Australia v England 1st Test

England tour of Australia - 1897 (1897/98) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 December 1897

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. KS Ranjitsinhji top-scored with 175 for England. Jack Hearne took 5/42.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1897 (1897/98)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 13 December 1897 to 17 December 1897
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: England won by 9 wickets
Captains: Archie MacLaren (England), Harry Trott (Australia)
Debuts: Jack Mason (England), Bill Storer (England), Frank Druce (England), George Hirst (England)
Umpires: C Bannerman and J Phillips

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Jack Mason, Bill Storer, Frank Druce and George Hirst played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 551 all out. KS Ranjitsinhji top-scored with 175, and Archie MacLaren made 109. Charlie McLeod took 3 for 80 for Australia. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the second wicket between Archie MacLaren and Tom Hayward. That was well above the 1890s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 380 across 5 Tests.

Australia replied with 237 all out. Hugh Trumble top-scored with 70, and Charlie McLeod made 50. Jack Hearne took 5 for 42 for England. England led by 314 on first innings. Australia followed on.

Australia made 408 all out in their second innings. Joe Darling top-scored with 101, and Clem Hill made 96. Jack Hearne took 4 for 99 for England.

Set 95 to win, England made 96 for 1. Archie MacLaren top-scored with 50 not out.

England won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 551 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Mason	bowled	6
Archie MacLaren	c James Kelly	109
Tom Hayward	c Harry Trott	72
Bill Storer	c Harry Trott	43
Frank Druce	c Syd Gregory	20
George Hirst	bowled	62
KS Ranjitsinhji	c Syd Gregory	175
Ted Wainwright	bowled	10
Jack Hearne	c Charlie McLeod	17
Johnny Briggs	run out	1
Tom Richardson	not out	24

Extras 12 · Total 551 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Tom McKibbin	34	5	113	1
Ernie Jones	50	8	130	3
Charlie McLeod	28	12	80	3
Hugh Trumble	40	7	138	1
Harry Trott	23	2	78	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Jack Mason), 2-162 (Tom Hayward), 3-224 (Archie MacLaren), 4-256 (Frank Druce), 5-258 (Bill Storer), 6-382 (George Hirst), 7-422 (Ted Wainwright), 8-471 (Jack Hearne), 9-477 (Johnny Briggs), 10-551 (KS Ranjitsinhji)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Archie MacLaren and Jack Mason	26
second	Archie MacLaren and Tom Hayward	136
third	Archie MacLaren and Bill Storer	62
fourth	Frank Druce and Bill Storer	32
fifth	George Hirst and Bill Storer	2
sixth	KS Ranjitsinhji and George Hirst	124
seventh	Ted Wainwright and KS Ranjitsinhji	40
eighth	Jack Hearne and KS Ranjitsinhji	49
ninth	Johnny Briggs and KS Ranjitsinhji	6
tenth	Tom Richardson and KS Ranjitsinhji	74

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Joe Darling	c Frank Druce	7
John Lyons	bowled	3
Frank Iredale	c Frank Druce	25
Clem Hill	bowled	19
Syd Gregory	c Jack Mason	46
Harry Trott	bowled	10
James Kelly	bowled	1
Hugh Trumble	c Bill Storer	70
Charlie McLeod	not out	50
Tom McKibbin	bowled	0
Ernie Jones	c Tom Richardson	0

Extras 6 · Total 237 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Tom Richardson	27	8	71	3
George Hirst	28	7	57	0
Jack Hearne	20.1	7	42	5
Johnny Briggs	20	7	42	1
Tom Hayward	3	1	11	0
Jack Mason	2	1	8	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Joe Darling), 2-24 (John Lyons), 3-56 (Frank Iredale), 4-57 (Clem Hill), 5-86 (Harry Trott), 6-87 (James Kelly), 7-138 (Syd Gregory), 8-228 (Hugh Trumble), 9-237 (Tom McKibbin), 10-237 (Ernie Jones)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Lyons and Joe Darling	8
second	John Lyons and Frank Iredale	16
third	Frank Iredale and Clem Hill	32
fourth	Syd Gregory and Clem Hill	1
fifth	Harry Trott and Syd Gregory	29
sixth	Syd Gregory and James Kelly	1
seventh	Syd Gregory and Hugh Trumble	51
eighth	Hugh Trumble and Charlie McLeod	90
ninth	Charlie McLeod and Tom McKibbin	9
tenth	Ernie Jones and Charlie McLeod	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 408 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Joe Darling	c Frank Druce	101
Frank Iredale	bowled	18
Charlie McLeod	run out	26
Clem Hill	bowled	96
Syd Gregory	run out	31
Hugh Trumble	c Frank Druce	2
John Lyons	c Tom Hayward	25
Harry Trott	bowled	27
James Kelly	not out	46
Ernie Jones	lbw	3
Tom McKibbin	bowled	6

Extras 27 · Total 408 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Tom Richardson	41	9	121	2
George Hirst	13	3	49	0
Jack Hearne	38	8	99	4
Johnny Briggs	22	3	86	2
Tom Hayward	5	1	16	0
Jack Mason	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Frank Iredale), 2-135 (Charlie McLeod), 3-191 (Joe Darling), 4-269 (Syd Gregory), 5-271 (Hugh Trumble), 6-318 (John Lyons), 7-321 (Clem Hill), 8-382 (Harry Trott), 9-390 (Ernie Jones), 10-408 (Tom McKibbin)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Joe Darling and Frank Iredale	37
second	Joe Darling and Charlie McLeod	98
third	Joe Darling and Clem Hill	56
fourth	Syd Gregory and Clem Hill	78
fifth	Hugh Trumble and Clem Hill	2
sixth	John Lyons and Clem Hill	47
seventh	Harry Trott and Clem Hill	3
eighth	Harry Trott and James Kelly	61
ninth	Ernie Jones and James Kelly	8
tenth	Tom McKibbin and James Kelly	18

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 96 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R
Archie MacLaren	not out	50
Jack Mason	bowled	32
KS Ranjitsinhji	not out	8

Did not bat: George Hirst, Tom Hayward, Bill Storer, Frank Druce, Ted Wainwright, Jack Hearne, Johnny Briggs, Tom Richardson

Extras 6 · Total 96 for 1

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Hugh Trumble	14	4	40	0
Tom McKibbin	5	1	22	1
Ernie Jones	9	1	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-80 (Jack Mason)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Archie MacLaren and Jack Mason	80
second	Archie MacLaren and KS Ranjitsinhji	16

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