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Two English cricket teams toured Australia in 1887-88. They are generally known as A. Shrewsbury's XI and G. F. Vernon's XI.〔(Wisden 1889 )〕 Shrewsbury's XI visited New Zealand in March. In previous Australian seasons, no more than one English team had toured. The formation of two teams in 1887-88 was described by ''Wisden'' as "a piece of folly (that) will never be perpetrated again".〔 The situation was perhaps inevitable given that English cricket still lacked a formal system to regulate the organisation of overseas tours. As a result, any promoter was free to form a team. Wisden pointed out that "it was clear from the first that two combinations would not be able to pay their way, and, though we do not know the exact result of Shaw, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite's venture, the Melbourne Club frankly admitted a heavy loss over Mr Vernon's team".〔 ==A Shrewsbury's XI== This team was formed by James Lillywhite, Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury after they received an invitation from various parties in Sydney. The players were a mixture of amateur and professional. Although the professional Shrewsbury was effectively the player/manager, the amateur Aubrey Smith was appointed team captain. Shaw himself did not tour, but stayed at home to put together a football side that played rugby union and Victorian rules (now known as Australian rules) football in Australia after the cricket tour. The tour was a financial disaster, with the Melbourne Cricket Club, Lillywhite, Shaw and Shrewsbury well out-of-pocket. Lillywhite defaulted on his debt. The team played seven first-class matches in Australia including two versus an Australia XI. They played New South Wales three times and individual matches versus Victoria and a Combined XI. Shrewsbury's XI also visited New Zealand but played no first-class matches there. In all matches in both countries, Shrewsbury's XI played 25, won 14, drew 9 and lost 2. In first-class matches (in Australia only), the team played 7, won 5 and lost 2.〔Roy Webber, ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951〕 :''For the New Zealand leg of the tour, see'': History of New Zealand cricket to 1890 The team members were (amateurs denoted by title):〔 * Mr C A Smith, captain (Sussex) * Arthur Shrewsbury (Notts) * George A Lohmann (Surrey) * J Maurice Read (Surrey) * John Briggs (Lancashire) * Richard Pilling (Lancashire) * George Ulyett (Yorkshire) * Joseph M Preston (Yorkshire) * Mr W Newham (Sussex) * Mr George Brann (Sussex) * Mr L C Docker (Warwickshire) * A D Pougher (Leicestershire) * James Lillywhite (Sussex) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「English cricket teams in Australia and New Zealand in 1887–88」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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