result
2nd Test, Melbourne, Jan 1 - Jan 5 1898, England tour of Australia
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Australia

520
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England

(65.4 ov)(f/o) 315 & 150
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Coverage
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Joe Darling c Hirst b Briggs36-45500.00
Charlie McLeod  b Storer112-244400.00
Clem Hill c †Storer b Hayward58-115100.00
Syd Gregory  b Briggs71-136300.00
Frank Iredale c Ranjitsinhji b Hirst89-167600.00
Harry Trott (c)c Wainwright b Briggs79-1931100.00
Monty Noble  b Richardson17-22200.00
Hugh Trumble c Hirst b Mason14-19100.00
James Kelly †c Richardson b Hearne19-40200.00
Ernie Jones run out 7-12000.00
Tom McKibbin not out 2-3000.00
Extras(b 14, nb 1, w 1)16
TOTAL(185 Ov, RR: 2.81)520
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Joe Darling), 2-167 (Clem Hill), 3-244 (Charlie McLeod), 4-310 (Syd Gregory), 5-434 (Frank Iredale), 6-453 (Monty Noble), 7-478 (Hugh Trumble), 8-509 (Harry Trott), 9-515 (James Kelly), 10-520 (Ernie Jones)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Richardson481211412.38---00
George Hirst2518913.56---00
Johnny Briggs40109632.40---00
Jack Hearne3669412.61---00
Jack Mason1113313.00---00
Tom Hayward942312.56---00
Bill Storer1645513.44---00
England 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Archie MacLaren (c)c Trumble b McKibbin35-83200.00
Jack Mason  b McKibbin3-6000.00
Ted Wainwright c Jones b Noble21-60200.00
Ranji  b Trumble71-149400.00
Tom Hayward c Jones b Trott23-70100.00
Bill Storer †c †Kelly b Trumble51-88600.00
George Hirst  b Jones0-3000.00
Frank Druce lbw b Trumble44-88400.00
Jack Hearne  b Jones1-1000.00
Johnny Briggs not out 46-71500.00
Tom Richardson  b Trumble3-4000.00
Extras(b 10, lb 3, nb 4)17
TOTAL(119.5 Ov, RR: 2.62)315
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jack Mason), 2-60 (Ted Wainwright), 3-74 (Archie MacLaren), 4-133 (Tom Hayward), 5-203 (Ranji), 6-208 (George Hirst), 7-223 (Bill Storer), 8-224 (Jack Hearne), 9-311 (Frank Druce), 10-315 (Tom Richardson)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Tom McKibbin2876622.36---00
Hugh Trumble26.555442.01---00
Ernie Jones2255422.45---00
Harry Trott1734912.88---00
Monty Noble1233112.58---00
Charlie McLeod1424403.14---00
England 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Archie MacLaren (c)c Trott b Trumble38-70200.00
Jack Mason  b Trumble3-17000.00
Ranji  b Noble27-68200.00
Tom Hayward c Trumble b Noble33-73300.00
Bill Storer †c Trumble b Noble1-5000.00
George Hirst lbw b Trumble3-7000.00
Frank Druce c McLeod b Noble15-32100.00
Ted Wainwright  b Noble11-35000.00
Johnny Briggs c Trott b Trumble12-33200.00
Jack Hearne c Jones b Noble0-4000.00
Tom Richardson not out 2-3000.00
Extras(b 3, lb 1, w 1)5
TOTAL(65.4 Ov, RR: 2.28)150
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jack Mason), 2-65 (Archie MacLaren), 3-71 (Ranji), 4-75 (Bill Storer), 5-80 (George Hirst), 6-115 (Frank Druce), 7-123 (Tom Hayward), 8-141 (Ted Wainwright), 9-148 (Jack Hearne), 10-150 (Johnny Briggs)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Tom McKibbin401303.25---00
Hugh Trumble30.4125341.73---00
Harry Trott701702.43---00
Monty Noble1714962.88---00
Charlie McLeod721301.86---00
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
SeriesEngland tour of Australia
Season1897/98
Series result5-match series level 1-1
Match numberTEST No. 54
Match days - day match (0-day match)
Test debut
Monty Noble
Monty Noble
Umpires
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Charles Bannerman
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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
MATCH NOTES
General
  • Jones was the first bowler to be no-balled for throwing in a Test match - umpire Phillips called him once.
  • McLeod avenged his unfortunate dismissal in the previous match by making the most of his surprising promotion in the order.
England Innings
Player NameRB
AC MacLarencaught38
JR Masonbowled3
KS Ranjitsinhjibowled27
TW Haywardcaught33
W Storercaught1
GH Hirstlbw3
NF Drucecaught15
E Wainwrightbowled11
J Briggscaught12
JT Hearnecaught0
T Richardsonnot out2
Extras(b 3, lb 1, w 1)
Total150(10 wkts; 65.4 ovs)
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