, Won 59, Lost 42, Drawn 22, Success % 56.91

Australia - 1877 to 1912, Tests Played 105, Won 43, Lost 41, Drawn 21, Success % 50.95

South Africa - 1889 to 1914, Tests Played 40, Won 8, Lost 27, Drawn 5, Success % 26.25

 

HIGHEST TOTALS

589 - England v Australia, Melbourne, 1911-12

586 - Australia v England, Sydney, 1894-95

578 - Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, 1910-11

577 - England v Australia, Sydney, 1903-04

576 - England v Australia, The Oval, London, 1899

573 - Australia v England, Adelaide, 1897-98

551 - Australia v England, The Oval, London, 1884

551- England v Australia, Sydney, 1897-98

528 - Australia v South Africa, Sydney, 1910-11

520 - Australia v England, Melbourne, 1897-98

506 - Australia v England, Adelaide, 1907-08

506 - South Africa v Australia, Melbourne, 1910-11

501 - England v Australia, Adelaide, 1911-12

 

LOWEST TOTALS

30 - South Africa v England, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), 1895-96

35 - South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1898-99

36 - Australia v England, Birmingham, 1902

42 - Australia v England, Sydney, 1887-88

43 - South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1888-89

44 - Australia v England, The Oval, London, 1896

45 - England v Australia, Sydney, 1886-87

47 - South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1888-89

 

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Reginald Foster - 287, England v Australia, Sydney, 1903-04

Victor Trumper - 214*, Australia v South Africa, Adelaide, 1910-11

William Murdoch - 211, Australia v England, The Oval, London, 1884

Aubrey Faulkner - 204, South Africa v Australia, Melbourne, 1910-11

Syd Gregory - 201, Australia v England, Sydney, 1894-95

Clem Hill - 191, Australia v South Africa, Sydney, 1910-11

Clem Hill - 188, Australia v England , Melbourne, 1897-98

Jack Hobbs - 187, England v South Africa, Cape Town, 1909-10

Jack Hobbs - 187, England v Australia, Adelaide, 1911-12

Victor Trumper - 185*, Australia v England, Sydney, 1903-04

Wilfred Rhodes - 179 England v Australia, Melbourne, 1911-12

Joe Darling - 178, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1897-98

Jack Hobbs - 178, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1911-12

KS Ranjitsinhji - 175, England v Australia, Sydney, 1897-98

 

HUNDRED ON TEST DEBUT

Charles Bannerman - 165*, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1876-77

WG Grace - 152, England v Australia, The Oval, London, 1880

Harry Graham - 107, Australia v England, Lord’s, London, 1893

KS Ranjitsinhji - 154*, England v Australia, Manchester, 1896

Pelham Warner - 132*, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1898-99

Reggie Duff - 104, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1901-02

Reginald Foster - 287, England v Australia, Sydney, 1903-04

George Gunn - 119, England v Australia, Sydney, 1907-08

Roger Hartigan - 116, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1907-08

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET

1st Wicket - 323, Jack Hobbs & Wilfred Rhodes, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1911-12

2nd Wicket - 224, Warren Bardsley & Clem Hill, Australia v South Africa, Sydney, 1910-11

3rd Wicket - 242, Warren Bardsley & Charles Kelleway, Australia v South Africa, Lord’s, 1912

4th Wicket - 221, Syd Gregory & Harry Trott, Australia v England, Lord’s, 1896

5th Wicket - 192, Leonard Braund & Reginald Foster, England v Australia, Sydney, 1903-04

6th Wicket - 158, Reginald Spooner & John Tyldesley, England v Australia, The Oval, 1905

7th Wicket - 165, Clem Hill & Hugh Trumble, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1897-98

8th Wicket - 243, Roger Hartigan & Clem Hill, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1907-08

9th Wicket - 154, Jack Blackham & Syd Gregory, Australia v England, Sydney, 1894-95

10th Wicket - 130, Reginald Foster & Wilfred Rhodes, England v Australia, Sydney 1903-04

 

OTHER DOUBLE CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS

1st Wicket - 221, Jack Hobbs & Wilfred Rhodes, England v South Africa, Cape Town, 1909-10

3rd Wicket - 210, Jack Brown & Albert Ward, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1994-95

3rd Wicket - 207, William Murdoch & Henry Scott, Australia v England, The Oval, 1894

3rd Wicket - 202 Warren Bardsley & Charles Kelleway, Australia v South Africa, Manchester, 1912

 

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS

George Lohmann - 9 for 28, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1895-96

Sydney Barnes - 9 for 103, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1913-14

George Lohmann - 8 for 07, England v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96

Johnny Briggs - 8 for 11, England v South Africa, Cape Town, 1888-89

Sydney Barnes - 8 for 29, England v South Africa, The Oval, 1912

Frank Laver - 8 for 31, Australia v England, Manchester, 1909

George Lohmann - 8 for 35, England v Australia, Sydney, 1886-87

Albert Trott - 8 for 43, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1894-95

