FIRST CRICKET TEST MATCH 1877

The term ‘Test’ is thought to originate from the perception that matches between representative teams from Australia and England were a ‘test of cricketing strength and competence’. The sun was out in the afternoon as the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground was waiting for one of the most historic moments in the history of cricket. In 1877, England tour to Australia to play for the first ever international Test match of cricket. The match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The crowd flocked into the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 15 March 1877 at 1.05pm Australia went out and batted.

Match started at just after one p.m. with England’s Alfred Shaw bowling the first ball to Charles Bannerman. Bannerman became the first player to score a Test run off Shaw’s second ball. Having started at a little after one, the first session was short: lunch was taken at two. It was warm and sunny in Melbourne Cricket ground on March 15, 1877, when Charles Bannerman took guard and prepared to receive the first ball from Alfred Shaw in what is globally regarded as the first Test match.
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