Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1897 (1897/98) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1898 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Australia won by an innings and 55 runs. Charlie McLeod top-scored with 112 for Australia.
Australia, 504 (10 wkts)
| Joe Darling | caught (George Hirst) | 36 | 0 |
| Charlie McLeod | bowled | 112 | 0 |
| Clem Hill | caught (Bill Storer) | 58 | 0 |
| Syd Gregory | bowled | 71 | 0 |
| Frank Iredale | caught (KS Ranjitsinhji) | 89 | 0 |
| Harry Trott | caught (Ted Wainwright) | 79 | 0 |
| Monty Noble | bowled | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh Trumble | caught (George Hirst) | 14 | 0 |
| James Kelly | caught (Tom Richardson) | 19 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | run out | 7 | 0 |
| Tom McKibbin | not out | 2 | 0 |
Tom Richardson 48.00-12-114-1George Hirst 25.00-1-89-1Johnny Briggs 40.00-10-96-3Jack Hearne 36.00-6-94-1Jack Mason 11.00-1-33-1Tom Hayward 9.00-4-23-1Bill Storer 16.00-4-55-1
England, 298 (10 wkts)
| Archie MacLaren | caught (Hugh Trumble) | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Mason | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Wainwright | caught (Ernie Jones) | 21 | 0 |
| KS Ranjitsinhji | bowled | 71 | 0 |
| Tom Hayward | caught (Ernie Jones) | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Storer | caught (James Kelly) | 51 | 0 |
| George Hirst | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Druce | lbw | 44 | 0 |
| Jack Hearne | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | not out | 46 | 0 |
| Tom Richardson | bowled | 3 | 0 |
Tom McKibbin 28.00-7-66-2Hugh Trumble 26.50-5-54-4Ernie Jones 22.00-5-54-2Harry Trott 17.00-3-49-1Monty Noble 12.00-3-31-1Charlie McLeod 14.00-2-44-0
England, 145 (10 wkts)
| Archie MacLaren | caught (Harry Trott) | 38 | 0 |
| Jack Mason | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| KS Ranjitsinhji | bowled | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Hayward | caught (Hugh Trumble) | 33 | 0 |
| Bill Storer | caught (Hugh Trumble) | 1 | 0 |
| George Hirst | lbw | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Druce | caught (Charlie McLeod) | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Wainwright | bowled | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | caught (Harry Trott) | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Hearne | caught (Ernie Jones) | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Richardson | not out | 2 | 0 |
Tom McKibbin 4.00-0-13-0Hugh Trumble 30.40-12-53-4Harry Trott 7.00-0-17-0Monty Noble 17.00-1-49-6Charlie McLeod 7.00-2-13-0
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