Australia v England 1st Test
England tour of Australia - 1881 (1881/82) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 31 December 1881 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Tom Horan top-scored with 124 for Australia.
England, 287 (10 wkts)
| Dick Barlow | caught (Alec Bannerman) | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | caught (Percy McDonnell) | 87 | 0 |
| John Selby | run out | 55 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | caught (George Giffen) | 58 | 0 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | caught (Jack Blackham) | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | bowled | 36 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| William Scotton | run out | 21 | 0 |
| Alfred Shaw | caught (Harry Boyle) | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Pilling | caught (George Giffen) | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Peate | not out | 4 | 0 |
Joey Palmer 36.00-9-73-1Edwin Evans 71.00-35-81-3William Cooper 32.20-8-80-3Harry Boyle 18.00-9-18-1George Giffen 3.00-0-12-0Alec Bannerman 10.00-3-23-0
Australia, 302 (10 wkts)
| Hugh Massie | stumping (Dick Pilling) | 2 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 38 | 0 |
| Billy Murdoch | bowled | 39 | 0 |
| Percy McDonnell | bowled | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | run out | 124 | 0 |
| George Giffen | bowled | 30 | 0 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Palmer | caught (Dick Pilling) | 34 | 0 |
| Edwin Evans | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | not out | 4 | 0 |
| William Cooper | stumping (Dick Pilling) | 7 | 0 |
Ted Peate 59.00-24-64-1Billy Midwinter 39.00-21-50-2Billy Bates 41.00-20-43-2Tom Emmett 35.00-12-61-2George Ulyett 20.00-5-41-2Dick Barlow 23.00-13-22-0Alfred Shaw 20.00-11-21-0
England, 294 (10 wkts)
| Dick Barlow | stumping (Jack Blackham) | 33 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | stumping (Jack Blackham) | 23 | 0 |
| John Selby | caught (Harry Boyle) | 70 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | caught (Alec Bannerman) | 47 | 0 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | bowled | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Midwinter | caught (Hugh Massie) | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Emmett | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| William Scotton | not out | 50 | 0 |
| Alfred Shaw | caught (William Cooper) | 40 | 0 |
| Dick Pilling | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Peate | run out | 2 | 0 |
Joey Palmer 77.00-19-77-2Edwin Evans 73.00-45-63-0William Cooper 61.00-19-120-6Harry Boyle 14.30-6-19-1Percy McDonnell 4.00-1-15-0
Australia, 114 (3 wkts)
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 25 | 0 |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | caught (Tom Emmett) | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Murdoch | not out | 22 | 0 |
| Percy McDonnell | not out | 33 | 0 |
| Hugh Massie | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| George Giffen | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Palmer | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Evans | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyle | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| William Cooper | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ted Peate 11.00-5-22-0Billy Bates 13.00-3-43-2Tom Emmett 16.00-11-19-0George Ulyett 15.00-3-30-1
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