England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England - 1909 (1909) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 27 May 1909
England won by 10 wickets
England won by 10 wickets. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 62* for England. Colin Blythe took 6/44.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1909 (1909)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 27 May 1909 to 29 May 1909
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 10 wickets
- Captains
- Monty Noble (Australia), Archie MacLaren (England)
- Debuts
- Warren Bardsley (Australia), Bill Whitty (Australia), George Thompson (England)
- Umpires
- F Parris and J Carlin
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Warren Bardsley, Bill Whitty and George Thompson played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 74 all out. Warwick Armstrong top-scored with 24. Colin Blythe took 6 for 44 for England. From 46 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 28 runs, to 74 for 10.
England replied with 121 all out. Arthur Jones top-scored with 28. Warwick Armstrong took 5 for 27 for Australia. England led by 47 on first innings.
Australia made 151 all out in their second innings. Syd Gregory top-scored with 43, and Vernon Ransford made 43. George Hirst took 5 for 58 for England. From 97 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 28 runs, to 125 for 9.
Set 105 to win, England made 105 for 0. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 62 not out. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the first wicket between C.B. Fry and Jack Hobbs, 100% of the total.
England won by 10 wickets.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 74 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Tibby Cotter | c George Hirst | 2 |
| Warren Bardsley | c Archie MacLaren | 2 |
| Warwick Armstrong | bowled | 24 |
| Victor Trumper | c George Hirst | 10 |
| Monty Noble | c Gilbert Jessop | 15 |
| Syd Gregory | c Wilfred Rhodes | 0 |
| Vernon Ransford | bowled | 1 |
| Charles Macartney | c Archie MacLaren | 10 |
| Sammy Carter | lbw | 0 |
| Jack O'Connor | lbw | 8 |
| Bill Whitty | not out | 0 |
Extras 2 · Total 74 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hirst | 23 | 8 | 28 | 4 |
| Colin Blythe | 23 | 6 | 44 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Tibby Cotter), 2-7 (Warren Bardsley), 3-30 (Victor Trumper), 4-46 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-47 (Syd Gregory), 6-52 (Vernon Ransford), 7-58 (Monty Noble), 8-59 (Sammy Carter), 9-71 (Jack O'Connor), 10-74 (Charles Macartney)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Tibby Cotter and Warren Bardsley | 5 |
| second | Warwick Armstrong and Warren Bardsley | 2 |
| third | Victor Trumper and Warwick Armstrong | 23 |
| fourth | Monty Noble and Warwick Armstrong | 16 |
| fifth | Syd Gregory and Monty Noble | 1 |
| sixth | Monty Noble and Vernon Ransford | 5 |
| seventh | Monty Noble and Charles Macartney | 6 |
| eighth | Sammy Carter and Charles Macartney | 1 |
| ninth | Charles Macartney and Jack O'Connor | 12 |
| tenth | Charles Macartney and Bill Whitty | 3 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 121 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie MacLaren | bowled | 5 | – |
| Jack Hobbs | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Tyldesley | bowled | 24 | – |
| C.B. Fry | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Arthur Jones | c Sammy Carter | 28 | – |
| George Hirst | lbw | 15 | – |
| Gilbert Jessop | bowled | 22 | – |
| Wilfred Rhodes | not out | 15 | – |
| Dick Lilley | c Vernon Ransford | 0 | – |
| George Thompson | run out | 6 | – |
| Colin Blythe | c Charles Macartney | 1 | – |
Extras 5 · Total 121 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Whitty | 17 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Charles Macartney | 17 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
| Monty Noble | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 15.3 | 7 | 27 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Jack Hobbs), 2-13 (Archie MacLaren), 3-13 (C.B. Fry), 4-61 (Arthur Jones), 5-61 (Johnny Tyldesley), 6-90 (Gilbert Jessop), 7-103 (George Hirst), 8-107 (Dick Lilley), 9-116 (George Thompson), 10-121 (Colin Blythe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Archie MacLaren and Jack Hobbs | 0 |
| second | Archie MacLaren and Johnny Tyldesley | 13 |
| third | C.B. Fry and Johnny Tyldesley | 0 |
| fourth | Johnny Tyldesley and Arthur Jones | 48 |
| fifth | George Hirst and Johnny Tyldesley | 0 |
| sixth | George Hirst and Gilbert Jessop | 29 |
| seventh | George Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes | 13 |
| eighth | Dick Lilley and Wilfred Rhodes | 4 |
| ninth | Wilfred Rhodes and George Thompson | 9 |
| tenth | Wilfred Rhodes and Colin Blythe | 5 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Monty Noble | c Arthur Jones | 11 |
| Charles Macartney | lbw | 1 |
| Syd Gregory | c George Thompson | 43 |
| Vernon Ransford | bowled | 43 |
| Victor Trumper | c Wilfred Rhodes | 1 |
| Warren Bardsley | c George Thompson | 6 |
| Warwick Armstrong | c Gilbert Jessop | 0 |
| Sammy Carter | c Jack Hobbs | 1 |
| Tibby Cotter | c Johnny Tyldesley | 15 |
| Jack O'Connor | c Dick Lilley | 13 |
| Bill Whitty | not out | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hirst | 23.5 | 4 | 58 | 5 |
| Colin Blythe | 24 | 3 | 58 | 5 |
| George Thompson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Charles Macartney), 2-16 (Monty Noble), 3-97 (Syd Gregory), 4-99 (Victor Trumper), 5-103 (Vernon Ransford), 6-103 (Warwick Armstrong), 7-106 (Sammy Carter), 8-123 (Warren Bardsley), 9-125 (Tibby Cotter), 10-151 (Jack O'Connor)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Monty Noble and Charles Macartney | 4 |
| second | Syd Gregory and Monty Noble | 12 |
| third | Syd Gregory and Vernon Ransford | 81 |
| fourth | Victor Trumper and Vernon Ransford | 2 |
| fifth | Vernon Ransford and Warren Bardsley | 4 |
| sixth | Warwick Armstrong and Warren Bardsley | 0 |
| seventh | Sammy Carter and Warren Bardsley | 3 |
| eighth | Tibby Cotter and Warren Bardsley | 17 |
| ninth | Tibby Cotter and Jack O'Connor | 2 |
| tenth | Jack O'Connor and Bill Whitty | 26 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 105 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | not out | 62 |
| C.B. Fry | not out | 35 |
Did not bat: Archie MacLaren, Johnny Tyldesley, Arthur Jones, George Hirst, Gilbert Jessop, Wilfred Rhodes, Dick Lilley, George Thompson, Colin Blythe
Extras 8 · Total 105 for 0
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Whitty | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Charles Macartney | 11 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack O'Connor | 3.2 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 13 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | C.B. Fry and Jack Hobbs | 105 | 194 |
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