England v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of England - 1899 (1899) · Kennington Oval, London · 14 August 1899
Match drawn
Match drawn. Tom Hayward top-scored with 137 for England. Bill Lockwood took 7/71.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1899 (1899)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 14 August 1899 to 16 August 1899
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Archie MacLaren (England), Joe Darling (Australia)
- Debut
- Arthur Jones (England)
- Umpires
- A White and W Richards
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Arthur Jones's first Test.
England batted first and made 576 all out. Tom Hayward top-scored with 137, and Stanley Jackson made 118. Ernie Jones took 4 for 164 for Australia. The innings was built on a 185-run stand for the first wicket between Stanley Jackson and Tom Hayward.
Australia replied with 352 all out. Syd Gregory top-scored with 117, and Joe Darling made 71. Bill Lockwood took 7 for 71 for England. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket between Syd Gregory and Joe Darling. England led by 224 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 254 for 5 in their second innings. Charlie McLeod top-scored with 77, and Jack Worrall made 75. Wilfred Rhodes took 3 for 27 for England. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the first wicket between Jack Worrall and Charlie McLeod, 46% of the total.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 576 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Jackson | bowled | 118 |
| Tom Hayward | c Frank Iredale | 137 |
| KS Ranjitsinhji | c Bill Howell | 54 |
| C.B. Fry | c Jack Worrall | 60 |
| Archie MacLaren | c Victor Trumper | 49 |
| Charlie Townsend | bowled | 38 |
| Bill Bradley | run out | 0 |
| Bill Lockwood | bowled | 24 |
| Arthur Jones | bowled | 31 |
| Dick Lilley | c Frank Iredale | 37 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | not out | 8 |
Extras 20 · Total 576 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Jones | 53 | 12 | 164 | 4 |
| Monty Noble | 35.4 | 12 | 96 | 2 |
| Hugh Trumble | 39 | 11 | 107 | 2 |
| Charlie McLeod | 48 | 15 | 131 | 1 |
| Bill Howell | 15 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| Jack Worrall | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-185 (Stanley Jackson), 2-316 (KS Ranjitsinhji), 3-318 (Tom Hayward), 4-428 (Archie MacLaren), 5-436 (C.B. Fry), 6-436 (Bill Bradley), 7-479 (Bill Lockwood), 8-511 (Charlie Townsend), 9-551 (Arthur Jones), 10-576 (Dick Lilley)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stanley Jackson and Tom Hayward | 185 |
| second | Tom Hayward and KS Ranjitsinhji | 131 |
| third | C.B. Fry and Tom Hayward | 2 |
| fourth | Archie MacLaren and C.B. Fry | 110 |
| fifth | C.B. Fry and Charlie Townsend | 8 |
| sixth | Charlie Townsend and Bill Bradley | 0 |
| seventh | Bill Lockwood and Charlie Townsend | 43 |
| eighth | Charlie Townsend and Arthur Jones | 32 |
| ninth | Dick Lilley and Arthur Jones | 40 |
| tenth | Dick Lilley and Wilfred Rhodes | 25 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 352 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Worrall | c Tom Hayward | 55 |
| Hugh Trumble | c Arthur Jones | 24 |
| Victor Trumper | c Dick Lilley | 6 |
| Monty Noble | bowled | 9 |
| Joe Darling | c C.B. Fry | 71 |
| Syd Gregory | c Arthur Jones | 117 |
| Frank Iredale | bowled | 9 |
| James Kelly | lbw | 4 |
| Charlie McLeod | not out | 31 |
| Ernie Jones | bowled | 0 |
| Bill Howell | bowled | 4 |
Extras 22 · Total 352 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | 29 | 12 | 52 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 25 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| Bill Lockwood | 40.3 | 17 | 71 | 7 |
| Arthur Jones | 30 | 12 | 73 | 3 |
| Charlie Townsend | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Jackson | 14 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Hugh Trumble), 2-44 (Victor Trumper), 3-85 (Monty Noble), 4-120 (Jack Worrall), 5-220 (Joe Darling), 6-242 (Frank Iredale), 7-257 (James Kelly), 8-340 (Syd Gregory), 9-340 (Ernie Jones), 10-352 (Bill Howell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jack Worrall and Hugh Trumble | 38 |
| second | Jack Worrall and Victor Trumper | 6 |
| third | Jack Worrall and Monty Noble | 41 |
| fourth | Jack Worrall and Joe Darling | 35 |
| fifth | Syd Gregory and Joe Darling | 100 |
| sixth | Syd Gregory and Frank Iredale | 22 |
| seventh | Syd Gregory and James Kelly | 15 |
| eighth | Syd Gregory and Charlie McLeod | 83 |
| ninth | Ernie Jones and Charlie McLeod | 0 |
| tenth | Charlie McLeod and Bill Howell | 12 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 254 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Worrall | c Dick Lilley | 75 |
| Charlie McLeod | bowled | 77 |
| Monty Noble | not out | 69 |
| Victor Trumper | c Wilfred Rhodes | 7 |
| Syd Gregory | bowled | 2 |
| Joe Darling | run out | 6 |
| Hugh Trumble | not out | 3 |
Did not bat: Frank Iredale, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Bill Howell
Extras 15 · Total 254 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | 17 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 22 | 8 | 27 | 3 |
| Bill Lockwood | 15 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| Arthur Jones | 12 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| Charlie Townsend | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanley Jackson | 13 | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Tom Hayward | 11 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| C.B. Fry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-116 (Jack Worrall), 2-208 (Charlie McLeod), 3-224 (Victor Trumper), 4-228 (Syd Gregory), 5-243 (Joe Darling)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jack Worrall and Charlie McLeod | 116 |
| second | Charlie McLeod and Monty Noble | 92 |
| third | Monty Noble and Victor Trumper | 16 |
| fourth | Syd Gregory and Monty Noble | 4 |
| fifth | Joe Darling and Monty Noble | 15 |
| sixth | Hugh Trumble and Monty Noble | 11 |
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