Played at Kennington Oval, London, on 10,11,12 August 1896 (3-day match)

Result England won by 66 runs

Balls per over 5

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Series England won the 3-match series 2-1

Test debut EG Wynyard (England)

Umpires W Hearn and J Phillips (Australia)

Close of play
10 Aug day 1 - England 1st innings 69/1 (FS Jackson 39*, KS Ranjitsinhji 5*)
11 Aug day 2 - England 2nd innings 60/5 (TW Hayward 9*, EG Wynyard 0*)
12 Aug day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 44 (26 ov) - end of match

• Rain prevented play until 4.55pm. on the first day, caused 24 wickets to fall on the second, and led to Australia being dismissed for their lowest total in England until 1902.
• Peel ended his Test career with the splendid analysis of 6 for 23; the fourth of those wickets was his hundreth in Test matches.
• Five players threatened strike action before the start because of a dispute over match fees. Although Abel, Hayward and Richardson relented, Gunn and Lohmann refused to play.