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Australian cricket team in England in 1890

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Australian cricket team in England in 1890

The Australian cricket team in England in 1890 played 34 first-class matches including 2 Tests (a third Test was abandoned due to bad weather without play ever starting).

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Test series summary

England won the Test series 2-0:

  • 1st Test (Lord's Cricket Ground) – England won by 7 wickets
  • 2nd Test (The Oval) – England won by 2 wickets
  • 3rd Test (Old Trafford Cricket Ground) – abandoned without a ball being bowled
  • Ceylon

    As in 1884, the Australians had stopovers in Colombo en route and on the return voyage they played a match at Galle Face Green against the Ceylon national team, though it was not a first-class fixture at that time. The match was drawn.

    Annual reviews

  • James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1891
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1891
  • References

    Australian cricket team in England in 1890 Wikipedia