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1896 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	JT Hearne	24.0	13	22	-	1.10	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
🥈 2	H Trumble	25.0	9	30	6	1.44	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
🥉 3	J Briggs	18.0	8	24	1	1.60	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
4	JT Hearne	13.0	8	19	4	1.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
5	H Trumble	40.0	10	59	6	1.77	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
6	R Peel	20.0	9	30	2	1.80	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
7	JT Hearne	26.1	10	41	6	1.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
8	GA Lohmann	24.0	9	42	7	2.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
8	TR McKibbin	20.0	8	35	3	2.10	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
10	GA Lohmann	22.0	6	39	-	2.12	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
11	T Richardson	42.3	16	76	6	2.14	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
12	E Jones	23.0	10	42	2	2.19	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
13	J Middleton	36.0	12	66	4	2.20	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
14	H Trumble	20.0	10	37	1	2.22	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
15	JT Hearne	28.0	11	53	-	2.27	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
16	R Peel	12.0	5	23	6	2.30	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
17	GA Lohmann	14.2	6	28	9	2.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
18	GH Shepstone	20.0	8	39	-	2.34	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
18	GA Lohmann	23.0	8	45	1	2.34	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
20	G Giffen	32.0	12	64	2	2.40	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
20	CJ Eady	29.0	12	58	3	2.40	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
22	CL Johnson	28.0	12	57	-	2.44	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
23	J Middleton	23.4	6	50	3	2.52	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
24	JT Hearne	36.0	14	76	5	2.53	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
25	JH Sinclair	16.0	5	34	1	2.55	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
25	Hon.FS Jackson	16.0	6	34	-	2.55	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
27	SMJ Woods	13.0	5	28	3	2.58	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
27	GK Glover	13.0	4	28	1	2.58	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
29	H Trumble	37.0	14	80	2	2.59	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
30	GA Rowe	32.0	9	72	2	2.70	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
31	C Heseltine	16.2	3	38	5	2.78	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
32	GA Rowe	49.0	9	115	5	2.81	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
33	TR McKibbin	19.0	8	45	3	2.84	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
34	GA Lohmann	15.4	6	38	7	2.88	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
35	JT Willoughby	22.0	6	54	2	2.94	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
36	E Jones	26.0	6	64	1	2.95	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
37	T Richardson	68.0	23	168	7	2.96	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
38	J Briggs	40.0	18	99	2	2.97	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
38	J Middleton	25.4	6	64	5	2.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
40	G Giffen	19.0	3	48	1	3.03	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
40	GA Lohmann	17.0	4	43	3	3.03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
42	JT Willoughby	14.0	2	37	2	3.17	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
43	H Trumble	29.1	12	78	2	3.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
44	EJ Tyler	18.0	3	49	3	3.26	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
45	T Richardson	47.0	15	134	5	3.42	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
46	H Trumble	19.0	3	55	1	3.47	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
47	TR McKibbin	21.0	4	61	3	3.48	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
48	AW Seccull	12.0	2	37	2	3.70	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
49	JH Sinclair	35.0	6	118	4	4.04	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
50	JH Sinclair	20.0	2	68	3	4.08	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
51	JT Willoughby	19.0	4	68	2	4.29	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
52	G Giffen	26.0	5	95	3	4.38	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
53	SMJ Woods	20.0	2	74	1	4.44	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48
54	HR Bromley-Davenport	12.0	2	46	2	4.60	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
55	G Giffen	16.0	1	65	3	4.87	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
56	E Jones	17.0	-	78	2	5.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
57	CB Llewellyn	14.0	3	71	-	6.08	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896	Test # 48

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