Australia v England 1st Test

England [Lord Sheffield's XI] tour of Australia - 1891 (1891/92) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1892

Australia won by 54 runs

Australia won by 54 runs. William Bruce top-scored with 57 for Australia. John Sharpe took 6/84.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England [Lord Sheffield's XI] tour of Australia - 1891 (1891/92)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 1 January 1892 to 6 January 1892
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 54 runs
Captains: Jack Blackham (Australia), W.G. Grace (England)
Debuts: Harry Donnan (Australia), Bob McLeod (Australia), Sydney Callaway (Australia), George Bean (England)
Umpires: J Phillips and T Flynn

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Harry Donnan, Bob McLeod, Sydney Callaway and George Bean played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 240 all out. William Bruce top-scored with 57, and Alec Bannerman made 45. John Sharpe took 6 for 84 for England. That was well below the 1890s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 314 across 5 Tests.

England replied with 264 all out. W.G. Grace top-scored with 50, and George Bean made 50. Bob McLeod took 5 for 53 for Australia. England led by 24 on first innings.

Australia made 236 all out in their second innings. John Lyons top-scored with 51, and Alec Bannerman made 41.

Set 213 to win, England made 158 all out. Andrew Stoddart top-scored with 35. Charlie Turner took 5 for 51 for Australia. From 71 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 98 for 7.

Australia won by 54 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Alec Bannerman	c Maurice Read	45
John Lyons	c W.G. Grace	19
George Giffen	lbw	2
William Bruce	bowled	57
Harry Donnan	bowled	9
Harry Moses	c George Lohmann	23
Harry Trott	c Gregor MacGregor	6
Bob McLeod	bowled	14
Sydney Callaway	bowled	21
Charlie Turner	bowled	29
Jack Blackham	not out	4

Extras 11 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
John Sharpe	51	20	84	6
Bobby Peel	43	23	54	3
William Attewell	21.1	11	28	1
George Lohmann	28	14	40	0
Johnny Briggs	3	1	13	0
Andrew Stoddart	5	2	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (John Lyons), 2-36 (George Giffen), 3-123 (William Bruce), 4-136 (Alec Bannerman), 5-136 (Harry Donnan), 6-148 (Harry Trott), 7-168 (Bob McLeod), 8-191 (Harry Moses), 9-232 (Charlie Turner), 10-240 (Sydney Callaway)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Alec Bannerman and John Lyons	32
second	Alec Bannerman and George Giffen	4
third	Alec Bannerman and William Bruce	87
fourth	Alec Bannerman and Harry Donnan	13
fifth	Harry Moses and Harry Donnan	0
sixth	Harry Moses and Harry Trott	12
seventh	Harry Moses and Bob McLeod	20
eighth	Harry Moses and Sydney Callaway	23
ninth	Charlie Turner and Sydney Callaway	41
tenth	Jack Blackham and Sydney Callaway	8

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
W.G. Grace	bowled	50
Bobby Abel	bowled	32
George Bean	c William Bruce	50
Andrew Stoddart	c George Giffen	0
Maurice Read	c George Giffen	36
Bobby Peel	bowled	19
George Lohmann	lbw	3
Johnny Briggs	c William Bruce	41
William Attewell	c Alec Bannerman	8
Gregor MacGregor	not out	9
John Sharpe	c Jack Blackham	2

Extras 14 · Total 264 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Harry Trott	10	2	25	0
George Giffen	20	3	75	3
Charlie Turner	16	3	40	2
Bob McLeod	28.4	12	53	5
Sydney Callaway	14	2	39	0
William Bruce	3	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-84 (Bobby Abel), 2-85 (W.G. Grace), 3-85 (Andrew Stoddart), 4-171 (George Bean), 5-179 (Maurice Read), 6-187 (George Lohmann), 7-232 (Bobby Peel), 8-249 (Johnny Briggs), 9-256 (William Attewell), 10-264 (John Sharpe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Bobby Abel	84
second	W.G. Grace and George Bean	1
third	Andrew Stoddart and George Bean	0
fourth	Maurice Read and George Bean	86
fifth	Maurice Read and Bobby Peel	8
sixth	Bobby Peel and George Lohmann	8
seventh	Johnny Briggs and Bobby Peel	45
eighth	William Attewell and Johnny Briggs	17
ninth	William Attewell and Gregor MacGregor	7
tenth	Gregor MacGregor and John Sharpe	8

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 236 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Alec Bannerman	c W.G. Grace	41
John Lyons	c Bobby Abel	51
George Giffen	bowled	1
William Bruce	c George Lohmann	40
Charlie Turner	c Bobby Peel	19
Harry Moses	run out	15
Harry Trott	lbw	23
Bob McLeod	bowled	31
Harry Donnan	c George Lohmann	2
Sydney Callaway	not out	13
Jack Blackham	c Gregor MacGregor	0

Extras 0 · Total 236 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
John Sharpe	54	25	81	2
Bobby Peel	16.5	7	25	2
William Attewell	61	32	51	2
George Lohmann	39	15	53	2
Johnny Briggs	21	9	26	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-66 (John Lyons), 2-67 (George Giffen), 3-120 (William Bruce), 4-152 (Alec Bannerman), 5-152 (Charlie Turner), 6-182 (Harry Trott), 7-197 (Harry Moses), 8-210 (Harry Donnan), 9-236 (Bob McLeod), 10-236 (Jack Blackham)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Alec Bannerman and John Lyons	66
second	Alec Bannerman and George Giffen	1
third	Alec Bannerman and William Bruce	53
fourth	Alec Bannerman and Charlie Turner	32
fifth	Harry Moses and Charlie Turner	0
sixth	Harry Moses and Harry Trott	30
seventh	Harry Moses and Bob McLeod	15
eighth	Harry Donnan and Bob McLeod	13
ninth	Sydney Callaway and Bob McLeod	26
tenth	Jack Blackham and Sydney Callaway	0

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 158 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
W.G. Grace	c Alec Bannerman	25
Andrew Stoddart	bowled	35
George Bean	c Bob McLeod	3
Maurice Read	bowled	11
Bobby Abel	c Jack Blackham	28
Bobby Peel	bowled	6
George Lohmann	c Alec Bannerman	0
Johnny Briggs	c Harry Trott	4
Gregor MacGregor	c Syd Gregory	16
William Attewell	c Harry Donnan	24
John Sharpe	not out	5

Extras 1 · Total 158 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Harry Trott	19	2	52	3
George Giffen	3	0	8	0
Charlie Turner	33.2	14	51	5
Bob McLeod	23	8	39	1
Sydney Callaway	4	1	7	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (W.G. Grace), 2-60 (Andrew Stoddart), 3-71 (George Bean), 4-75 (Maurice Read), 5-93 (Bobby Peel), 6-93 (George Lohmann), 7-98 (Johnny Briggs), 8-125 (Gregor MacGregor), 9-139 (Bobby Abel), 10-158 (William Attewell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Andrew Stoddart	60
second	Andrew Stoddart and George Bean	0
third	Maurice Read and George Bean	11
fourth	Maurice Read and Bobby Abel	4
fifth	Bobby Peel and Bobby Abel	18
sixth	George Lohmann and Bobby Abel	0
seventh	Johnny Briggs and Bobby Abel	5
eighth	Bobby Abel and Gregor MacGregor	27
ninth	William Attewell and Bobby Abel	14
tenth	William Attewell and John Sharpe	19

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