English cricket team in Australia in 1886–87


The England cricket team in Australia in 1886–87, generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI, was described by Wisden as "one of the strongest that ever left England for the Colonies". The team played 10 first-class matches, winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Team members

The party comprised 13 players, all of them professionals: Arthur Shrewsbury, Billy Barnes, William Gunn, William Scotton, Wilfred Flowers, Mordecai Sherwin and Alfred Shaw ; Dick Barlow and Johnny Briggs ; George Lohmann and Maurice Read ; Billy Bates ; and James Lillywhite.