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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 5 (5/5)
Australia v England, 1881/82, 1st Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1881, 2,3,4 January 1882 (timeless match)

Result: Match drawn (by agreement)
4-Test series level 0-0

Toss: England
Umpires: James Lillywhite jnr (Eng) and JS Swift
Test Debuts: WH Cooper, E Evans, G Giffen, HH Massie (Aus); RG Barlow, W Bates, E Peate, R Pilling, WH Scotton, A Shrewsbury (Eng).

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 294
  • Day 2: Australia 277/6 (Horan 106*, Palmer 23*)
  • Day 3: Australia 320, England 238/7 (Scotton 13*, Shaw 14*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    RG Barlow             c Bannerman        b Palmer               0   4   0  0
    G Ulyett              c McDonnell        b Cooper              87 135   6  1
    J Selby               run out                                  55 140   2  0
    W Bates               c Giffen           b Boyle               58       7  0
    A Shrewsbury          c Blackham         b Evans               11       1  0
    WE Midwinter                             b Evans               36       4  0
    T Emmett                                 b Evans                5       0  0
    WH Scotton            run out                                  21       0  0
    *A Shaw               c Boyle            b Cooper               5       0  0
    +R Pilling            c Giffen           b Cooper               5       0  0
    E Peate               not out                                   4       1  0
    Extras                (lb 6, nb 1)                              7
    Total                 (all out, 170.2 overs)                  294
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Barlow), 2-142 (Ulyett), 3-151 (Selby),
         4-187 (Shrewsbury), 5-227 (Bates), 6-232 (Emmett),
         7-277 (Midwinter), 8-284 (Shaw), 9-289 (Pilling),
         10-294 (Scotton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Palmer                      36      9     73      1
    Evans                       71     35     81      3
    Cooper                      32.2    8     80      3
    Boyle                       18      9     18      1
    Giffen                       3      0     12      0
    Bannerman                   10      3     23      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    HH Massie             st Pilling         b Midwinter            2       0  0
    AC Bannerman                             b Ulyett              38       1  0
    *WL Murdoch                              b Ulyett              39       3  0
    PS McDonnell                             b Midwinter           19       2  0
    TP Horan              run out                                 124 250   6  0
    G Giffen                                 b Emmett              30 150   1  0
    +JM Blackham                             b Emmett               2       0  0
    GE Palmer             c Pilling          b Bates               34       3  0
    E Evans                                  b Bates                3       0  0
    HF Boyle              not out                                   4       0  0
    WH Cooper             st Pilling         b Peate                7       0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 11, w 3)                        18
    Total                 (all out, 237 overs)                    320
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Massie), 2-82 (Bannerman), 3-97 (Murdoch),
         4-113 (McDonnell), 5-220 (Giffen), 6-226 (Blackham),
         7-305 (Palmer), 8-309 (Evans), 9-309 (Horan),
         10-320 (Cooper).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Peate                       59     24     64      1
    Midwinter                   39     21     50      2
    Bates                       41     20     43      2
    Emmett                      35     12     61      2
    Ulyett                      20      5     41      2
    Barlow                      23     13     22      0
    Shaw                        20     11     21      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    RG Barlow             st Blackham        b Palmer              33       1  0
    G Ulyett              st Blackham        b Cooper              23       3  0
    J Selby               c Boyle            b Cooper              70 165   5  0
    W Bates               c Bannerman        b Cooper              47       2  0
    A Shrewsbury                             b Cooper              16       0  0
    WE Midwinter          c Massie           b Cooper               4       1  0
    T Emmett                                 b Cooper               6       1  0
    WH Scotton            not out                                  50       3  0
    *A Shaw               c Cooper           b Boyle               40       3  0
    +R Pilling                               b Palmer               3       0  0
    E Peate               run out                                   2       0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 2, nb 5)                        14
    Total                 (all out, 229.3 overs)                  308
    
    FoW: 1-37 (Ulyett), 2-96 (Barlow), 3-179 (Bates), 4-183 (Selby),
         5-188 (Midwinter), 6-197 (Emmett), 7-217 (Shrewsbury),
         8-300 (Shaw), 9-304 (Pilling), 10-308 (Peate).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Palmer                      77     19     77      2
    Evans                       73     45     63      0
    Cooper                      61     19    120      6
    Boyle                       14.3    6     19      1
    McDonnell                    4      1     15      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 283 runs)                        R   4   6
    +JM Blackham                             b Bates               25   2   0
    AC Bannerman                             b Ulyett               8   1   0
    TP Horan              c Emmett           b Bates               26   4   0
    *WL Murdoch           not out                                  22   3   0
    PS McDonnell          not out                                  33   4   1
    Extras                (b 9, lb 3, w 1)                         13
    Total                 (3 wickets, 55 overs)                   127
    
    DNB: HH Massie, G Giffen, GE Palmer, E Evans, HF Boyle,
         WH Cooper.
    
    FoW: 1-35 (Bannerman), 2-70 (Horan), 3-72 (Blackham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Peate                       11      5     22      0
    Bates                       13      3     43      2
    Emmett                      16     11     19      0
    Ulyett                      15      3     30      1
    

    • WE Midwinter made his debut for England having played for Australia in the first two Test matches.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

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

    Australia Player Pages: HH Massie, AC Bannerman, WL Murdoch, PS McDonnell, TP Horan, G Giffen, JM Blackham, GE Palmer, E Evans, HF Boyle, WH Cooper.

    Match Officials' Pages: James Lillywhite jnr, JS Swift.

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