Australian cricket team in England in 1882

The 1882 Australian cricket team. Back row (l-r): Joey Palmer, Harry Boyle, Percy McDonnell, Fred Spofforth, Tom Horan, Sammy Jones. Centre: Billy Murdoch. Front row (l-r): Mr Beal (manager), George Giffen, Alick Bannerman, Tom Garrett, Hugh Massie, George Bonnor. Missing: Jack Blackham.

The Australia national cricket team toured England in 1882. The team is officially termed the Third Australians, following two previous tours in the 1878 and 1880 seasons. At the time, there was no Test cricket and so, as in 1880, the single match between England and Australia was rated first-class only.[note 1] It has since been retrospectively recognised as a Test match. It also became historically famous as the match which created The Ashes.

  1. ^ Webber 1951, pp. 9–10.
  2. ^ ACS 1981, p. 4.
  3. ^ ACS 1982, pp. 3–5.
  4. ^ "The First Test Match". Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. London: Cricket Magazine. 28 December 1894. pp. 463–464.


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