England v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of England - 1893 (1893) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 24 August 1893

Match drawn

Match drawn. Billy Gunn top-scored with 102* for England. Tom Richardson took 5/49.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1893 (1893)
Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates: 24 August 1893 to 26 August 1893
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Jack Blackham (Australia), W.G. Grace (England)
Debuts: Bill Brockwell (England), Tom Richardson (England)
Umpires: C Clements and J Phillips

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Bill Brockwell and Tom Richardson played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 204 all out. William Bruce top-scored with 68. Tom Richardson took 5 for 49 for England.

England replied with 243 all out. Billy Gunn top-scored with 102 not out, and W.G. Grace made 40. George Giffen took 4 for 113 for Australia. England led by 39 on first innings.

Australia made 236 all out in their second innings. Alec Bannerman top-scored with 60. Tom Richardson took 5 for 107 for England.

Set 198 to win, England made 118 for 4. W.G. Grace top-scored with 45, and Andrew Stoddart made 42. Hugh Trumble took 3 for 49 for Australia.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 204 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Alec Bannerman	c Gregor MacGregor	19
John Lyons	c Gregor MacGregor	27
George Giffen	bowled	17
Harry Trott	c W.G. Grace	9
William Bruce	c Walter Read	68
Harry Graham	lbw	18
Syd Gregory	bowled	0
Hugh Trumble	bowled	35
Bob McLeod	bowled	2
Charlie Turner	bowled	0
Jack Blackham	not out	0

Extras 9 · Total 204 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Arthur Mold	28	11	48	1
Tom Richardson	23.4	5	49	5
Johnny Briggs	42	18	81	4
Bill Brockwell	3	0	17	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (John Lyons), 2-59 (George Giffen), 3-69 (Alec Bannerman), 4-73 (Harry Trott), 5-129 (Harry Graham), 6-130 (Syd Gregory), 7-194 (William Bruce), 8-198 (Bob McLeod), 9-201 (Charlie Turner), 10-204 (Hugh Trumble)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Alec Bannerman and John Lyons	32
second	Alec Bannerman and George Giffen	27
third	Alec Bannerman and Harry Trott	10
fourth	William Bruce and Harry Trott	4
fifth	William Bruce and Harry Graham	56
sixth	William Bruce and Syd Gregory	1
seventh	William Bruce and Hugh Trumble	64
eighth	Hugh Trumble and Bob McLeod	4
ninth	Charlie Turner and Hugh Trumble	3
tenth	Jack Blackham and Hugh Trumble	3

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 243 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Andrew Stoddart	run out	0
W.G. Grace	bowled	40
Arthur Shrewsbury	c William Bruce	12
Billy Gunn	not out	102
Albert Ward	c Jack Blackham	13
Walter Read	bowled	12
Bill Brockwell	c Syd Gregory	11
Johnny Briggs	bowled	2
Gregor MacGregor	st Jack Blackham	12
Tom Richardson	bowled	16
Arthur Mold	bowled	0

Extras 23 · Total 243 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
George Giffen	67	30	113	4
Charlie Turner	53	22	72	2
William Bruce	17	5	26	2
Hugh Trumble	3.2	1	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Andrew Stoddart), 2-43 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-73 (W.G. Grace), 4-93 (Albert Ward), 5-112 (Walter Read), 6-136 (Bill Brockwell), 7-165 (Johnny Briggs), 8-196 (Gregor MacGregor), 9-238 (Tom Richardson), 10-243 (Arthur Mold)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Andrew Stoddart	4
second	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	39
third	W.G. Grace and Billy Gunn	30
fourth	Billy Gunn and Albert Ward	20
fifth	Walter Read and Billy Gunn	19
sixth	Billy Gunn and Bill Brockwell	24
seventh	Johnny Briggs and Billy Gunn	29
eighth	Billy Gunn and Gregor MacGregor	31
ninth	Billy Gunn and Tom Richardson	42
tenth	Billy Gunn and Arthur Mold	5

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 236 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Alec Bannerman	bowled	60
John Lyons	bowled	33
George Giffen	c Bill Brockwell	17
Harry Trott	bowled	12
Bob McLeod	c Walter Read	6
William Bruce	c Arthur Shrewsbury	36
Harry Graham	st Gregor MacGregor	3
Syd Gregory	lbw	3
Hugh Trumble	run out	8
Charlie Turner	c Arthur Mold	27
Jack Blackham	not out	23

Extras 8 · Total 236 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Arthur Mold	23	6	57	2
Tom Richardson	44	15	107	5
Johnny Briggs	28.3	11	64	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (John Lyons), 2-79 (George Giffen), 3-92 (Harry Trott), 4-99 (Bob McLeod), 5-153 (William Bruce), 6-170 (Harry Graham), 7-173 (Syd Gregory), 8-182 (Hugh Trumble), 9-200 (Alec Bannerman), 10-236 (Charlie Turner)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Alec Bannerman and John Lyons	56
second	Alec Bannerman and George Giffen	23
third	Alec Bannerman and Harry Trott	13
fourth	Alec Bannerman and Bob McLeod	7
fifth	Alec Bannerman and William Bruce	54
sixth	Alec Bannerman and Harry Graham	17
seventh	Alec Bannerman and Syd Gregory	3
eighth	Alec Bannerman and Hugh Trumble	9
ninth	Alec Bannerman and Charlie Turner	18
tenth	Jack Blackham and Charlie Turner	36

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 118 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R
Andrew Stoddart	c Syd Gregory	42
W.G. Grace	c Harry Trott	45
Arthur Shrewsbury	not out	19
Billy Gunn	bowled	11
Albert Ward	bowled	0
Walter Read	not out	0

Did not bat: Bill Brockwell, Johnny Briggs, Gregor MacGregor, Tom Richardson, Arthur Mold

Extras 1 · Total 118 for 4

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
George Giffen	6	3	10	0
Charlie Turner	7	1	18	0
William Bruce	9	4	19	0
Hugh Trumble	25	4	49	3
Bob McLeod	16	7	21	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-78 (Andrew Stoddart), 2-100 (W.G. Grace), 3-117 (Billy Gunn), 4-117 (Albert Ward)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	W.G. Grace and Andrew Stoddart	78
second	W.G. Grace and Arthur Shrewsbury	22
third	Arthur Shrewsbury and Billy Gunn	17
fourth	Arthur Shrewsbury and Albert Ward	0
fifth	Arthur Shrewsbury and Walter Read	1

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