Australia v England 3rd Test
England [Lord Sheffield's XI] tour of Australia - 1891 (1891/92) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 24 March 1892
England won by an innings and 230 runs
England won by an innings and 230 runs. Andrew Stoddart top-scored with 134 for England. Johnny Briggs took 6/49.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England [Lord Sheffield's XI] tour of Australia - 1891 (1891/92)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Dates
- 24 March 1892 to 28 March 1892
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 230 runs
- Captains
- W.G. Grace (England), Jack Blackham (Australia)
- Debut
- Punch Philipson (England)
- Umpires
- GE Downs and WO Whitridge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Punch Philipson's first Test.
England batted first and made 499 all out. Andrew Stoddart top-scored with 134, and Bobby Peel made 83. Charlie Turner took 3 for 111 for Australia.
Australia replied with 100 all out. John Lyons top-scored with 23. Johnny Briggs took 6 for 49 for England. From 48 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 73 for 8. England led by 399 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 169 all out in their second innings. William Bruce top-scored with 37. Johnny Briggs took 6 for 87 for England.
England won by an innings and 230 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Adelaide Oval across the 82 Tests in our archive.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 499 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Abel | st Jack Blackham | 24 |
| W.G. Grace | bowled | 58 |
| Andrew Stoddart | lbw | 134 |
| Maurice Read | c Syd Gregory | 57 |
| George Bean | c Bob McLeod | 16 |
| Bobby Peel | c George Giffen | 83 |
| George Lohmann | lbw | 0 |
| Johnny Briggs | bowled | 39 |
| Punch Philipson | c Jack Blackham | 1 |
| Gregor MacGregor | run out | 31 |
| William Attewell | not out | 43 |
Extras 13 · Total 499 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | 51.1 | 17 | 154 | 2 |
| Bob McLeod | 41 | 11 | 78 | 2 |
| Harry Trott | 12 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
| Charlie Turner | 46 | 17 | 111 | 3 |
| Harry Donnan | 9 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| John Lyons | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| William Bruce | 9 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Bobby Abel), 2-121 (W.G. Grace), 3-218 (Maurice Read), 4-272 (George Bean), 5-327 (Andrew Stoddart), 6-333 (George Lohmann), 7-412 (Johnny Briggs), 8-425 (Punch Philipson), 9-425 (Bobby Peel), 10-499 (Gregor MacGregor)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | W.G. Grace and Bobby Abel | 47 |
| second | W.G. Grace and Andrew Stoddart | 74 |
| third | Maurice Read and Andrew Stoddart | 97 |
| fourth | Andrew Stoddart and George Bean | 54 |
| fifth | Bobby Peel and Andrew Stoddart | 55 |
| sixth | Bobby Peel and George Lohmann | 6 |
| seventh | Johnny Briggs and Bobby Peel | 79 |
| eighth | Bobby Peel and Punch Philipson | 13 |
| ninth | Bobby Peel and Gregor MacGregor | 0 |
| tenth | William Attewell and Gregor MacGregor | 74 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| John Lyons | c Bobby Peel | 23 |
| Alec Bannerman | c George Bean | 12 |
| George Giffen | run out | 5 |
| William Bruce | lbw | 5 |
| Charlie Turner | c George Lohmann | 10 |
| Syd Gregory | c Bobby Abel | 3 |
| Bob McLeod | bowled | 20 |
| Harry Trott | bowled | 0 |
| Walter Giffen | bowled | 3 |
| Harry Donnan | c George Bean | 7 |
| Jack Blackham | not out | 7 |
Extras 5 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Briggs | 21.5 | 4 | 49 | 6 |
| George Lohmann | 21 | 8 | 46 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Alec Bannerman), 2-38 (George Giffen), 3-48 (William Bruce), 4-48 (John Lyons), 5-51 (Syd Gregory), 6-66 (Charlie Turner), 7-66 (Harry Trott), 8-73 (Walter Giffen), 9-90 (Bob McLeod), 10-100 (Harry Donnan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Bannerman and John Lyons | 30 |
| second | George Giffen and John Lyons | 8 |
| third | William Bruce and John Lyons | 10 |
| fourth | Charlie Turner and John Lyons | 0 |
| fifth | Charlie Turner and Syd Gregory | 3 |
| sixth | Charlie Turner and Bob McLeod | 15 |
| seventh | Harry Trott and Bob McLeod | 0 |
| eighth | Walter Giffen and Bob McLeod | 7 |
| ninth | Harry Donnan and Bob McLeod | 17 |
| tenth | Jack Blackham and Harry Donnan | 10 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| John Lyons | c Andrew Stoddart | 19 |
| Alec Bannerman | bowled | 1 |
| George Giffen | c George Bean | 27 |
| William Bruce | lbw | 37 |
| Charlie Turner | c W.G. Grace | 5 |
| Syd Gregory | c Bobby Peel | 7 |
| Bob McLeod | c W.G. Grace | 30 |
| Harry Trott | st Punch Philipson | 16 |
| Walter Giffen | c Bobby Peel | 2 |
| Harry Donnan | not out | 11 |
| Jack Blackham | bowled | 9 |
Extras 5 · Total 169 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Briggs | 28 | 7 | 87 | 6 |
| William Attewell | 34 | 10 | 69 | 3 |
| George Lohmann | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Alec Bannerman), 2-42 (John Lyons), 3-51 (George Giffen), 4-85 (Charlie Turner), 5-91 (William Bruce), 6-99 (Syd Gregory), 7-120 (Harry Trott), 8-124 (Walter Giffen), 9-157 (Bob McLeod), 10-169 (Jack Blackham)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Bannerman and John Lyons | 1 |
| second | George Giffen and John Lyons | 41 |
| third | George Giffen and William Bruce | 9 |
| fourth | William Bruce and Charlie Turner | 34 |
| fifth | William Bruce and Syd Gregory | 6 |
| sixth | Syd Gregory and Bob McLeod | 8 |
| seventh | Harry Trott and Bob McLeod | 21 |
| eighth | Walter Giffen and Bob McLeod | 4 |
| ninth | Harry Donnan and Bob McLeod | 33 |
| tenth | Jack Blackham and Harry Donnan | 12 |
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