Australia v England 1st Test
England tour of Australia - 1877 (1876/77) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 15 March 1877 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 45 runs
Australia won by 45 runs. Charles Bannerman top-scored with 165* for Australia.
Australia, 237 (9 wkts)
| Charles Bannerman | not out | 165 | 0 |
| Nat Thomson | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | caught (Allen Hill) | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Gregory | run out | 1 | 0 |
| Bransby Cooper | bowled | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | caught (George Ulyett) | 5 | 0 |
| Ned Gregory | caught (Andrew Greenwood) | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | not out | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Kendall | caught (James Southerton) | 3 | 0 |
| John Hodges | bowled | 0 | 0 |
Alfred Shaw 55.30-34-51-3Allen Hill 23.00-10-42-1George Ulyett 25.00-12-36-0James Southerton 37.00-17-61-3Tom Armitage 3.00-0-15-0James Lillywhite (jnr) 14.00-5-19-1Tom Emmett 12.00-7-13-0
England, 195 (10 wkts)
| Harry Jupp | lbw | 63 | 241 |
| John Selby | caught (Bransby Cooper) | 7 | 18 |
| Harry Charlwood | caught (Jack Blackham) | 36 | 62 |
| George Ulyett | lbw | 10 | 21 |
| Andrew Greenwood | caught (Ned Gregory) | 1 | 26 |
| Tom Armitage | caught (Jack Blackham) | 9 | 31 |
| Alfred Shaw | bowled | 10 | 28 |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 8 | 32 |
| Allen Hill | not out | 35 | 47 |
| James Lillywhite (jnr) | caught (Tom Kendall) | 10 | 15 |
| James Southerton | caught (Bransby Cooper) | 6 | 21 |
John Hodges 9.00-0-27-1Tom Garrett 18.10-10-22-2Tom Kendall 38.00-16-54-1Billy Midwinter 54.00-23-78-5Nat Thomson 17.00-10-14-1
Australia, 96 (10 wkts)
| Dave Gregory | bowled | 3 | 15 |
| Charles Bannerman | bowled | 4 | 10 |
| Nat Thomson | caught (Tom Emmett) | 7 | 26 |
| Tom Horan | caught (John Selby) | 20 | 32 |
| Tom Garrett | caught (Tom Emmett) | 0 | 8 |
| Bransby Cooper | bowled | 3 | 16 |
| Billy Midwinter | caught (James Southerton) | 17 | 73 |
| Ned Gregory | caught (Tom Emmett) | 11 | 31 |
| Jack Blackham | lbw | 6 | 20 |
| Tom Kendall | not out | 17 | 22 |
| John Hodges | bowled | 8 | 18 |
Alfred Shaw 34.00-16-38-5George Ulyett 19.00-7-39-3Allen Hill 14.00-6-18-1James Lillywhite (jnr) 1.00-0-1-1
England, 103 (10 wkts)
| Allen Hill | caught (Nat Thomson) | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Greenwood | caught (Billy Midwinter) | 5 | 5 |
| Harry Jupp | lbw | 4 | 17 |
| Harry Charlwood | bowled | 13 | 17 |
| John Selby | caught (Tom Horan) | 38 | 81 |
| George Ulyett | bowled | 24 | 62 |
| Alfred Shaw | stumping (Jack Blackham) | 2 | 9 |
| Tom Armitage | caught (Jack Blackham) | 3 | 32 |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 9 | 27 |
| James Lillywhite (jnr) | bowled | 4 | 6 |
| James Southerton | not out | 1 | 7 |
Tom Kendall 33.10-12-55-7Billy Midwinter 19.00-7-23-1Dave Gregory 5.00-1-9-0Tom Garrett 2.00-0-9-0John Hodges 7.00-5-7-2
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