Australia v England Only Test
England tour of Australia - 1879 (1878/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 2 January 1879 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia won by 10 wickets. Alec Bannerman top-scored with 73 for Australia.
England, 107 (10 wkts)
| George Ulyett | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Bunny Lucas | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Alexander Webbe | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| Monkey Hornby | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Lord Harris | bowled | 33 | 0 |
| The Revd Vernon Royle | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Francis MacKinnon | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Emmett | caught (Tom Horan) | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Absolom | caught (Alec Bannerman) | 52 | 0 |
| Leland Hone | caught (Jack Blackham) | 7 | 0 |
| Sandford Schultz | not out | 0 | 0 |
Frederick Spofforth 25.00-9-48-6Frank Allan 17.00-4-30-2Tom Garrett 5.00-0-18-1Harry Boyle 7.00-1-11-1
Australia, 228 (10 wkts)
| Charles Bannerman | bowled | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Murdoch | caught (Alexander Webbe) | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | caught (Leland Hone) | 10 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 73 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | caught (The Revd Vernon Royle) | 39 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | caught (Leland Hone) | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Allan | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | caught (The Revd Vernon Royle) | 28 | 0 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Thomas Kelly | caught (Alexander Webbe) | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Gregory | not out | 12 | 0 |
Tom Emmett 59.00-31-68-7George Ulyett 62.00-24-93-1Bunny Lucas 18.00-6-31-0Sandford Schultz 6.30-3-16-1Monkey Hornby 7.00-7-0-1The Revd Vernon Royle 4.00-1-6-0Lord Harris 3.00-0-14-0
England, 146 (10 wkts)
| George Ulyett | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| Bunny Lucas | caught (Harry Boyle) | 13 | 0 |
| Alexander Webbe | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Monkey Hornby | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| Lord Harris | caught (Tom Horan) | 36 | 0 |
| The Revd Vernon Royle | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 18 | 0 |
| Francis MacKinnon | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Charlie Absolom | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | not out | 24 | 0 |
| Leland Hone | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Sandford Schultz | caught (Frederick Spofforth) | 20 | 0 |
Frederick Spofforth 35.00-16-62-7Frank Allan 28.00-11-50-2Tom Garrett 10.00-6-18-0Harry Boyle 10.00-4-16-1
Australia, 19 (0 wkts)
| Charles Bannerman | not out | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Murdoch | not out | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Spofforth | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Garrett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Allan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Blackham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Kelly | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gregory | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
George Ulyett 1.00-0-9-0Sandford Schultz 1.30-0-10-0
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