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RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES PLAYED IN ENGLAND—ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.


Date.Played atResult
1880OvalEngland won by 5 wickets.
1882OvalAustralia won by 7 runs.
1884ManchesterDrawn.
1884Lord'sEngland won by an innings and 5 runs.
1884OvalDrawn.
1886ManchesterEngland won by 4 wickets.
1886Lord'sEngland won by an innings and 106 runs.
1886OvalEngland won by an innings and 217 runs.
1888Lord'sAustralia won by 61 runs.
1888OvalEngland won by an innings and 137 runs.
1888ManchesterEngland won by an innings and 21 runs.
1890Lord'sEngland won by 7 wickets.
1890OvalEngland won by 2 wickets,

England won 9 ; lost 2 ; drawn 2.


BATTING AVERAGES OF THE LEADING ENGLISH BATSMEN AGAINST THE AUSTRALIANS
IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES TO THE END OF 1890.


  Innings. Not out Highest
Innings.
Runs. Aver.
Mr. W. G. Grace955170303533.65
Shrewsbury11215232324433.43
Mr. A. G. Steel614148177931.12
Mr. W. W. Read904183259330.13
CENTURIES SCORED.
Mr. W. G. Grace, eight 165 152 148 116* 110 107 101
Mr.W. W. Read, six 183a 142a* 119a 117 109 102
Shrewsbury, five 206 164 144a 105a*
Mr. A. G. Steel, three 148 135a* 134

a Signifies made in Australia. * Not out.