Alexander Bannerman was one of the first players to travel to England to play in the first ever Test match to be played in the country in 1880. The touring Australian's won the match, Bannerman scored 32 in the first innings and 8 in the second; he also took 3 of his 4 wickets in the English first innings. England were dominant at the time but that was to change 2 years later when teh ashes were born. Bannerman re-visited England as a cricketer in 1884, 1888 and finally in 1893. He was a slow and patient scorer and once took 7 1/2 hours to score 91 runs at Sydney in 1892, always preferring to take a back seat to his partners during an innings.