The 1880 international cricket season was from April 1880 to September 1880. The season consisted of a single international tour, visiting Australia in England for one-off series which was won by England.[1][2] In the match, W. G. Grace scored England's first Test century.[3] Also his brothers E. M. Grace and Fred Grace provided the first instance of three brothers playing the same Test.
Season overview edit
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 6 September 1880 |  England
|
 Australia
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1–0 [1] | — | ||
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Australia in England edit
| One-off Test match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 4 | 6–8 September | Lord Harris | Billy Murdoch | Kennington Oval, London | England by 5 wickets
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References edit
- ^ "Season 1880". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Season 1880 archive". Howstat. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "England v Australia 1880". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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