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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
10, 11, 12 August 1896 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: W Hearn, J Phillips
Match Result: England won by 66 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. WG Grace | c Harry Trott b George Giffen | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Stanley Jackson | c Tom McKibbin b Hugh Trumble | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | b George Giffen | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bobby Abel | c & b Hugh Trumble | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Archie MacLaren | b Hugh Trumble | 20 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tom Hayward | b Hugh Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Teddy Wynyard | c Joe Darling b Tom McKibbin | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bobby Peel | b Hugh Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Dick Lilley | c Frank Iredale b Hugh Trumble | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | b Tom McKibbin | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (WG Grace), 2-78 (Stanley Jackson), 3-78 (Ranji), 4-114 (Archie MacLaren), 5-114 (Tom Hayward), 6-131 (Teddy Wynyard), 7-132 (Bobby Peel), 8-135 (Dick Lilley), 9-138 (Bobby Abel), 145 (Jack Hearne). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.3 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Giffen | 32 | 12 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 40 | 10 | 59 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom McKibbin | 9.3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joe Darling | c Archie MacLaren b Jack Hearne | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Frank Iredale | run out ( > > ) | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Giffen | b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Harry Trott | b Bobby Peel | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | b Jack Hearne | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clem Hill | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Harry Donnan | b Jack Hearne | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. James Kelly | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Trumble | b Jack Hearne | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | c Archie MacLaren b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom McKibbin | b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-75 (Frank Iredale), 2-77 (Joe Darling), 3-82 (Harry Trott), 4-83 (Syd Gregory), 5-84 (Clem Hill), 6-85 (George Giffen), 7-112 (Harry Donnan), 8-116 (Hugh Trumble), 9-119 (Ernie Jones), 119 (Tom McKibbin). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.1 ovs) 119 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 20 | 9 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 26.1 | 10 | 41 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Richardson | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. WG Grace | b Hugh Trumble | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Stanley Jackson | b Hugh Trumble | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | st James Kelly b Tom McKibbin | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bobby Abel | c George Giffen b Hugh Trumble | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Archie MacLaren | b Ernie Jones | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tom Hayward | c Harry Trott b Hugh Trumble | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Teddy Wynyard | c James Kelly b Tom McKibbin | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bobby Peel | b Hugh Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Dick Lilley | c Tom McKibbin b Hugh Trumble | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | b Tom McKibbin | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Stanley Jackson), 2-12 (WG Grace), 3-24 (Ranji), 4-50 (Archie MacLaren), 5-56 (Bobby Abel), 6-67 (Tom Hayward), 7-67 (Teddy Wynyard), 8-67 (Bobby Peel), 9-68 (Jack Hearne), 84 (Dick Lilley). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49 ovs) 84 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Hugh Trumble | 25 | 9 | 30 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom McKibbin | 20 | 8 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joe Darling | b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Frank Iredale | c Stanley Jackson b Jack Hearne | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Harry Trott | c sub b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | b Jack Hearne | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | c Tom Richardson b Bobby Peel | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clem Hill | b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Harry Donnan | c Tom Hayward b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. James Kelly | lbw b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Trumble | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | b Bobby Peel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom McKibbin | c Bobby Abel b Jack Hearne | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Joe Darling), 2-3 (Frank Iredale), 3-7 (George Giffen), 4-7 (Harry Trott), 5-11 (Clem Hill), 6-11 (Harry Donnan), 7-14 (Syd Gregory), 8-19 (James Kelly), 9-25 (Ernie Jones), 44 (Tom McKibbin). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 26 ovs) 44 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Hearne | 13 | 8 | 19 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 12 | 5 | 23 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, Stanley Jackson, Ranji, Bobby Abel, Archie MacLaren, Tom Hayward, Teddy Wynyard, Bobby Peel, Dick Lilley, Jack Hearne, Tom Richardson