RESULT

1st Test, Sydney, December 11 - 17, 1903, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia

Australia

285 & 485

England

(T:194) 577 & 194/5

England won by 5 wickets

Summary

Scorecard

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Australia 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

England 2nd Innings

Match Details

Australia 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Reggie Duff	c †Lilley b Arnold	3	-	12	0	0	-
Victor Trumper	c Foster b Arnold	1	-	4	0	0	-
Clem Hill	c †Lilley b Hirst	5	-	10	1	0	-
Monty Noble (c)	c Foster b Arnold	133	-	287	16	0	-
Warwick Armstrong	b Bosanquet	48	-	122	4	0	-
Bert Hopkins	b Hirst	39	-	65	8	0	-
Bill Howell	c Relf b Arnold	5	-	20	1	0	-
Syd Gregory	b Bosanquet	23	-	50	2	0	-
Frank Laver	lbw b Rhodes	4	-	12	0	0	-
James Kelly †	c Braund b Rhodes	10	-	18	1	0	-
Jack Saunders	not out	11	-	8	1	0	-
Extras	(nb 3)	3
TOTAL	118.2 Ov (RR: 2.40)	285
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Victor Trumper), 2-9 (Reggie Duff), 3-12 (Clem Hill), 4-118 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-200 (Bert Hopkins), 6-207 (Bill Howell), 7-259 (Syd Gregory), 8-263 (Frank Laver), 9-271 (Monty Noble), 10-285 (James Kelly)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
George Hirst	24	8	47	2	1.95	-	-	-
Ted Arnold	32	7	76	4	2.37	-	-	-
Len Braund	26	9	39	0	1.50	-	-	-
Bernard Bosanquet	13	0	52	2	4.00	-	-	-
Wilfred Rhodes	17.2	3	41	2	2.36	-	-	-
Albert Relf	6	1	27	0	4.50	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Hayward	b Howell	15	-	35	3	0	-
Pelham Warner (c)	c †Kelly b Laver	0	-	5	0	0	-
Johnny Tyldesley	b Noble	53	-	66	8	0	-
Ted Arnold	c Laver b Armstrong	27	-	90	3	0	-
Tip Foster	c Noble b Saunders	287	-	419	37	0	-
Len Braund	b Howell	102	-	171	15	0	-
George Hirst	b Howell	0	-	4	0	0	-
Bernard Bosanquet	c Howell b Noble	2	-	15	0	0	-
Dick Lilley †	c Hill b Noble	4	-	10	1	0	-
Albert Relf	c Armstrong b Saunders	31	-	86	2	0	-
Wilfred Rhodes	not out	40	-	66	5	0	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 7, nb 2, w 1)	16
TOTAL	181.2 Ov (RR: 3.18)	577
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Pelham Warner), 2-49 (Tom Hayward), 3-73 (Johnny Tyldesley), 4-117 (Ted Arnold), 5-309 (Len Braund), 6-311 (George Hirst), 7-318 (Bernard Bosanquet), 8-332 (Dick Lilley), 9-447 (Albert Relf), 10-577 (Tip Foster)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jack Saunders	36.2	8	125	2	3.44	-	-	-
Frank Laver	37	12	119	1	3.21	-	-	-
Bill Howell	31	7	111	3	3.58	-	-	-
Monty Noble	34	8	99	3	2.91	-	-	-
Warwick Armstrong	23	3	47	1	2.04	-	-	-
Bert Hopkins	11	1	40	0	3.63	-	-	-
Victor Trumper	7	2	12	0	1.71	-	-	-
Syd Gregory	2	0	8	0	4.00	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Syd Gregory	c †Lilley b Rhodes	43	-	103	5	0	-
James Kelly †	b Arnold	13	-	45	1	0	-
Reggie Duff	c Relf b Rhodes	84	-	130	7	0	-
Clem Hill	run out	51	-	120	6	0	-
Victor Trumper	not out	185	-	230	26	0	-
Monty Noble (c)	st †Lilley b Bosanquet	22	-	55	3	0	-
Warwick Armstrong	c Bosanquet b Rhodes	27	-	40	2	0	-
Bert Hopkins	c Arnold b Rhodes	20	-	39	4	0	-
Frank Laver	c Relf b Rhodes	6	-	25	0	0	-
Bill Howell	c †Lilley b Arnold	4	-	4	1	0	-
Jack Saunders	run out	2	-	10	0	0	-
Extras	(b 10, lb 15, nb 1, w 2)	28
TOTAL	145.2 Ov (RR: 3.33)	485
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (James Kelly), 2-108 (Syd Gregory), 3-191 (Reggie Duff), 4-254 (Clem Hill), 5-334 (Monty Noble), 6-393 (Warwick Armstrong), 7-441 (Bert Hopkins), 8-468 (Frank Laver), 9-473 (Bill Howell), 10-485 (Jack Saunders)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
George Hirst	29	1	79	0	2.72	-	-	-
Ted Arnold	28	2	93	2	3.32	-	-	-
Len Braund	12	2	56	0	4.66	-	-	-
Bernard Bosanquet	23	1	100	1	4.34	-	-	-
Wilfred Rhodes	40.2	10	94	5	2.33	-	-	-
Albert Relf	13	5	35	0	2.69	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 194 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Hayward	st †Kelly b Saunders	91	-	240	6	0	-
Pelham Warner (c)	b Howell	8	-	40	1	0	-
Johnny Tyldesley	c Noble b Saunders	9	-	12	1	0	-
Tip Foster	st †Kelly b Armstrong	19	-	59	3	0	-
Len Braund	c Noble b Howell	0	-	5	0	0	-
George Hirst	not out	60	-	135	9	0	-
Bernard Bosanquet	not out	1	-	13	0	0	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, w 2)	6
TOTAL	95.5 Ov (RR: 2.02)	194/5
Did not bat: Ted Arnold, Dick Lilley †, Albert Relf, Wilfred Rhodes
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Pelham Warner), 2-39 (Johnny Tyldesley), 3-81 (Tip Foster), 4-82 (Len Braund), 5-181 (Tom Hayward)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jack Saunders	18.5	3	51	2	2.70	-	-	-
Frank Laver	16	4	37	0	2.31	-	-	-
Bill Howell	31	18	35	2	1.12	-	-	-
Monty Noble	12	2	37	0	3.08	-	-	-
Warwick Armstrong	18	6	28	1	1.55	-	-	-

