RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES.
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AUSTRALIAN TEAMS IN ENGLAND.
First Team 1878.
- D. W. Gregory (Capt.), N.S.W.
- F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
- T. W. Garrett, N.S.W.
- W. L. Murdoch, N.S.W.
- C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
- A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
- H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
- T. Horan, Victoria.
- F. E. Allan, Victoria.
- J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
- W. Midwinter, Victoria.
- G. H. Bailey, Tasmania.
Matches played, 37.
Eleven-a-side, 17: Australia won 9; lost 4; drawn 4.
Against odds, 20: Australia won 9; lost 3; drawn 8.
| Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. | |
| C. Bannerman | 31 | 1 | 133 | 723 | 24.3 |
| J. M. Blackham | 22 | 8 | 53 | 256 | 18.4 |
| Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. | |
| T. W. Garrett | 296 | 144 | 394 | 38 | 10.14 |
| H. F. Boyle | 409 | 168 | 569 | 54 | 10.29 |
| F. R. Spofforth | 717 | 264 | 1198 | 108 | 11.10 |
Second Team 1880.
- W. L. Murdoch (Capt.), N.S.W.
- F. R. Spofforth, N.S.W.
- A. C. Bannerman, N.S.W.
- J. M. Blackham, Victoria.
- H. F. Boyle, Victoria.
- W. H. Moule, Victoria.
- J. Slight, Victoria.
- G. J. Bonnor, Victoria.
- T. U. Groube, Victoria.
- P. S. McDonnell, Victoria.
- G. E. Palmer, Victoria.
- G. Alexander, Victoria.
- A. H. Jarvis, South Australia.
Matches played, 37.
Eleven-a-side, 11: Australia won 5; lost 2; drawn 4.
Against odds, 26: Australia won 16; lost 2; drawn 8.
| Innings. | Not out. | Highest. | Total. | Average. | ||
| W. L. Murdoch | 19 | 1 | 153 | * | 465 | 21.5 |
| P. S. McDonnell | 19 | 1 | 79 | 418 | 23.4 | |
| F. R. Spofforth | 9 | 1 | 44 | 169 | 21.1 | |
| * Not out. | ||||||
| Overs. | Maidens. | Runs. | Wickets. | Average. | |
| F. R. Spofforth | 240 | 82 | 396 | 46 | 8.28 |
| G. E. Palmer | 710 | 342 | 892 | 80 | 11.12 |
| H. F. Boyle | 516 | 239 | 616 | 39 | 15.31 |
