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
edit| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 2 January 1879 |  Australia
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 England
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1–0 [1] | — | ||
January
editEngland in Australia
edit| One-off Test match | ||||||||
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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
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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.
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