England v Australia Only Test
Australia tour of England - 1880 (1880) · Kennington Oval, London · 6 September 1880 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 5 wickets
England won by 5 wickets. Billy Murdoch top-scored with 153* for Australia.
England, 401 (10 wkts)
| Edward Grace | caught (George Alexander) | 36 | 94 |
| W.G. Grace | bowled | 152 | 294 |
| Bunny Lucas | bowled | 55 | 121 |
| Billy Barnes | bowled | 28 | 67 |
| Lord Harris | caught (George Bonnor) | 52 | 97 |
| Frank Penn | bowled | 23 | 45 |
| Allan Steel | caught (Harry Boyle) | 42 | 66 |
| Alfred Lyttelton | not out | 11 | 32 |
| Fred Grace | caught (Alec Bannerman) | 0 | 2 |
| Alfred Shaw | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Morley | run out | 2 | 9 |
Harry Boyle 44.00-17-71-0Joey Palmer 70.00-27-116-1George Alexander 32.00-10-69-2Alec Bannerman 50.00-12-111-3Percy McDonnell 2.00-0-11-0William Moule 12.30-4-23-3
Australia, 137 (10 wkts)
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 32 | 54 |
| Billy Murdoch | caught (Billy Barnes) | 0 | 19 |
| Tom Groube | bowled | 11 | 44 |
| Percy McDonnell | caught (Billy Barnes) | 27 | 41 |
| Jim Slight | caught (Fred Grace) | 11 | 35 |
| Jack Blackham | caught (Fred Morley) | 0 | 2 |
| George Bonnor | caught (Fred Grace) | 2 | 8 |
| Harry Boyle | not out | 36 | 47 |
| Joey Palmer | bowled | 6 | 17 |
| George Alexander | caught (W.G. Grace) | 6 | 20 |
| William Moule | caught (Fred Morley) | 6 | 14 |
Fred Morley 32.00-9-56-5Allan Steel 29.00-9-58-3Alfred Shaw 13.00-5-21-1W.G. Grace 1.10-0-2-1
Australia, 313 (10 wkts)
| Alec Bannerman | caught (Bunny Lucas) | 8 | 14 |
| Harry Boyle | run out | 3 | 7 |
| Billy Murdoch | not out | 153 | 358 |
| Tom Groube | caught (Alfred Shaw) | 0 | 1 |
| Percy McDonnell | lbw | 43 | 76 |
| Jim Slight | caught (Lord Harris) | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Blackham | caught (Edward Grace) | 19 | 54 |
| George Bonnor | bowled | 16 | 29 |
| Joey Palmer | caught (Allan Steel) | 4 | 9 |
| George Alexander | caught (Alfred Shaw) | 33 | 59 |
| William Moule | bowled | 34 | 99 |
Fred Morley 61.00-30-90-3Allan Steel 31.00-6-73-2Alfred Shaw 33.00-18-42-1W.G. Grace 28.00-10-66-2Billy Barnes 8.30-3-17-1Bunny Lucas 12.00-7-23-0Frank Penn 3.00-1-2-0
England, 56 (5 wkts)
| Alfred Lyttelton | bowled | 13 | 32 |
| Fred Grace | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Bunny Lucas | caught (Jack Blackham) | 2 | 18 |
| Frank Penn | not out | 27 | 46 |
| Billy Barnes | caught (William Moule) | 5 | 15 |
| Edward Grace | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| W.G. Grace | not out | 9 | 20 |
| Lord Harris | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Steel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Shaw | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Morley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Harry Boyle 17.00-7-21-2Joey Palmer 16.30-5-35-3
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