GUIDES

The Follow-On Rule, Explained— What the follow-on is, when a captain can enforce it, and how the margin has changed since cricket's first Test in 1877.
How CricArcade Decides a Single Delivery— The geometric-mean matchup at the heart of every engine: how a batter's numbers and a bowler's become a run and a wicket probability, then a result.
How a Test Pitch Plays— Green tops, dustbowls and roads: 60-plus real venues, per-match pitch preparation, wear over five days, the new ball and the sessions in The Follow-On.
The Six Eras of Test Cricket— From the three-day Golden Age to the DRS era: six periods of Test cricket, each calibrated to the real match record, and two findings that surprised us.
Test Captaincy: Declarations, the Follow-On and Reviews— When to bat first, when to declare, whether to enforce the follow-on and when to burn a review, and how The Follow-On's AI captain weighs each call.
Settling In, and the Myth of the Nervous Nineties— A new batter is most vulnerable early, and the nervous nineties turn out to be a myth. How CricArcade models both, measured from real Test data.
How to Read a Cricket Scorecard— A plain-English guide to the batting card, bowling figures, extras, fall of wickets and the result line, with what every abbreviation actually means.

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England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1890 (1890) · Kennington Oval, London · 11 August 1890 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat

England won by 2 wickets

England won by 2 wickets. Harry Trott top-scored with 39 for Australia.

Australia ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1890 TESTS Kennington Oval ARCHIVE

Australia, 92 (10 wkts)

John Lyons	caught (Walter Read)	13	0
Charlie Turner	caught (John Sharpe)	12	0
Billy Murdoch	bowled	2	0
Jack Barrett	caught (George Lohmann)	0	0
Harry Trott	caught (Gregor MacGregor)	39	0
Kenny Burn	caught (Gregor MacGregor)	7	0
Jack Blackham	bowled	1	0
J.J. Ferris	caught (George Lohmann)	6	0
Percie Charlton	bowled	10	0
Syd Gregory	bowled	2	0
Hugh Trumble	not out	0	0

Fred Martin 27.00-9-50-6George Lohmann 32.20-19-34-3John Sharpe 6.00-3-8-1

England, 87 (10 wkts)

Arthur Shrewsbury	caught (Harry Trott)	4	0
W.G. Grace	caught (Hugh Trumble)	0	0
Billy Gunn	bowled	32	0
Walter Read	bowled	1	0
James Cranston	run out	16	0
Maurice Read	caught (Billy Murdoch)	19	0
Billy Barnes	caught (Billy Murdoch)	5	0
George Lohmann	caught (Syd Gregory)	3	0
Gregor MacGregor	caught (Charlie Turner)	1	0
John Sharpe	not out	5	0
Fred Martin	caught (Charlie Turner)	1	0

Charlie Turner 22.00-12-37-2J.J. Ferris 25.00-14-25-4Hugh Trumble 2.00-0-7-0Percie Charlton 6.00-0-18-3

Australia, 94 (10 wkts)

Jack Barrett	bowled	4	0
Kenny Burn	bowled	15	0
J.J. Ferris	bowled	1	0
John Lyons	bowled	21	0
Billy Murdoch	bowled	6	0
Harry Trott	caught (James Cranston)	25	0
Charlie Turner	bowled	0	0
Jack Blackham	bowled	1	0
Percie Charlton	bowled	11	0
Hugh Trumble	bowled	6	0
Syd Gregory	not out	4	0

Fred Martin 30.20-12-52-6George Lohmann 21.00-8-32-3John Sharpe 9.00-5-10-1

England, 93 (8 wkts)

Arthur Shrewsbury	lbw	9	0
W.G. Grace	caught (Hugh Trumble)	16	0
Billy Gunn	stumping (Jack Blackham)	1	0
Walter Read	bowled	6	0
Maurice Read	caught (Jack Barrett)	35	0
James Cranston	caught (Hugh Trumble)	15	0
George Lohmann	caught (Jack Blackham)	2	0
Billy Barnes	lbw	5	0
Gregor MacGregor	not out	2	0
John Sharpe	not out	2	0
Fred Martin	did not bat	0	0

Charlie Turner 25.00-9-38-3J.J. Ferris 23.00-8-49-5Percie Charlton 3.00-1-6-0

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