Australia v England 2nd Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1903 (1903/04) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1904
England won by 185 runs
England won by 185 runs. Johnny Tyldesley top-scored with 97 for England. Wilfred Rhodes took 8/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1903 (1903/04)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 1 January 1904 to 5 January 1904
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 185 runs
- Captains
- Pelham Warner (England), Monty Noble (Australia)
- Debuts
- Albert Knight (England), Arthur Fielder (England)
- Umpires
- RM Crockett and P Argall
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Albert Knight and Arthur Fielder played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 315 for 9. Johnny Tyldesley top-scored with 97, and Pelham Warner made 68. Bill Howell took 4 for 43 for Australia. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the first wicket between Tom Hayward and Pelham Warner. From 277 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 306 for 7. That was well above the 1900s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 216 across 6 Tests.
Australia replied with 122 all out. Victor Trumper top-scored with 74. Wilfred Rhodes took 7 for 56 for England. England led by 193 on first innings.
England made 103 for 9 in their second innings. Johnny Tyldesley top-scored with 62. Hugh Trumble took 5 for 34 for Australia. From 74 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 103 for 9.
Set 297 to win, Australia made 111 all out. Victor Trumper top-scored with 35. Wilfred Rhodes took 8 for 68 for England. From 86 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 111 for 10.
England won by 185 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 315 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pelham Warner | c Reggie Duff | 68 |
| Tom Hayward | c Syd Gregory | 58 |
| Johnny Tyldesley | c Hugh Trumble | 97 |
| Tip Foster | retired not out | 49 |
| Len Braund | c Bill Howell | 20 |
| Albert Knight | bowled | 2 |
| George Hirst | c Monty Noble | 7 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | lbw | 2 |
| Dick Lilley | c Bill Howell | 4 |
| Albert Relf | not out | 3 |
| Arthur Fielder | bowled | 1 |
Extras 4 · Total 315 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Trumble | 50 | 10 | 107 | 4 |
| Monty Noble | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Saunders | 16 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Bill Howell | 34.5 | 14 | 43 | 4 |
| Warwick Armstrong | 25 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Bert Hopkins | 20 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Victor Trumper | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-122 (Tom Hayward), 2-132 (Pelham Warner), 2-221 (Tip Foster), 3-277 (Len Braund), 4-279 (Albert Knight), 5-297 (George Hirst), 6-306 (Wilfred Rhodes), 7-306 (Johnny Tyldesley), 8-314 (Dick Lilley), 9-315 (Arthur Fielder)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Tom Hayward and Pelham Warner | 122 |
| second | Johnny Tyldesley and Pelham Warner | 10 |
| third | Johnny Tyldesley and Tip Foster | 89 |
| fourth | Johnny Tyldesley and Len Braund | 56 |
| fifth | Johnny Tyldesley and Albert Knight | 2 |
| sixth | George Hirst and Johnny Tyldesley | 18 |
| seventh | Johnny Tyldesley and Wilfred Rhodes | 9 |
| eighth | Dick Lilley and Johnny Tyldesley | 0 |
| ninth | Dick Lilley and Albert Relf | 8 |
| tenth | Albert Relf and Arthur Fielder | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 122 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Duff | st Dick Lilley | 10 |
| Victor Trumper | c Johnny Tyldesley | 74 |
| Clem Hill | c Wilfred Rhodes | 5 |
| Monty Noble | c Bert Strudwick | 0 |
| Syd Gregory | c George Hirst | 1 |
| Bert Hopkins | c Bert Strudwick | 18 |
| Hugh Trumble | c Bert Strudwick | 2 |
| Warwick Armstrong | c Len Braund | 1 |
| James Kelly | run out | 8 |
| Bill Howell | c Arthur Fielder | 0 |
| Jack Saunders | not out | 2 |
