Charles Bannerman was the older brother of Alexander, that is where any similarities ended. Charles was the opposite of his brother, a confident run getter, not afraid to play his shots in cavalier style. He played in the first ever Test match in March 1877, and was the first player in Test cricket to face a ball, Alfred Shaw bowled the first delivery. Bannerman also became the first centurion in Test cricket scoring a chanceless 165 in 4 1/2 hours before retiring hurt (split index finger) off the bowling of Ulyett. Ill health robbed him of much more cricket and he eventually turned to coaching and Test Umpiring (he stood 12 times). Bannerman lost most of his wealth to gambling and drink.