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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 16 (16/16)
The Ashes, 1884, 3rd Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
11,12,13 August 1884 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn
England wins the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: FH Farrands and CK Pullin

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 363/2 (Murdoch 145*, Scott 101*)
  • Day 2: Australia 551, England 71/2 (Scotton 21*, Shrewsbury 6*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    AC Bannerman          c Read             b Peate                4       8  1 0
    PS McDonnell          c Ulyett           b Peate              103     168 14 0
    *WL Murdoch           c Peate            b Barnes             211 490 525 24 0
    HJH Scott             c Lyttelton        b Barnes             102 210 216 15 0
    G Giffen              c Steel            b Ulyett              32      94  2 0
    GJ Bonnor             c Read             b Grace                8      29  0 0
    WE Midwinter          c +Grace           b Lyttelton           30      94  4 0
    +JM Blackham          lbw                b Lyttelton           31      65  3 0
    GE Palmer             not out                                   8      31  0 0
    FR Spofforth                             b Lyttelton            4       9  1 0
    HF Boyle              c Harris           b Lyttelton            1       5  0 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 10)                             17
    Total                 (all out, 311 overs)                    551
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Bannerman), 2-158 (McDonnell), 3-365 (Scott),
         4-432 (Giffen), 5-454 (Bonnor), 6-494 (Murdoch),
         7-532 (Midwinter), 8-545 (Blackham), 9-549 (Spofforth),
         10-551 (Boyle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Peate                       63     25     99      2
    Ulyett                      56     24     96      1
    Steel                       34      7     71      0
    Barnes                      52     25     81      2
    Barlow                      50     22     72      0
    Grace                       24     14     23      1
    Read                         7      0     36      0
    Scotton                      5      1     20      0
    Harris                       5      1     15      0
    Lyttelton                   12      5     19      4
    Shrewsbury                   3      2      2      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    WG Grace              run out                                  19      32  3 0
    WH Scotton            c Scott            b Giffen              90 340 375  9 0
    W Barnes              c Midwinter        b Spofforth           19      31  2 0
    A Shrewsbury          c Blackham         b Midwinter           10      33  2 0
    AG Steel              lbw                b Palmer              31      73  3 0
    G Ulyett              c Bannerman        b Palmer              10      31  0 0
    RG Barlow             c Murdoch          b Palmer               0       1  0 0
    *Lord Harris          lbw                b Palmer              14      35  1 0
    +Hon.A Lyttelton                         b Spofforth            8      27  0 0
    WW Read                                  b Boyle              117 120 155 20 0
    E Peate               not out                                   4       2  1 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 7, w 6, nb 3)                   24
    Total                 (all out, 198 overs)                    346
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Grace), 2-60 (Barnes), 3-75 (Shrewsbury),
         4-120 (Steel), 5-136 (Ulyett), 6-136 (Barlow),
         7-160 (Harris), 8-181 (Lyttelton), 9-332 (Scotton),
         10-346 (Read).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bonnor                      13      4     33      0
    Palmer                      54     19     90      4
    Spofforth                   58     31     81      2
    Boyle                       13      7     24      1
    Midwinter                   31     16     41      1
    Giffen                      26     13     36      1
    Scott                        3      0     17      0
    
    England 2nd innings (following on)                              R   B   4  6
    RG Barlow             not out                                  21  46   2  0
    +Hon.A Lyttelton                         b Boyle               17  13   1  0
    A Shrewsbury          c Scott            b Giffen              37  33   8  0
    *Lord Harris          not out                                   6  12   0  0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 1)                               4
    Total                 (2 wickets, 26 overs)                    85
    
    DNB: WG Grace, WH Scotton, W Barnes, AG Steel, G Ulyett, WW Read,
         E Peate.
    
    FoW: 1-22 (Lyttelton), 2-73 (Shrewsbury).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Palmer                       2      1      2      0
    Spofforth                    6      2     14      0
    Boyle                        8      1     32      1
    Midwinter                    3      0     15      0
    Giffen                       7      1     18      1
    

    • WL Murdoch scored the first double-century in Test cricket. His stand with Scott of 207 was a Test record for any wicket.
    • WW Read reached his hundred in 113 minutes with 36 scoring strokes.
    • For the first time in Test cricket all eleven players bowled during Australia's innings, Grace keeping wicket while Lyttelton took four wickets with lobs.
    • Declarations were not permitted until 1889.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    Australia Player Pages: AC Bannerman, PS McDonnell, WL Murdoch, HJH Scott, G Giffen, GJ Bonnor, WE Midwinter, JM Blackham, GE Palmer, FR Spofforth, HF Boyle.

    England Player Pages: WG Grace, WH Scotton, W Barnes, A Shrewsbury, AG Steel, G Ulyett, RG Barlow, Lord Harris, Hon.A Lyttelton, WW Read, E Peate.

    Match Officials' Pages: FH Farrands, CK Pullin.

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