Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 March, 2, 3, 4 April 1877 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: S Cosstick, RB Terry
Match Result: England won by 4 wickets
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nat Thomson | lbw b Allen Hill | 18 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Charles Bannerman | b Allen Hill | 10 | - | 55 | - | - | |
| +3. Jack Blackham | c James Lillywhite (jun) b Allen Hill | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Tom Garrett | b Allen Hill | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Thomas Kelly | b George Ulyett | 19 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | c Tom Emmett b James Lillywhite (jun) | 31 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Frederick Spofforth | b George Ulyett | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Billy Murdoch | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tom Kendall | b James Lillywhite (jun) | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| *10. Dave Gregory | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. John Hodges | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Nat Thomson), 2-30 (Charles Bannerman), 3-50 (Tom Garrett), 4-60 (Jack Blackham), 5-96 (Thomas Kelly), 6-104 (Frederick Spofforth), 7-108 (Billy Midwinter), 8-114 (Billy Murdoch), 9-119 (Tom Kendall), 122 (John Hodges). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.1 ovs) 122 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alfred Shaw | 42 | 27 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Lillywhite (jun) | 29 | 17 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allen Hill | 27 | 12 | 27 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 14.1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Henry Jupp | b Tom Kendall | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Alfred Shaw | st Jack Blackham b Frederick Spofforth | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Andrew Greenwood | b John Hodges | 49 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Henry Charlwood | c Thomas Kelly b Tom Kendall | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| +5. John Selby | b Tom Kendall | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. George Ulyett | b Frederick Spofforth | 52 | - | 95 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Tom Emmett | c Tom Kendall b Frederick Spofforth | 48 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Allen Hill | run out ( > > ) | 49 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tom Armitage | c Nat Thomson b Billy Midwinter | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| *10. James Lillywhite (jun) | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. James Southerton | c Nat Thomson b Tom Kendall | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Henry Jupp), 2-4 (Alfred Shaw), 3-55 (Henry Charlwood), 4-72 (John Selby), 5-88 (Andrew Greenwood), 6-162 (George Ulyett), 7-196 (Tom Emmett), 8-255 (Tom Armitage), 9-259 (Allen Hill), 261 (James Southerton). |
| Extras | 5b, 12lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130.2 ovs) 261 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Kendall | 52.2 | 21 | 82 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 29 | 6 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 21 | 8 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Hodges | 12 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nat Thomson | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nat Thomson | b James Lillywhite (jun) | 41 | - | - | - | - | |
| *2. Dave Gregory | c George Ulyett b James Lillywhite (jun) | 43 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Charles Bannerman | c Henry Jupp b George Ulyett | 30 | - | 13 | - | 1 | |
| 4. Thomas Kelly | b James Southerton | 35 | - | - | 8 | - | |
| 5. Billy Murdoch | c Alfred Shaw b James Southerton | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | c Andrew Greenwood b James Lillywhite (jun) | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Tom Garrett | c Henry Jupp b James Lillywhite (jun) | 18 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Frederick Spofforth | b Allen Hill | 17 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tom Kendall | b James Southerton | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| +10. Jack Blackham | lbw b James Southerton | 26 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. John Hodges | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-88 (Dave Gregory), 2-112 (Nat Thomson), 3-135 (Charles Bannerman), 4-164 (Billy Murdoch), 5-169 (Thomas Kelly), 6-196 (Tom Garrett), 7-203 (Billy Midwinter), 8-221 (Tom Kendall), 9-259 (Frederick Spofforth), 259 (Jack Blackham). |
| Extras | 10b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 154.3 ovs) 259 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alfred Shaw | 32 | 19 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Lillywhite (jun) | 41 | 15 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allen Hill | 21 | 9 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 19 | 9 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Emmett | 13 | 6 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Southerton | 28.3 | 13 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Henry Jupp | b Tom Kendall | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| +2. John Selby | b Frederick Spofforth | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Andrew Greenwood | c Billy Murdoch b John Hodges | 22 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Henry Charlwood | b Tom Kendall | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. George Ulyett | c Frederick Spofforth b John Hodges | 63 | - | 90 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6. Tom Emmett | b Billy Midwinter | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Allen Hill | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Alfred Shaw | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tom Armitage | |||||||
| *10. James Lillywhite (jun) | |||||||
| 11. James Southerton |
| FOW | 1-2 (Henry Jupp), 2-8 (John Selby), 3-9 (Henry Charlwood), 4-54 (Andrew Greenwood), 5-76 (Tom Emmett), 6-112 (George Ulyett). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 52.1 ovs) 122 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Kendall | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 15 | 3 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 13.1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Hodges | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Nat Thomson, Dave Gregory, Charles Bannerman, Thomas Kelly, Billy Murdoch, Billy Midwinter, Tom Garrett, Frederick Spofforth, Tom Kendall, Jack Blackham, John Hodges
England:
Henry Jupp, John Selby, Andrew Greenwood, Henry Charlwood, George Ulyett, Tom Emmett, Allen Hill, Alfred Shaw, Tom Armitage, James Lillywhite (jun), James Southerton
