on his first tour, lohmann moved even further ahead of the pack as a bowler. in the second test at the scg, lohmann became the first bowler to take eight wickets in a test innings, and in the abnormally dry summer of 1887 showed himself far ahead of any other bowler – taking 154 wickets when the next best was 114. he also made his highest score as a batsman, scoring 115 against sussex at hove, whilst his aggregate of runs for the season totalled 843. lohmann again toured australia in the winter of 1887/1888, and with johnny briggs formed an irresistible combination in the only test match on a sticky wicket.