#charles bannerman

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Alec Bannerman — Australia's Original Stonewaller, 1880s

Australia

1888-08-31

Alexander Chalmers 'Alec' Bannerman, younger brother of Test cricket's first centurion Charles Bannerman, played 28 Tests for Australia between 1879 and 1893 as the most determined defensive opener of the 19th century. Where Charles attacked, Alec stonewalled. He never made a Test century in 50 innings; his highest was 94. His patience was a moral asset to a young Test side that could not yet match the depth of England's batting.

#alec-bannerman#australia#opener

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Charles Bannerman's Later Life — Player to Umpire, 1879-1930

Australia

1879-02-08

Charles Bannerman, the man who had scored Test cricket's first century in March 1877, played his last Test in February 1879. He continued for NSW until 1888 but his career declined sharply. He coached in Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand, and stood as umpire in twelve Tests between 1887 and 1902. He died in poverty in Sydney in 1930.

#charles-bannerman#umpire#later-career

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The First Test Match — Australia vs England, Melbourne, March 1877

Australia vs England

1877-03-15

Cricket's first Test match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 15 to 19 March 1877. A combined Australian XI captained by Dave Gregory beat James Lillywhite's touring English professionals by 45 runs. Charles Bannerman scored 165 retired hurt — the first Test century — and Tom Kendall took 7 for 55 in the second innings to clinch the win. The match was not officially designated a Test until decades later, but it has stood ever since as the start point of international Test cricket.

#first-test#melbourne#1877

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Charles Bannerman's 165 Retired Hurt — First Test Century, March 1877

Australia vs England

1877-03-15

Charles Bannerman, a 25-year-old Sydney professional born in Kent, scored 165 before retiring hurt with a split finger in the first innings of the first Test at Melbourne in March 1877. It was the first century in Test cricket and represented 67.34% of Australia's total of 245 — a proportion no other Test centurion has ever matched.

#charles-bannerman#first-test-century#melbourne

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Alfred Shaw Bowls the First Ball in Test Cricket — Melbourne, 15 March 1877

Australia vs England

1877-03-15

Alfred Shaw of Nottinghamshire, the most accurate slow-medium bowler in England, delivered the first ball in Test cricket — to Charles Bannerman at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the morning of 15 March 1877. Bannerman took a single off the fourth ball of the over to register the first Test run.

#alfred-shaw#first-ball#melbourne

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William Caffyn in Australia — The Surrey Pro who Coached Charles Bannerman, 1864-1871

Melbourne CC; Warwick Club, Sydney; New South Wales

1864-04-01

William Caffyn — the Surrey all-rounder who had toured Australia twice — emigrated permanently after the 1863-64 Parr tour and spent eight years coaching in Melbourne and Sydney. The most influential of his pupils was Charles Bannerman, who would face the first ball in Test cricket and score the first Test century. Caffyn called Bannerman 'the best bat I ever saw or coached in Australia'. By the time Caffyn returned to England in 1871, Australian cricket had a foundation of professional technique that would translate, within six years, into Test status.

#william-caffyn#australian-coaching#warwick-club