Australia v England
Match drawn
31 December 1881 to 4 January 1882Melbourne
Australia
320 & 127/355 ov
England
294 & 308229.3 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
294170.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barlow | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| George Ulyett | caught | 87 | - | 135 | 6 | 1 | - |
| John Selby | run out | 55 | - | 140 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Billy Bates | caught | 58 | - | - | 7 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | caught | 11 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Billy Midwinter | bowled | 36 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| William Scotton | run out | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alfred Shaw | caught | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dick Pilling | caught | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ted Peate | not out | 4* | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 6, nb 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 170.2 overs (4-ball) | 294 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-5 Dick Barlow2-142 George Ulyett3-151 John Selby4-187 Arthur Shrewsbury5-227 Billy Bates6-232 Tom Emmett7-277 Billy Midwinter8-284 Alfred Shaw9-289 Dick Pilling10-294 William Scotton
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Palmer | 36 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Evans | 71 | 35 | 81 | 3 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
| William Cooper | 32.2 | 8 | 80 | 3 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | 18 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| George Giffen | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
320237 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Massie | stumped | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 38 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Billy Murdoch | bowled | 39 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Percy McDonnell | bowled | 19 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tom Horan | run out | 124 | - | 250 | 6 | 0 | - |
| George Giffen | bowled | 30 | - | 150 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joey Palmer | caught | 34 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Edwin Evans | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Harry Boyle | not out | 4* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| William Cooper | stumped | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 11, w 3 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 237 overs (4-ball) | 320 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-9 Hugh Massie2-82 Alec Bannerman3-97 Billy Murdoch4-113 Percy McDonnell5-220 George Giffen6-226 Jack Blackham7-305 Joey Palmer8-309 Edwin Evans9-309 Tom Horan10-320 William Cooper
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Peate | 59 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | 39 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | 41 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | 35 | 12 | 61 | 2 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | 20 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Barlow | 23 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Shaw | 20 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
308229.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barlow | stumped | 33 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| George Ulyett | stumped | 23 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| John Selby | caught | 70 | - | 165 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Billy Bates | caught | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | bowled | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Billy Midwinter | caught | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| William Scotton | not out | 50* | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Alfred Shaw | caught | 40 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Dick Pilling | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ted Peate | run out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 7, lb 2, nb 5 | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 229.3 overs (4-ball) | 308 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-37 George Ulyett2-96 Dick Barlow3-179 Billy Bates4-183 John Selby5-188 Billy Midwinter6-197 Tom Emmett7-217 Arthur Shrewsbury8-300 Alfred Shaw9-304 Dick Pilling10-308 Ted Peate
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Palmer | 77 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Evans | 73 | 45 | 63 | 0 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| William Cooper | 61 | 19 | 120 | 6 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | 14.3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy McDonnell | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 283
127/355 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 25 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tom Horan | caught | 26 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - |
| Billy Murdoch | not out | 22* | - | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Percy McDonnell | not out | 33* | - | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| Extras | b 9, lb 3, w 1 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 55 overs (4-ball) | 127 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-35 Alec Bannerman2-70 Tom Horan3-72 Jack Blackham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Peate | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | 13 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | 16 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | 15 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |