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England v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of England - 1899 (1899) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 1 June 1899

Match drawn

Match drawn. KS Ranjitsinhji top-scored with 93* for England. Ernie Jones took 5/88.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1899 (1899)
Ground
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Dates
1 June 1899 to 3 June 1899
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Joe Darling (Australia), W.G. Grace (England)
Debuts
Victor Trumper (Australia), Frank Laver (Australia), Wilfred Rhodes (England)
Umpires
RG Barlow and VA Titchmarsh

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Victor Trumper, Frank Laver and Wilfred Rhodes played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 252 all out. Clem Hill top-scored with 52, and Syd Gregory made 48. Wilfred Rhodes took 4 for 58 for England.

England replied with 193 all out. C.B. Fry top-scored with 50, and KS Ranjitsinhji made 42. Ernie Jones took 5 for 88 for Australia. Australia led by 59 on first innings.

Australia made 230 for 8 in their second innings. Clem Hill top-scored with 80, and Monty Noble made 45. Stanley Jackson took 3 for 57 for England. From 151 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 180 for 7.

Set 290 to win, England made 155 for 7. KS Ranjitsinhji top-scored with 93 not out. Hugh Trumble took 3 for 39 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 19 for 4.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Joe Darlingbowled47
Frank Iredalec Tom Hayward6
Monty Noblebowled41
Syd Gregorybowled48
Clem Hillrun out52
Victor Trumperbowled0
James Kellyc George Hirst26
Frank Laverbowled3
Bill Howellc Tom Hayward0
Hugh Trumblenot out16
Ernie Jonesc C.B. Fry4

Extras 9 · Total 252 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Wilfred Rhodes35.213584
Jack Hearne5928714
W.G. Grace208310
George Hirst249421
Stanley Jackson113270
Tom Hayward30140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Frank Iredale), 2-85 (Joe Darling), 3-109 (Monty Noble), 4-166 (Syd Gregory), 5-167 (Victor Trumper), 6-229 (Clem Hill), 7-229 (James Kelly), 8-229 (Bill Howell), 9-248 (Frank Laver), 10-252 (Ernie Jones)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoe Darling and Frank Iredale14
secondJoe Darling and Monty Noble71
thirdSyd Gregory and Monty Noble24
fourthSyd Gregory and Clem Hill57
fifthClem Hill and Victor Trumper1
sixthClem Hill and James Kelly62
seventhJames Kelly and Frank Laver0
eighthBill Howell and Frank Laver0
ninthHugh Trumble and Frank Laver19
tenthHugh Trumble and Ernie Jones4
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 193 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
W.G. Gracec James Kelly28
C.B. Frybowled50
Stanley Jacksonc Joe Darling8
Billy Gunnbowled14
KS Ranjitsinhjibowled42
Tom Haywardrun out0
Johnny Tyldesleyc Frank Laver22
Bill Storerbowled4
George Hirstbowled6
Wilfred Rhodesc James Kelly6
Jack Hearnenot out4

Extras 9 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie Jones336885
Bill Howell28.412432
Hugh Trumble137170
Monty Noble164362

FALL OF WICKETS

1-75 (W.G. Grace), 2-91 (Stanley Jackson), 3-93 (C.B. Fry), 4-116 (Billy Gunn), 5-117 (Tom Hayward), 6-172 (KS Ranjitsinhji), 7-176 (Johnny Tyldesley), 8-178 (Bill Storer), 9-185 (Wilfred Rhodes), 10-193 (George Hirst)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstW.G. Grace and C.B. Fry75
secondStanley Jackson and C.B. Fry16
thirdBilly Gunn and C.B. Fry2
fourthBilly Gunn and KS Ranjitsinhji23
fifthTom Hayward and KS Ranjitsinhji1
sixthKS Ranjitsinhji and Johnny Tyldesley55
seventhBill Storer and Johnny Tyldesley4
eighthGeorge Hirst and Bill Storer2
ninthGeorge Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes7
tenthJack Hearne and George Hirst8
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 230 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Joe Darlingbowled14
Monty Noblelbw45
Clem Hillc W.G. Grace80
Frank Iredalerun out20
Victor Trumperbowled11
Ernie Jonesc KS Ranjitsinhji3
Frank Laverbowled3
Hugh Trumblec KS Ranjitsinhji38
James Kellynot out11
Bill Howellnot out4

Did not bat: Syd Gregory

Extras 1 · Total 230 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
Wilfred Rhodes203603
Jack Hearne2910701
W.G. Grace2060
George Hirst114200
Stanley Jackson268573
Tom Hayward62160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Joe Darling), 2-111 (Monty Noble), 3-151 (Frank Iredale), 4-170 (Victor Trumper), 5-173 (Clem Hill), 6-177 (Ernie Jones), 7-180 (Frank Laver), 8-226 (Hugh Trumble)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoe Darling and Monty Noble18
secondClem Hill and Monty Noble93
thirdFrank Iredale and Clem Hill40
fourthClem Hill and Victor Trumper19
fifthErnie Jones and Clem Hill3
sixthErnie Jones and Frank Laver4
seventhHugh Trumble and Frank Laver3
eighthHugh Trumble and James Kelly46
ninthJames Kelly and Bill Howell4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 155 FOR 7
BatterHow outR
W.G. Gracebowled1
C.B. Fryc Ernie Jones9
Stanley Jacksonbowled0
Billy Gunnbowled3
KS Ranjitsinhjinot out93
Tom Haywardbowled28
Johnny Tyldesleyc James Kelly10
Bill Storerlbw3

Did not bat: George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, Jack Hearne

Extras 8 · Total 155 for 7

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie Jones229312
Bill Howell3718542
Hugh Trumble2916393
Monty Noble115230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (W.G. Grace), 2-1 (Stanley Jackson), 3-10 (Billy Gunn), 4-19 (C.B. Fry), 5-82 (Tom Hayward), 6-140 (Johnny Tyldesley), 7-155 (Bill Storer)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstW.G. Grace and C.B. Fry1
secondStanley Jackson and C.B. Fry0
thirdBilly Gunn and C.B. Fry9
fourthC.B. Fry and KS Ranjitsinhji9
fifthTom Hayward and KS Ranjitsinhji63
sixthKS Ranjitsinhji and Johnny Tyldesley58
seventhKS Ranjitsinhji and Bill Storer15
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