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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
30, 31 August 1888 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: FH Far, And CK Pullin
Match Result: England won by an innings and 21 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. WG Grace | c George Bonnor b Charlie Turner | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bobby Abel | b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Walter Read | b Charlie Turner | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Billy Barnes | b J.J. Ferris | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Frank Sugg | b Sammy Woods | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Billy Gunn | lbw b Charlie Turner | 15 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8. Bobby Peel | lbw b J.J. Ferris | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | not out | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Lohmann | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Dick Pilling | c George Bonnor b Sammy Woods | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Bobby Abel), 2-6 (George Ulyett), 3-58 (Walter Read), 4-59 (WG Grace), 5-96 (Frank Sugg), 6-115 (Billy Barnes), 7-127 (Billy Gunn), 8-135 (Bobby Peel), 9-136 (George Lohmann), 172 (Dick Pilling). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.1 ovs) 172 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| J.J. Ferris | 40 | 20 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Turner | 55 | 21 | 86 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 18.1 | 6 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Percy McDonnell | c WG Grace b Bobby Peel | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b Bobby Peel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | st Dick Pilling b Bobby Peel | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Edwards | b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Charlie Turner | b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sammy Woods | c Walter Read b Johnny Briggs | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | c Walter Read b George Lohmann | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. John Lyons | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Worrall | b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Percy McDonnell), 2-32 (Alec Bannerman), 3-35 (Harry Trott), 4-39 (Jack Edwards), 5-39 (Charlie Turner), 6-43 (George Bonnor), 7-45 (Sammy Woods), 8-81 (John Lyons), 9-81 (Jack Blackham), 81 (Jack Worrall). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.2 ovs) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 26.2 | 17 | 31 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 17 | 9 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c WG Grace b Bobby Peel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | c WG Grace b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Jack Blackham | b George Lohmann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Lyons | b Johnny Briggs | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sammy Woods | b George Lohmann | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Turner | b Johnny Briggs | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Jack Edwards | c WG Grace b Bobby Peel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. J.J. Ferris | c Bobby Abel b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Worrall | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Alec Bannerman), 2-0 (Percy McDonnell), 3-1 (George Bonnor), 4-7 (Harry Trott), 5-7 (Jack Blackham), 6-7 (Sammy Woods), 7-55 (Charlie Turner), 8-56 (Jack Edwards), 9-70 (J.J. Ferris), 70 (John Lyons). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.1 ovs, 69 mins) 70 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 16 | 4 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 8 | 3 | 20 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 7.1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, Bobby Abel, George Ulyett, Walter Read, Billy Barnes, Frank Sugg, Billy Gunn, Bobby Peel, Johnny Briggs, George Lohmann, Dick Pilling