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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 December 1897 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Mason | b Ernie Jones | 6 | - | 25 | 1 | - |
| *2. Archie MacLaren | c James Kelly b Charlie McLeod | 109 | 0 | 189 | 15 | - |
| 3. Tom Hayward | c Harry Trott b Hugh Trumble | 72 | - | 116 | 10 | - |
| +4. Bill Storer | c & b Harry Trott | 43 | - | 90 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Frank Druce | c Syd Gregory b Charlie McLeod | 20 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 6. George Hirst | b Ernie Jones | 62 | - | 100 | 8 | 1 |
| 7. Ranji | c Syd Gregory b Tom McKibbin | 175 | - | 223 | 26 | - |
| 8. Ted Wainwright | b Ernie Jones | 10 | - | 40 | - | - |
| 9. Jack Hearne | c & b Charlie McLeod | 17 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 10. Johnny Briggs | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | not out | 24 | - | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Jack Mason), 2-162 (Tom Hayward), 3-224 (Archie MacLaren), 4-256 (Frank Druce), 5-258 (Bill Storer), 6-382 (George Hirst), 7-422 (Ted Wainwright), 8-471 (Jack Hearne), 9-477 (Johnny Briggs), 551 (Ranji). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 175 ovs) 551 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom McKibbin | 34 | 5 | 113 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 50 | 8 | 130 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 28 | 12 | 80 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 40 | 7 | 138 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 23 | 2 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joe Darling | c Frank Druce b Tom Richardson | 7 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 2. John Lyons | b Tom Richardson | 3 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 3. Frank Iredale | c Frank Druce b Jack Hearne | 25 | - | 57 | - | - |
| 4. Clem Hill | b Jack Hearne | 19 | - | 40 | - | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | c Jack Mason b Jack Hearne | 46 | - | 91 | - | - |
| *6. Harry Trott | b Johnny Briggs | 10 | - | 45 | - | - |
| +7. James Kelly | b Tom Richardson | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | c Bill Storer b Jack Mason | 70 | - | 138 | 13 | - |
| 9. Charlie McLeod | not out | 50 | - | 105 | 8 | - |
| 10. Tom McKibbin | b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Jones | c Tom Richardson b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Joe Darling), 2-24 (John Lyons), 3-56 (Frank Iredale), 4-57 (Clem Hill), 5-86 (Harry Trott), 6-87 (James Kelly), 7-138 (Syd Gregory), 8-228 (Hugh Trumble), 9-237 (Tom McKibbin), 237 (Ernie Jones). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.1 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 27 | 8 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 28 | 7 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 20.1 | 7 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 20 | 7 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joe Darling | c Frank Druce b Johnny Briggs | 101 | - | 194 | 19 | - |
| 2. Frank Iredale | b Johnny Briggs | 18 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 3. Charlie McLeod | run out ( > > ) | 26 | - | 95 | - | - |
| 4. Clem Hill | b Jack Hearne | 96 | - | 143 | 11 | - |
| 5. Syd Gregory | run out ( > > ) | 31 | - | 58 | - | - |
| 6. Hugh Trumble | c Frank Druce b Jack Hearne | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 7. John Lyons | c Tom Hayward b Jack Hearne | 25 | - | 30 | - | - |
| *8. Harry Trott | b Tom Richardson | 27 | - | 60 | - | - |
| +9. James Kelly | not out | 46 | - | 63 | - | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | lbw b Tom Richardson | 3 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Tom McKibbin | b Jack Hearne | 6 | - | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Frank Iredale), 2-135 (Charlie McLeod), 3-191 (Joe Darling), 4-269 (Syd Gregory), 5-271 (Hugh Trumble), 6-318 (John Lyons), 7-321 (Clem Hill), 8-382 (Harry Trott), 9-390 (Ernie Jones), 408 (Tom McKibbin). |
| Extras | 12b, 1lb, 4w, 10nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121 ovs) 408 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 41 | 9 | 121 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 13 | 3 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 38 | 8 | 99 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 22 | 3 | 86 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Archie MacLaren | not out | 50 | 0 | 68 | - | - |
| 2. Jack Mason | b Tom McKibbin | 32 | - | 60 | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | not out | 8 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | ||||||
| +5. Bill Storer | ||||||
| 6. Frank Druce | ||||||
| 7. George Hirst | ||||||
| 8. Ted Wainwright | ||||||
| 9. Jack Hearne | ||||||
| 10. Johnny Briggs | ||||||
| 11. Tom Richardson |
| FOW | 1-80 (Jack Mason). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 28 ovs) 96 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Hugh Trumble | 14 | 4 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom McKibbin | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Joe Darling, Frank Iredale, Charlie McLeod, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Hugh Trumble, John Lyons, Harry Trott, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Tom McKibbin