Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Jan 01 1898 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Test, Melbourne, January 01 - 05, 1898, England tour of Australia
Australia 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Hirst b Briggs | 36 | - | 45 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| b Storer | 112 | - | 244 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Storer b Hayward | 58 | - | 115 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Briggs | 71 | - | 136 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Ranjitsinhji b Hirst | 89 | - | 167 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| c Wainwright b Briggs | 79 | - | 193 | 11 | 0 | - | |||
| b Richardson | 17 | - | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Hirst b Mason | 14 | - | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Richardson b Hearne | 19 | - | 40 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 7 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 12 | 114 | 1 | 2.37 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 3.56 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 2.40 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 2.61 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 2.55 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 3.43 | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Trumble b McKibbin | 35 | - | 83 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b McKibbin | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Jones b Noble | 21 | - | 60 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Trumble | 71 | - | 149 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Jones b Trott | 23 | - | 70 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Kelly b Trumble | 51 | - | 88 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| b Jones | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Trumble | 44 | - | 88 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Jones | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 46 | - | 71 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| b Trumble | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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 (KS Ranjitsinhji), 6-208 (George Hirst), 7-223 (Bill Storer), 8-224 (Jack Hearne), 9-311 (Frank Druce), 10-315 (Tom Richardson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 2.35 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 26.5 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 2.01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 2.45 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2.88 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 3.14 | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (Following on)Â
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Trott b Trumble | 38 | - | 70 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Trumble | 3 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Noble | 27 | - | 68 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Trumble b Noble | 33 | - | 73 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Trumble b Noble | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Trumble | 3 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McLeod b Noble | 15 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Noble | 11 | - | 35 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Trott b Trumble | 12 | - | 33 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Jones b Noble | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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 (KS Ranjitsinhji), 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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 30.4 | 12 | 53 | 4 | 1.72 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.42 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 2.88 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.85 | - | 0 | 0 |
Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play
Sat, 01 Jan
day 1 - Australia 1st innings 283/3 (Syd Gregory 54*, Frank Iredale 12*)Sun, 02 Jan
rest dayMon, 03 Jan
day 2 - England 1st innings 22/1 (Archie MacLaren 9*, Ted Wainwright 3*)Tue, 04 Jan
day 3 - England 1st innings 311/8 (Frank Druce 44*, Johnny Briggs 45*)Wed, 05 Jan
day 4 - England 2nd innings 150 (65.4 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
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.
Match Details
GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Season1897/98
Series result5-match series level 1-1
Match numberTest no. 54
Match daysday (0-day match)
Test debut