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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
30 December 1882, 1, 2 January 1883 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, JS Swift
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | st Edmund Tylecote b Charles Leslie | 30 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 2. Hugh Massie | c & b Charles Studd | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | b Charles Leslie | 48 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | c Dick Barlow b Charles Leslie | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Percy McDonnell | b Billy Bates | 43 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 6. George Giffen | st Edmund Tylecote b Allan Steel | 36 | - | - | 6 | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c Dick Barlow b Billy Barnes | 85 | - | 135 | 5 | 4 |
| +8. Jack Blackham | c Edmund Tylecote b Charles Studd | 25 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9. Frederick Spofforth | c Allan Steel b Billy Barnes | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Garrett | c Charles Studd b Allan Steel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Joey Palmer | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Hugh Massie), 2-81 (Billy Murdoch), 3-81 (Tom Horan), 4-96 (Alec Bannerman), 5-162 (Percy McDonnell), 6-190 (George Giffen), 7-251 (Jack Blackham), 8-287 (Frederick Spofforth), 9-287 (Tom Garrett), 291 (George Bonnor). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 169 ovs) 291 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charles Studd | 46 | 30 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 30 | 11 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 33 | 16 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 20 | 6 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 21 | 7 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Walter Read | 8 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Leslie | 11 | 1 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | st Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Ivo Bligh | b Joey Palmer | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Charles Leslie | c Tom Garrett b Joey Palmer | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Charles Studd | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Steel | b Joey Palmer | 27 | - | - | 5 | - |
| 6. Walter Read | b Joey Palmer | 19 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Billy Bates | c Alec Bannerman b Tom Garrett | 28 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 |
| +8. Edmund Tylecote | b Joey Palmer | 33 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 9. George Studd | run out ( > > ) | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10. Billy Barnes | b Joey Palmer | 26 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. George Vernon | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Ivo Bligh), 2-7 (Charles Leslie), 3-8 (Charles Studd), 4-36 (Dick Barlow), 5-45 (Allan Steel), 6-96 (Walter Read), 7-100 (Billy Bates), 8-117 (George Studd), 9-156 (Edmund Tylecote), 177 (Billy Barnes). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.2 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 28 | 11 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 52.2 | 25 | 65 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 27 | 6 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | b Frederick Spofforth | 28 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +2. Edmund Tylecote | b Frederick Spofforth | 38 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 3. Charles Studd | b Joey Palmer | 21 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | lbw b George Giffen | 29 | - | - | 4 | - |
| *5. Ivo Bligh | b Frederick Spofforth | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Walter Read | b George Giffen | 29 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 7. Charles Leslie | b George Giffen | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Billy Bates | c Hugh Massie b Joey Palmer | 11 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| 9. George Studd | c Joey Palmer b George Giffen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Billy Barnes | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Vernon | lbw b Joey Palmer | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-64 (Edmund Tylecote), 2-75 (Dick Barlow), 3-105 (Charles Studd), 4-108 (Ivo Bligh), 5-132 (Allan Steel), 6-150 (Charles Leslie), 7-164 (Walter Read), 8-164 (George Studd), 9-164 (Billy Bates), 169 (George Vernon). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.1 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 41 | 15 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 36.1 | 11 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 20 | 7 | 38 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | not out | 25 | - | 95 | 3 | - |
| 2. Hugh Massie | c & b Billy Barnes | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | not out | 33 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | ||||||
| 5. Percy McDonnell | ||||||
| 6. George Giffen | ||||||
| 7. George Bonnor | ||||||
| +8. Jack Blackham | ||||||
| 9. Frederick Spofforth | ||||||
| 10. Tom Garrett | ||||||
| 11. Joey Palmer |
| FOW | 1-0 (Hugh Massie). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 53.1 ovs) 58 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charles Studd | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 13.1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Alec Bannerman, Hugh Massie, Billy Murdoch, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, George Giffen, George Bonnor, Jack Blackham, Frederick Spofforth, Tom Garrett, Joey Palmer