Happy Birthday Test Cricket

[Steak Pie]

145 years old today.

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Much much different game back then. Chasing 154 to win, England collapsed to 35/5,

 

[PeteFTM]

Happy birthday, have a good’n

 

[Mr Redknapp]

15th of March is late for an Ashes test in Australia mind

 

[Silly Point]

Shite captain that Lillywhite, but who else is there?

 

[The Red Telephone]

And of course the famous stat that in the Centenary Test in 1977 the result was also a 45 run win for Australia.

 

[HarrogateMackem]

Rediculous that the Bannerman record still stands to this day. Surely there can't be many (any?) longterm records like it in sport.

 

[Steak Pie]

Rediculous that the Bannerman record still stands to this day. Surely there can't be many (any?) longterm records like it in sport.

There's another one from the same match which is less likely to be beaten IMO, oldest debutant James Southerton was 49 years and 119 days old.