Historedia
Person

John Conway

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1877

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Conway, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First Test cricket match: England v Australia at Melbourne

    1877

    Role: Melbourne cricketer who arranged the match and selected the Australian team

    1. 1877 · MelbourneTeam Arrangement

      John Conway arranged the Australian team for the match, ignoring colonial cricket associations and negotiating directly with players.

    2. March 1877 · Melbourne Cricket GroundNed Gregory's Duck

      Ned Gregory, playing in his only Test for Australia, scored the first duck in Test cricket history.

    3. 15-17 March 1877 · Melbourne Cricket GroundFirst Test Match

      The first Test cricket match was played between a Combined Australian XI and James Lillywhite's XI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877.

Sources

  1. Melbourne Cricket Ground Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27