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Jul 03, 1851 Woolwich, England, United Kingdom Died on 20 Aug 1930 (aged 79)
Australian cricketer and umpire
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About Charles Bannerman
- Charles Bannerman (3 July 1851 – 20 August 1930) was an Australian cricketer.
- A right-handed batsman, he represented Australia in three Test matches between 1877 and 1879.
- At the domestic level, he played for the New South Wales cricket team.
- Later, he became an umpire.He is most famous for facing the first ball ever bowled in Test cricket, scoring the first run in Test cricket and making the first Test century.
- This innings of 165 remains the highest individual share of a completed team innings in Test cricket history, despite more than 2,000 Test matches being played since that first Test.
- Ironically in another first, he was forced to retire hurt; when a ball broke his finger.
