English cricket team in Australia in 1886–87

The England cricket team in Australia in 1886–87, generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI, was described by Wisden as "one of the strongest that ever left England for the Colonies". The team played 10 first-class matches, winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats (both against New South Wales).

Test series summary

First Test

28–31 January 1887 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
45 (35.3 overs) GA Lohmann 17 CTB Turner 6/15 (18 overs)		119 (113.1 overs) H Moses 31 SP Jones 31 RG Barlow 3/25 (35 overs)
184 (136.2 overs) J Briggs 33 JJ Ferris 5/76 (61 overs)		97 (107 overs) H Moses 24 W Barnes 6/28 (46 overs)

England won by 13 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: C Bannerman and H Rawlinson

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• 30 January was taken as a rest day.
• W Gunn and M Sherwin (ENG), and H Moses, CTB Turner and JJ Ferris (AUS) made their test debuts.

Second Test

25 February–1 March 1887 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
151 (109 overs) W Flowers 37 CTB Turner 5/41 (53 overs)		84 (55.1 overs) H Moses 28 GA Lohmann 8/35 (27.1 overs)
154 (140.1 overs) RG Barlow 42 CTB Turner 4/52 (64.1 overs)		150 (110 overs) PS McDonnell 35 W Bates 4/26 (26 overs)

England won by 71 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: C Bannerman and J Swift

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• 27 February was taken as a rest day.
• R Wood (ENG), and WF Giffen, JJ Lyons, RC Allen, JT Cottam and FJ Burton (AUS) made their Test debuts.

Team members

The party comprised 13 players, all of them professionals: Arthur Shrewsbury, Billy Barnes, William Gunn, William Scotton, Wilfred Flowers, Mordecai Sherwin and Alfred Shaw (all Nottinghamshire); Dick Barlow and Johnny Briggs (both Lancashire); George Lohmann and Maurice Read (both Surrey); Billy Bates (Yorkshire); and James Lillywhite (Sussex).

External links

• CricketArchive
• Wisden Archive Online

Bibliography

• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1888