Australia vs England, 1st Test at Melbourne, Dec 31 1881 - Full Scorecard
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1st Test, Melbourne, December 31, 1881 - January 04, 1882, England tour of Australia
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| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Bannerman b Palmer | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McDonnell b Cooper | 87 | - | 135 | 6 | 1 | - | |||
| run out | 55 | - | 140 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Giffen b Boyle | 58 | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Blackham b Evans | 11 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Evans | 36 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Evans | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Boyle b Cooper | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Giffen b Cooper | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 35 | 81 | 3 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 32.2 | 8 | 80 | 3 | 3.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st †Pilling b Midwinter | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 38 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 39 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Midwinter | 19 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 124 | - | 250 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| b Emmett | 30 | - | 150 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Emmett | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Pilling b Bates | 34 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bates | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Pilling b Peate | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 1.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 12 | 61 | 2 | 2.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 3.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st †Blackham b Palmer | 33 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Blackham b Cooper | 23 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Boyle b Cooper | 70 | - | 165 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c Bannerman b Cooper | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Cooper | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Massie b Cooper | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Cooper | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 50 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cooper b Boyle | 40 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Palmer | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 45 | 63 | 0 | 1.29 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 19 | 120 | 6 | 2.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14.3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 283 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Bates | 25 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ulyett | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Emmett b Bates | 26 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 22 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 33 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | |||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 4.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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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*)
Tue, 03 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 238/7 (William Scotton 13*, Alfred Shaw 14*)
Wed, 04 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 127/3 (55 ov) - end of match
Match Flow
General
- WE Midwinter made his debut for England having played for Australia in the first two Test matches.
Match Details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1881/82 |
| Series result | 4-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 5 |
| Match days | day (0-day match) |
| Test debut | |
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