Australia vs England, 4th Test at Sydney, Mar 14 1885 - Match Result

RESULT

4th Test, Sydney, March 14 - 17, 1885, England tour of Australia

269 & 77

(T:38) 309 & 38/2

Australia won by 8 wickets

Spofforth has taken the most five-wicket hauls (7) in Tests for AUS, going past Joey Palmer's record

Spofforth has taken the most five-wicket hauls (7) in Tests, going past Joey Palmer's record

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Scorecard summary

England • 269/10(126 overs)

1st INNINGS

64 ()

7/117 (52)

50 ()

Frederick Spofforth

2/61 (29)

Australia • 309/10(169.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

128 ()

4/61 (35.3)

51 ()

3/91 (54)

England • 77/10(39.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

20 ()

Frederick Spofforth

5/30 (20)

Arthur Shrewsbury

16 ()

4/32 (19.1)

Australia • 38/2(24.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

15* ()

1/15 (9)

12* ()

1/16 (9)

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Match details

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1884/85
Series result	5-match series level 2-2
Match number	Test no. 20
Match days	day (0-day match)
Umpires	Edward Elliott George McShane

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Australia v England 1884-85

The very close finish recorded in the previous match between Shaw's team and a picked eleven of Australia, caused an extraordinary amount of interest to be taken in this contest, and there could not have been less than 12,000 spectators on the

Australia v England 1884-85

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
PS McDonnell	caught	3
AC Bannerman	bowled	8
TP Horan	not out	12
SP Jones	not out	15
Total	38(2 wkts; 24.3 ovs)

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