England v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of England - 1890 (1890) · Lord's, London · 21 July 1890

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. W.G. Grace top-scored with 75* for England. John Lyons took 5/30.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1890 (1890)
Ground: Lord's, London
Dates: 21 July 1890 to 23 July 1890
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Captains: Billy Murdoch (Australia), W.G. Grace (England)
Debuts: Jack Barrett (Australia), Syd Gregory (Australia), Percie Charlton (Australia), Kenny Burn (Australia), Hugh Trumble (Australia), Gregor MacGregor (England)
Umpires: A Hill and CK Pullin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Jack Barrett, Syd Gregory, Percie Charlton, Kenny Burn, Hugh Trumble and Gregor MacGregor played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 132 all out. John Lyons top-scored with 55. William Attewell took 4 for 42 for England. From 109 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 132 for 10.

England replied with 173 all out. George Ulyett top-scored with 74. John Lyons took 5 for 30 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 20 for 4. England led by 41 on first innings.

Australia made 176 all out in their second innings. Jack Barrett top-scored with 67 not out. George Lohmann took 3 for 28 for England.

Set 136 to win, England made 137 for 3. W.G. Grace top-scored with 75 not out.

England won by 7 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 132 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
John Lyons	bowled	55
Charlie Turner	bowled	24
Billy Murdoch	c William Attewell	9
Jack Barrett	c W.G. Grace	9
Harry Trott	run out	12
Syd Gregory	bowled	0
Percie Charlton	st Gregor MacGregor	6
Jack Blackham	bowled	5
J.J. Ferris	bowled	8
Kenny Burn	st Gregor MacGregor	0
Hugh Trumble	not out	1

Extras 3 · Total 132 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
George Lohmann	21	10	43	0
Bobby Peel	24	11	28	3
William Attewell	32	15	42	4
Billy Barnes	6	2	16	1
George Ulyett	3	3	0	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-66 (John Lyons), 2-82 (Billy Murdoch), 3-93 (Charlie Turner), 4-109 (Jack Barrett), 5-111 (Syd Gregory), 6-113 (Harry Trott), 7-120 (Jack Blackham), 8-131 (J.J. Ferris), 9-131 (Percie Charlton), 10-132 (Kenny Burn)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Charlie Turner and John Lyons	66
second	Billy Murdoch and Charlie Turner	16
third	Charlie Turner and Jack Barrett	11
fourth	Harry Trott and Jack Barrett	16
fifth	Harry Trott and Syd Gregory	2
sixth	Harry Trott and Percie Charlton	2
seventh	Jack Blackham and Percie Charlton	7
eighth	J.J. Ferris and Percie Charlton	11
ninth	Kenny Burn and Percie Charlton	0
tenth	Kenny Burn and Hugh Trumble	1

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
W.G. Grace	c Charlie Turner	0	1
Arthur Shrewsbury	st Jack Blackham	4	–
Billy Gunn	run out	14	–
Walter Read	c J.J. Ferris	1	–
Maurice Read	bowled	34	–
George Ulyett	bowled	74	–
Bobby Peel	c Hugh Trumble	16	–
Billy Barnes	bowled	9	–
George Lohmann	c John Lyons	19	–
Gregor MacGregor	bowled	0	–
William Attewell	not out	0	–

Extras 2 · Total 173 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Charlie Turner	35	17	53	1
J.J. Ferris	40	17	55	2
Harry Trott	3	0	16	0
John Lyons	20.1	7	30	5
Hugh Trumble	12	7	17	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (W.G. Grace), 2-14 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-20 (Walter Read), 4-20 (Billy Gunn), 5-92 (Maurice Read), 6-133 (Bobby Peel), 7-147 (George Ulyett), 8-162 (Billy Barnes), 9-166 (Gregor MacGregor), 10-173 (George Lohmann)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	0
second	Arthur Shrewsbury and Billy Gunn	14
third	Walter Read and Billy Gunn	6
fourth	Maurice Read and Billy Gunn	0
fifth	George Ulyett and Maurice Read	72
sixth	George Ulyett and Bobby Peel	41
seventh	George Ulyett and Billy Barnes	14
eighth	Billy Barnes and George Lohmann	15
ninth	George Lohmann and Gregor MacGregor	4
tenth	William Attewell and George Lohmann	7

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 176 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Barrett	not out	67
Charlie Turner	lbw	2
Harry Trott	bowled	0
John Lyons	c William Attewell	33
Billy Murdoch	bowled	19
Syd Gregory	c George Lohmann	9
Percie Charlton	lbw	2
Jack Blackham	c Billy Barnes	10
J.J. Ferris	lbw	8
Hugh Trumble	c Billy Barnes	5
Kenny Burn	c Gregor MacGregor	19

Extras 2 · Total 176 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
George Lohmann	29	19	28	3
Bobby Peel	43	23	59	3
William Attewell	42.2	22	54	1
Billy Barnes	6	3	10	1
George Ulyett	6	2	11	0
W.G. Grace	14	10	12	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Charlie Turner), 2-8 (Harry Trott), 3-48 (John Lyons), 4-84 (Billy Murdoch), 5-106 (Syd Gregory), 6-109 (Percie Charlton), 7-119 (Jack Blackham), 8-136 (J.J. Ferris), 9-142 (Hugh Trumble), 10-176 (Kenny Burn)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Charlie Turner and Jack Barrett	6
second	Harry Trott and Jack Barrett	2
third	John Lyons and Jack Barrett	40
fourth	Billy Murdoch and Jack Barrett	36
fifth	Jack Barrett and Syd Gregory	22
sixth	Jack Barrett and Percie Charlton	3
seventh	Jack Blackham and Jack Barrett	10
eighth	J.J. Ferris and Jack Barrett	17
ninth	Jack Barrett and Hugh Trumble	6
tenth	Jack Barrett and Kenny Burn	34

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 137 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R
W.G. Grace	not out	75
Arthur Shrewsbury	lbw	13
Billy Gunn	c J.J. Ferris	34
Walter Read	bowled	13
Maurice Read	not out	2

Did not bat: George Ulyett, Bobby Peel, Billy Barnes, George Lohmann, Gregor MacGregor, William Attewell

Extras 0 · Total 137 for 3

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Charlie Turner	22	12	31	0
J.J. Ferris	25	11	42	2
John Lyons	20	6	43	0
Hugh Trumble	8	1	21	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 2-101 (Billy Gunn), 3-135 (Walter Read)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	27
second	W.G. Grace and Billy Gunn	74
third	W.G. Grace and Walter Read	34
fourth	W.G. Grace and Maurice Read	2

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