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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
14, 16, 17 March 1885 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, PG McShane
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Ulyett | b George Giffen | 10 | - | - | 2 | - |
| *2. Arthur Shrewsbury | b George Giffen | 40 | 0 | - | 4 | - |
| 3. William Scotton | c Jack Blackham b George Giffen | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Billy Barnes | b George Giffen | 50 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 5. Billy Bates | c & b Sammy Jones | 64 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Maurice Read | b George Giffen | 47 | - | - | 7 | - |
| 7. Wilfred Flowers | b George Giffen | 14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | c Joey Palmer b Frederick Spofforth | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. William Attewell | b George Giffen | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bobby Peel | not out | 17 | - | - | 2 | - |
| +11. Joe Hunter | b Frederick Spofforth | 13 | - | - | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (George Ulyett), 2-52 (William Scotton), 3-76 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-159 (Billy Barnes), 5-186 (Billy Bates), 6-219 (Wilfred Flowers), 7-222 (Johnny Briggs), 8-229 (William Attewell), 9-252 (Maurice Read), 269 (Joe Hunter). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126 ovs) 269 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Giffen | 52 | 14 | 117 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 16 | 5 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 29 | 10 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Trumble | 12 | 5 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Jones | 10 | 5 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joey Palmer | b George Ulyett | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Tom Garrett | b Billy Barnes | 32 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 3. John Trumble | b Bobby Peel | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Percy McDonnell | c William Attewell b George Ulyett | 20 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 5. Alec Bannerman | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Wilfred Flowers | 51 | - | - | 8 | - |
| 6. George Giffen | c William Attewell b Billy Barnes | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Tom Horan | c Billy Barnes b George Ulyett | 9 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. George Bonnor | c Billy Bates b Billy Barnes | 128 | - | 115 | 14 | 3 |
| 9. Sammy Jones | run out ( > > ) | 40 | - | - | 3 | - |
| *+10. Jack Blackham | not out | 11 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | c Maurice Read b Billy Barnes | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Joey Palmer), 2-15 (John Trumble), 3-40 (Percy McDonnell), 4-98 (Tom Garrett), 5-108 (George Giffen), 6-119 (Tom Horan), 7-134 (Alec Bannerman), 8-288 (George Bonnor), 9-308 (Sammy Jones), 309 (Frederick Spofforth). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 169.3 ovs) 309 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Ulyett | 54 | 25 | 91 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 31 | 12 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 18 | 13 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 17 | 5 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 35.3 | 17 | 61 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 14 | 5 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Ulyett | c Tom Garrett b Joey Palmer | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Arthur Shrewsbury | c George Bonnor b Frederick Spofforth | 16 | 0 | - | 2 | - |
| 3. William Scotton | c Sammy Jones b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Billy Barnes | c Alec Bannerman b Frederick Spofforth | 20 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Billy Bates | c Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Maurice Read | c Alec Bannerman b Frederick Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Wilfred Flowers | c Sammy Jones b Joey Palmer | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. William Attewell | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bobby Peel | c & b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Joe Hunter | b Joey Palmer | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (George Ulyett), 2-16 (William Scotton), 3-19 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-20 (Billy Bates), 5-27 (Maurice Read), 6-46 (Wilfred Flowers), 7-66 (Johnny Briggs), 8-69 (Billy Barnes), 9-69 (Bobby Peel), 77 (Joe Hunter). |
| Extras | 14b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39.1 ovs) 77 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joey Palmer | 19.1 | 7 | 32 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 20 | 8 | 30 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy McDonnell | c George Ulyett b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b Billy Barnes | 8 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 3. Tom Horan | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Sammy Jones | not out | 15 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 5. Joey Palmer | ||||||
| 6. Tom Garrett | ||||||
| 7. John Trumble | ||||||
| 8. George Giffen | ||||||
| 9. George Bonnor | ||||||
| *+10. Jack Blackham | ||||||
| 11. Frederick Spofforth |
| FOW | 1-7 (Percy McDonnell), 2-16 (Alec Bannerman). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 24.3 ovs) 38 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Percy McDonnell, Alec Bannerman, Tom Horan, Sammy Jones, Joey Palmer, Tom Garrett, John Trumble, George Giffen, George Bonnor, Jack Blackham, Frederick Spofforth