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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
12, 13, 14 August 1886 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RP Carpenter, FH Farrands
Match Result: England won by an innings and 217 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | c Jack Blackham b Frederick Spofforth | 170 | - | 270 | 24 | - |
| 2. William Scotton | b Tom Garrett | 34 | - | 225 | - | - |
| 3. Arthur Shrewsbury | c Sammy Jones b John Trumble | 44 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4. Walter Read | c Sammy Jones b Frederick Spofforth | 94 | - | 210 | 8 | - |
| 5. Billy Barnes | c Edwin Evans b John Trumble | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Allan Steel | st Jack Blackham b John Trumble | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Dick Barlow | c John Trumble b Tom Garrett | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. George Ulyett | c John McIlwraith b Tom Garrett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | c John Trumble b Frederick Spofforth | 53 | - | - | 3 | - |
| +10. Edmund Tylecote | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Lohmann | b Frederick Spofforth | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-170 (William Scotton), 2-216 (WG Grace), 3-287 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-293 (Billy Barnes), 5-305 (Allan Steel), 6-314 (Dick Barlow), 7-320 (George Ulyett), 8-410 (Johnny Briggs), 9-418 (Walter Read), 434 (George Lohmann). |
| Extras | 3b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 304.1 ovs) 434 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Giffen | 62 | 32 | 96 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 99 | 55 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 47 | 21 | 80 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Bruce | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 30.1 | 12 | 65 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Edwin Evans | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Trumble | 47 | 14 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sammy Jones | c WG Grace b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Joey Palmer | c Dick Barlow b Johnny Briggs | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Giffen | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Johnny Briggs | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Tup Scott | c Edmund Tylecote b George Lohmann | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. John Trumble | c Walter Read b George Lohmann | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John McIlwraith | b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | c & b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tom Garrett | c WG Grace b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. William Bruce | c George Ulyett b George Lohmann | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Edwin Evans | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | b George Lohmann | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Sammy Jones), 2-11 (George Giffen), 3-22 (Joey Palmer), 4-34 (Tup Scott), 5-36 (John McIlwraith), 6-37 (Jack Blackham), 7-44 (Tom Garrett), 8-49 (John Trumble), 9-67 (William Bruce), 68 (Frederick Spofforth). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.2 ovs) 68 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 30.2 | 17 | 36 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 30 | 17 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John McIlwraith | c Edmund Tylecote b Johnny Briggs | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Edwin Evans | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Sammy Jones | c Walter Read b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | c & b George Lohmann | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Tup Scott | c WG Grace b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Joey Palmer | st Edmund Tylecote b Allan Steel | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Trumble | c Walter Read b Johnny Briggs | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | c WG Grace b Johnny Briggs | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. William Bruce | b George Lohmann | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Garrett | c Arthur Shrewsbury b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Edwin Evans), 2-14 (John McIlwraith), 3-26 (Sammy Jones), 4-30 (Tup Scott), 5-84 (Joey Palmer), 6-120 (John Trumble), 7-129 (Jack Blackham), 8-131 (George Giffen), 9-137 (Tom Garrett), 149 (William Bruce). |
| Extras | 7b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97 ovs) 149 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 37 | 14 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 32 | 19 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, William Scotton, Arthur Shrewsbury, Walter Read, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Dick Barlow, George Ulyett, Johnny Briggs, Edmund Tylecote, George Lohmann