England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1890 (1890) · Kennington Oval, London · 11 August 1890

England won by 2 wickets

England won by 2 wickets. Harry Trott top-scored with 39 for Australia. Fred Martin took 6/50.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1890 (1890)
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Dates: 11 August 1890 to 12 August 1890
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: England won by 2 wickets
Captains: Billy Murdoch (Australia), W.G. Grace (England)
Debuts: James Cranston (England), John Sharpe (England), Fred Martin (England)
Umpires: CK Pullin and J Street

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. James Cranston, John Sharpe and Fred Martin played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 92 all out. Harry Trott top-scored with 39. Fred Martin took 6 for 50 for England. From 16 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 30 runs, to 46 for 6.

England replied with 100 all out. Billy Gunn top-scored with 32. J.J. Ferris took 4 for 25 for Australia. From 79 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 100 for 10. England led by 8 on first innings.

Australia made 102 all out in their second innings. Harry Trott top-scored with 25. Fred Martin took 6 for 52 for England. From 36 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 18 runs, to 54 for 7.

Set 95 to win, England made 95 for 8. Maurice Read top-scored with 35. J.J. Ferris took 5 for 49 for Australia.

England won by 2 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 92 ALL OUT

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

Extras 0 · Total 92 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Fred Martin	27	9	50	6
George Lohmann	32.2	19	34	3
John Sharpe	6	3	8	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (John Lyons), 2-27 (Charlie Turner), 3-27 (Jack Barrett), 4-32 (Billy Murdoch), 5-39 (Kenny Burn), 6-46 (Jack Blackham), 7-70 (J.J. Ferris), 8-85 (Harry Trott), 9-92 (Percie Charlton), 10-92 (Syd Gregory)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Charlie Turner and John Lyons	16
second	Billy Murdoch and Charlie Turner	11
third	Billy Murdoch and Jack Barrett	0
fourth	Billy Murdoch and Harry Trott	5
fifth	Harry Trott and Kenny Burn	7
sixth	Jack Blackham and Harry Trott	7
seventh	J.J. Ferris and Harry Trott	24
eighth	Harry Trott and Percie Charlton	15
ninth	Percie Charlton and Syd Gregory	7
tenth	Syd Gregory and Hugh Trumble	0

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT

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

Extras 13 · Total 100 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Charlie Turner	22	12	37	2
J.J. Ferris	25	14	25	4
Hugh Trumble	2	0	7	0
Percie Charlton	6	0	18	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (W.G. Grace), 2-10 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-16 (Walter Read), 4-55 (James Cranston), 5-79 (Billy Gunn), 6-90 (Maurice Read), 7-91 (Billy Barnes), 8-93 (Gregor MacGregor), 9-94 (George Lohmann), 10-100 (Fred Martin)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	0
second	Arthur Shrewsbury and Billy Gunn	10
third	Walter Read and Billy Gunn	6
fourth	Billy Gunn and James Cranston	39
fifth	Maurice Read and Billy Gunn	24
sixth	Billy Barnes and Maurice Read	11
seventh	Billy Barnes and George Lohmann	1
eighth	George Lohmann and Gregor MacGregor	2
ninth	George Lohmann and John Sharpe	1
tenth	Fred Martin and John Sharpe	6

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 102 ALL OUT

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

Extras 8 · Total 102 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Fred Martin	30.2	12	52	6
George Lohmann	21	8	32	3
John Sharpe	9	5	10	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Jack Barrett), 2-5 (J.J. Ferris), 3-36 (John Lyons), 4-43 (Billy Murdoch), 5-49 (Kenny Burn), 6-53 (Charlie Turner), 7-54 (Jack Blackham), 8-90 (Harry Trott), 9-92 (Percie Charlton), 10-102 (Hugh Trumble)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Barrett and Kenny Burn	4
second	J.J. Ferris and Kenny Burn	1
third	John Lyons and Kenny Burn	31
fourth	Billy Murdoch and Kenny Burn	7
fifth	Harry Trott and Kenny Burn	6
sixth	Charlie Turner and Harry Trott	4
seventh	Jack Blackham and Harry Trott	1
eighth	Harry Trott and Percie Charlton	36
ninth	Percie Charlton and Hugh Trumble	2
tenth	Syd Gregory and Hugh Trumble	10

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 95 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R
Arthur Shrewsbury	lbw	9
W.G. Grace	c Hugh Trumble	16
Billy Gunn	st Jack Blackham	1
Walter Read	bowled	6
Maurice Read	c Jack Barrett	35
James Cranston	c Hugh Trumble	15
George Lohmann	c Jack Blackham	2
Billy Barnes	lbw	5
Gregor MacGregor	not out	2
John Sharpe	not out	2

Did not bat: Fred Martin

Extras 2 · Total 95 for 8

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Charlie Turner	25	9	38	3
J.J. Ferris	23	8	49	5
Percie Charlton	3	1	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (W.G. Grace), 2-25 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-28 (Billy Gunn), 4-32 (Walter Read), 5-83 (Maurice Read), 6-83 (James Cranston), 7-86 (George Lohmann), 8-93 (Billy Barnes)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	24
second	Arthur Shrewsbury and Billy Gunn	1
third	Walter Read and Billy Gunn	3
fourth	Maurice Read and Walter Read	4
fifth	Maurice Read and James Cranston	51
sixth	George Lohmann and James Cranston	0
seventh	Billy Barnes and George Lohmann	3
eighth	Billy Barnes and Gregor MacGregor	7
ninth	Gregor MacGregor and John Sharpe	2

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