International cricket in 1878–79
Appearance
International cricket |
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in 1876–77 | in 1880 |
The 1878–79 international cricket season was from September 1878 to March 1879.[1][2] The match witnessed the first Test match hat-trick, when the Australian pacer Fred Spofforth achieved the first Test match hat-trick when he dismissed The Revd Vernon Royle, Francis MacKinnon and Tom Emmett in the first innings.[3]
Season overview
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
Test | FC | |||||
2 January 1879 | Australia | England | 1–0 [1] | — |
January
[edit]England in Australia
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 3 | 2–4 January | Dave Gregory | Lord Harris | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 10 wickets |
References
[edit]- ^ "Season 1878–79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Season 1878–79 archive". Howstat. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Australia v England 1878-79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-07-13.