Australia v England 1st Test
England [IFW Bligh's XI] tour of Australia - 1882 (1882/83) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 19 January 1883
England won by an innings and 27 runs
England won by an innings and 27 runs. Walter Read top-scored with 75 for England. Billy Bates took 7/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England [IFW Bligh's XI] tour of Australia - 1882 (1882/83)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 19 January 1883 to 22 January 1883
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 27 runs
- Captains
- Ivo Bligh (England), Billy Murdoch (Australia)
- Umpires
- EH Elliott and JS Swift
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 294 all out. Walter Read top-scored with 75, and Billy Bates made 55. Joey Palmer took 5 for 103 for Australia.
Australia replied with 114 all out. Hugh Massie top-scored with 43. Billy Bates took 7 for 28 for England. From 56 for 1 they lost 6 wickets for 29 runs, to 85 for 7. England led by 180 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 153 all out in their second innings. George Bonnor top-scored with 34. Billy Bates took 7 for 74 for England.
England won by an innings and 27 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Barlow | bowled | 14 |
| Charles Studd | bowled | 14 |
| Charles Leslie | run out | 54 |
| Allan Steel | c Percy McDonnell | 39 |
| Walter Read | c Joey Palmer | 75 |
| Billy Barnes | bowled | 32 |
| Edmund Tylecote | bowled | 0 |
| Ivo Bligh | bowled | 0 |
| Billy Bates | c Tom Horan | 55 |
| George Studd | bowled | 1 |
| Fred Morley | not out | 0 |
Extras 10 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Spofforth | 34 | 11 | 57 | 0 |
| Joey Palmer | 66.3 | 25 | 103 | 5 |
| George Giffen | 49 | 13 | 89 | 4 |
| Tom Garrett | 34 | 16 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Charles Studd), 2-35 (Dick Barlow), 3-106 (Charles Leslie), 4-131 (Allan Steel), 5-193 (Billy Barnes), 6-199 (Edmund Tylecote), 7-199 (Ivo Bligh), 8-287 (Billy Bates), 9-293 (Walter Read), 10-294 (George Studd)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dick Barlow and Charles Studd | 28 |
| second | Dick Barlow and Charles Leslie | 7 |
| third | Allan Steel and Charles Leslie | 71 |
| fourth | Allan Steel and Walter Read | 25 |
| fifth | Billy Barnes and Walter Read | 62 |
| sixth | Walter Read and Edmund Tylecote | 6 |
| seventh | Ivo Bligh and Walter Read | 0 |
| eighth | Billy Bates and Walter Read | 88 |
| ninth | Walter Read and George Studd | 6 |
| tenth | Fred Morley and George Studd | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 114 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Massie | bowled | 43 | – |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 14 | – |
| Billy Murdoch | not out | 19 | – |
| Tom Horan | c Billy Barnes | 3 | – |
| Percy McDonnell | bowled | 3 | – |
| George Giffen | c Billy Bates | 0 | 1 |
| George Bonnor | c Walter Read | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 5 | – |
| Tom Garrett | bowled | 10 | – |
| Joey Palmer | bowled | 7 | – |
| Frederick Spofforth | bowled | 0 | – |
Extras 10 · Total 114 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Studd | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Fred Morley | 23 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | 23 | 7 | 32 | 2 |
| Dick Barlow | 22 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| Billy Bates | 26.2 | 14 | 28 | 7 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Hugh Massie), 2-72 (Alec Bannerman), 3-75 (Tom Horan), 4-78 (Percy McDonnell), 5-78 (George Giffen), 6-78 (George Bonnor), 7-85 (Jack Blackham), 8-104 (Tom Garrett), 9-114 (Joey Palmer), 10-114 (Frederick Spofforth)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Bannerman and Hugh Massie | 56 |
| second | Billy Murdoch and Alec Bannerman | 16 |
| third | Tom Horan and Billy Murdoch | 3 |
| fourth | Billy Murdoch and Percy McDonnell | 3 |
| fifth | Billy Murdoch and George Giffen | 0 |
| sixth | Billy Murdoch and George Bonnor | 0 |
| seventh | Jack Blackham and Billy Murdoch | 7 |
| eighth | Tom Garrett and Billy Murdoch | 19 |
| ninth | Billy Murdoch and Joey Palmer | 10 |
| tenth | Billy Murdoch and Frederick Spofforth | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Murdoch | bowled | 17 |
| Alec Bannerman | c Ivo Bligh | 14 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 6 |
| George Bonnor | c Fred Morley | 34 |
| Tom Horan | c Fred Morley | 15 |
| Percy McDonnell | bowled | 13 |
| Hugh Massie | c Charles Studd | 10 |
| George Giffen | c Ivo Bligh | 19 |
| Tom Garrett | c Billy Barnes | 6 |
| Joey Palmer | c George Studd | 4 |
| Frederick Spofforth | not out | 14 |
Extras 1 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Morley | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Barlow | 31 | 6 | 67 | 3 |
| Billy Bates | 33 | 14 | 74 | 7 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Billy Murdoch), 2-28 (Jack Blackham), 3-66 (George Bonnor), 4-72 (Alec Bannerman), 5-93 (Tom Horan), 6-104 (Hugh Massie), 7-113 (Percy McDonnell), 8-132 (George Giffen), 9-139 (Tom Garrett), 10-153 (Joey Palmer)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Billy Murdoch and Alec Bannerman | 21 |
| second | Jack Blackham and Alec Bannerman | 7 |
| third | Alec Bannerman and George Bonnor | 38 |
| fourth | Tom Horan and Alec Bannerman | 6 |
| fifth | Tom Horan and Percy McDonnell | 21 |
| sixth | Percy McDonnell and Hugh Massie | 11 |
| seventh | Percy McDonnell and George Giffen | 9 |
| eighth | Tom Garrett and George Giffen | 19 |
| ninth | Tom Garrett and Joey Palmer | 7 |
| tenth | Frederick Spofforth and Joey Palmer | 14 |
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