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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 12 (12/12)
The Ashes, 1882/83, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
26,27,29,30 January 1883 (timeless match)

Result: England won by 69 runs
England wins the 3-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: EH Elliott and JS Swift

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 247, Australia 8/0 (Giffen 6*, Bannerman 1*)
  • Day 2: Australia 133/1 (Bannerman 68*, Murdoch 17*)
  • Day 3: Australia 218, England 123, Australia 0/0 (Giffen 0*, Bannerman 0*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   4   6
    RG Barlow             c Murdoch          b Spofforth           28   2   0
    CT Studd              c Blackham         b Garrett             21   1   0
    CFH Leslie                               b Spofforth            0   0   0
    AG Steel                                 b Garrett             17   2   0
    WW Read               c Massie           b Bannerman           66   9   0
    W Barnes              c Blackham         b Spofforth            2   0   0
    +EFS Tylecote         run out                                  66   7   0
    W Bates               c McDonnell        b Spofforth           17   1   0
    GB Studd                                 b Palmer               3   0   0
    *Hon.IFW Bligh                           b Palmer              13   0   0
    F Morley              not out                                   2   0   0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 3, nb 1)                        12
    Total                 (all out, 143 overs)                    247
    
    FoW: 1-41 (CT Studd), 2-44 (Leslie), 3-67 (Barlow), 4-69 (Steel),
         5-75 (Barnes), 6-191 (Tylecote), 7-223 (Read),
         8-224 (Bates), 9-244 (Bligh), 10-247 (GB Studd).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Giffen                      12      3     37      0
    Palmer                      38     21     38      2
    Spofforth                   51     19     73      4
    Garrett                     27      8     54      2
    Bannerman                   11      2     17      1
    McDonnell                    4      0     16      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    G Giffen              st Tylecote        b Bates               41       3  0
    AC Bannerman          c Bates            b Morley              94 245  13  0
    *WL Murdoch           lbw                b Steel               19       0  0
    PS McDonnell                             b Steel                0       0  0
    TP Horan              c Steel            b Morley              19       1  0
    HH Massie             c Bligh            b Steel                1       0  0
    GJ Bonnor             c GB Studd         b Morley               0       0  0
    +JM Blackham                             b Barlow              27       2  0
    TW Garrett            c Barlow           b Morley               0       0  0
    GE Palmer             c GB Studd         b Barnes               7       0  0
    FR Spofforth          not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)                   10
    Total                 (all out, 179.1 overs)                  218
    
    FoW: 1-76 (Giffen), 2-140 (Murdoch), 3-140 (McDonnell),
         4-176 (Bannerman), 5-177 (Massie), 6-178 (Bonnor),
         7-196 (Horan), 8-196 (Garrett), 9-218 (Palmer),
         10-218 (Blackham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Morley                      34     16     47      4
    Barlow                      47.1   31     52      1
    Bates                       45     20     55      1
    Barnes                      13      6     22      1
    CT Studd                    14     11      5      0
    Steel                       26     14     27      3
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   4   6
    CFH Leslie                               b Spofforth            8   1   0
    CT Studd                                 b Spofforth           25   2   0
    RG Barlow             c Palmer           b Horan               24   3   0
    AG Steel              lbw                b Spofforth            6   0   0
    WW Read                                  b Horan               21   3   0
    W Barnes              lbw                b Spofforth            3   0   0
    +EFS Tylecote         c Bonnor           b Spofforth            0   0   0
    W Bates               c Murdoch          b Horan                4   0   0
    *Hon.IFW Bligh        not out                                  17   2   0
    GB Studd              c Garrett          b Spofforth            8   1   0
    F Morley                                 b Spofforth            0   0   0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 2)                               7
    Total                 (all out, 80.1 overs)                   123
    
    FoW: 1-13 (Leslie), 2-45 (CT Studd), 3-55 (Steel), 4-87 (Read),
         5-92 (Barlow), 6-94 (Barnes), 7-97 (Tylecote), 8-98 (Bates),
         9-115 (GB Studd), 10-123 (Morley).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spofforth                   41.1   23     44      7
    Garrett                     13      3     31      0
    Palmer                       9      3     19      0
    Horan                       17     10     22      3
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 153 runs)                        R   4   6
    G Giffen                                 b Barlow               7   1   0
    AC Bannerman          c Bligh            b Barlow               5   1   0
    *WL Murdoch           c GB Studd         b Morley               0   0   0
    TP Horan              run out                                   8   1   0
    PS McDonnell          c Bligh            b Morley               0   0   0
    HH Massie             c CT Studd         b Barlow              11   2   0
    GJ Bonnor                                b Barlow               8   0   0
    +JM Blackham                             b Barlow              26   2   0
    FR Spofforth          c Steel            b Barlow               7   0   0
    GE Palmer             not out                                   2   0   0
    TW Garrett                               b Barlow               0   0   0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 2, w 1)                          9
    Total                 (all out, 69.2 overs)                    83
    
    FoW: 1-11 (Giffen), 2-12 (Bannerman), 3-18 (Murdoch),
         4-18 (McDonnell), 5-30 (Horan), 6-33 (Massie),
         7-56 (Bonnor), 8-72 (Spofforth), 9-80 (Blackham),
         10-83 (Garrett).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Morley                      35     19     34      2
    Barlow                      34.2   20     40      7
    

    • After this match, the last of the rubber originally scheduled, some Australian ladies burned a bail, sealed the ashes in an urn and presented it to the victorious captain of the English team. The urn, together with its embroidered velvet bag, is housed in the Memorial Gallery at Lord's.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: RG Barlow, CT Studd, CFH Leslie, AG Steel, WW Read, W Barnes, EFS Tylecote, W Bates, GB Studd, Hon.IFW Bligh, F Morley.

    Australia Player Pages: G Giffen, AC Bannerman, WL Murdoch, PS McDonnell, TP Horan, HH Massie, GJ Bonnor, JM Blackham, TW Garrett, GE Palmer, FR Spofforth.

    Match Officials' Pages: EH Elliott, JS Swift.

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