Australia 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1897/98 |
Series result | 5-match series level 1-1 |
Match number | TEST No. 54 |
Match days | Â - day match (0-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Monty Noble |
Umpires | ![]() Charles Bannerman![]() Jim Phillips |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 01 Jan - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 283/3 (Syd Gregory 54*, Frank Iredale 12*, null ov)
Sun, 02 Jan - rest day
Mon, 03 Jan - day 2 -England 1st innings 22/1 (Archie MacLaren 9*, Ted Wainwright 3*, null ov)
Tue, 04 Jan - day 3 -England 1st innings 311/8 (Frank Druce 44*, Johnny Briggs 45*, null ov)
Wed, 05 Jan - day 4 -England 2nd innings 150/10 (65.4 ov) - end of match