Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1911 (1911/12) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 30 December 1911 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 8 wickets
England won by 8 wickets. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 126* for England.
Australia, 174 (10 wkts)
| Charles Kelleway | lbw | 2 | 16 |
| Warren Bardsley | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Clem Hill | bowled | 4 | 18 |
| Warwick Armstrong | caught (Tiger Smith) | 4 | 16 |
| Victor Trumper | bowled | 13 | 48 |
| Vernon Ransford | caught (Tiger Smith) | 43 | 65 |
| Roy Minnett | caught (Jack Hobbs) | 2 | 11 |
| Ranji Hordern | not out | 49 | 126 |
| Tibby Cotter | run out | 14 | 7 |
| Sammy Carter | caught (Tiger Smith) | 29 | 36 |
| Bill Whitty | bowled | 14 | 31 |
Frank Foster 16.00-2-52-1Sydney Barnes 23.00-9-44-5Bill Hitch 7.00-0-37-1Johnny Douglas 15.00-4-33-1'Young Jack' Hearne 1.00-0-8-0Frank Woolley 0.10-0-0-1
England, 249 (10 wkts)
| Wilfred Rhodes | caught (Victor Trumper) | 61 | 144 |
| Jack Hobbs | caught (Sammy Carter) | 6 | 10 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | caught (Sammy Carter) | 114 | 243 |
| George Gunn | lbw | 10 | 32 |
| Phil Mead | caught (Warwick Armstrong) | 11 | 50 |
| Frank Foster | caught (Clem Hill) | 9 | 20 |
| Johnny Douglas | bowled | 9 | 40 |
| Frank Woolley | caught (Vernon Ransford) | 23 | 38 |
| Tiger Smith | bowled | 5 | 20 |
| Sydney Barnes | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hitch | not out | 0 | 2 |
Tibby Cotter 21.00-2-73-4Bill Whitty 19.00-2-47-1Ranji Hordern 23.10-1-66-4Charles Kelleway 15.00-7-27-0Warwick Armstrong 15.00-6-20-1Roy Minnett 5.00-0-16-0
Australia, 275 (10 wkts)
| Charles Kelleway | caught (George Gunn) | 13 | 37 |
| Warren Bardsley | run out | 16 | 34 |
| Clem Hill | caught (George Gunn) | 0 | 16 |
| Warwick Armstrong | bowled | 90 | 160 |
| Victor Trumper | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Vernon Ransford | caught (Tiger Smith) | 32 | 94 |
| Ranji Hordern | caught (Phil Mead) | 31 | 65 |
| Roy Minnett | bowled | 34 | 67 |
| Tibby Cotter | caught (Jack Hobbs) | 41 | 40 |
| Sammy Carter | bowled | 16 | 36 |
| Bill Whitty | not out | 0 | 1 |
Frank Foster 38.00-9-91-6Sydney Barnes 32.10-7-96-3Bill Hitch 5.00-0-21-0Johnny Douglas 10.00-0-38-0'Young Jack' Hearne 1.00-0-5-0Frank Woolley 3.00-0-21-0Wilfred Rhodes 2.00-1-3-0
England, 209 (2 wkts)
| Wilfred Rhodes | caught (Sammy Carter) | 28 | 50 |
| Jack Hobbs | not out | 126 | 206 |
| George Gunn | caught (Sammy Carter) | 43 | 109 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | not out | 12 | 39 |
| Phil Mead | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Foster | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Douglas | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Woolley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Smith | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Barnes | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hitch | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Tibby Cotter 14.00-5-45-1Bill Whitty 18.00-3-37-1Ranji Hordern 17.00-0-66-0Charles Kelleway 7.00-0-15-0Warwick Armstrong 8.00-1-22-0Roy Minnett 2.00-0-13-0Vernon Ransford 1.10-0-11-0
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