Charles Bannerman

Charles Bannerman

Charles Bannerman, c. 1870
Personal information
Full name	Charles Bannerman
Born	3 July 1851 Woolwich, Kent, England
Died	20 August 1930(1930-08-20) (aged 79) Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm medium
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 1)	15 March 1877 v England
Last Test	4 January 1879 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1888	New South Wales
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	12 (1887–1902)
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 44 Runs scored 239 1687 Batting average 59.75 21.62 100s/50s 1/0 1/9 Top score 165* 165* Balls bowled 0 137 Wickets – 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 0/– 20/–
Source: CricInfo, 24 April 2020

Charles Bannerman (3 July 1851 – 20 August 1930) was an English-born Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he represented Australia in three Test matches between 1877 and 1879. At the domestic level, he played for the New South Wales cricket team. Later, he became an umpire.^[1]

He is most famous for facing the first ball ever bowled in Test cricket, scoring the first run in Test cricket and making the first Test century. This innings of 165 remains the highest individual share of a completed team innings in Test cricket history, despite more than 2,500 Test matches being played since that first Test. Ironically in another first, he was forced to retire hurt; when a ball broke his finger.