Extras 1 · Total 122 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Rhodes | 15.2 | 3 | 56 | 7 |
| George Hirst | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Albert Relf | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Len Braund | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Reggie Duff), 2-23 (Clem Hill), 3-23 (Monty Noble), 4-33 (Syd Gregory), 5-67 (Bert Hopkins), 6-73 (Hugh Trumble), 7-79 (Warwick Armstrong), 8-105 (James Kelly), 9-116 (Bill Howell), 10-122 (Victor Trumper)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Victor Trumper and Reggie Duff | 14 |
| second | Clem Hill and Victor Trumper | 9 |
| third | Monty Noble and Victor Trumper | 0 |
| fourth | Syd Gregory and Victor Trumper | 10 |
| fifth | Victor Trumper and Bert Hopkins | 34 |
| sixth | Hugh Trumble and Victor Trumper | 6 |
| seventh | Victor Trumper and Warwick Armstrong | 6 |
| eighth | James Kelly and Victor Trumper | 26 |
| ninth | Bill Howell and Victor Trumper | 11 |
| tenth | Victor Trumper and Jack Saunders | 6 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 103 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Pelham Warner | c Victor Trumper | 3 |
| Tom Hayward | c Victor Trumper | 0 |
| Johnny Tyldesley | c Hugh Trumble | 62 |
| Len Braund | bowled | 3 |
| George Hirst | c Syd Gregory | 4 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | lbw | 9 |
| Albert Knight | lbw | 0 |
| Dick Lilley | st James Kelly | 0 |
| Albert Relf | not out | 10 |
| Arthur Fielder | c Clem Hill | 4 |
Did not bat: Tip Foster
Extras 8 · Total 103 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Trumble | 10.5 | 2 | 34 | 5 |
| Jack Saunders | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Bill Howell | 8 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Bert Hopkins | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Pelham Warner), 2-7 (Tom Hayward), 3-27 (Len Braund), 4-40 (George Hirst), 5-74 (Wilfred Rhodes), 6-74 (Albert Knight), 7-74 (Dick Lilley), 8-90 (Johnny Tyldesley), 9-103 (Arthur Fielder)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Tom Hayward and Pelham Warner | 3 |
| second | Tom Hayward and Johnny Tyldesley | 4 |
| third | Johnny Tyldesley and Len Braund | 20 |
| fourth | George Hirst and Johnny Tyldesley | 13 |
| fifth | Johnny Tyldesley and Wilfred Rhodes | 34 |
| sixth | Johnny Tyldesley and Albert Knight | 0 |
| seventh | Dick Lilley and Johnny Tyldesley | 0 |
| eighth | Johnny Tyldesley and Albert Relf | 16 |
| ninth | Albert Relf and Arthur Fielder | 13 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 111 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Duff | c Len Braund | 8 |
| Victor Trumper | c Albert Relf | 35 |
| Clem Hill | c Albert Relf | 20 |
| Monty Noble | not out | 31 |
| Syd Gregory | c Wilfred Rhodes | 0 |
| Bert Hopkins | c Wilfred Rhodes | 7 |
| Hugh Trumble | c Len Braund | 0 |
| Warwick Armstrong | c Tom Hayward | 0 |
| James Kelly | c Dick Lilley | 7 |
| Bill Howell | c George Hirst | 3 |
| Jack Saunders | c Arthur Fielder | 0 |
Extras 0 · Total 111 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Rhodes | 15 | 0 | 68 | 8 |
| George Hirst | 13.4 | 4 | 38 | 2 |
| Albert Relf | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Reggie Duff), 2-59 (Clem Hill), 3-73 (Victor Trumper), 4-77 (Syd Gregory), 5-86 (Bert Hopkins), 6-90 (Hugh Trumble), 7-90 (Warwick Armstrong), 8-102 (James Kelly), 9-105 (Bill Howell), 10-111 (Jack Saunders)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Victor Trumper and Reggie Duff | 14 |
| second | Clem Hill and Victor Trumper | 45 |
| third | Monty Noble and Victor Trumper | 14 |
| fourth | Syd Gregory and Monty Noble | 4 |
| fifth | Monty Noble and Bert Hopkins | 9 |
| sixth | Hugh Trumble and Monty Noble | 4 |
| seventh | Monty Noble and Warwick Armstrong | 0 |
| eighth | James Kelly and Monty Noble | 12 |
| ninth | Monty Noble and Bill Howell | 3 |
| tenth | Monty Noble and Jack Saunders | 6 |
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