Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
28, 29, 31 January 1887 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: C Bannerman, H Rawlinson
Match Result: England won by 13 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Billy Bates | c Billy Midwinter b J.J. Ferris | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Arthur Shrewsbury | c George McShane b J.J. Ferris | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| 3. Billy Barnes | c Frederick Spofforth b Charlie Turner | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| 4. Dick Barlow | b Charlie Turner | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| 5. Maurice Read | c Frederick Spofforth b J.J. Ferris | 5 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| 6. Billy Gunn | b Charlie Turner | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. William Scotton | c Sammy Jones b Charlie Turner | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | c Billy Midwinter b Charlie Turner | 5 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| 9. George Lohmann | c Tom Garrett b J.J. Ferris | 17 | 0 | 30 | 3 | - | |
| 10. Wilfred Flowers | b Charlie Turner | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Billy Bates), 2-11 (Billy Barnes), 3-13 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-13 (Dick Barlow), 5-13 (Billy Gunn), 6-17 (William Scotton), 7-21 (Maurice Read), 8-29 (Johnny Briggs), 9-41 (Wilfred Flowers), 45 (George Lohmann). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 35.3 ovs) 45 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 18 | 11 | 15 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 17.3 | 7 | 27 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Jack Blackham | c Mordecai Sherwin b George Lohmann | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | - | |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | b Billy Barnes | 14 | - | 24 | - | 1 | |
| 3. Harry Moses | b Dick Barlow | 31 | - | 125 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Sammy Jones | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Billy Bates | 31 | - | 53 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Charlie Turner | b Dick Barlow | 3 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 6. Alec Bannerman | not out | 15 | - | 140 | 1 | - | |
| 7. George McShane | lbw b Johnny Briggs | 5 | - | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Billy Midwinter | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Dick Barlow | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 9. Tom Garrett | b George Lohmann | 12 | - | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | b George Lohmann | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | c Dick Barlow b Billy Barnes | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Jack Blackham), 2-18 (Percy McDonnell), 3-64 (Sammy Jones), 4-67 (Charlie Turner), 5-86 (Harry Moses), 6-95 (George McShane), 7-96 (Billy Midwinter), 8-116 (Tom Garrett), 9-118 (Frederick Spofforth), 119 (J.J. Ferris). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.1 ovs) 119 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Billy Barnes | 22.1 | 16 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 21 | 12 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 14 | 5 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 35 | 23 | 25 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 21 | 9 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Billy Bates | b J.J. Ferris | 24 | 0 | 45 | 3 | - | |
| *2. Arthur Shrewsbury | b J.J. Ferris | 29 | 0 | 125 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Billy Barnes | c Harry Moses b Tom Garrett | 32 | - | 120 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Dick Barlow | c Sammy Jones b J.J. Ferris | 4 | - | 23 | - | - | |
| 5. Maurice Read | b J.J. Ferris | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 6. Billy Gunn | b Charlie Turner | 4 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| 7. George Lohmann | lbw b J.J. Ferris | 3 | - | 17 | - | - | |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | b Frederick Spofforth | 33 | - | 65 | 4 | - | |
| 9. William Scotton | c Frederick Spofforth b Tom Garrett | 6 | - | 21 | - | - | |
| 10. Wilfred Flowers | c Percy McDonnell b Charlie Turner | 14 | - | 65 | 1 | - | |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 21 | - | 30 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Billy Bates), 2-80 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-92 (Dick Barlow), 4-92 (Maurice Read), 5-98 (Billy Barnes), 6-99 (Billy Gunn), 7-103 (George Lohmann), 8-128 (William Scotton), 9-153 (Johnny Briggs), 184 (Wilfred Flowers). |
| Extras | 9b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.2 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 44.2 | 22 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 61 | 30 | 76 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George McShane | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Jack Blackham | b Billy Barnes | 5 | - | 9 | - | - | |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | lbw b Billy Barnes | 0 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| 3. Harry Moses | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Billy Barnes | 24 | - | 176 | - | - | |
| 4. Sammy Jones | c Maurice Read b Billy Barnes | 18 | - | 40 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Charlie Turner | c & b Billy Barnes | 7 | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 6. Alec Bannerman | b George Lohmann | 4 | - | 84 | - | - | |
| 7. George McShane | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | 4 | - | - | |
| 8. Billy Midwinter | lbw b Billy Barnes | 10 | - | 28 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Tom Garrett | c Billy Gunn b George Lohmann | 10 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | b George Lohmann | 5 | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Percy McDonnell), 2-5 (Jack Blackham), 3-29 (Sammy Jones), 4-38 (Charlie Turner), 5-58 (Alec Bannerman), 6-61 (George McShane), 7-80 (Harry Moses), 8-83 (Billy Midwinter), 9-95 (Tom Garrett), 97 (Frederick Spofforth). |
| Extras | 12b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107 ovs) 97 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Billy Barnes | 46 | 29 | 28 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 24 | 11 | 20 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 13 | 6 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Jack Blackham, Percy McDonnell, Harry Moses, Sammy Jones, Charlie Turner, Alec Bannerman, George McShane, Billy Midwinter, Tom Garrett, Frederick Spofforth, J.J. Ferris
England:
Billy Bates, Arthur Shrewsbury, Billy Barnes, Dick Barlow, Maurice Read, Billy Gunn, George Lohmann, Johnny Briggs, William Scotton, Wilfred Flowers, Mordecai Sherwin
