International cricket in 1880
Appearance
International cricket |
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in 1878–79 | in 1881–82 |
The 1880 international cricket season was from April 1880 to September 1880. The season consisted of a single international tour, visiting Australia in England for one-off series which was won by England.[1][2] In the match, W. G. Grace scored England's first Test century.[3] Also his brothers E. M. Grace and Fred Grace provided the first instance of three brothers playing the same Test.
Season overview
[edit]International tours | ||||||
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
Test | FC | |||||
6 September 1880 | England | Australia | 1–0 [1] | — |
July
[edit]Australia in England
[edit]One-off Test match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 4 | 6–8 September | Lord Harris | Billy Murdoch | Kennington Oval, London | England by 5 wickets |
References
[edit]- ^ "Season 1880". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Season 1880 archive". Howstat. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "England v Australia 1880". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-07-13.