First Tests1877
How the First Test Began
The tour, the timing and the accident of scheduling that gave Melbourne the first Test match.
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150 years, catalogued
First Tests, Ashes history, famous innings and bowling performances, historic grounds and records — searchable and filterable.
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Famous Innings1877
Bannerman's 165: The First Test Century
One batter made more than two-thirds of his side's first-innings total, then retired hurt.
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Historic Test Matches1977
The Centenary Test: 100 Years, 45 Runs
How the 1977 commemorative Test at the MCG produced an ending no scriptwriter would risk.
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Derek Randall's 174
The innings that took the Centenary Test to a genuine last-day finish.
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The Birth of the Ashes
A mock obituary, a small urn, and the rivalry that framed the next 140 years.
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Historic GroundsHeritage
The MCG: A Ground Older Than the Format
How a Melbourne oval became the physical home of Test cricket's origin story.
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Bowling PerformancesHeritage
Great Melbourne Bowling Spells
The spells that turned Melbourne Tests, from the 1870s to the modern era.
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Test Cricket Records, Explained
The records that actually matter, and the context that makes them readable.
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Australia's Test Century Makers at the MCG
A running list of Australian hundreds made on Test cricket's founding ground.
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EnglandHeritage
England Tours of Australia: A Short History
From the professional tours of the 1870s to the modern Ashes caravan.
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The Greats: A Jubilee XI
Picking a side across 150 years of Test cricket, and arguing about it properly.
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