Australia v England 1st Test
England tour of Australia - 1887 (1886/87) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 28 January 1887 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 13 runs
England won by 13 runs. Johnny Briggs top-scored with 33 for England.
England, 42 (10 wkts)
| Billy Bates | caught (Billy Midwinter) | 8 | 18 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | caught (George McShane) | 2 | 18 |
| Billy Barnes | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Barlow | bowled | 2 | 2 |
| Maurice Read | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 5 | 19 |
| Billy Gunn | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| William Scotton | caught (Sammy Jones) | 1 | 15 |
| Johnny Briggs | caught (Billy Midwinter) | 5 | 12 |
| George Lohmann | caught (Tom Garrett) | 17 | 36 |
| Wilf Flowers | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 0 | 6 |
Charlie Turner 18.00-11-15-6J.J. Ferris 17.30-7-27-4
Australia, 118 (10 wkts)
| Jack Blackham | caught (Mordecai Sherwin) | 4 | 0 |
| Percy McDonnell | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| Harry Moses | bowled | 31 | 0 |
| Sammy Jones | caught (Arthur Shrewsbury) | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Turner | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | not out | 15 | 0 |
| George McShane | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | caught (Arthur Shrewsbury) | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Garrett | bowled | 12 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| J.J. Ferris | caught (Dick Barlow) | 1 | 0 |
Billy Barnes 22.10-16-19-2George Lohmann 21.00-12-30-3Johnny Briggs 14.00-5-25-1Dick Barlow 35.00-23-25-3Billy Bates 21.00-9-19-1
England, 170 (10 wkts)
| Billy Bates | bowled | 24 | 0 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | bowled | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | caught (Harry Moses) | 32 | 0 |
| Dick Barlow | caught (Sammy Jones) | 4 | 0 |
| Maurice Read | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Gunn | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| George Lohmann | lbw | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | bowled | 33 | 0 |
| William Scotton | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 6 | 0 |
| Wilf Flowers | caught (Percy McDonnell) | 14 | 0 |
| Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 21 | 0 |
Charlie Turner 44.20-22-53-2J.J. Ferris 61.00-30-76-5Frederick Spofforth 12.00-3-17-1Billy Midwinter 4.00-1-10-0Tom Garrett 12.00-7-8-2George McShane 3.00-0-6-0
Australia, 83 (10 wkts)
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Percy McDonnell | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Moses | caught (Arthur Shrewsbury) | 24 | 0 |
| Sammy Jones | caught (Maurice Read) | 18 | 0 |
| Charlie Turner | caught (Billy Barnes) | 7 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| George McShane | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | lbw | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | caught (Billy Gunn) | 10 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| J.J. Ferris | not out | 0 | 0 |
Billy Barnes 46.00-29-28-6George Lohmann 24.00-11-20-3Johnny Briggs 7.00-5-7-1Dick Barlow 13.00-6-20-0Billy Bates 17.00-11-8-0
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