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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
16, 17 July 1888 (three-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: FH Far, And CK Pullin
Match Result: Australia won by 61 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c WG Grace b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | c Tim O'Brien b Bobby Peel | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | b George Lohmann | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Jack Blackham | b Johnny Briggs | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Sammy Woods | c Billy Gunn b Johnny Briggs | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Charlie Turner | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Jack Edwards | not out | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Affie Jarvis | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Worrall | c Bobby Abel b Johnny Briggs | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | c Mordecai Sherwin b Allan Steel | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Alec Bannerman), 2-3 (Harry Trott), 3-28 (George Bonnor), 4-32 (Percy McDonnell), 5-65 (Sammy Woods), 6-76 (Charlie Turner), 7-76 (Jack Blackham), 8-79 (Affie Jarvis), 9-82 (Jack Worrall), 116 (J.J. Ferris). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 71.2 ovs) 116 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 20 | 9 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 21 | 7 | 36 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 21 | 8 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | c Sammy Woods b J.J. Ferris | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bobby Abel | b J.J. Ferris | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Billy Barnes | c Affie Jarvis b Charlie Turner | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Lohmann | lbw b Charlie Turner | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Walter Read | st Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Tim O'Brien | b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bobby Peel | run out ( > > ) | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. Allan Steel | st Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Billy Gunn | c Jack Blackham b J.J. Ferris | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10. Johnny Briggs | b Sammy Woods | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Bobby Abel), 2-14 (Billy Barnes), 3-18 (George Lohmann), 4-22 (Walter Read), 5-22 (WG Grace), 6-22 (Tim O'Brien), 7-26 (Allan Steel), 8-35 (Billy Gunn), 9-49 (Bobby Peel), 53 (Johnny Briggs). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50 ovs) 53 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 25 | 9 | 27 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 21 | 13 | 19 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | b George Lohmann | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | b George Lohmann | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Jack Blackham | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Sammy Woods | c WG Grace b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Charlie Turner | c WG Grace b Johnny Briggs | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Jack Edwards | c Mordecai Sherwin b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. J.J. Ferris | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Worrall | b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Affie Jarvis | c Billy Barnes b Bobby Peel | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Percy McDonnell), 2-1 (Alec Bannerman), 3-13 (Harry Trott), 4-15 (George Bonnor), 5-18 (Sammy Woods), 6-18 (Jack Blackham), 7-18 (Jack Edwards), 8-42 (Charlie Turner), 9-49 (Jack Worrall), 60 (Affie Jarvis). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 29.2 ovs) 60 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 14 | 4 | 33 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 10.2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | c Alec Bannerman b J.J. Ferris | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bobby Abel | c George Bonnor b J.J. Ferris | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bobby Peel | b Charlie Turner | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Walter Read | b Charlie Turner | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tim O'Brien | b Charlie Turner | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Allan Steel | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Billy Gunn | b J.J. Ferris | 8 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Billy Barnes | st Jack Blackham b J.J. Ferris | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Lohmann | st Jack Blackham b J.J. Ferris | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | c J.J. Ferris b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Bobby Abel), 2-34 (WG Grace), 3-38 (Bobby Peel), 4-39 (Walter Read), 5-44 (Tim O'Brien), 6-55 (Billy Gunn), 7-56 (Johnny Briggs), 8-57 (Billy Barnes), 9-57 (George Lohmann), 62 (Mordecai Sherwin). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47 ovs) 62 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 24 | 8 | 36 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 23 | 11 | 26 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, Bobby Abel, Bobby Peel, Walter Read, Tim O'Brien, Allan Steel, Billy Gunn, Johnny Briggs, Billy Barnes, George Lohmann, Mordecai Sherwin