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Cricket: The Centenary Test

on BBC One London

The Cornhill Insurance Centenary Test
England v Australia from Lord's First day
One hundred years of Anglo-Australian Test cricket is marked with this special Test Match from the headquarters of cricket On b, / and 8 September, 1880 at The
Oval, England played the very first
Test against Australia in this country - and won by five wickets.
Since then, England have won 31 in all, Australia 28, with 51 draws.
PETER WEST talks to some of the personalities and introduces coveraae of the whole of this morning's play at the start of the 11 lth Test. Commentators RICHIE BENAUD JIM LAKER , TED DEXTER
MIKE SMITH , TOM GRAVENE
Television presentation NICK HUNTER , BILL TAYLOR
Cricket scores and reports on Ceefax

Contributors

Commentators:
Richie Benaud
Commentators:
Jim Laker
Commentators:
Ted Dexter
Unknown:
Mike Smith
Unknown:
Nick Hunter

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