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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
19, 20, 22 January 1883 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, JS Swift
Match Result: England won by an innings and 27 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | b Joey Palmer | 14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2. Charles Studd | b Joey Palmer | 14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3. Charles Leslie | run out ( > > ) | 54 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | c Percy McDonnell b George Giffen | 39 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Walter Read | c & b Joey Palmer | 75 | - | 190 | 8 | - |
| 6. Billy Barnes | b George Giffen | 32 | - | - | 4 | - |
| +7. Edmund Tylecote | b George Giffen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. Ivo Bligh | b George Giffen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Billy Bates | c Tom Horan b Joey Palmer | 55 | 0 | 95 | 4 | - |
| 10. George Studd | b Joey Palmer | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Charles Studd), 2-35 (Dick Barlow), 3-106 (Charles Leslie), 4-131 (Allan Steel), 5-193 (Billy Barnes), 6-199 (Edmund Tylecote), 7-199 (Ivo Bligh), 8-287 (Billy Bates), 9-293 (Walter Read), 294 (George Studd). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 183.3 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 34 | 11 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 66.3 | 25 | 103 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 49 | 13 | 89 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 34 | 16 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hugh Massie | b Dick Barlow | 43 | - | 40 | 7 | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b Billy Bates | 14 | - | 105 | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | not out | 19 | - | 150 | 1 | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | c & b Billy Barnes | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Percy McDonnell | b Billy Bates | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Giffen | c & b Billy Bates | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c Walter Read b Billy Bates | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | b Billy Barnes | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | b Billy Bates | 10 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Joey Palmer | b Billy Bates | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | b Billy Bates | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Hugh Massie), 2-72 (Alec Bannerman), 3-75 (Tom Horan), 4-78 (Percy McDonnell), 5-78 (George Giffen), 6-78 (George Bonnor), 7-85 (Jack Blackham), 8-104 (Tom Garrett), 9-114 (Joey Palmer), 114 (Frederick Spofforth). |
| Extras | 6b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.2 ovs) 114 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charles Studd | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Morley | 23 | 16 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 23 | 7 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 22 | 18 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 26.2 | 14 | 28 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Billy Murdoch | b Billy Bates | 17 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | c Ivo Bligh b Billy Bates | 14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +3. Jack Blackham | b Dick Barlow | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | c Fred Morley b Dick Barlow | 34 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5. Tom Horan | c Fred Morley b Billy Bates | 15 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 6. Percy McDonnell | b Billy Bates | 13 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Hugh Massie | c Charles Studd b Dick Barlow | 10 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. George Giffen | c Ivo Bligh b Billy Bates | 19 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | c Billy Barnes b Billy Bates | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Joey Palmer | c George Studd b Billy Bates | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | not out | 14 | - | - | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Billy Murdoch), 2-28 (Jack Blackham), 3-66 (George Bonnor), 4-72 (Alec Bannerman), 5-93 (Tom Horan), 6-104 (Hugh Massie), 7-113 (Percy McDonnell), 8-132 (George Giffen), 9-139 (Tom Garrett), 153 (Joey Palmer). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Morley | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 31 | 6 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 33 | 14 | 74 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Billy Murdoch, Alec Bannerman, Jack Blackham, George Bonnor, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, Hugh Massie, George Giffen, Tom Garrett, Joey Palmer, Frederick Spofforth