Which ground was the venue for the first ever cricket Test Match between England and Australia in 1877 ?
England cricket team Test results (1877–1914) England cricket team Test results (1877–1914) The England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. England played Australia in the first ever Test match, which took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877. Although four touring parties of English players had visited Australia prior to 1877, the Australian team had not previously been considered strong enough to play on equal terms. The two matches between the English cricketers and the Australians were retrospectively granted Test status. Between 1877 and 1914, when competitive cricket was interrupted by the First World War, England played 123 Test matches,
Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground Collingham and Linton Cricket Club is a cricket ground in Collingham, West Yorkshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1896. In 1986 the club hosted the first Women's Test between England women and India women. The following year the ground hosted its second and final Women's Test between England women and Australia women. In 1993, the ground held a Women's One Day International between England women and Australia women in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Collingham and Linton Cricket