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REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES PLAYED IN ENGLAND—ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.
| Date. | Played at | Result |
| 1880 | Oval | England won by 5 wickets. |
| 1882 | Oval | Australia won by 7 runs. |
| 1884 | Manchester | Drawn. |
| 1884 | Lord's | England won by an innings and 5 runs. |
| 1884 | Oval | Drawn. |
| 1886 | Manchester | England won by 4 wickets. |
| 1886 | Lord's | England won by an innings and 106 runs. |
| 1886 | Oval | England won by an innings and 217 runs. |
| 1888 | Lord's | Australia won by 61 runs. |
| 1888 | Oval | England won by an innings and 137 runs. |
| 1888 | Manchester | England won by an innings and 21 runs. |
| 1890 | Lord's | England won by 7 wickets. |
| 1890 | Oval | England won by 2 wickets, |
England won 9 ; lost 2 ; drawn 2.
BATTING AVERAGES OF THE LEADING ENGLISH BATSMEN AGAINST THE AUSTRALIANS
IN ELEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES TO THE END OF 1890.
| Innings. | Not out | Highest Innings. | Runs. | Aver. | |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 95 | 5 | 170 | 3035 | 33.65 |
| Shrewsbury | 112 | 15 | 232 | 3244 | 33.43 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 61 | 4 | 148 | 1779 | 31.12 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 90 | 4 | 183 | 2593 | 30.13 |
| Mr. W. G. Grace, eight | 165 | 152 | 148 | 116* | 110 | 107 | 101 |
| Mr.W. W. Read, six | 183a | 142a* | 119a | 117 | 109 | 102 | |
| Shrewsbury, five | 206 | 164 | 144a | 105a* | |||
| Mr. A. G. Steel, three | 148 | 135a* | 134 |
a Signifies made in Australia. * Not out.
