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England in Australia Test Match

Australia v England

Australia won by 4 wickets

England 1st innings R M 4s 6s
RG Barlow c Murdoch b Midwinter 2 0 0
CT Studd run out 48 3 0
CFH Leslie c Bonnor b Boyle 17 1 0
AG Steel not out 135 238 16 0
WW Read c Bonnor b Boyle 11 1 0
EFS Tylecote† b Boyle 5 1 0
W Barnes b Spofforth 2 0 0
W Bates c Bonnor b Midwinter 9 0 0
Hon.IFW Bligh* b Palmer 19 3 0
GB Studd run out 3 0 0
F Morley b Palmer 0 0 0
Extras (b 4, lb 7, nb 1) 12
Total (all out; 155 overs) 263 (2.54 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-13 (Barlow), 2-37 (Leslie), 3-110 (CT Studd), 4-150 (Read), 5-156 (Tylecote), 6-159 (Barnes), 7-199 (Bates), 8-236 (Bligh), 9-263 (GB Studd), 10-263 (Morley)
Bowling O M R W Econ
GE Palmer 24 9 52 2 3.25
WE Midwinter 47 24 50 2 1.59
FR Spofforth 21 8 56 1 4.00
HF Boyle 40 19 52 3 1.95
TP Horan 12 4 26 0 3.25
E Evans 11 3 15 0 2.04
Australia 1st innings R M 4s 6s
AC Bannerman c Barlow b Morley 10 1 0
GJ Bonnor c Barlow b Steel 87 165 7 0
WL Murdoch* b Barlow 0 0 0
TP Horan c GB Studd b Morley 4 0 0
G Giffen c GB Studd b Leslie 27 4 0
WE Midwinter b Barlow 10 1 0
JM Blackham† b Bates 57 110 6 0
GE Palmer c Bligh b Steel 0 0 0
E Evans not out 22 1 0
FR Spofforth c Bates b Steel 1 0 0
HF Boyle c GB Studd b Barlow 29 1 0
Extras (b 10, lb 3, w 2) 15
Total (all out; 146 overs) 262 (2.69 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-31 (Bannerman), 2-34 (Murdoch), 3-39 (Horan), 4-113 (Giffen), 5-128 (Midwinter), 6-160 (Bonnor), 7-164 (Palmer), 8-220 (Blackham), 9-221 (Spofforth), 10-262 (Boyle)
Bowling O M R W Econ
RG Barlow 48 21 88 3 2.75
F Morley 44 25 45 2 1.53
W Barnes 10 2 33 0 4.95
W Bates 15 6 24 1 2.40
CFH Leslie 5 2 11 1 3.30
AG Steel 18 6 34 3 2.83
CT Studd 6 2 12 0 3.00
England 2nd innings R 4s 6s
RG Barlow c Bonnor b Midwinter 20 0 0
CT Studd c Murdoch b Midwinter 31 3 0
CFH Leslie b Horan 19 2 0
AG Steel b Spofforth 21 1 0
WW Read b Spofforth 7 0 0
EFS Tylecote† b Palmer 0 0 0
W Bates not out 48 3 0
Hon.IFW Bligh* c Murdoch b Horan 10 1 0
W Barnes c & b Boyle 20 1 0
GB Studd c Murdoch b Boyle 9 0 0
F Morley c †Blackham b Palmer 2 0 0
Extras (b 8, lb 1, nb 1) 10
Total (all out; 126.3 overs) 197 (2.33 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-54 (CT Studd), 2-55 (Barlow), 3-77 (Leslie), 4-99 (Read), 5-100 (Tylecote), 6-112 (Steel), 7-137 (Bligh), 8-178 (Barnes), 9-192 (GB Studd), 10-197 (Morley)
Bowling O M R W Econ
GE Palmer 43.3 19 59 2 2.02
WE Midwinter 23 13 21 2 1.36
FR Spofforth 28 6 57 2 3.05
HF Boyle 23 6 35 2 2.28
TP Horan 9 2 15 2 2.50
Australia 2nd innings (target: 199 runs) R M 4s 6s
AC Bannerman c Bligh b CT Studd 63 175 6 1
WL Murdoch* c Barlow b Bates 17 1 0
GJ Bonnor c GB Studd b Steel 3 0 0
TP Horan c & b Bates 0 0 0
G Giffen st †Tylecote b Steel 32 2 0
JM Blackham† not out 58 115 4 0
E Evans c Leslie b Steel 0 0 0
WE Midwinter not out 8 0 0
Extras (b 10, lb 4, w 4) 18
Total (6 wickets; 163.1 overs) 199 (1.82 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat GE Palmer, FR Spofforth, HF Boyle
Fall of wickets 1-44 (Murdoch), 2-51 (Bonnor), 3-51 (Horan), 4-107 (Bannerman), 5-162 (Giffen), 6-164 (Evans)
Bowling O M R W Econ
RG Barlow 37.1 20 44 0 1.77
F Morley 12 9 4 0 0.50
W Barnes 16 5 22 0 2.06
W Bates 39 19 52 2 2.00
CFH Leslie 8 7 2 0 0.37
AG Steel 43 9 49 3 1.70
CT Studd 8 4 8 1 1.50
Match details
Balls per over 4
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series Australia won the one-off match
Umpires EH Elliott and JS Swift
Close of play
Sat, 17 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 263/9 (AG Steel 135*)
Sun, 18 Feb - rest day
Mon, 19 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 248/9 (E Evans 20*, HF Boyle 20*)
Tue, 20 Feb - day 3 - England 2nd innings 197
Wed, 21 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 199/6 (163.1 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Having completed the three-match rubber against WL Murdoch's 1882 touring team. England played a fourth match against a combined side. For this match the captains decided to experiment by using a separate pitch for each of the four innings.
 
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Series Results
Australia v England at Sydney - Feb 17-21, 1883
Australia won by 4 wickets
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