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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 27 (27/27)
The Ashes, 1887/88, Only Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
10,11,13,14,15 February 1888 (timeless match)

Result: England won by 126 runs
England wins the one-off Test

Toss: Australia
Umpires: C Bannerman and J Phillips
Test Debuts: W Newham, AE Stoddart (Eng).

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 113, Australia 35/8 (Garrett 9*, Turner 3*)
  • Day 2: No play
  • Day 3: No play
  • Day 4: Australia 42, England 137, Australia 47/5 (Jones 13*, Garrett 1*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    A Shrewsbury          c Turner           b Ferris              44 165 150  3 0
    AE Stoddart           c McShane          b Turner              16  30  35  2 0
    G Ulyett              c Burton           b Turner               5  14  15  0 0
    *WW Read                                 b Turner              10  50  54  1 0
    JM Read                              c & b Turner               0   1   2  0 0
    R Peel                hit wicket         b Ferris               3   9  11  0 0
    W Newham              c Worrall          b Ferris               9  45  79  1 0
    GA Lohmann            c Jones            b Ferris              12  25  22  0 0
    J Briggs                                 b Turner               0   7  11  0 0
    W Attewell            not out                                   7  11  14  1 0
    +R Pilling            run out                                   3   9   7  0 0
    Extras                (b 4)                                     4
    Total                 (all out, 100 overs)                    113
    
    FoW: 1-27 (Stoddart), 2-36 (Ulyett), 3-54 (WW Read),
         4-54 (JM Read), 5-57 (Peel), 6-88 (Newham),
         7-102 (Shrewsbury), 8-103 (Lohmann), 9-103 (Briggs),
         10-113 (Pilling).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Turner                      50     27     44      5
    Ferris                      47     25     60      4
    Garrett                      3      1      5      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    AC Bannerman          c Ulyett           b Lohmann              2  13  19  0 0
    SP Jones              c Shrewsbury       b Peel                 0  20  20  0 0
    H Moses               c WW Read          b Lohmann              3  13  20  0 0
    FJ Burton             c Stoddart         b Lohmann              1  10  11  0 0
    J Worrall             st Pilling         b Peel                 6  12   7  1 0
    PG McShane            c Shrewsbury       b Peel                 0   2   2  0 0
    *PS McDonnell                            b Lohmann              3   2   5  0 0
    +JM Blackham          c Shrewsbury       b Peel                 2   6   4  0 0
    TW Garrett            c Pilling          b Lohmann             10  15  26  0 0
    CTB Turner            not out                                   8  25  26  0 0
    JJ Ferris             c WW Read          b Peel                 0  12  12  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, w 1)                                7
    Total                 (all out, 37.3 overs)                    42
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Bannerman), 2-2 (Jones), 3-10 (Moses), 4-16 (Burton),
         5-18 (McShane), 6-21 (McDonnell), 7-23 (Worrall),
         8-26 (Blackham), 9-37 (Garrett), 10-42 (Ferris).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lohmann                     19     13     17      5
    Peel                        18.3    9     18      5
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    A Shrewsbury                             b Ferris               1   9  11  0 0
    AE Stoddart           c Blackham         b Turner              17  25  29  1 0
    G Ulyett                                 b Ferris               5   7   6  0 0
    *WW Read                                 b Turner               8  30  38  0 0
    JM Read               c Bannerman        b Turner              39  45  49  4 1
    R Peel                st Blackham        b Turner               9  30  26  1 0
    GA Lohmann            c Blackham         b Turner               0   1   1  0 0
    W Newham              lbw                b Turner              17  60  58  1 0
    J Briggs              c Worrall          b McShane             14  30  39  2 0
    W Attewell            not out                                  10  35  35  1 0
    +R Pilling                               b Turner               5   8   8  1 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 5)                              12
    Total                 (all out, 75 overs)                     137
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Shrewsbury), 2-15 (Ulyett), 3-27 (Stoddart),
         4-54 (WW Read), 5-82 (Peel), 6-82 (Lohmann), 7-84 (JM Read),
         8-111 (Briggs), 9-131 (Newham), 10-137 (Pilling).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Turner                      38     23     43      7
    Ferris                      16      4     43      2
    McShane                     21      7     39      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 209 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    AC Bannerman          c Attewell         b Lohmann              2   9  14  0 0
    *PS McDonnell                            b Peel                 6  12  16  1 0
    H Moses               c Briggs           b Lohmann             11  16  13  1 0
    SP Jones              c Shrewsbury       b Lohmann             15  75  79  2 0
    FJ Burton             c Pilling          b Peel                 1   5   9  0 0
    CTB Turner            lbw                b Attewell            12  25  26  2 0
    TW Garrett            c Shrewsbury       b Peel                 1  20  23  0 0
    +JM Blackham          not out                                  25  50  54  1 0
    PG McShane                               b Peel                 0  16  15  0 0
    J Worrall                                b Lohmann              1   5   7  0 0
    JJ Ferris             c Shrewsbury       b Attewell             5  20  22  1 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 1)                               3
    Total                 (all out, 69.2 overs)                    82
    
    FoW: 1-8 (Bannerman), 2-8 (McDonnell), 3-20 (Moses),
         4-21 (Burton), 5-44 (Turner), 6-47 (Garrett), 7-53 (Jones),
         8-60 (McShane), 9-61 (Worrall), 10-82 (Ferris).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lohmann                     32     18     35      4
    Peel                        33     14     40      4
    Attewell                     4.2    2      4      2
    

    • Two English touring teams in Australia during 1887-88 season combined to play this match.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: A Shrewsbury, AE Stoddart, G Ulyett, WW Read, JM Read, R Peel, W Newham, GA Lohmann, J Briggs, W Attewell, R Pilling.

    Australia Player Pages: AC Bannerman, SP Jones, H Moses, FJ Burton, J Worrall, PG McShane, PS McDonnell, JM Blackham, TW Garrett, CTB Turner, JJ Ferris.

    Match Officials' Pages: C Bannerman, J Phillips.

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