Used on what has been designated the first Test Match Tour, by James Lillywhite's XI in Australia and New Zealand 1876/77 Dark oxblood red cricket ball. Silver plaque commemorating 1877 match in Canterbury, New Zealand, across flat seam. ‘AEE v 18 of Canterbury, 1877, Allen Hill, Balls 103, Runs 17, Wkt 12, Mons 15’ Allen Hill (1845-1910) took the first wicket and held the first catch in Test cricket in Melbourne in 1877. A round-arm bowler who could generate serious pace, Hill was a prominent cricketer for Yorkshire in the 1870s before injuries ended his career.