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Australia v England 2nd Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1907 (1907/08) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1908

England won by 1 wicket

England won by 1 wicket. Kenneth Hutchings top-scored with 126 for England. Sydney Barnes took 5/72.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1907 (1907/08)
Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates
1 January 1908 to 7 January 1908
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
England won by 1 wicket
Captains
Monty Noble (Australia), Frederick Fane (England)
Debuts
Jack Hobbs (England), Joe Humphries (England)
Umpires
RM Crockett and P Argall

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Jack Hobbs and Joe Humphries played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 266 all out. Monty Noble top-scored with 61, and Victor Trumper made 49. Jack Crawford took 5 for 79 for England. That was well above the 1900s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 216 across 6 Tests.

England replied with 382 all out. Kenneth Hutchings top-scored with 126, and Jack Hobbs made 83. Tibby Cotter took 5 for 142 for Australia. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Len Braund and Kenneth Hutchings. England led by 116 on first innings.

Australia made 397 all out in their second innings. Warwick Armstrong top-scored with 77, and Monty Noble made 64. Sydney Barnes took 5 for 72 for England. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the first wicket between Monty Noble and Victor Trumper.

Set 282 to win, England made 282 for 9. Frederick Fane top-scored with 50. Warwick Armstrong took 3 for 53 for Australia.

England won by 1 wicket.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 266 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Victor Trumperc Joe Humphries49
Charles Macartneybowled37
Clem Hillbowled16
Monty Noblec Len Braund61
Warwick Armstrongc Kenneth Hutchings31
Peter McAlisterrun out10
Vernon Ransfordrun out27
Tibby Cotterbowled17
Sammy Carternot out15
Gerry Hazlittbowled1
Jack Saundersbowled0

Extras 2 · Total 266 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Arthur Fielder27.54772
Sydney Barnes177300
Wilfred Rhodes110371
Len Braund165410
Jack Crawford291795

FALL OF WICKETS

1-84 (Victor Trumper), 2-93 (Charles Macartney), 3-111 (Clem Hill), 4-168 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-197 (Peter McAlister), 6-214 (Monty Noble), 7-240 (Tibby Cotter), 8-261 (Vernon Ransford), 9-265 (Gerry Hazlitt), 10-266 (Jack Saunders)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVictor Trumper and Charles Macartney84
secondClem Hill and Charles Macartney9
thirdClem Hill and Monty Noble18
fourthMonty Noble and Warwick Armstrong57
fifthMonty Noble and Peter McAlister29
sixthMonty Noble and Vernon Ransford17
seventhTibby Cotter and Vernon Ransford26
eighthSammy Carter and Vernon Ransford21
ninthSammy Carter and Gerry Hazlitt4
tenthJack Saunders and Sammy Carter1
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 382 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Frederick Fanebowled13
Jack Hobbsbowled83
George Gunnlbw15
Kenneth Hutchingsbowled126
Len Braundbowled49
Joe Hardstaffbowled12
Wilfred Rhodesbowled32
Jack Crawfordc Vernon Ransford16
Sydney Barnesc Clem Hill14
Joe Humphriesbowled6
Arthur Fieldernot out6

Extras 10 · Total 382 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Tibby Cotter3341425
Jack Saunders3471003
Monty Noble93260
Warwick Armstrong34.215362
Gerry Hazlitt131340
Charles Macartney122340

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Frederick Fane), 2-61 (George Gunn), 3-160 (Jack Hobbs), 4-268 (Kenneth Hutchings), 5-287 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-325 (Len Braund), 7-353 (Jack Crawford), 8-360 (Wilfred Rhodes), 9-369 (Joe Humphries), 10-382 (Sydney Barnes)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFrederick Fane and Jack Hobbs27
secondGeorge Gunn and Jack Hobbs34
thirdKenneth Hutchings and Jack Hobbs99
fourthLen Braund and Kenneth Hutchings108
fifthLen Braund and Joe Hardstaff19
sixthWilfred Rhodes and Len Braund38
seventhWilfred Rhodes and Jack Crawford28
eighthWilfred Rhodes and Sydney Barnes7
ninthSydney Barnes and Joe Humphries9
tenthSydney Barnes and Arthur Fielder13
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 397 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Monty Noblebowled64
Victor Trumperlbw63
Clem Hillbowled3
Peter McAlisterrun out15
Warwick Armstrongbowled77
Charles Macartneyc Joe Humphries54
Vernon Ransfordc Kenneth Hutchings18
Sammy Carterc Frederick Fane53
Tibby Cotterlbw27
Gerry Hazlittbowled3
Jack Saundersnot out0

Extras 20 · Total 397 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Arthur Fielder276741
Sydney Barnes27.44725
Wilfred Rhodes166380
Len Braund182680
Jack Crawford3361253

FALL OF WICKETS

1-126 (Victor Trumper), 2-131 (Monty Noble), 3-135 (Clem Hill), 4-162 (Peter McAlister), 5-268 (Warwick Armstrong), 6-303 (Charles Macartney), 7-312 (Vernon Ransford), 8-361 (Tibby Cotter), 9-392 (Gerry Hazlitt), 10-397 (Sammy Carter)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMonty Noble and Victor Trumper126
secondClem Hill and Monty Noble5
thirdClem Hill and Peter McAlister4
fourthWarwick Armstrong and Peter McAlister27
fifthWarwick Armstrong and Charles Macartney106
sixthCharles Macartney and Vernon Ransford35
seventhSammy Carter and Vernon Ransford9
eighthTibby Cotter and Sammy Carter49
ninthSammy Carter and Gerry Hazlitt31
tenthJack Saunders and Sammy Carter5
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 282 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Frederick Fanebowled50–
Jack Hobbsbowled28–
George Gunnlbw02
Kenneth Hutchingsc Tibby Cotter39–
Len Braundbowled30–
Joe Hardstaffc Vernon Ransford19–
Wilfred Rhodesrun out15–
Jack Crawfordc Warwick Armstrong10–
Sydney Barnesnot out38–
Joe Humphrieslbw16–
Arthur Fieldernot out18–

Extras 19 · Total 282 for 9

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Tibby Cotter283821
Jack Saunders309581
Monty Noble227412
Warwick Armstrong30.410533
Gerry Hazlitt2180
Charles Macartney93211

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Jack Hobbs), 2-54 (George Gunn), 3-121 (Frederick Fane), 4-131 (Kenneth Hutchings), 5-162 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-196 (Len Braund), 7-198 (Wilfred Rhodes), 8-209 (Jack Crawford), 9-243 (Joe Humphries)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFrederick Fane and Jack Hobbs54
secondFrederick Fane and George Gunn0
thirdFrederick Fane and Kenneth Hutchings67
fourthLen Braund and Kenneth Hutchings10
fifthLen Braund and Joe Hardstaff31
sixthWilfred Rhodes and Len Braund34
seventhWilfred Rhodes and Jack Crawford2
eighthSydney Barnes and Jack Crawford11
ninthSydney Barnes and Joe Humphries34
tenthSydney Barnes and Arthur Fielder39
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