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England v Australia 5th Test

Australia tour of England - 1909 (1909) · Kennington Oval, London · 9 August 1909

Match drawn

Match drawn. Warren Bardsley top-scored with 136 for Australia. Tibby Cotter took 6/95.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1909 (1909)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
9 August 1909 to 11 August 1909
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Monty Noble (Australia), Archie MacLaren (England)
Debuts
Frank Woolley (England), Douglas Carr (England)
Umpires
J Moss and W Richards

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Frank Woolley and Douglas Carr played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 325 all out. Warren Bardsley top-scored with 136, and Victor Trumper made 73. Douglas Carr took 5 for 146 for England. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fifth wicket between Victor Trumper and Warren Bardsley.

England replied with 352 all out. Jack Sharp top-scored with 105, and Wilfred Rhodes made 66. Tibby Cotter took 6 for 95 for Australia. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the seventh wicket between Kenneth Hutchings and Jack Sharp, 40% of the total. England led by 27 on first innings.

Australia made 339 for 5 in their second innings. Warren Bardsley top-scored with 130, and Syd Gregory made 74. The innings was built on a 180-run stand for the first wicket between Syd Gregory and Warren Bardsley, 53% of the total.

Set 313 to win, England made 104 for 3. Wilfred Rhodes top-scored with 54.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 325 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Syd Gregorybowled1
Warren Bardsleybowled136
Monty Noblelbw2
Warwick Armstronglbw15
Vernon Ransfordbowled3
Victor Trumperc Wilfred Rhodes73
Charles Macartneyc Wilfred Rhodes50
Bert Hopkinsc Wilfred Rhodes21
Tibby Cotterbowled7
Sammy Carterlbw4
Frank Lavernot out8

Extras 5 · Total 325 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Douglas Carr3421465
Sydney Barnes193572
Jack Sharp16.33673
Frank Woolley4160
Ernie Hayes40100
Wilfred Rhodes123340

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Syd Gregory), 2-27 (Monty Noble), 3-55 (Warwick Armstrong), 4-58 (Vernon Ransford), 5-176 (Victor Trumper), 6-259 (Warren Bardsley), 7-289 (Bert Hopkins), 8-300 (Tibby Cotter), 9-304 (Sammy Carter), 10-325 (Charles Macartney)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSyd Gregory and Warren Bardsley9
secondMonty Noble and Warren Bardsley18
thirdWarwick Armstrong and Warren Bardsley28
fourthVernon Ransford and Warren Bardsley3
fifthVictor Trumper and Warren Bardsley118
sixthCharles Macartney and Warren Bardsley83
seventhBert Hopkins and Charles Macartney30
eighthTibby Cotter and Charles Macartney11
ninthSammy Carter and Charles Macartney4
tenthFrank Laver and Charles Macartney21
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 352 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Reggie Spoonerbowled13
Archie MacLarenlbw15
Wilfred Rhodesc Sammy Carter66
C.B. Fryrun out62
Jack Sharpc Syd Gregory105
Frank Woolleybowled8
Ernie Hayeslbw4
Kenneth Hutchingsc Charles Macartney59
Dick Lilleynot out2
Sydney Barnesc Sammy Carter0
Douglas Carrbowled0

Extras 18 · Total 352 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Tibby Cotter27.41956
Warwick Armstrong317931
Frank Laver81130
Charles Macartney162490
Bert Hopkins152512
Monty Noble81290
Syd Gregory1040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Reggie Spooner), 2-36 (Archie MacLaren), 3-140 (C.B. Fry), 4-187 (Wilfred Rhodes), 5-201 (Frank Woolley), 6-206 (Ernie Hayes), 7-348 (Jack Sharp), 8-348 (Kenneth Hutchings), 9-351 (Sydney Barnes), 10-352 (Douglas Carr)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArchie MacLaren and Reggie Spooner15
secondArchie MacLaren and Wilfred Rhodes21
thirdC.B. Fry and Wilfred Rhodes104
fourthWilfred Rhodes and Jack Sharp47
fifthJack Sharp and Frank Woolley14
sixthErnie Hayes and Jack Sharp5
seventhKenneth Hutchings and Jack Sharp142
eighthDick Lilley and Kenneth Hutchings0
ninthDick Lilley and Sydney Barnes3
tenthDick Lilley and Douglas Carr1
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 339 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Syd Gregoryrun out74
Warren Bardsleylbw130
Monty Noblec Archie MacLaren55
Warwick Armstrongc Frank Woolley10
Vernon Ransfordnot out36
Victor Trumperst Dick Lilley20
Charles Macartneynot out4

Did not bat: Bert Hopkins, Tibby Cotter, Sammy Carter, Frank Laver

Extras 10 · Total 339 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Douglas Carr3511362
Sydney Barnes277612
Jack Sharp120340
Frank Woolley60310
Ernie Hayes20140
Wilfred Rhodes141350
Kenneth Hutchings40180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-180 (Syd Gregory), 2-267 (Warren Bardsley), 3-268 (Monty Noble), 4-294 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-335 (Victor Trumper)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSyd Gregory and Warren Bardsley180
secondMonty Noble and Warren Bardsley87
thirdMonty Noble and Warwick Armstrong1
fourthWarwick Armstrong and Vernon Ransford26
fifthVictor Trumper and Vernon Ransford41
sixthCharles Macartney and Vernon Ransford4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 104 FOR 3
BatterHow outR
Reggie Spoonerc Charles Macartney3
Wilfred Rhodesst Sammy Carter54
Ernie Hayescaught9
C.B. Frynot out35
Jack Sharpnot out0

Did not bat: Archie MacLaren, Frank Woolley, Kenneth Hutchings, Dick Lilley, Sydney Barnes, Douglas Carr

Extras 3 · Total 104 for 3

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Tibby Cotter81210
Warwick Armstrong7482
Charles Macartney82111
Bert Hopkins80400
Syd Gregory20210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Reggie Spooner), 2-27 (Ernie Hayes), 3-88 (Wilfred Rhodes)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstWilfred Rhodes and Reggie Spooner14
secondWilfred Rhodes and Ernie Hayes13
thirdC.B. Fry and Wilfred Rhodes61
fourthC.B. Fry and Jack Sharp16
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