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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
14, 15, 17, 18, 19 January 1898 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 13 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charlie McLeod | b Johnny Briggs | 31 | - | 120 | 2 | - |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Bill Storer b Tom Richardson | 178 | - | 285 | 26 | 3 |
| 3. Clem Hill | c Bill Storer b Tom Richardson | 81 | - | 98 | 7 | - |
| 4. Syd Gregory | c Bill Storer b George Hirst | 52 | - | 145 | 5 | - |
| 5. Frank Iredale | b Tom Richardson | 84 | - | 197 | 8 | - |
| *6. Harry Trott | b Jack Hearne | 3 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 7. Monty Noble | b Tom Richardson | 39 | - | 80 | 5 | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | not out | 37 | - | 100 | 2 | - |
| +9. James Kelly | b Andrew Stoddart | 22 | - | 55 | 3 | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | run out ( > > ) | 8 | - | 20 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bill Howell | b Jack Hearne | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-97 (Charlie McLeod), 2-245 (Clem Hill), 3-310 (Joe Darling), 4-374 (Syd Gregory), 5-389 (Harry Trott), 6-474 (Monty Noble), 7-493 (Frank Iredale), 8-537 (James Kelly), 9-552 (Ernie Jones), 573 (Bill Howell). |
| Extras | 16b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 214.2 ovs) 573 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 56 | 11 | 164 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 63 | 27 | 128 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 44.1 | 15 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 24.1 | 6 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Storer | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Stoddart | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Archie MacLaren | b Bill Howell | 14 | 0 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 2. Jack Mason | b Ernie Jones | 11 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | c Monty Noble b Hugh Trumble | 6 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | b Ernie Jones | 70 | - | 165 | 7 | - |
| +5. Bill Storer | b Bill Howell | 4 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 6. Frank Druce | c Joe Darling b Monty Noble | 24 | - | 65 | - | - |
| 7. George Hirst | c Hugh Trumble b Monty Noble | 85 | - | 200 | 11 | - |
| *8. Andrew Stoddart | c Ernie Jones b Bill Howell | 15 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | c James Kelly b Monty Noble | 14 | - | 20 | 3 | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | b Bill Howell | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | not out | 25 | - | 40 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Jack Mason), 2-30 (Ranji), 3-34 (Archie MacLaren), 4-42 (Bill Storer), 5-106 (Frank Druce), 6-172 (Tom Hayward), 7-206 (Andrew Stoddart), 8-223 (Johnny Briggs), 9-224 (Jack Hearne), 278 (George Hirst). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.5 ovs) 278 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Howell | 54 | 23 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 27 | 3 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 17 | 3 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 24.5 | 5 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Archie MacLaren | c James Kelly b Monty Noble | 124 | 0 | 317 | 10 | - |
| 2. Jack Mason | c Ernie Jones b Monty Noble | 0 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | c Hugh Trumble b Charlie McLeod | 77 | - | 147 | 8 | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | c & b Charlie McLeod | 1 | - | 25 | - | - |
| +5. Bill Storer | c Clem Hill b Charlie McLeod | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| 6. Frank Druce | b Monty Noble | 27 | - | 55 | 1 | - |
| 7. George Hirst | lbw b Charlie McLeod | 6 | - | 25 | - | - |
| *8. Andrew Stoddart | c Ernie Jones b Charlie McLeod | 24 | 0 | 60 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | not out | 0 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | c & b Monty Noble | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | c Ernie Jones b Monty Noble | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Jack Mason), 2-152 (Ranji), 3-154 (Tom Hayward), 4-160 (Bill Storer), 5-212 (Frank Druce), 6-235 (George Hirst), 7-262 (Archie MacLaren), 8-278 (Andrew Stoddart), 9-282 (Jack Hearne), 282 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 144 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Howell | 40 | 18 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 33 | 7 | 84 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 48 | 24 | 65 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Charlie McLeod, Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Frank Iredale, Harry Trott, Monty Noble, Hugh Trumble, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Bill Howell