Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1884 (1884/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1885 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 10 wickets
England won by 10 wickets. Johnny Briggs top-scored with 121 for England.
England, 381 (10 wkts)
| Arthur Shrewsbury | caught (Jack Worrall) | 72 | 0 |
| William Scotton | bowled | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | bowled | 58 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | bowled | 35 | 0 |
| Wilf Flowers | caught (Jack Worrall) | 5 | 0 |
| Maurice Read | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | caught (Tom Horan) | 121 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| William Attewell | caught (Sammy Jones) | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Peel | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Hunter | not out | 39 | 0 |
William Bruce 55.00-22-88-3Jack Worrall 56.00-28-97-1Alfred Marr 11.00-6-11-0John Trumble 23.00-9-41-0Digger Robertson 11.00-3-24-0Sam Morris 34.00-14-73-2Sammy Jones 25.20-9-47-4Tom Horan 1.00-1-0-0
Australia, 268 (10 wkts)
| Sammy Jones | lbw | 19 | 0 |
| Sam Morris | lbw | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | caught (Arthur Shrewsbury) | 63 | 0 |
| John Trumble | caught (Billy Barnes) | 59 | 0 |
| Affie Jarvis | caught (Johnny Briggs) | 82 | 0 |
| Roland Pope | caught (Wilf Flowers) | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Marr | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Musgrove | caught (Maurice Read) | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Worrall | bowled | 34 | 0 |
| William Bruce | not out | 3 | 0 |
| Digger Robertson | caught (Billy Barnes) | 0 | 0 |
Wilf Flowers 29.00-12-46-2William Attewell 61.00-35-54-2Billy Barnes 50.00-27-50-3Bobby Peel 102.10-56-78-3Billy Bates 17.00-11-17-0George Ulyett 15.00-7-23-0
Australia, 126 (10 wkts)
| Sammy Jones | bowled | 9 | 0 |
| William Bruce | caught (Joe Hunter) | 45 | 0 |
| Tom Horan | caught (Joe Hunter) | 16 | 0 |
| John Trumble | caught (Billy Barnes) | 11 | 0 |
| Affie Jarvis | lbw | 10 | 0 |
| Roland Pope | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Alfred Marr | caught (Billy Barnes) | 5 | 0 |
| Harry Musgrove | caught (Billy Bates) | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Worrall | caught (Billy Barnes) | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Morris | not out | 10 | 0 |
| Digger Robertson | bowled | 2 | 0 |
Wilf Flowers 11.00-6-11-0William Attewell 5.00-2-7-0Billy Barnes 38.30-26-31-6Bobby Peel 44.00-26-45-3George Ulyett 8.00-3-19-1Johnny Briggs 8.00-3-13-0
England, 7 (0 wkts)
| Arthur Shrewsbury | not out | 0 | 0 |
| William Scotton | not out | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Barnes | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bates | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Flowers | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Read | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| George Ulyett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| William Attewell | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Peel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hunter | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alfred Marr 1.00-0-3-0William Bruce 0.10-0-4-0
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