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September 6, 1880; The First Test Match

The First Test Cricket Match is played between Australia and England, at The Oval, London.

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The plaque commerating the first international Test Cricket match.
The plaque commerating the first international Test Cricket match. IMAGE: ECB/Supplied.

The First Test Cricket Match is played between Australia and England, at The Oval, London.

The match was played between England and Australia at The Oval from the 6th – 8th September 1880. The first test match on English soil.

England won by five wickets.

W.G. Grace scored 152, becoming England’s first centurion.

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