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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 54 (54/48)
The Ashes, 1897/98, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,3,4,5 January 1898 (timeless match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: C Bannerman and J Phillips
Test Debuts: MA Noble (Aus).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 283/3 (Gregory 54*, Iredale 12*)
  • Day 2: Australia 520, England 22/1 (MacLaren 9*, Wainwright 3*)
  • Day 3: England 311/8 (Druce 44*, Briggs 45*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    J Darling             c Hirst            b Briggs              36  45   5  0
    CE McLeod                                b Storer             112 244   4  0
    C Hill                c Storer           b Hayward             58 115   1  0
    SE Gregory                               b Briggs              71 136   3  0
    FA Iredale            c Ranjitsinhji     b Hirst               89 167   6  0
    *GHS Trott            c Wainwright       b Briggs              79 193  11  0
    MA Noble                                 b Richardson          17  22   2  0
    H Trumble             c Hirst            b Mason               14  19   1  0
    +JJ Kelly             c Richardson       b Hearne              19  40   2  0
    E Jones               run out                                   7  12   0  0
    TR McKibbin           not out                                   2   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 14, w 1, nb 1)                        16
    Total                 (all out, 185 overs)                    520
    
    FoW: 1-43 (Darling), 2-167 (Hill), 3-244 (McLeod),
         4-310 (Gregory), 5-434 (Iredale), 6-453 (Noble),
         7-478 (Trumble), 8-509 (Trott), 9-515 (Kelly),
         10-520 (Jones).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Richardson                  48     12    114      1
    Hirst                       25      1     89      1
    Briggs                      40     10     96      3
    Hearne                      36      6     94      1
    Mason                       11      1     33      1
    Hayward                      9      4     23      1
    Storer                      16      4     55      1
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    *AC MacLaren          c Trumble          b McKibbin            35  83   2  0
    JR Mason                                 b McKibbin             3   6   0  0
    E Wainwright          c Jones            b Noble               21  60   2  0
    KS Ranjitsinhji                          b Trumble             71 149   4  0
    TW Hayward            c Jones            b Trott               23  70   1  0
    +W Storer             c Kelly            b Trumble             51  88   6  0
    GH Hirst                                 b Jones                0   3   0  0
    NF Druce              lbw                b Trumble             44  88   4  0
    JT Hearne                                b Jones                1   1   0  0
    J Briggs              not out                                  46  71   5  0
    T Richardson                             b Trumble              3   4   0  0
    Extras                (b 10, lb 3, nb 4)                       17
    Total                 (all out, 119.5 overs)                  315
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Mason), 2-60 (Wainwright), 3-74 (MacLaren),
         4-133 (Hayward), 5-203 (Ranjitsinhji), 6-208 (Hirst),
         7-223 (Storer), 8-224 (Hearne), 9-311 (Druce),
         10-315 (Richardson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McKibbin                    28      7     66      2
    Trumble                     26.5    5     54      4
    Jones                       22      5     54      2
    Trott                       17      3     49      1
    Noble                       12      3     31      1
    McLeod                      14      2     44      0
    
    England 2nd innings (following on)                              R   M   4  6
    *AC MacLaren          c Trott            b Trumble             38  70   2  0
    JR Mason                                 b Trumble              3  17   0  0
    KS Ranjitsinhji                          b Noble               27  68   2  0
    TW Hayward            c Trumble          b Noble               33  73   3  0
    +W Storer             c Trumble          b Noble                1   5   0  0
    GH Hirst              lbw                b Trumble              3   7   0  0
    NF Druce              c McLeod           b Noble               15  32   1  0
    E Wainwright                             b Noble               11  35   0  0
    J Briggs              c Trott            b Trumble             12  33   2  0
    JT Hearne             c Jones            b Noble                0   4   0  0
    T Richardson          not out                                   2   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 1, w 1)                          5
    Total                 (all out, 65.4 overs)                   150
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Mason), 2-65 (MacLaren), 3-71 (Ranjitsinhji),
         4-75 (Storer), 5-80 (Hirst), 6-115 (Druce), 7-123 (Hayward),
         8-141 (Wainwright), 9-148 (Hearne), 10-150 (Briggs).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McKibbin                     4      0     13      0
    Trumble                     30.4   12     53      4
    Trott                        7      0     17      0
    Noble                       17      1     49      6
    McLeod                       7      2     13      0
    

    • Jones was the first bowler to be no-balled for throwing in a Test match - umpire Phillips called him once.
    • McLeod avenged his unfortunate dismissal in the previous match by making the most of his surprising promotion in the order.




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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: J Darling, CE McLeod, C Hill, SE Gregory, FA Iredale, GHS Trott, MA Noble, H Trumble, JJ Kelly, E Jones, TR McKibbin.

    England Player Pages: AC MacLaren, JR Mason, E Wainwright, KS Ranjitsinhji, TW Hayward, W Storer, GH Hirst, NF Druce, JT Hearne, J Briggs, T Richardson.

    Match Officials' Pages: C Bannerman, J Phillips.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by John.McDonald (jdon@wpo.nerc.ac.uk)  
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