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Test # 117 (117/88)
The Ashes, 1911/12, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
30 December 1911, 1,2,3 January 1912 (timeless match)

Result: England won by 8 wickets
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RM Crockett and DA Elder
Test Debuts: JW Hitch, EJ Smith (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 184, England 38/1 (Rhodes 16*, Hearne 12*)
  • Day 2: England 265
  • Day 3: Australia 269/8 (Cotter 18*, Carter 12*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    C Kelleway            lbw                b Barnes               2  19  16  0 0
    W Bardsley                               b Barnes               0   3   1  0 0
    *C Hill                                  b Barnes               4  20  18  0 0
    WW Armstrong          c Smith            b Barnes               4  13  16  0 0
    VT Trumper                               b Foster              13  44  48  2 0
    VS Ransford           c Smith            b Hitch               43  94  65  2 0
    RB Minnett            c Hobbs            b Barnes               2   8  11  0 0
    HV Hordern            not out                                  49 141 126  6 0
    A Cotter              run out                                  14   7   7  3 0
    +H Carter             c Smith            b Douglas             29  41  36  2 0
    WJ Whitty                                b Woolley             14  38  31  1 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 4, nb 1)                        10
    Total                 (all out, 62.1 overs)                   184
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Bardsley), 2-5 (Kelleway), 3-8 (Hill),
         4-11 (Armstrong), 5-33 (Trumper), 6-38 (Minnett),
         7-80 (Ransford), 8-97 (Cotter), 9-140 (Carter),
         10-184 (Whitty).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Foster                      16      2     52      1
    Barnes                      23      9     44      5
    Hitch                        7      0     37      1
    Douglas                     15      4     33      1
    Hearne                       1      0      8      0
    Woolley                      0.1    0      0      1
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    W Rhodes              c Trumper          b Cotter              61 134 144  6 0
    JB Hobbs              c Carter           b Cotter               6   8  10  0 0
    JW Hearne             c Carter           b Cotter             114 225 243 11 0
    G Gunn                lbw                b Armstrong           10  35  32  0 0
    CP Mead               c Armstrong        b Whitty              11  49  50  0 0
    FR Foster             c Hill             b Cotter               9  17  20  1 0
    *JWHT Douglas                            b Hordern              9  56  40  0 0
    FE Woolley            c Ransford         b Hordern             23  34  38  1 0
    +EJ Smith                                b Hordern              5  20  20  0 0
    SF Barnes             lbw                b Hordern              1   1   3  0 0
    JW Hitch              not out                                   0   4   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 10, nb 4)                       16
    Total                 (all out, 98.1 overs)                   265
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Hobbs), 2-137 (Rhodes), 3-174 (Gunn), 4-213 (Mead),
         5-224 (Hearne), 6-227 (Foster), 7-258 (Woolley),
         8-260 (Douglas), 9-262 (Barnes), 10-265 (Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotter                      21      2     73      4
    Whitty                      19      2     47      1
    Hordern                     23.1    1     66      4
    Kelleway                    15      7     27      0
    Armstrong                   15      6     20      1
    Minnett                      5      0     16      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    C Kelleway            c Gunn             b Foster              13  30  37  1 0
    W Bardsley            run out                                  16  45  34  1 0
    *C Hill               c Gunn             b Barnes               0  17  16  0 0
    WW Armstrong                             b Foster              90 148 160 14 0
    VT Trumper                               b Barnes               2   9   6  0 0
    VS Ransford           c Smith            b Foster              32 102  94  3 0
    HV Hordern            c Mead             b Foster              31  85  65  4 0
    RB Minnett                               b Foster              34  50  67  3 0
    A Cotter              c Hobbs            b Foster              41  42  40  5 1
    +H Carter                                b Barnes              16  41  36  1 0
    WJ Whitty             not out                                   0   3   1  0 0
    Extras                (b 14, lb 7, w 1, nb 2)                  24
    Total                 (all out, 91.1 overs)                   299
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Kelleway), 2-34 (Bardsley), 3-34 (Hill),
         4-38 (Trumper), 5-135 (Ransford), 6-168 (Armstrong),
         7-232 (Minnett), 8-235 (Hordern), 9-298 (Cotter),
         10-299 (Carter).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Foster                      38      9     91      6
    Barnes                      32.1    7     96      3
    Hitch                        5      0     21      0
    Douglas                     10      0     38      0
    Hearne                       1      0      5      0
    Woolley                      3      0     21      0
    Rhodes                       2      1      3      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 219 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    W Rhodes              c Carter           b Cotter              28  55  50  1 0
    JB Hobbs              not out                                 126 207 206  8 0
    G Gunn                c Carter           b Whitty              43 114 109  2 0
    JW Hearne             not out                                  12  33  39  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 5)                              10
    Total                 (2 wickets, 67.1 overs)                 219
    
    DNB: CP Mead, FR Foster, *JWHT Douglas, FE Woolley, +EJ Smith,
         SF Barnes, JW Hitch.
    
    FoW: 1-57 (Rhodes), 2-169 (Gunn).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotter                      14      5     45      1
    Whitty                      18      3     37      1
    Hordern                     17      0     66      0
    Kelleway                     7      0     15      0
    Armstrong                    8      1     22      0
    Minnett                      2      0     13      0
    Ransford                     1.1    0     11      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: C Kelleway, W Bardsley, C Hill, WW Armstrong, VT Trumper, VS Ransford, RB Minnett, HV Hordern, A Cotter, H Carter, WJ Whitty.

    England Player Pages: W Rhodes, JB Hobbs, JW Hearne, G Gunn, CP Mead, FR Foster, JWHT Douglas, FE Woolley, EJ Smith, SF Barnes, JW Hitch.

    Match Officials' Pages: RM Crockett, DA Elder.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
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