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1880s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	WL Murdoch	211	490	525	24	-	40.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
🥈 2	WG Grace	170	270	-	24	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
🥉 3	A Shrewsbury	164	411	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
4	WL Murdoch	153*	316	358	17	-	42.73	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
5	WG Grace	152	251	294	12	-	51.70	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
6	G Ulyett	149	240	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
7	AG Steel	148	230	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	2	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
8	PS McDonnell	147	250	-	16	1	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
9	AG Steel	135*	238	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
10	W Barnes	134	285	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
11	GJ Bonnor	128	115	-	14	3	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
12	TP Horan	124	250	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
12	PS McDonnell	124	195	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
14	J Briggs	121	150	-	15	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
15	R Abel	120	226	241	11	-	49.79	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
16	WW Read	117	120	155	20	-	75.48	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
17	A Shrewsbury	105*	320	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
18	PS McDonnell	103	-	168	14	-	61.30	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
19	HJH Scott	102	210	216	15	-	47.22	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
20	AC Bannerman	94	245	-	13	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
20	WW Read	94	210	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
22	WH Scotton	90	340	375	9	-	24.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
23	G Ulyett	87	135	-	6	1	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
23	GJ Bonnor	87	165	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
23	SP Jones	87	170	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	1	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
26	WL Murdoch	85	165	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
26	GJ Bonnor	85	135	-	5	4	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
28	PS McDonnell	83	150	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	3	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
29	A Shrewsbury	82	170	-	12	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
29	WH Scotton	82	345	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
29	AH Jarvis	82	220	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
32	WW Read	75	190	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
32	HJH Scott	75	-	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
34	W Barnes	74	175	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
35	A Shrewsbury	72	180	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
36	J Selby	70	165	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
36	AC Bannerman	70	265	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
36	R Abel	70	-	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
39	G Ulyett	68	120	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
40	G Ulyett	67	-	-	4	1	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
41	WW Read	66	-	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
41	EFS Tylecote	66	-	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
41	JM Blackham	66	-	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
44	G Ulyett	64	-	-	3	1	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
44	W Bates	64	-	-	7	1	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
46	AC Bannerman	63	175	-	6	1	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
46	G Giffen	63	-	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
46	TP Horan	63	165	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
49	GA Lohmann	62*	55	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
50	RG Barlow	62	-	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
50	W Barnes	62	-	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
52	W Bates	61	-	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
53	JW Trumble	59	210	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
53	H Wood	59	81	89	11	-	66.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
55	JM Blackham	58*	115	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
56	W Bates	58	-	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
56	W Barnes	58	125	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
56	W Barnes	58	171	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
59	JM Blackham	57	110	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
60	RG Barlow	56	-	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
60	JM Read	56	-	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
60	W Flowers	56	-	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
63	AP Lucas	55	109	121	5	-	45.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
63	J Selby	55	140	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
63	HH Massie	55	57	60	9	-	91.66	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
63	W Bates	55	95	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
67	CFH Leslie	54	-	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
68	J Briggs	53	-	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
69	W Bates	52*	-	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
70	Lord Harris	52	90	97	7	-	53.60	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
70	PS McDonnell	52	-	-	3	1	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
72	TW Garrett	51*	-	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
73	AC Bannerman	51	-	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
73	WW Read	51	-	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
75	WH Scotton	50*	-	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
76	W Barnes	50	-	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
76	FR Spofforth	50	70	-	4	1	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
78	WL Murdoch	49	-	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
78	HH Massie	49	-	-	9	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
80	J Selby	48*	-	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
80	W Bates	48*	-	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
82	WL Murdoch	48	-	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
82	CT Studd	48	-	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
82	GE Palmer	48	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	3	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
85	W Bates	47	-	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
85	A Shrewsbury	47	115	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
85	G Giffen	47	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	3	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
85	JM Read	47	-	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
85	HJH Scott	47	-	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
85	G Giffen	47	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
91	R Abel	46	-	-	5	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
92	W Bruce	45	-	-	2	1	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
92	AH Jarvis	45	-	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	1	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
94	A Shrewsbury	44	-	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
94	A Shrewsbury	44	165	150	3	-	29.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
96	PS McDonnell	43	75	76	9	-	56.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
96	PS McDonnell	43	-	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
96	HH Massie	43	40	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
96	A Shrewsbury	43	-	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	10 Jul 1884	Test # 14
96	J Briggs	43	-	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures