The 1880s
- See also: History of Test cricket (to 1883), History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
| Season | Opponent | Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1881–82 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1882 | England | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882–83 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1884 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1884-5 | England | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1886 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1886–87 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1887–88 | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1888 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
Australia toured England 5 times during the 1880s and played 27 Test matches. One of these matches was played in 1880, 1 in 1882 and 3 in 1884, 1886 and 1888 respectively. Losing a total of 15 matches. Note: Balls per over: 4. 16 of them were timeless matches while 11 were 3 day Test matches. During this time Percy McDonnell led the Australian scoring with 950 runs. Closely followed by Billy Murdoch on 860 and Alec Bannerman on 745. during this time Spofforth was the most prolific wicket taker with 94 wickets at an average of 18.41 runs per wicket. Palmer closely followed with 78 wickets at an average of 21.51 per wicket.
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