Mon, 16 Jul - Tue, 17 Jul 1888 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Lord's, London
Australia won by 61 runs
EnglandEngland
172/10 (20.00) & 62/10 (47)
AustraliaAustralia
0/0 (20.00) & 60/10 (29.2)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most Runs Conceed 63 Charlie Turner 61 George Lohmann 50 Bobby Peel 45 J.J. Ferris 35 Johnny Briggs
Best Average 4 Allan Steel 5.62 J.J. Ferris 6 Sammy Woods 6.25 Bobby Peel 6.3 Charlie Turner
Best Bowling Fig 5 J.J. Ferris 5 Charlie Turner 4 Bobby Peel
Most Wickets 10 Charlie Turner 8 J.J. Ferris 8 Bobby Peel
Best Bowling Fig 4 George Lohmann 3 Johnny Briggs 1 Sammy Woods
Most Wickets 6 George Lohmann 4 Johnny Briggs 1 Sammy Woods
Best Economy 0.95 Allan Steel 1.02 J.J. Ferris 1.29 Charlie Turner 1.4 Johnny Briggs 1.5 Sammy Woods
Most Runs 34 W.G. Grace 34 J.J. Ferris 23 Percy McDonnell 23 Jack Blackham 21 Jack Edwards
Best Averages 34 J.J. Ferris 21 Jack Edwards 17 W.G. Grace 13 Allan Steel 11.5 Percy McDonnell
Highest Score 24 W.G. Grace 22 Jack Blackham 22 Percy McDonnell 21 Jack Edwards 20 J.J. Ferris
Most Runs Conceed 6 Sammy Woods
Best Bowling Fig 1 Allan Steel
Most Not Outs 2 Allan Steel 2 Mordecai Sherwin
Most Wickets 1 Allan Steel
Most Not Outs 2 J.J. Ferris 2 Jack Edwards
Most Ducks 2 Sir Tim O'Brien 2 Johnny Briggs 2 George Lohmann 2 Mordecai Sherwin 2 Alec Bannerman
Best Economy 1.79 George Lohmann
Best Strike Rate 23.4 Bobby Peel 24 Sammy Woods 25.2 Allan Steel 29.4 Charlie Turner 33 J.J. Ferris
Best Averages 10.5 Sammy Woods 8.5 Johnny Briggs
Worst Bowling Fig 36 Bobby Peel 36 Charlie Turner 33 George Lohmann 26 J.J. Ferris 26 Johnny Briggs
Best Strike Rate 34 George Lohmann 37.5 Johnny Briggs
Worst Bowling Fig 4 Allan Steel