Sydney Barnes - 8 for 56, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1913-14

George Lohmann - 8 for 58, England v Australia, Sydney, 1891-92

Colin Blythe - 8 for 59, England v South Africa, Leeds, 1907

Hugh Trumble - 8 for 65, Australia v England, The Oval, 1902

Wilfred Rhodes - 8 for 68, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1903-04

Sibley ‘Tip’ Snooke - 8 for 70, South Africa v England, Johannesburg, 1905-06

Leonard Braund - 8 for 81, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1903-04

Tom Richardson - 8 for 94, England v Australia, Sydney, 1897-98

Bernard Bosanquet - 8 for 107, England v Australia, Nottingham, 1905

 

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

Sydney Barnes - 17 for 159, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1913-14

Johnny Briggs - 15 for 28, England v South Africa, Cape Town, 1888-89

George Lohmann - 15 for 45, England v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96

Colin Blythe - 15 for 99, England v South Africa, Leeds, 1907

Wilfred Rhodes - 15 for 124, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1903-04

Frederick Spofforth - 14 for 90, Australia v England, The Oval, 1882

Willie Bates - 14 for 102, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1882-83

Sydney Barnes - 14 for 144, England v South Africa, Durban, 1913-14

 

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON TEST DEBUT

Albert Trott - 8 for 43, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1894-95

Thomas Kendall - 7 for 55, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1876-77

William Ashley - 7 for 95, South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1888-89

Charles Turner - 7 for 55, Australia v England, Sydney, 1886-87

George Simpson-Hayward - 6 for 43, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1909-10

Monty Noble - 6 for 49, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1897-98

Frederick Martin - 6 for 50, England v Australia, The Oval, 1890

Frederick Martin - 6 for 52, England v Australia, The Oval, 1890

William Lockwood - 6 for 101, England v Australia, Lord’s , 1893

William Cooper - 6 for 120, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1881-82

Aubrey Smith - 5 for 19, England v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1888-89

Walter Lees - 5 for 34, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1905-06

Alfred Shaw - 5 for 38, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1876-77

Walter Heseltine - 5 for 38, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1895-96

John O’Connor - 5 for 40, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1907-08

Albert Innes - 5 for 43, South Africa v England, Port Elizabeth, 1888-89

John Saunders - 5 for 43, Australia v England, Sydney, 1901-02

Thomas Richardson - 5 for 49, England v Australia, Manchester, 1893

Robert Peel - 5 for 51, England v Australia, Adelaide, 1883-84

Robert McLeod - 5 for 53, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1891-92

Frederick Morley - 5 for 56, England v Australia, The Oval, 1880

Arnold Warren - 5 for 57, England v Australia, Leeds, 1905

Leonard Braund - 5 for 61, England v Australia, Sydney, 1901-02

James Middleton - 5 for 64, South Africa v England, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96

Sydney Barnes - 5 for 65, England v Australia, Sydney, 1901-02

Herbert Hordern - 5 for 66, Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, 1910-11

Walter Bradley - 5 for 67, England v Australia, Manchester, 1899

John Ferris - 5 for 76, Australia v England, Sydney, 1886-87

William Midwinter - 5 for 78, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1876-77

Frank Foster - 5 for 92, England v Australia, Sydney, 1911-12

Thomas Richardson - 5 for 107, England v Australia, Manchester, 1893

George Rowe - 5 for 115, South Africa v England, Johannesburg, 1895-96

Douglas Carr - 5 for 146, England v Australia, The Oval, 1909

 

TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH ON TEST DEBUT

Frederick Martin - 12 for 102, England v Australia, The Oval, 1890

Thomas Richardson - 10 for 156, England v Australia, Manchester, 1893

 

HAT-TRICKS

Frederick Spofforth - Australia v England, Melbourne, 1878-79

Willie Bates - England v Australia, Melbourne, 1882-83

Johnny Briggs - England v Australia, Sydney, 1891-92

George Lohmann - England v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96

Jack Hearne - Australia v England, Leeds, 1899

Hugh Trumble - Australia v England, Melbourne, 1901-02

Hugh Trumble - Australia v England, Melbourne, 1903-04

Jimmy Matthews (1st Inn) - Australia v South Africa, Manchester, 1912

Jimmy Matthews (2nd Inn) - Australia v South Africa – Manchester, 1912

 

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER

Wilfred Rhodes (England) - Tests 47, Catches 51

Hugh Trumble (Australia) - Tests 32, Catches 45

Leonard Braund (England) - Tests 23, Catches 39

WG Grace (England) - Tests 22, Catches 38

Warwick Armstrong (Australia) - Tests 40, Catches 36

Clem Hill (Australia) - Tests 49, Catches 33

Victor Trumper (Australia) - Tests 48, Catches 31

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