A 1888 Test Turned Tide: England’s Rare Come‑back Victory
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A 1888 Test Turned Tide: England’s Rare Come‑back Victory
Bobby Peel’s English bowlers dismantled the Australian batting line‑up in the opening Test of the 1888 tour, Wikipedia notes【https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1888】.
Wikipedia records that the Australian side contested thirty‑seven first‑class fixtures during that English season.
Wikipedia also records that England secured the series by two wins to one.
The English attack, under Peel’s leadership, ran through the visitors’ order, Wikipedia reports.
John Ferris and Charlie Turner together claimed eight of the wickets that fell, Wikipedia states.
The Daily Telegraph observed that “never in the annals of cricket has such a fortunate innings as that of Ferris been compiled”.
W. G. Grace contributed twenty‑four runs, which the same newspaper described as “far and away the best batting display of the match”.
Allan Steel, captaining England, added an unbeaten ten runs, Wikipedia records.
Wikipedia points out that this series win was the last occasion England recovered from a 1‑0 deficit to win a three‑match home Test series until 2020, a span of 132 years.