Australia vs England, 1st Test at Melbourne, Dec 31 1881 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, December 31, 1881 - January 04, 1882, England tour of Australia
England 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Bannerman b Palmer | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McDonnell b Cooper | 87 | - | 135 | 6 | 1 | - | |||
| run out | 55 | - | 140 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Giffen b Boyle | 58 | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Blackham b Evans | 11 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Evans | 36 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Evans | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Boyle b Cooper | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Giffen b Cooper | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 6, nb 1) | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 170.2 Ov (RR: 1.72) | 294 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Dick Barlow), 2-142 (George Ulyett), 3-151 (John Selby), 4-187 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 5-227 (Billy Bates), 6-232 (Tom Emmett), 7-277 (Billy Midwinter), 8-284 (Alfred Shaw), 9-289 (Dick Pilling), 10-294 (William Scotton) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 3.04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 35 | 81 | 3 | 1.71 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 32.2 | 8 | 80 | 3 | 3.69 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3.45 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st †Pilling b Midwinter | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 38 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 39 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Midwinter | 19 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 124 | - | 250 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| b Emmett | 30 | - | 150 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Emmett | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Pilling b Bates | 34 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bates | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Pilling b Peate | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 11, w 3) | 18 | |||||||
| Total | 237 Ov (RR: 1.35) | 320 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-9 (Hugh Massie), 2-82 (Alec Bannerman), 3-97 (Billy Murdoch), 4-113 (Percy McDonnell), 5-220 (George Giffen), 6-226 (Jack Blackham), 7-305 (Joey Palmer), 8-309 (Edwin Evans), 9-309 (Tom Horan), 10-320 (William Cooper) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 1.62 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 1.92 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 1.57 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 12 | 61 | 2 | 2.61 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 3.07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1.43 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1.57 | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st †Blackham b Palmer | 33 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Blackham b Cooper | 23 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Boyle b Cooper | 70 | - | 165 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c Bannerman b Cooper | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Cooper | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Massie b Cooper | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Cooper | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 50 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cooper b Boyle | 40 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Palmer | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 2, nb 5) | 14 | |||||||
| Total | 229.3 Ov (RR: 1.34) | 308 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-37 (George Ulyett), 2-96 (Dick Barlow), 3-179 (Billy Bates), 4-183 (John Selby), 5-188 (Billy Midwinter), 6-197 (Tom Emmett), 7-217 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 8-300 (Alfred Shaw), 9-304 (Dick Pilling), 10-308 (Ted Peate) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 45 | 63 | 0 | 1.29 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 19 | 120 | 6 | 2.95 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14.3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1.93 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5.62 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 283 runs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Bates | 25 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Emmett b Bates | 26 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 22 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 33 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 9, lb 3, w 1) | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 55 Ov (RR: 2.30) | 127/3 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-35 (Alec Bannerman), 2-70 (Tom Horan), 3-72 (Jack Blackham) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 4.96 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1.78 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 31 Dec
day 1 - England 1st innings 294Sun, 01 Jan
rest dayMon, 02 Jan
day 2 - Australia 1st innings 277/6 (Tom Horan 106*, Joey Palmer 23*)Tue, 03 Jan
day 3 - England 2nd innings 238/7 (William Scotton 13*, Alfred Shaw 14*)Wed, 04 Jan
day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 127/3 (55 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
WE Midwinter made his debut for England having played for Australia in the first two Test matches.
Match Details
GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Season1881/82
Series result4-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 5
Match daysday (0-day match)
Test debut
