Australia vs England, Only Test at Melbourne, Jan 02 1879 - Full Scorecard
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Only Test, Melbourne, January 02 - 04, 1879, England tour of Australia
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| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Spofforth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Allan | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Allan | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Garrett | 33 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Horan b Spofforth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c AC Bannerman b Boyle | 52 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Blackham b Spofforth | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 54 Ov (RR: 2.09) | 113 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (George Ulyett), 2-7 (Alexander Webbe), 3-10 (Bunny Lucas), 4-14 (Monkey Hornby), 5-26 (The Revd Vernon Royle), 6-26 (Francis MacKinnon), 7-26 (Tom Emmett), 8-89 (Lord Harris), 9-113 (Charlie Absolom), 10-113 (Leland Hone) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 2.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Emmett | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Webbe b Ulyett | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Hone b Emmett | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Schultz | 73 | - | 235 | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| c Royle b Emmett | 39 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Hone b Emmett | 26 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Hornby | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Royle b Emmett | 28 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| b Emmett | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Webbe b Emmett | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 19, lb 2, w 7) | 28 | |||||||
| Total | 159.3 Ov (RR: 1.60) | 256 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Billy Murdoch), 2-30 (Charles Bannerman), 3-37 (Tom Horan), 4-101 (Frederick Spofforth), 5-131 (Tom Garrett), 6-158 (Frank Allan), 7-215 (Harry Boyle), 8-224 (Jack Blackham), 9-234 (Thomas Kelly), 10-256 (Alec Bannerman) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 31 | 68 | 7 | 1.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | 24 | 93 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 2.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6.3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Spofforth | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Boyle b Allan | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Allan | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Horan b Spofforth | 36 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Spofforth b Boyle | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 24 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Spofforth | 20 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 10, lb 4) | 14 | |||||||
| Total | 83 Ov (RR: 1.92) | 160 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Bunny Lucas), 2-28 (George Ulyett), 3-28 (Alexander Webbe), 4-34 (Monkey Hornby), 5-78 (The Revd Vernon Royle), 6-103 (Lord Harris), 7-103 (Francis MacKinnon), 8-118 (Charlie Absolom), 9-128 (Leland Hone), 10-160 (Sandford Schultz) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 16 | 62 | 7 | 2.65 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 2.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 18 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not out | 15 | - | 10 | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | 10 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 2.3 Ov (RR: 6.90) | 19/0 | |||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Thu, 02 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 95/3 (Alec Bannerman 23*, Frederick Spofforth 35*)
Fri, 03 Jan - day 2 - England 2nd innings 103/6 (Francis MacKinnon 5*)
Sat, 04 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 19/0 (2.3 ov) - end of match
Match Flow
General
- FR Spofforth achieved the first Test match hat-trick when he dismissed Royle, Mackinnon and Emmett in the first innings.
Match Details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1878/79 |
| Match number | Test no. 3 |
| Match days | day (0-day match) |
| Test debut | |
| Umpires | |
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