Australian cricket team in England in 1884
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The Australian cricket team in England in 1884 played 31 first-class matches
including three Tests. England won the Test series 1-0 with two matches drawn.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
including three Tests. England won the Test series 1-0 with two matches drawn.
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
External sources
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1885
- John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly) 1885
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1885
Further reading
- Derek BirleyDerek BirleySir Derek Birley was an English educator and writer who had a strong interest in sport, especially cricket.He was educated at grammar school in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, and at Queens' College, Cambridge University....
, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999 - Bill FrindallBill FrindallWilliam Howard Frindall, MBE was an English cricket scorer and statistician. He was familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Test Match Special, nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in...
, 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