Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test 1884 - Score Report

result

3rd Test, The Oval, Aug 11 - 13 1884, Australia tour of England

Australia

551

England

(26 ov)(f/o) 346 & 85/2

Match drawn

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alec Bannerman	c Read b Peate	4	8	-	1	0	50.00

Percy McDonnell	c Ulyett b Peate	103	168	-	14	0	61.30

Billy Murdoch (c)	c Peate b Barnes	211	525	490	24	0	40.19

Tup Scott	c †Lyttelton b Barnes	102	216	210	15	0	47.22

George Giffen	c Steel b Ulyett	32	94	-	2	0	34.04

George Bonnor	c Read b Grace	8	29	-	0	0	27.58

Billy Midwinter	c †Grace b Lyttelton	30	94	-	4	0	31.91

Jack Blackham †	lbw b Lyttelton	31	65	-	3	0	47.69

Joey Palmer	not out	8	31	-	0	0	25.80

Frederick Spofforth	b Lyttelton	4	9	-	1	0	44.44

Harry Boyle	c Harris b Lyttelton	1	5	-	0	0	20.00

Extras	(b 7, lb 10)	17
TOTAL	(311 Ov, RR: 2.65)	551
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Alec Bannerman), 2-158 (Percy McDonnell), 3-365 (Tup Scott), 4-432 (George Giffen), 5-454 (George Bonnor), 6-494 (Billy Murdoch), 7-532 (Billy Midwinter), 8-545 (Jack Blackham), 9-549 (Frederick Spofforth), 10-551 (Harry Boyle)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ted Peate	63	25	99	2	2.35	-	-	-
George Ulyett	56	24	96	1	2.57	-	-	-
Allan Steel	34	7	71	0	3.13	-	-	-
Billy Barnes	52	25	81	2	2.33	-	-	-
Dick Barlow	50	22	72	0	2.16	-	-	-
W.G. Grace	24	14	23	1	1.43	-	-	-
Walter Read	7	0	36	0	7.71	-	-	-
William Scotton	5	1	20	0	6.00	-	-	-
Lord Harris	5	1	15	0	4.50	-	-	-
Alfred Lyttelton	12	5	19	4	2.37	-	-	-
Arthur Shrewsbury	3	2	2	0	1.00	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
W.G. Grace	run out	19	32	-	3	0	59.37

William Scotton	c Scott b Giffen	90	375	340	9	0	24.00

Billy Barnes	c Midwinter b Spofforth	19	31	-	2	0	61.29

Arthur Shrewsbury	c †Blackham b Midwinter	10	33	-	2	0	30.30

Allan Steel	lbw b Palmer	31	73	-	3	0	42.46

George Ulyett	c Bannerman b Palmer	10	31	-	0	0	32.25

Dick Barlow	c Murdoch b Palmer	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Lord Harris (c)	lbw b Palmer	14	35	-	1	0	40.00

Alfred Lyttelton †	b Spofforth	8	27	-	0	0	29.62

Walter Read	b Boyle	117	155	120	20	0	75.48

Ted Peate	not out	4	2	-	1	0	200.00

Extras	(b 8, lb 7, nb 3, w 6)	24
TOTAL	(198 Ov, RR: 2.62)	346
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (W.G. Grace), 2-60 (Billy Barnes), 3-75 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-120 (Allan Steel), 5-136 (George Ulyett), 6-136 (Dick Barlow), 7-160 (Lord Harris), 8-181 (Alfred Lyttelton), 9-332 (William Scotton), 10-346 (Walter Read)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
George Bonnor	13	4	33	0	3.80	-	-	-
Joey Palmer	54	19	90	4	2.50	-	-	-
Frederick Spofforth	58	31	81	2	2.09	-	-	-
Harry Boyle	13	7	24	1	2.76	-	-	-
Billy Midwinter	31	16	41	1	1.98	-	-	-
George Giffen	26	13	36	1	2.07	-	-	-
Tup Scott	3	0	17	0	8.50	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dick Barlow	not out	21	46	-	2	0	45.65

Alfred Lyttelton †	b Boyle	17	13	-	1	0	130.76

Arthur Shrewsbury	c Scott b Giffen	37	33	-	8	0	112.12

Lord Harris (c)	not out	6	12	-	0	0	50.00

Extras	(b 3, lb 1)	4
TOTAL	(26 Ov, RR: 4.90)	85/2
Did not bat: W.G. Grace, William Scotton, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, George Ulyett, Walter Read, Ted Peate
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Alfred Lyttelton), 2-73 (Arthur Shrewsbury)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Joey Palmer	2	1	2	0	1.50	-	-	-
Frederick Spofforth	6	2	14	0	3.50	-	-	-
Harry Boyle	8	1	32	1	6.00	-	-	-
Billy Midwinter	3	0	15	0	7.50	-	-	-
George Giffen	7	1	18	1	3.85	-	-	-

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1884
Series result	England won the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 16
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Charles Pullin Frank Farrands
Balls per over	4

Mon, 11 Aug - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 363/2 (Billy Murdoch 145*, Tup Scott 101*)

Tue, 12 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 71/2 (William Scotton 21*, Arthur Shrewsbury 6*)

Wed, 13 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 85/2 (26 ov) - end of match

WL Murdoch scored the first double-century in Test cricket. His stand with Scott of 207 was a Test record for any wicket.
WW Read reached his hundred in 113 minutes with 36 scoring strokes.
For the first time in Test cricket all eleven players bowled during Australia's innings, Grace keeping wicket while Lyttelton took four wickets with lobs.
Declarations were not permitted until 1889.