The Australian cricket team played 34 first-class matches in England in 1896, including 3 Tests. Test series England won the Test series 2–1. First Test Second Test Third Test Ceylon As on previous voyages to England, the Australians had a stopover in Colombo and played a match on 1 April at Galle Face Green against a Ceylon team, which was drawn. References External links CricketArchive – tour summaries Annual reviews James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) 1897 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1897 Further reading Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993 Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975 1896 in Australian cricket 1896 in English cricket 1896 in Ceylon International cricket competitions from 1888–89 to 1918 1896 1896 English cricket seasons in the 19th century Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1880–81 to 1971–72 1896 1896 sports events in London