Australia v England
England won by 8 wickets
30 December 1911 to 3 January 1912Melbourne
Australia
184 & 29991.1 ov
Englandwon by 8 wickets
265 & 219/267.1 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.
Australia innings
18462.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kelleway | lbw | 2 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Warren Bardsley | bowled | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Clem Hill | bowled | 4 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Warwick Armstrong | caught | 4 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Victor Trumper | bowled | 13 | 48 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 27.1 |
| Vernon Ransford | caught | 43 | 65 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 66.2 |
| Roy Minnett | caught | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| Ranji Hordern | not out | 49* | 126 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Tibby Cotter | run out | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Sammy Carter | caught | 29 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 80.6 |
| Bill Whitty | bowled | 14 | 31 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 4, nb 1 | 10 | |||||
| Total | all out, 62.1 overs | 184 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300
1-0 Warren Bardsley2-5 Charles Kelleway3-8 Clem Hill4-11 Warwick Armstrong5-33 Victor Trumper6-38 Roy Minnett7-80 Vernon Ransford8-97 Tibby Cotter9-140 Sammy Carter10-184 Bill Whitty
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Foster | 16 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Barnes | 23 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hitch | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Douglas | 15 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Woolley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
26598.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Rhodes | caught | 61 | 144 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Jack Hobbs | caught | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | caught | 114 | 243 | 225 | 11 | 0 | 46.9 |
| George Gunn | lbw | 10 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 |
| Phil Mead | caught | 11 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| Frank Foster | caught | 9 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 |
| Johnny Douglas | bowled | 9 | 40 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Frank Woolley | caught | 23 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 60.5 |
| Tiger Smith | bowled | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Sydney Barnes | lbw | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Bill Hitch | not out | 0* | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 10, nb 4 | 16 | |||||
| Total | all out, 98.1 overs | 265 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300
1-10 Jack Hobbs2-137 Wilfred Rhodes3-174 George Gunn4-213 Phil Mead5-224 'Young Jack' Hearne6-227 Frank Foster7-258 Frank Woolley8-260 Johnny Douglas9-262 Sydney Barnes10-265 Tiger Smith
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibby Cotter | 21 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Whitty | 19 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranji Hordern | 23.1 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Kelleway | 15 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 15 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Minnett | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
29991.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kelleway | caught | 13 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 35.1 |
| Warren Bardsley | run out | 16 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 |
| Clem Hill | caught | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Warwick Armstrong | bowled | 90 | 160 | 148 | 14 | 0 | 56.3 |
| Victor Trumper | bowled | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Vernon Ransford | caught | 32 | 94 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 34.0 |
| Ranji Hordern | caught | 31 | 65 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 47.7 |
| Roy Minnett | bowled | 34 | 67 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 50.7 |
| Tibby Cotter | caught | 41 | 40 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 102.5 |
| Sammy Carter | bowled | 16 | 36 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Bill Whitty | not out | 0* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 14, lb 7, w 1, nb 2 | 24 | |||||
| Total | all out, 91.1 overs | 299 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300
1-28 Charles Kelleway2-34 Warren Bardsley3-34 Clem Hill4-38 Victor Trumper5-135 Vernon Ransford6-168 Warwick Armstrong7-232 Roy Minnett8-235 Ranji Hordern9-298 Tibby Cotter10-299 Sammy Carter
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Foster | 38 | 9 | 91 | 6 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Barnes | 32.1 | 7 | 96 | 3 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hitch | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Douglas | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Woolley | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 219
219/267.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Rhodes | caught | 28 | 50 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 56.0 |
| Jack Hobbs | not out | 126* | 206 | 207 | 8 | 0 | 61.2 |
| George Gunn | caught | 43 | 109 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | not out | 12* | 39 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 5 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 67.1 overs | 219 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300
1-57 Wilfred Rhodes2-169 George Gunn
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibby Cotter | 14 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Whitty | 18 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranji Hordern | 17 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Kelleway | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Minnett | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Ransford | 1.1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9.43 | 0 | 0 |