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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 97 (97/78)
The Ashes, 1907/08, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,2,3,4,6,7 January 1908 (timeless match)

Result: England won by 1 wicket
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: P Argall and RM Crockett
Test Debuts: JB Hobbs, J Humphries (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 255/7 (Ransford 22*, Carter 10*)
  • Day 2: Australia 266, England 246/3 (Hutchings 117*, Braund 15*)
  • Day 3: England 382, Australia 96/0 (Noble 50*, Trumper 46*)
  • Day 4: Australia 360/7 (Carter 22*, Cotter 27*)
  • Day 5: Australia 397, England 159/4 (Braund 17*, Hardstaff 17*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    VT Trumper            c Humphries        b Crawford            49  81   5  0
    CG Macartney                             b Crawford            37  96   1  0
    C Hill                                   b Fielder             16  35      0
    *MA Noble             c Braund           b Rhodes              61 153   5  0
    WW Armstrong          c Hutchings        b Crawford            31  64   3  0
    PA McAlister          run out                                  10  35      0
    VS Ransford           run out                                  27  77      0
    A Cotter                                 b Crawford            17  15      0
    +H Carter             not out                                  15  40      0
    GR Hazlitt                               b Crawford             1   4   0  0
    JV Saunders                              b Fielder              0   3   0  0
    Extras                (lb 1, w 1)                               2
    Total                 (all out, 100.5 overs)                  266
    
    FoW: 1-84 (Trumper), 2-93 (Macartney), 3-111 (Hill),
         4-168 (Armstrong), 5-197 (McAlister), 6-214 (Noble),
         7-240 (Cotter), 8-261 (Ransford), 9-265 (Hazlitt),
         10-266 (Saunders).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Fielder                     27.5    4     77      2
    Barnes                      17      7     30      0
    Rhodes                      11      0     37      1
    Braund                      16      5     41      0
    Crawford                    29      1     79      5
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    *FL Fane                                 b Armstrong           13  35      0
    JB Hobbs                                 b Cotter              83 192   8  0
    G Gunn                lbw                b Cotter              15  52      0
    KL Hutchings                             b Cotter             126 163  21  1
    LC Braund                                b Cotter              49 144   5  0
    J Hardstaff snr                          b Saunders            12  37      0
    W Rhodes                                 b Saunders            32  98   4  0
    JN Crawford           c Ransford         b Saunders            16  35      0
    SF Barnes             c Hill             b Armstrong           14  45      0
    +J Humphries                             b Cotter               6          0
    A Fielder             not out                                   6          0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 3, w 1, nb 3)                   10
    Total                 (all out, 135.2 overs)                  382
    
    FoW: 1-27 (Fane), 2-61 (Gunn), 3-160 (Hobbs), 4-268 (Hutchings),
         5-287 (Hardstaff), 6-325 (Braund), 7-353 (Crawford),
         8-360 (Rhodes), 9-369 (Humphries), 10-382 (Barnes).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotter                      33      4    142      5
    Saunders                    34      7    100      3
    Noble                        9      3     26      0
    Armstrong                   34.2   15     36      2
    Hazlitt                     13      1     34      0
    Macartney                   12      2     34      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    *MA Noble                                b Crawford            64 122   6  0
    VT Trumper            lbw                b Crawford            63 110   7  0
    C Hill                                   b Fielder              3  15   0  0
    PA McAlister          run out                                  15  40      0
    WW Armstrong                             b Barnes              77 155   7  0
    CG Macartney          c Humphries        b Barnes              54 147   5  0
    VS Ransford           c Hutchings        b Barnes              18  40      0
    +H Carter             c Fane             b Barnes              53  83   7  0
    A Cotter              lbw                b Crawford            27  40      0
    GR Hazlitt                               b Barnes               3  25   0  0
    JV Saunders           not out                                   0   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 12, lb 8)                             20
    Total                 (all out, 121.4 overs)                  397
    
    FoW: 1-126 (Trumper), 2-131 (Noble), 3-135 (Hill),
         4-162 (McAlister), 5-268 (Armstrong), 6-303 (Macartney),
         7-312 (Ransford), 8-361 (Cotter), 9-392 (Hazlitt),
         10-397 (Carter).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Fielder                     27      6     74      1
    Barnes                      27.4    4     72      5
    Rhodes                      16      6     38      0
    Braund                      18      2     68      0
    Crawford                    33      6    125      3
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 282 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    *FL Fane                                 b Armstrong           50 160      2 0
    JB Hobbs                                 b Noble               28  69        0
    G Gunn                lbw                b Noble                0   1   2  0 0
    KL Hutchings          c Cotter           b Macartney           39 106        0
    LC Braund                                b Armstrong           30 110        0
    J Hardstaff snr       c Ransford         b Cotter              19  73        0
    W Rhodes              run out                                  15  22        0
    JN Crawford           c Armstrong        b Saunders            10  15      0 1
    SF Barnes             not out                                  38  83        0
    +J Humphries          lbw                b Armstrong           16  45      2 0
    A Fielder             not out                                  18  25        0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 7, w 1, nb 2)                   19
    Total                 (9 wickets, 121.4 overs)                282
    
    FoW: 1-54 (Hobbs), 2-54 (Gunn), 3-121 (Fane), 4-131 (Hutchings),
         5-162 (Hardstaff), 6-196 (Braund), 7-198 (Rhodes),
         8-209 (Crawford), 9-243 (Humphries).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotter                      28      3     82      1
    Saunders                    30      9     58      1
    Noble                       22      7     41      2
    Armstrong                   30.4   10     53      3
    Hazlitt                      2      1      8      0
    Macartney                    9      3     21      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: VT Trumper, CG Macartney, C Hill, MA Noble, WW Armstrong, PA McAlister, VS Ransford, A Cotter, H Carter, GR Hazlitt, JV Saunders.

    England Player Pages: FL Fane, JB Hobbs, G Gunn, KL Hutchings, LC Braund, J Hardstaff snr, W Rhodes, JN Crawford, SF Barnes, J Humphries, A Fielder.

    Match Officials' Pages: P Argall, RM Crockett.

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