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2 incidents tagged

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.

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England's Revenge — Second Test at Melbourne, 31 March 1877

Australia vs England

1877-03-31

A fortnight after losing the first Test, Lillywhite's England side won the rematch on the same Melbourne pitch by 4 wickets. Alfred Shaw took 5/40 and 4/41, George Ulyett scored 52 in the second innings, and the unofficial 1877 series was tied 1-1.

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