• In 1868, when Australia first toured England under
Charles Lawrence to play cricket, each player was
wearing a different coloured cap so that the the
spectators could identify them.
• The only man to score two test triple centuries is
Brian Lara. He had scored 375 runs playing against
England in 1994. In 2004, Mathew Hayden broke his
world record. Lara reclaimed it rld record with 400
not out.
• The first official test match, which is now
recognised, was played between England and Australia
on March 15th – 19th, 1877. Australia had defeated
England by 45 runs.
• England’s Alfred Shaw was the bowler to bowl the
first delivery in a Test match. He took 3 three
wickets in the first innings and 5 in the second,
• England’s Allen Hill had both the first Test
wicket and the first catch. He dismissed Nat Thomson
for 1. This fine bowler’s career was unfortunately
beset by injuries.
• Australia’s Charles Bannerman faced the first
delivery in a Test match and he also went on to be
the first Test centurion.
• Charles Bannerman scored 165 in his first Test
innings and was retired hurt. Incidentally, he did
not take field. W.Newing fielded for him, thus
becoming the first substitute fielder in Test
cricket.
• Australia’s WE Midwinter became the first bowler
to get a 5 wicket haul in a Test innings. He
dismissed 5 English batsmen in his 54 over long
spell in the first Test ever played.
• CA Reid and RB Terry were the two on-field
officials or umpires for the first ever Test match
in the history of cricket.
• The first ever Test match was over in 4 days.
Australia won it by 45 runs. Attendances on these
four 4 days was about 4500, 4000 10000 and 2000.
