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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 8 (8/8)
Australia v England, 1881/82, 4th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
10,11,13,14 March 1882 (timeless match)

Result: Match drawn (by agreement)
Australia wins the 4-Test series 2-0

Toss: England
Umpires: G Coulthard and James Lillywhite jnr (Eng)

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 282/7 (Emmett 27*, Shaw 1*)
  • Day 2: England 309, Australia 228/5 (McDonnell 41*, Blackham 0*)
  • Day 3: Australia 300, England 234/2 (Selby 48*, Bates 52*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    G Ulyett              c Blackham         b Garrett            149 240  13  0
    RG Barlow             c Blackham         b Garrett             16       1  0
    J Selby                                  b Spofforth            7       1  0
    W Bates               st Blackham        b Garrett             23       2  0
    A Shrewsbury          lbw                b Palmer               1       0  0
    WE Midwinter          c Palmer           b Boyle               21       2  0
    WH Scotton            st Blackham        b Giffen              26       1  0
    T Emmett                                 b Giffen              27       4  1
    *A Shaw               c Murdoch          b Garrett              3       0  0
    +R Pilling            not out                                   6       0  0
    E Peate                              c & b Garrett             13       1  0
    Extras                (b 10, lb 7)                             17
    Total                 (all out, 159.2 overs)                  309
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Barlow), 2-49 (Selby), 3-98 (Bates),
         4-109 (Shrewsbury), 5-177 (Midwinter), 6-239 (Ulyett),
         7-281 (Scotton), 8-284 (Emmett), 9-288 (Shaw),
         10-309 (Peate).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Garrett                     54.2   23     80      5
    Spofforth                   51     14     92      1
    Boyle                       18      4     33      1
    Palmer                      23      5     70      1
    Giffen                      13      6     17      2
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    *WL Murdoch                              b Midwinter           85 165   6  0
    AC Bannerman                         c & b Midwinter           37       3  0
    TP Horan                             c & b Midwinter           20       2  0
    PS McDonnell          c Barlow           b Ulyett              52       3  1
    HH Massie             c Emmett           b Shaw                19       0  0
    G Giffen              c Scotton          b Peate               14       0  0
    +JM Blackham          c Pilling          b Midwinter            6       0  0
    TW Garrett            c Ulyett           b Bates               10       0  0
    GE Palmer             c Ulyett           b Bates               32       5  0
    HF Boyle              c Shrewsbury       b Bates                6       1  0
    FR Spofforth          not out                                   3       0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 7, w 6, nb 1)                   16
    Total                 (all out, 163.1 overs)                  300
    
    FoW: 1-110 (Bannerman), 2-149 (Horan), 3-153 (Murdoch),
         4-189 (Massie), 5-228 (Giffen), 6-247 (Blackham),
         7-247 (McDonnell), 8-280 (Garrett), 9-297 (Palmer),
         10-300 (Boyle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bates                       28.1   14     49      3
    Peate                       20      6     38      1
    Emmett                      19     14     22      0
    Ulyett                      24      8     40      1
    Barlow                      15      6     25      0
    Shaw                        16      6     29      1
    Midwinter                   41      9     81      4
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   4   6
    G Ulyett              c Palmer           b Boyle               64   3   1
    RG Barlow             run out                                  56   6   0
    J Selby               not out                                  48   2   0
    W Bates               not out                                  52   5   0
    Extras                (b 12, lb 2)                             14
    Total                 (2 wickets, 97.3 overs)                 234
    
    DNB: A Shrewsbury, WE Midwinter, WH Scotton, T Emmett, *A Shaw,
         +R Pilling, E Peate.
    
    FoW: 1-98 (Ulyett), 2-152 (Barlow).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Garrett                     27      6     62      0
    Spofforth                   15      3     36      0
    Boyle                       25      9     38      1
    Palmer                      20      5     47      0
    Giffen                       8.3    1     25      0
    Bannerman                    2      0     12      0
    

    • This was the last drawn Test in Australia until 1946-47. G Ulyett's 149 was the first Test hundred for England in Australia and it was the highest score for England on the first day of a Test in Australia until RW Barber scored 185 in 1965-66.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: G Ulyett, RG Barlow, J Selby, W Bates, A Shrewsbury, WE Midwinter, WH Scotton, T Emmett, A Shaw, R Pilling, E Peate.

    Australia Player Pages: WL Murdoch, AC Bannerman, TP Horan, PS McDonnell, HH Massie, G Giffen, JM Blackham, TW Garrett, GE Palmer, HF Boyle, FR Spofforth.

    Match Officials' Pages: G Coulthard, James Lillywhite jnr.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by John.McDonald (e_jmd@*.nerc-murchison.ac.uk)  
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