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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
16, 17, 18 July 1896 (three-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: A Chester, J Phillips
Match Result: Australia won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Frank Iredale | b Johnny Briggs | 108 | - | 220 | 16 | - |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Dick Lilley b Tom Richardson | 27 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 3. George Giffen | c & b Tom Richardson | 80 | - | 110 | - | - |
| *4. Harry Trott | c Jack Brown b Dick Lilley | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | c Andrew Stoddart b Johnny Briggs | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Harry Donnan | b Tom Richardson | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Clem Hill | c Stanley Jackson b Tom Richardson | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | b Tom Richardson | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. James Kelly | c Dick Lilley b Tom Richardson | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom McKibbin | not out | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Jones | b Tom Richardson | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-41 (Joe Darling), 2-172 (George Giffen), 3-242 (Frank Iredale), 4-294 (Harry Trott), 5-294 (Syd Gregory), 6-314 (Harry Donnan), 7-325 (Clem Hill), 8-352 (Hugh Trumble), 9-403 (James Kelly), 412 (Ernie Jones). |
| Extras | 6b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 170 ovs) 412 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 68 | 23 | 168 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 40 | 18 | 99 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stanley Jackson | 16 | 6 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 28 | 11 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| WG Grace | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Stoddart | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Lilley | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Stoddart | st James Kelly b Harry Trott | 15 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *2. WG Grace | st James Kelly b Harry Trott | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | c Harry Trott b Tom McKibbin | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bobby Abel | c Hugh Trumble b Tom McKibbin | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Stanley Jackson | run out ( > > ) | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Brown | c James Kelly b Hugh Trumble | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Archie MacLaren | c Hugh Trumble b Tom McKibbin | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +8. Dick Lilley | not out | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | b Hugh Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | c Hugh Trumble b George Giffen | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (WG Grace), 2-23 (Andrew Stoddart), 3-104 (Bobby Abel), 4-111 (Ranji), 5-140 (Stanley Jackson), 6-140 (Archie MacLaren), 7-154 (Jack Brown), 8-166 (Johnny Briggs), 9-219 (Jack Hearne), 231 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie Jones | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 19 | 3 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 37 | 14 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom McKibbin | 19 | 8 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Stoddart | b Tom McKibbin | 41 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *2. WG Grace | c Harry Trott b Ernie Jones | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | not out | 154 | - | 185 | 23 | - |
| 4. Bobby Abel | c Tom McKibbin b George Giffen | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Stanley Jackson | c Tom McKibbin b George Giffen | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Brown | c Frank Iredale b Ernie Jones | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Archie MacLaren | c Ernie Jones b Hugh Trumble | 15 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +8. Dick Lilley | c Harry Trott b George Giffen | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | st James Kelly b Tom McKibbin | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | c James Kelly b Tom McKibbin | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | c Ernie Jones b Hugh Trumble | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (WG Grace), 2-76 (Andrew Stoddart), 3-97 (Bobby Abel), 4-109 (Stanley Jackson), 5-132 (Jack Brown), 6-179 (Archie MacLaren), 7-232 (Dick Lilley), 8-268 (Johnny Briggs), 9-304 (Jack Hearne), 305 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.1 ovs) 305 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie Jones | 17 | 0 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 16 | 1 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 29.1 | 12 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom McKibbin | 21 | 4 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Frank Iredale | b Tom Richardson | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Dick Lilley b Tom Richardson | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Giffen | c Ranji b Tom Richardson | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Harry Trott | c Dick Lilley b Tom Richardson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | c Ranji b Johnny Briggs | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Harry Donnan | c Stanley Jackson b Tom Richardson | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Clem Hill | c Dick Lilley b Tom Richardson | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. James Kelly | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom McKibbin | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Jones |
| FOW | 1-20 (Frank Iredale), 2-26 (George Giffen), 3-28 (Harry Trott), 4-45 (Joe Darling), 5-79 (Syd Gregory), 6-95 (Harry Donnan), 7-100 (Clem Hill). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 84.3 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 42.3 | 16 | 76 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 18 | 8 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 24 | 13 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Andrew Stoddart, WG Grace, Ranji, Bobby Abel, Stanley Jackson, Jack Brown, Archie MacLaren, Dick Lilley, Johnny Briggs, Jack Hearne, Tom Richardson