result
1st Test, Melbourne, Dec 31 1881 - Jan 4 1882, England tour of Australia
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England

294 & 308
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Australia

(55 ov, target 283)320 & 127/3
Match drawn
Summary
Scorecard
Coverage
England 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Dick Barlow c Bannerman b Palmer0-4000.00
George Ulyett c McDonnell b Cooper87-135610.00
John Selby run out 55-140200.00
Billy Bates c Giffen b Boyle58--700.00
Arthur Shrewsbury c †Blackham b Evans11--100.00
Billy Midwinter  b Evans36--400.00
Tom Emmett  b Evans5--000.00
William Scotton run out 21--000.00
Alfred Shaw (c)c Boyle b Cooper5--000.00
Dick Pilling †c Giffen b Cooper5--000.00
Ted Peate not out 4--100.00
Extras(lb 6, nb 1)7
TOTAL(170.2 Ov, RR: 1.72)294
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Dick Barlow), 2-142 (George Ulyett), 3-151 (John Selby), 4-187 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 5-227 (Billy Bates), 6-232 (Tom Emmett), 7-277 (Billy Midwinter), 8-284 (Alfred Shaw), 9-289 (Dick Pilling), 10-294 (William Scotton)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Joey Palmer3697313.04---00
Edwin Evans71358131.71---00
William Cooper32.288033.69---00
Harry Boyle1891811.50---00
George Giffen301206.00---00
Alec Bannerman1032303.45---00
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Hugh Massie st †Pilling b Midwinter2--000.00
Alec Bannerman  b Ulyett38--100.00
Billy Murdoch (c) b Ulyett39--300.00
Percy McDonnell  b Midwinter19--200.00
Tom Horan run out 124-250600.00
George Giffen  b Emmett30-150100.00
Jack Blackham † b Emmett2--000.00
Joey Palmer c †Pilling b Bates34--300.00
Edwin Evans  b Bates3--000.00
Harry Boyle not out 4--000.00
William Cooper st †Pilling b Peate7--000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 11, w 3)18
TOTAL(237 Ov, RR: 1.35)320
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Hugh Massie), 2-82 (Alec Bannerman), 3-97 (Billy Murdoch), 4-113 (Percy McDonnell), 5-220 (George Giffen), 6-226 (Jack Blackham), 7-305 (Joey Palmer), 8-309 (Edwin Evans), 9-309 (Tom Horan), 10-320 (William Cooper)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Ted Peate59246411.62---00
Billy Midwinter39215021.92---00
Billy Bates41204321.57---00
Tom Emmett35126122.61---00
George Ulyett2054123.07---00
Dick Barlow23132201.43---00
Alfred Shaw20112101.57---00
England 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Dick Barlow st †Blackham b Palmer33--100.00
George Ulyett st †Blackham b Cooper23--300.00
John Selby c Boyle b Cooper70-165500.00
Billy Bates c Bannerman b Cooper47--200.00
Arthur Shrewsbury  b Cooper16--000.00
Billy Midwinter c Massie b Cooper4--100.00
Tom Emmett  b Cooper6--100.00
William Scotton not out 50--300.00
Alfred Shaw (c)c Cooper b Boyle40--300.00
Dick Pilling † b Palmer3--000.00
Ted Peate run out 2--000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 2, nb 5)14
TOTAL(229.3 Ov, RR: 1.34)308
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (George Ulyett), 2-96 (Dick Barlow), 3-179 (Billy Bates), 4-183 (John Selby), 5-188 (Billy Midwinter), 6-197 (Tom Emmett), 7-217 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 8-300 (Alfred Shaw), 9-304 (Dick Pilling), 10-308 (Ted Peate)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Joey Palmer77197721.50---00
Edwin Evans73456301.29---00
William Cooper611912062.95---00
Harry Boyle14.361911.93---00
Percy McDonnell411505.62---00
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 283 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Jack Blackham † b Bates25--200.00
Alec Bannerman  b Ulyett8--100.00
Tom Horan c Emmett b Bates26--400.00
Billy Murdoch (c)not out 22--300.00
Percy McDonnell not out 33--410.00
Extras(b 9, lb 3, w 1)13
TOTAL(55 Ov, RR: 2.30)127/3
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Alec Bannerman), 2-70 (Tom Horan), 3-72 (Jack Blackham)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Ted Peate1152203.00---00
Billy Bates1334324.96---00
Tom Emmett16111901.78---00
George Ulyett1533013.00---00
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossEngland, elected to bat first
SeriesEngland tour of Australia
Season1881/82
Series result4-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 5
Match daysday(0-day match)
Test debut
Arthur Shrewsbury
Arthur Shrewsbury
Billy Bates
Billy Bates
Dick Barlow
Dick Barlow
Dick Pilling
Dick Pilling
Edwin Evans
Edwin Evans
George Giffen
George Giffen
Hugh Massie
Hugh Massie
Ted Peate
Ted Peate
William Cooper
William Cooper
William Scotton
William Scotton
Umpires
England Image
James Lillywhite (jnr)
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John Swift
Balls per over4
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 31 Dec - day 1 -England 1st innings 294
Sun, 01 Jan - rest day
Mon, 02 Jan - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 277/6 (Tom Horan 106*, Joey Palmer 23*, null ov)
Tue, 03 Jan - day 3 -England 2nd innings 238/7 (William Scotton 13*, Alfred Shaw 14*, null ov)
Wed, 04 Jan - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 127/3 (55 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
  • WE Midwinter made his debut for England having played for Australia in the first two Test matches.
Australia Innings
Player NameRB
JM Blackhambowled25
AC Bannermanbowled8
TP Horancaught26
WL Murdochnot out22
PS McDonnellnot out33
Extras(b 9, lb 3, w 1)
Total127(3 wkts; 55 ovs)
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