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MATCH DETAILS

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia
Season	1903/04
Series result	England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 78
Match days	day (0-day match)
Test debut	Albert Relf Bernard Bosanquet Ted Arnold Tip Foster
Umpires	Alfred Jones Bob Crockett

CLOSE OF PLAY

Fri, 11 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 259/7 (Monty Noble 131*)

Sat, 12 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 243/4 (Tip Foster 73*, Len Braund 67*)

Sun, 13 Dec - rest day

Mon, 14 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 16/0 (Syd Gregory 6*, James Kelly 5*)

Tue, 15 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 367/5 (Victor Trumper 119*, Warwick Armstrong 14*)

Wed, 16 Dec - day 5 - England 2nd innings 122/4 (Tom Hayward 60*, George Hirst 21*)

Thu, 17 Dec - day 6 - England 2nd innings 194/5 (95.5 ov) - end of match

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R
TW Hayward	stumped	91
PF Warner	bowled	8
JT Tyldesley	caught	9
RE Foster	stumped	19
LC Braund	caught	0
GH Hirst	not out	60
BJT Bosanquet	not out	1
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, w 2)
Total	194(5 wkts; 95.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JV Saunders	18.5	3	51	2	2.7
FJ Laver	16	4	37	0	2.31
WP Howell	31	18	35	2	1.12
MA Noble	12	2	37	0	3.08
WW Armstrong	18	6	28	1	1.55

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	21	Tom Hayward	Pelham Warner
2nd	18	Tom Hayward	Johnny Tyldesley
3rd	42	Tom Hayward	Tip Foster
4th	1	Tom Hayward	Len Braund
5th	99	Tom Hayward	George Hirst
6th	13	George Hirst	Bernard Bosanquet

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