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Australian cricket team in England in 1896

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Australian cricket team in England in 1896

The Australian cricket team in England in 1896 played 34 first-class matches including 3 Tests.

Contents

Test series summary

England won the Test series 2-1:

  • 1st Test (Lord's Cricket Ground) – England won by 6 wickets
  • 2nd Test (Old Trafford Cricket Ground) – Australia won by 3 wickets
  • 3rd Test (The Oval) – England won by 66 runs

    • Ceylon

    As on previous voyages to England, the Australians had a stopover in Colombo and played a match on 1 April at Galle Face Green against a Ceylon team, which was drawn.

    Annual reviews

  • James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1897
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1897

    • References

    Australian cricket team in England in 1896 Wikipedia
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