 Closely followed by Billy Murdoch on 860 and Alec Bannerman on 745. during this time Spofforth was the most prolific wicket taker with 94 wickets at an average of 18.41 runs per wicket.Palmer closely followed with 78 wickets at an average of 21.51 per wicket.Australia toured England 4 times during the 1890s and played 26 Test matches against them.