RESULT

Only Test, The Oval, September 06 - 08, 1880, Australia tour of England

England

(T:57) 420 & 57/5

Australia

(f/o) 149 & 327

England won by 5 wickets

England 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Edward Grace	c Alexander b Bannerman	36	94	81	4	0	38.29
W.G. Grace	b Palmer	152	294	251	12	0	51.70
Bunny Lucas	b Bannerman	55	121	109	5	0	45.45
Billy Barnes	b Alexander	28	67	50	1	0	41.79
Lord Harris (c)	c Bonnor b Alexander	52	97	90	7	0	53.60
Frank Penn	b Bannerman	23	45	35	3	0	51.11
Allan Steel	c Boyle b Moule	42	66	50	5	0	63.63
Alfred Lyttelton †	not out	11	32	21	1	0	34.37
Fred Grace	c Bannerman b Moule	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Alfred Shaw	b Moule	0	4	6	0	0	0.00
Fred Morley	run out	2	9	5	0	0	22.22
Extras	(b 8, lb 11)	19
TOTAL	210.3 Ov (RR: 1.99)	420
Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Edward Grace), 2-211 (Bunny Lucas), 3-269 (Billy Barnes), 4-281 (W.G. Grace), 5-322 (Frank Penn), 6-404 (Lord Harris), 7-410 (Allan Steel), 8-410 (Fred Grace), 9-413 (Alfred Shaw), 10-420 (Fred Morley)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Harry Boyle	44	17	71	0	2.42	-	-	-
Joey Palmer	70	27	116	1	2.48	-	-	-
George Alexander	32	10	69	2	3.23	-	-	-
Alec Bannerman	50	12	111	3	3.33	-	-	-
Percy McDonnell	2	0	11	0	8.25	-	-	-
William Moule	12.3	4	23	3	2.70	-	-	-

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alec Bannerman	b Morley	32	54	48	5	0	59.25
Billy Murdoch (c)	c Barnes b Steel	0	19	22	0	0	0.00
Tom Groube	b Steel	11	44	39	1	0	25.00
Percy McDonnell	c Barnes b Morley	27	41	49	2	0	65.85
Jim Slight	c GF Grace b Morley	11	35	29	1	0	31.42
Jack Blackham †	c & b Morley	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
George Bonnor	c GF Grace b Shaw	2	8	9	0	0	25.00
Harry Boyle	not out	36	47	53	5	0	76.59
Joey Palmer	b Morley	6	17	17	0	0	35.29
George Alexander	c WG Grace b Steel	6	20	13	0	0	30.00
William Moule	c Morley b WG Grace	6	14	15	0	0	42.85
Extras	(b 9, lb 3)	12
TOTAL	75.1 Ov (RR: 1.98)	149
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Billy Murdoch), 2-39 (Alec Bannerman), 3-59 (Tom Groube), 4-84 (Jim Slight), 5-84 (Jack Blackham), 6-89 (Percy McDonnell), 7-97 (George Bonnor), 8-113 (Joey Palmer), 9-126 (George Alexander), 10-149 (William Moule)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Fred Morley	32	9	56	5	2.62	-	-	-
Allan Steel	29	9	58	3	3.00	-	-	-
Alfred Shaw	13	5	21	1	2.42	-	-	-
W.G. Grace	1.1	0	2	1	2.40	-	-	-

Australia 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alec Bannerman	c Lucas b Shaw	8	14	7	1	0	57.14
Harry Boyle	run out	3	7	9	0	0	42.85
Billy Murdoch (c)	not out	153	358	316	17	0	42.73
Tom Groube	c Shaw b Morley	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Percy McDonnell	lbw b WG Grace	43	76	75	9	0	56.57
Jim Slight	c Harris b WG Grace	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Jack Blackham †	c EM Grace b Morley	19	54	49	2	0	35.18
George Bonnor	b Steel	16	29	23	3	0	55.17
Joey Palmer	c & b Steel	4	9	6	1	0	44.44
George Alexander	c Shaw b Morley	33	59	56	5	0	55.93
William Moule	b Barnes	34	99	90	4	0	34.34
Extras	(b 7, lb 7)	14
TOTAL	176.3 Ov (RR: 1.85)	327
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Alec Bannerman), 2-13 (Harry Boyle), 3-14 (Tom Groube), 4-97 (Percy McDonnell), 5-101 (Jim Slight), 6-143 (Jack Blackham), 7-181 (George Bonnor), 8-187 (Joey Palmer), 9-239 (George Alexander), 10-327 (William Moule)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Fred Morley	61	30	90	3	2.21	-	-	-
Allan Steel	31	6	73	2	3.53	-	-	-
Alfred Shaw	33	18	42	1	1.90	-	-	-
W.G. Grace	28	10	66	2	3.53	-	-	-
Billy Barnes	8.3	3	17	1	2.91	-	-	-
Bunny Lucas	12	7	23	0	2.87	-	-	-
Frank Penn	3	1	2	0	1.00	-	-	-

England 2nd INNINGS (Target: 57 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alfred Lyttelton †	b Palmer	13	32	25	1	0	40.62
Fred Grace	b Palmer	0	2	15	0	0	0.00
Bunny Lucas	c †Blackham b Palmer	2	18	12	0	0	11.11
Frank Penn	not out	27	46	44	3	0	58.69
Billy Barnes	c Moule b Boyle	5	15	14	1	0	33.33
Edward Grace	b Boyle	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
W.G. Grace	not out	9	20	17	1	0	45.00
Extras	(nb 1)	1
TOTAL	33.3 Ov (RR: 1.68)	57/5
Did not bat: Lord Harris (c), Allan Steel, Alfred Shaw, Fred Morley
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Fred Grace), 2-10 (Bunny Lucas), 3-22 (Alfred Lyttelton), 4-31 (Billy Barnes), 5-31 (Edward Grace)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Harry Boyle	17	7	21	2	1.85	-	-	-	0	0
Joey Palmer	16.3	5	35	3	3.13	-	-	-	0	0

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MATCH DETAILS

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1880
Match number	Test no. 4
Match days	day (3-day match)
Test debut	Alfred Lyttelton Allan Steel Billy Barnes Edward Grace Frank Penn Fred Grace Fred Morley George Alexander George Bonnor Jim Slight Joey Palmer Percy McDonnell Tom Groube W.G. Grace William Moule
Umpires	Bob Thoms Heathfield Stephenson
Balls per over	4

CLOSE OF PLAY

Mon, 06 Sep - day 1 - England 1st innings 410/8 (Alfred Lyttelton 4*)

Tue, 07 Sep - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 170/6 (Billy Murdoch 79*, George Bonnor 13*)

Wed, 08 Sep - day 3 - England 2nd innings 57/5 (33.3 ov) - end of match

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Hon.A Lyttelton	bowled	13	32
GF Grace	bowled	0	2
AP Lucas	caught	2	18
F Penn	not out	27	46
W Barnes	caught	5	15
EM Grace	bowled	0	2
WG Grace	not out	9	20
Extras	(nb 1)
Total	57(5 wkts; 33.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
HF Boyle	17	7	21	2	1.85
GE Palmer	16.3	5	35	3	3.13

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	Fred Grace	Alfred Lyttelton
2nd	8	Bunny Lucas	Alfred Lyttelton
3rd	12	Alfred Lyttelton	Frank Penn
4th	9	Billy Barnes	Frank Penn
5th	0	Edward Grace	Frank Penn
6th	26	W.G. Grace	Frank Penn

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