England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England - 1902 (1902) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 29 May 1902
Match drawn
Match drawn. Johnny Tyldesley top-scored with 138 for England. Wilfred Rhodes took 7/17.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1902 (1902)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 29 May 1902 to 31 May 1902
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Archie MacLaren (England), Joe Darling (Australia)
- Umpires
- J Phillips and W Hearn
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 376 for 9. Johnny Tyldesley top-scored with 138, and Stanley Jackson made 53. Ernie Jones took 3 for 76 for Australia.
Australia replied with 36 all out. Victor Trumper top-scored with 18. Wilfred Rhodes took 7 for 17 for England. From 9 for 1 they lost 9 wickets for 27 runs, to 36 for 10. England led by 340 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 46 for 2 in their second innings. Reggie Duff top-scored with 15.
Match drawn. Wilfred Rhodes's 7 for 17 are the best innings figures at Edgbaston.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 376 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Archie MacLaren | run out | 9 |
| C.B. Fry | c James Kelly | 0 |
| KS Ranjitsinhji | bowled | 13 |
| Stanley Jackson | bowled | 53 |
| Johnny Tyldesley | lbw | 138 |
| Dick Lilley | c Ernie Jones | 2 |
| George Hirst | c Warwick Armstrong | 48 |
| Gilbert Jessop | c Bert Hopkins | 6 |
| Len Braund | bowled | 14 |
| Bill Lockwood | not out | 52 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | not out | 38 |
Extras 3 · Total 376 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Jones | 28 | 9 | 76 | 3 |
| Monty Noble | 44 | 15 | 112 | 1 |
| Victor Trumper | 13 | 5 | 35 | 2 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 25 | 6 | 64 | 1 |
| Bill Howell | 26 | 8 | 58 | 1 |
| Bert Hopkins | 6 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (C.B. Fry), 2-13 (Archie MacLaren), 3-35 (KS Ranjitsinhji), 4-112 (Stanley Jackson), 5-121 (Dick Lilley), 6-212 (George Hirst), 7-230 (Gilbert Jessop), 8-264 (Len Braund), 9-295 (Johnny Tyldesley)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Archie MacLaren and C.B. Fry | 5 |
| second | Archie MacLaren and KS Ranjitsinhji | 8 |
| third | Stanley Jackson and KS Ranjitsinhji | 22 |
| fourth | Stanley Jackson and Johnny Tyldesley | 77 |
| fifth | Dick Lilley and Johnny Tyldesley | 9 |
| sixth | George Hirst and Johnny Tyldesley | 91 |
| seventh | Johnny Tyldesley and Gilbert Jessop | 18 |
| eighth | Johnny Tyldesley and Len Braund | 34 |
| ninth | Bill Lockwood and Johnny Tyldesley | 31 |
| tenth | Bill Lockwood and Wilfred Rhodes | 81 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 36 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Trumper | bowled | 18 | – |
| Reggie Duff | c Gilbert Jessop | 2 | – |
| Clem Hill | c Len Braund | 1 | – |
| Syd Gregory | lbw | 0 | – |
| Joe Darling | c Gilbert Jessop | 3 | – |
| Monty Noble | st Dick Lilley | 3 | – |
| Warwick Armstrong | c Dick Lilley | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Hopkins | c Dick Lilley | 5 | – |
| James Kelly | not out | 1 | – |
| Ernie Jones | c Stanley Jackson | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Howell | c C.B. Fry | 0 | 1 |
Extras 3 · Total 36 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hirst | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 11 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| Len Braund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Reggie Duff), 2-10 (Clem Hill), 3-14 (Syd Gregory), 4-17 (Joe Darling), 5-25 (Monty Noble), 6-25 (Warwick Armstrong), 7-31 (Victor Trumper), 8-35 (Bert Hopkins), 9-35 (Ernie Jones), 10-36 (Bill Howell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Victor Trumper and Reggie Duff | 9 |
| second | Clem Hill and Victor Trumper | 1 |
| third | Syd Gregory and Victor Trumper | 4 |
| fourth | Joe Darling and Victor Trumper | 3 |
| fifth | Monty Noble and Victor Trumper | 8 |
| sixth | Victor Trumper and Warwick Armstrong | 0 |
| seventh | Victor Trumper and Bert Hopkins | 6 |
| eighth | James Kelly and Bert Hopkins | 4 |
| ninth | Ernie Jones and James Kelly | 0 |
| tenth | James Kelly and Bill Howell | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 46 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Trumper | c Len Braund | 14 |
| Reggie Duff | c C.B. Fry | 15 |
| Clem Hill | not out | 10 |
| Syd Gregory | not out | 1 |
Did not bat: Joe Darling, Monty Noble, Warwick Armstrong, Bert Hopkins, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Bill Howell
Extras 6 · Total 46 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hirst | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Len Braund | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Stanley Jackson | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Victor Trumper), 2-41 (Reggie Duff)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Victor Trumper and Reggie Duff | 16 |
| second | Clem Hill and Reggie Duff | 25 |
| third | Syd Gregory and Clem Hill | 5 |
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