heights of 1874. The first Test In the first-ever Test series that took place from March to April 1877 Harry Jupp was England's opening batsman. In the First Test England lost the toss and were made to field. After toiling in the field for a day and a half he became England's first Test batsman as he faced a first ball from Australian opening bowler John Hodges. Jupp went on to make only the second test fifty (Charles Bannerman of Australia had made 165 in the first innings) and finished on 63, the second-best individual score of the match. He also took over from Selby as wicket keeper after lunch on the first day and took two catches in Australia's second innings.(Wisden Book of Test Cricket) Later life In 1881, he was given a benefit match between the North and South at The Oval, but declined so badly that year that his best score in fourteen innings was 20 and he dropped out of the Surrey team after the August Bank Holiday. A benefit match was played every year at Dorking for him after this. After he retired as a player, Jupp was an umpire until 1888 and the professional to the Lymington Cricket Club in 1883. Jupp died in Bermondsey, London. He was buried at Nunhead, where his gravestone can be found in the undergrowth of the extreme SW corner of the cemetery. References External links England Test cricketers English cricketers Surrey cricketers Players cricketers North v South cricketers United South of England Eleven cricketers English cricketers of 1864 to 1889 English cricket umpires People from Dorking 1841 births 1889 deaths Surrey Club cricketers Married v Single cricketers Left-Handed v Right-Handed cricketers North of the Thames v South of the Thames cricketers Players of the South cricketers Players of Surrey cricketers New All England Eleven cricketers