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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 5 January 1885 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, James Lillywhite jnr
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Arthur Shrewsbury | c Jack Worrall b Sam Morris | 72 | 0 | 180 | 6 | - |
| 2. William Scotton | b William Bruce | 13 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3. Billy Barnes | b Sam Morris | 58 | - | 125 | 3 | - |
| 4. Billy Bates | b William Bruce | 35 | 0 | - | 3 | - |
| 5. Wilfred Flowers | c Jack Worrall b William Bruce | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Maurice Read | b Sammy Jones | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Johnny Briggs | c Tom Horan b Sammy Jones | 121 | - | 150 | 15 | - |
| 8. George Ulyett | b Sammy Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. William Attewell | c Sammy Jones b Jack Worrall | 30 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 10. Bobby Peel | b Sammy Jones | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Joe Hunter | not out | 39 | - | 60 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-28 (William Scotton), 2-144 (Billy Barnes), 3-161 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-191 (Billy Bates), 5-194 (Wilfred Flowers), 6-204 (Maurice Read), 7-204 (George Ulyett), 8-254 (William Attewell), 9-303 (Bobby Peel), 401 (Johnny Briggs). |
| Extras | 7b, 12lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 216.2 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| William Bruce | 55 | 22 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Worrall | 56 | 28 | 97 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Marr | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Trumble | 23 | 9 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Robertson | 11 | 3 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Morris | 34 | 14 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Jones | 25.2 | 9 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sammy Jones | lbw b Bobby Peel | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Sam Morris | lbw b William Attewell | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| *3. Tom Horan | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 63 | - | 165 | 3 | - |
| 4. John Trumble | c & b Billy Barnes | 59 | - | 210 | 2 | - |
| +5. Affie Jarvis | c Johnny Briggs b Wilfred Flowers | 82 | - | 220 | 2 | - |
| 6. Roland Pope | c Wilfred Flowers b William Attewell | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alfred Marr | b Billy Barnes | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Harry Musgrove | c Maurice Read b Billy Barnes | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Jack Worrall | b Wilfred Flowers | 34 | - | - | 5 | - |
| 10. William Bruce | not out | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. William Robertson | c Billy Barnes b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Sam Morris), 2-46 (Sammy Jones), 3-124 (Tom Horan), 4-190 (John Trumble), 5-193 (Roland Pope), 6-193 (Alfred Marr), 7-203 (Harry Musgrove), 8-276 (Affie Jarvis), 9-278 (Jack Worrall), 279 (William Robertson). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 274.1 ovs) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wilfred Flowers | 29 | 12 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 61 | 35 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 50 | 27 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 102.1 | 56 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 17 | 11 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 15 | 7 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sammy Jones | b George Ulyett | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. William Bruce | c Joe Hunter b Billy Barnes | 45 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| *3. Tom Horan | c Joe Hunter b Billy Barnes | 16 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 4. John Trumble | c & b Billy Barnes | 11 | - | - | 2 | - |
| +5. Affie Jarvis | lbw b Bobby Peel | 10 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 6. Roland Pope | b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alfred Marr | c & b Billy Barnes | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. Harry Musgrove | c Billy Bates b Bobby Peel | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Jack Worrall | c & b Billy Barnes | 6 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10. Sam Morris | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. William Robertson | b Billy Barnes | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Sammy Jones), 2-66 (Tom Horan), 3-80 (John Trumble), 4-83 (William Bruce), 5-86 (Roland Pope), 6-95 (Alfred Marr), 7-99 (Affie Jarvis), 8-108 (Jack Worrall), 9-116 (Harry Musgrove), 126 (William Robertson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.3 ovs) 126 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wilfred Flowers | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 38.3 | 26 | 31 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 44 | 26 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Arthur Shrewsbury | not out | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2. William Scotton | not out | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| 3. Billy Barnes | ||||||
| 4. Billy Bates | ||||||
| 5. Wilfred Flowers | ||||||
| 6. Maurice Read | ||||||
| 7. Johnny Briggs | ||||||
| 8. George Ulyett | ||||||
| 9. William Attewell | ||||||
| 10. Bobby Peel | ||||||
| +11. Joe Hunter |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 1.1 ovs) 7 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alfred Marr | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Bruce | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Sammy Jones, William Bruce, Tom Horan, John Trumble, Affie Jarvis, Roland Pope, Alfred Marr, Harry Musgrove, Jack Worrall, Sam Morris, William Robertson