Australia v England 4th Test

England tour of Australia - 1901 (1901/02) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 14 February 1902

Australia won by 7 wickets

Australia won by 7 wickets. Archie MacLaren top-scored with 92 for England. Jack Saunders took 5/43.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1901 (1901/02)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 14 February 1902 to 18 February 1902
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Captains: Archie MacLaren (England), Hugh Trumble (Australia)
Debuts: Charlie McGahey (England), Bert Hopkins (Australia), Jack Saunders (Australia)
Umpires: C Bannerman and R Callaway

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Charlie McGahey, Bert Hopkins and Jack Saunders played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 317 all out. Archie MacLaren top-scored with 92, and Johnny Tyldesley made 79. Jack Saunders took 4 for 119 for Australia. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the second wicket between Archie MacLaren and Johnny Tyldesley.

Australia replied with 299 all out. Monty Noble top-scored with 56, and Warwick Armstrong made 55. Gilbert Jessop took 4 for 68 for England. England led by 18 on first innings.

England made 99 all out in their second innings. Willie Quaife top-scored with 15. Jack Saunders took 5 for 43 for Australia. From 57 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 78 for 8.

Set 118 to win, Australia made 121 for 3. Reggie Duff top-scored with 51 not out.

Australia won by 7 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 317 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Archie MacLaren	c Reggie Duff	92	–
Tom Hayward	bowled	41	–
Johnny Tyldesley	c James Kelly	79	–
Willie Quaife	c James Kelly	4	–
Gilbert Jessop	c Monty Noble	0	1
Len Braund	lbw	17	–
Charlie McGahey	bowled	18	–
Dick Lilley	c James Kelly	40	–
Arthur Jones	c James Kelly	15	–
John Gunn	not out	0	–
Colin Blythe	bowled	4	–

Extras 7 · Total 317 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Monty Noble	33.2	12	78	3
Jack Saunders	43	11	119	4
Bill Howell	22	10	40	0
Hugh Trumble	38	18	65	3
Warwick Armstrong	2	1	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-73 (Tom Hayward), 2-179 (Archie MacLaren), 3-188 (Willie Quaife), 4-188 (Gilbert Jessop), 5-225 (Len Braund), 6-245 (Johnny Tyldesley), 7-267 (Charlie McGahey), 8-312 (Dick Lilley), 9-312 (Arthur Jones), 10-317 (Colin Blythe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Archie MacLaren and Tom Hayward	73
second	Archie MacLaren and Johnny Tyldesley	106
third	Johnny Tyldesley and Willie Quaife	9
fourth	Johnny Tyldesley and Gilbert Jessop	0
fifth	Johnny Tyldesley and Len Braund	37
sixth	Johnny Tyldesley and Charlie McGahey	20
seventh	Dick Lilley and Charlie McGahey	22
eighth	Dick Lilley and Arthur Jones	45
ninth	Arthur Jones and John Gunn	0
tenth	Colin Blythe and John Gunn	5

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 299 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Hugh Trumble	c Archie MacLaren	6	–
Victor Trumper	c Len Braund	7	–
Clem Hill	c Arthur Jones	21	–
Syd Gregory	c Len Braund	5	–
Monty Noble	lbw	56	–
Reggie Duff	c Dick Lilley	39	–
Warwick Armstrong	bowled	55	–
Bert Hopkins	c Dick Lilley	43	–
James Kelly	not out	24	–
Bill Howell	c Archie MacLaren	35	15
Jack Saunders	bowled	0	–

Extras 8 · Total 299 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Len Braund	60	25	118	4
John Gunn	16	5	48	1
Gilbert Jessop	26	5	68	4
Colin Blythe	37	17	57	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Hugh Trumble), 2-18 (Victor Trumper), 3-30 (Syd Gregory), 4-48 (Clem Hill), 5-119 (Reggie Duff), 6-160 (Monty Noble), 7-205 (Warwick Armstrong), 8-252 (Bert Hopkins), 9-288 (Bill Howell), 10-299 (Jack Saunders)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Hugh Trumble and Victor Trumper	7
second	Clem Hill and Victor Trumper	11
third	Syd Gregory and Clem Hill	12
fourth	Clem Hill and Monty Noble	18
fifth	Monty Noble and Reggie Duff	71
sixth	Monty Noble and Warwick Armstrong	41
seventh	Warwick Armstrong and Bert Hopkins	45
eighth	James Kelly and Bert Hopkins	47
ninth	James Kelly and Bill Howell	36
tenth	James Kelly and Jack Saunders	11

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 99 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Archie MacLaren	c James Kelly	5
Tom Hayward	bowled	12
Johnny Tyldesley	c Hugh Trumble	10
Willie Quaife	lbw	15
Gilbert Jessop	bowled	15
Len Braund	bowled	0
Charlie McGahey	c James Kelly	13
Dick Lilley	c Hugh Trumble	0
Arthur Jones	c James Kelly	6
John Gunn	not out	13
Colin Blythe	c James Kelly	8

Extras 2 · Total 99 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Jack Saunders	24.1	8	43	5
Monty Noble	24	7	54	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Archie MacLaren), 2-24 (Johnny Tyldesley), 3-36 (Tom Hayward), 4-57 (Gilbert Jessop), 5-57 (Willie Quaife), 6-57 (Len Braund), 7-60 (Dick Lilley), 8-78 (Charlie McGahey), 9-88 (Arthur Jones), 10-99 (Colin Blythe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Archie MacLaren and Tom Hayward	5
second	Tom Hayward and Johnny Tyldesley	19
third	Tom Hayward and Willie Quaife	12
fourth	Gilbert Jessop and Willie Quaife	21
fifth	Willie Quaife and Len Braund	0
sixth	Len Braund and Charlie McGahey	0
seventh	Dick Lilley and Charlie McGahey	3
eighth	Arthur Jones and Charlie McGahey	18
ninth	Arthur Jones and John Gunn	10
tenth	Colin Blythe and John Gunn	11

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 121 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Reggie Duff	not out	51	–
Victor Trumper	lbw	25	–
Clem Hill	c Dick Lilley	30	–
Bill Howell	caught	0	1
Syd Gregory	not out	12	–

Did not bat: Hugh Trumble, Monty Noble, Warwick Armstrong, Bert Hopkins, James Kelly, Jack Saunders

Extras 3 · Total 121 for 3

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Len Braund	15	2	55	0
John Gunn	8.3	1	17	2
Gilbert Jessop	7	0	23	0
Colin Blythe	6	0	23	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Victor Trumper), 2-105 (Clem Hill), 3-105 (Bill Howell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Victor Trumper and Reggie Duff	50
second	Clem Hill and Reggie Duff	55
third	Bill Howell and Reggie Duff	0
fourth	Syd Gregory and Reggie Duff	16

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