RESULT
3rd Test, The Oval, August 11 - 13, 1884, Australia tour of England
Australia 1st INNINGS
| 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: 1.77) | 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Peate | 63 | 25 | 99 | 2 | 2.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | 56 | 24 | 96 | 1 | 2.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Steel | 34 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 3.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | 52 | 25 | 81 | 2 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Barlow | 50 | 22 | 72 | 0 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| W.G. Grace | 24 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Read | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| William Scotton | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lord Harris | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Lyttelton | 12 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| 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: 1.74) | 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bonnor | 13 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Palmer | 54 | 19 | 90 | 4 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | 58 | 31 | 81 | 2 | 2.09 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | 13 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | 31 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 1.98 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Giffen | 26 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 2.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tup Scott | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
| 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: 3.26) | 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Palmer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Giffen | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1884 |
| Series result | England won the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 16 |
| Match days | day (3-day match) |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 4 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
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
MATCH NOTES
General
- 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.
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