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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 31 January, 1, 2 February 1898 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charlie McLeod | b Jack Hearne | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Jack Hearne b Tom Richardson | 12 | - | 32 | 1 | - |
| 3. Clem Hill | c Andrew Stoddart b Jack Hearne | 188 | - | 305 | 21 | - |
| 4. Syd Gregory | b Tom Richardson | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Frank Iredale | c Bill Storer b Jack Hearne | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Monty Noble | c & b Jack Hearne | 4 | - | 6 | - | - |
| *7. Harry Trott | c Bill Storer b Jack Hearne | 7 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | c Jack Mason b Bill Storer | 46 | - | 152 | 4 | - |
| +9. James Kelly | c Bill Storer b Johnny Briggs | 32 | - | 66 | 6 | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | c Tom Hayward b Jack Hearne | 20 | - | 37 | 2 | - |
| 11. Bill Howell | not out | 9 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Charlie McLeod), 2-25 (Joe Darling), 3-25 (Syd Gregory), 4-26 (Frank Iredale), 5-32 (Monty Noble), 6-58 (Harry Trott), 7-223 (Hugh Trumble), 8-283 (James Kelly), 9-303 (Clem Hill), 323 (Ernie Jones). |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.4 ovs) 323 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 26 | 2 | 102 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 35.4 | 13 | 98 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 10 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 17 | 4 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Stoddart | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Storer | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Wainwright | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Archie MacLaren | b Bill Howell | 8 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 2. Ted Wainwright | c Bill Howell b Harry Trott | 6 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | c Frank Iredale b Hugh Trumble | 24 | - | 27 | 3 | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | c Syd Gregory b Monty Noble | 22 | - | 37 | 3 | - |
| 5. Frank Druce | lbw b Ernie Jones | 24 | - | 44 | 3 | - |
| +6. Bill Storer | c & b Hugh Trumble | 2 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 7. Jack Mason | b Ernie Jones | 30 | - | 65 | 2 | - |
| *8. Andrew Stoddart | c Joe Darling b Ernie Jones | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | not out | 21 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | c Harry Trott b Ernie Jones | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | b Harry Trott | 20 | - | 19 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Archie MacLaren), 2-16 (Ted Wainwright), 3-60 (Ranji), 4-60 (Tom Hayward), 5-67 (Bill Storer), 6-103 (Frank Druce), 7-121 (Andrew Stoddart), 8-148 (Jack Mason), 9-148 (Jack Hearne), 174 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 61.1 ovs) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Howell | 16 | 7 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 11.1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 15 | 4 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 12 | 2 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Johnny Briggs | c Joe Darling b Bill Howell | 23 | - | 52 | 1 | - |
| 2. Ted Wainwright | c Charlie McLeod b Ernie Jones | 2 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 3. Archie MacLaren | c Frank Iredale b Hugh Trumble | 45 | 0 | 68 | 6 | - |
| 4. Ranji | b Monty Noble | 55 | - | 97 | 2 | - |
| 5. Tom Hayward | c & b Hugh Trumble | 25 | - | 98 | - | - |
| *6. Andrew Stoddart | b Ernie Jones | 25 | 0 | 100 | 2 | - |
| 7. Frank Druce | c Bill Howell b Harry Trott | 16 | - | 29 | 2 | - |
| 8. Jack Mason | b Bill Howell | 26 | - | 95 | - | - |
| +9. Bill Storer | c Joe Darling b Charlie McLeod | 26 | - | 54 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | not out | 4 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | c Hugh Trumble b Charlie McLeod | 2 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Ted Wainwright), 2-63 (Johnny Briggs), 3-94 (Archie MacLaren), 4-147 (Ranji), 5-157 (Tom Hayward), 6-192 (Frank Druce), 7-211 (Andrew Stoddart), 8-259 (Jack Mason), 9-259 (Bill Storer), 263 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 1b, 11lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.2 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Howell | 30 | 12 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 12 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 16 | 6 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 23 | 6 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 25 | 7 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 8.2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charlie McLeod | not out | 64 | - | 99 | 5 | - |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Frank Druce b Tom Hayward | 29 | - | 38 | 4 | - |
| 3. Clem Hill | lbw b Tom Hayward | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Syd Gregory | not out | 21 | - | 53 | 2 | - |
| 5. Frank Iredale | ||||||
| 6. Monty Noble | ||||||
| *7. Harry Trott | ||||||
| 8. Hugh Trumble | ||||||
| +9. James Kelly | ||||||
| 10. Ernie Jones | ||||||
| 11. Bill Howell |
| FOW | 1-50 (Joe Darling), 2-56 (Clem Hill). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 39.4 ovs) 115 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Hearne | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 10 | 4 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Wainwright | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ranji | 3.4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Charlie McLeod, Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Frank Iredale, Monty Noble, Harry Trott, Hugh Trumble, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Bill Howell