Australia v England 4th Test

England tour of Australia - 1911 (1911/12) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 February 1912

England won by an innings and 225 runs

England won by an innings and 225 runs. Wilfred Rhodes top-scored with 179 for England. Johnny Douglas took 5/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1911 (1911/12)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 9 February 1912 to 13 February 1912
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: England won by an innings and 225 runs
Captains: Clem Hill (Australia), Johnny Douglas (England)
Debut: Joseph Vine (England)
Umpires: RM Crockett and WA Young

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. It was Joseph Vine's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 191 all out. Roy Minnett top-scored with 56 off 77 balls. Sydney Barnes took 5 for 74 for England. From 53 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 83 for 5.

England replied with 589 all out. Wilfred Rhodes top-scored with 179 off 405 balls, and Jack Hobbs made 178. Roy Minnett took 3 for 59 for Australia. The innings was built on a 323-run stand for the first wicket between Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs, 55% of the total. England led by 398 on first innings.

Australia made 173 all out in their second innings. Sammy Carter top-scored with 38 off 120 balls. Johnny Douglas took 5 for 46 for England.

England won by an innings and 225 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Melbourne Cricket Ground across the 116 Tests in our archive.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Charles Kelleway	c 'Young Jack' Hearne	29	78
Ranji Hordern	bowled	19	84
Warren Bardsley	bowled	0	8
Victor Trumper	bowled	17	33
Clem Hill	c 'Young Jack' Hearne	22	40
Warwick Armstrong	bowled	7	17
Roy Minnett	c Wilfred Rhodes	56	77
Vernon Ransford	c Wilfred Rhodes	4	15
Jimmy Matthews	c George Gunn	3	13
Tibby Cotter	bowled	15	19
Sammy Carter	not out	6	18

Extras 13 · Total 191 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Frank Foster	22	2	77	4
Sydney Barnes	29.1	4	74	5
Frank Woolley	11	3	22	1
Wilfred Rhodes	2	1	1	0
'Young Jack' Hearne	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Charles Kelleway), 2-53 (Ranji Hordern), 3-69 (Warren Bardsley), 4-74 (Victor Trumper), 5-83 (Warwick Armstrong), 6-124 (Clem Hill), 7-152 (Vernon Ransford), 8-165 (Roy Minnett), 9-170 (Jimmy Matthews), 10-191 (Tibby Cotter)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Charles Kelleway and Ranji Hordern	53
second	Warren Bardsley and Ranji Hordern	0
third	Victor Trumper and Warren Bardsley	16
fourth	Clem Hill and Victor Trumper	5
fifth	Clem Hill and Warwick Armstrong	9
sixth	Clem Hill and Roy Minnett	41
seventh	Vernon Ransford and Roy Minnett	28
eighth	Roy Minnett and Jimmy Matthews	13
ninth	Tibby Cotter and Jimmy Matthews	5
tenth	Tibby Cotter and Sammy Carter	21

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 589 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jack Hobbs	c Sammy Carter	178	296
Wilfred Rhodes	c Sammy Carter	179	405
George Gunn	c Clem Hill	75	184
'Young Jack' Hearne	c Warwick Armstrong	0	3
Frank Foster	c Ranji Hordern	50	86
Johnny Douglas	c Warren Bardsley	0	2
Frank Woolley	c Charles Kelleway	56	78
Phil Mead	bowled	21	57
Joseph Vine	not out	4	33
Tiger Smith	c Jimmy Matthews	7	20
Sydney Barnes	c Clem Hill	0	2

Extras 19 · Total 589 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Tibby Cotter	37	5	125	0
Charles Kelleway	26	2	80	1
Warwick Armstrong	36	12	93	3
Jimmy Matthews	22	1	68	0
Ranji Hordern	47.5	5	137	3
Roy Minnett	20	5	59	3
Vernon Ransford	2	1	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-323 (Jack Hobbs), 2-425 (Wilfred Rhodes), 3-425 ('Young Jack' Hearne), 4-486 (George Gunn), 5-486 (Johnny Douglas), 6-513 (Frank Foster), 7-565 (Frank Woolley), 8-579 (Phil Mead), 9-589 (Tiger Smith), 10-589 (Sydney Barnes)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs	323
second	Wilfred Rhodes and George Gunn	102
third	George Gunn and 'Young Jack' Hearne	0
fourth	George Gunn and Frank Foster	61
fifth	Johnny Douglas and Frank Foster	0
sixth	Frank Woolley and Frank Foster	27
seventh	Frank Woolley and Phil Mead	52
eighth	Phil Mead and Joseph Vine	14
ninth	Tiger Smith and Joseph Vine	10
tenth	Sydney Barnes and Joseph Vine	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Charles Kelleway	c Tiger Smith	5	25
Sammy Carter	c 'Young Jack' Hearne	38	120
Warren Bardsley	bowled	3	19
Victor Trumper	bowled	28	77
Clem Hill	bowled	11	34
Warwick Armstrong	bowled	11	16
Roy Minnett	bowled	7	17
Vernon Ransford	not out	29	34
Tibby Cotter	c Phil Mead	8	9
Jimmy Matthews	bowled	10	15
Ranji Hordern	c Frank Foster	5	14

Extras 18 · Total 173 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Frank Foster	19	3	38	3
Sydney Barnes	20	6	47	2
Frank Woolley	2	0	7	0
'Young Jack' Hearne	3	0	17	0
Johnny Douglas	17.5	6	46	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Charles Kelleway), 2-20 (Warren Bardsley), 3-76 (Sammy Carter), 4-86 (Victor Trumper), 5-101 (Warwick Armstrong), 6-112 (Clem Hill), 7-117 (Roy Minnett), 8-127 (Tibby Cotter), 9-156 (Jimmy Matthews), 10-173 (Ranji Hordern)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Sammy Carter and Charles Kelleway	12
second	Sammy Carter and Warren Bardsley	8
third	Victor Trumper and Sammy Carter	56
fourth	Clem Hill and Victor Trumper	10
fifth	Clem Hill and Warwick Armstrong	15
sixth	Clem Hill and Roy Minnett	11
seventh	Vernon Ransford and Roy Minnett	5
eighth	Tibby Cotter and Vernon Ransford	10
ninth	Vernon Ransford and Jimmy Matthews	29
tenth	Vernon Ransford and Ranji Hordern	17

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