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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
25, 26, 28 February, 1 March 1887 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, JS Swift
Match Result: England won by 71 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Arthur Shrewsbury | b Charlie Turner | 9 | 0 | 36 | - | - |
| 2. Billy Bates | c J.J. Ferris b Charlie Turner | 8 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 3. Maurice Read | b Charlie Turner | 11 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 4. Billy Gunn | b Charlie Turner | 9 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 5. Dick Barlow | c Reginald Allen b J.J. Ferris | 34 | - | 163 | 2 | - |
| 6. George Lohmann | b J.J. Ferris | 2 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 7. William Scotton | b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | b J.J. Ferris | 17 | - | 29 | 3 | - |
| 9. Wilfred Flowers | c Reginald Allen b J.J. Ferris | 37 | - | 86 | 3 | - |
| 10. Reginald Wood | lbw b J.J. Ferris | 6 | - | 24 | - | - |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | not out | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Billy Bates), 2-19 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 3-35 (Billy Gunn), 4-38 (Maurice Read), 5-43 (George Lohmann), 6-50 (William Scotton), 7-73 (Johnny Briggs), 8-130 (Wilfred Flowers), 9-145 (Dick Barlow), 151 (Reginald Wood). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109 ovs) 151 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| J.J. Ferris | 45 | 16 | 71 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Turner | 53 | 29 | 41 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lyons | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Lyons | b George Lohmann | 11 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 2. Walter Giffen | b George Lohmann | 2 | 18 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Reginald Allen | b George Lohmann | 14 | 38 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 4. Harry Moses | b Wilfred Flowers | 28 | 0 | 73 | 1 | - |
| *5. Percy McDonnell | c Billy Gunn b George Lohmann | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | b George Lohmann | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. John Cottam | b George Lohmann | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Turner | c & b Wilfred Flowers | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | b George Lohmann | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. J.J. Ferris | b George Lohmann | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| +11. Frederick Burton | not out | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Walter Giffen), 2-15 (John Lyons), 3-40 (Reginald Allen), 4-56 (Percy McDonnell), 5-59 (Billy Midwinter), 6-65 (John Cottam), 7-82 (Charlie Turner), 8-83 (Harry Moses), 9-83 (Tom Garrett), 84 (J.J. Ferris). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55.1 ovs) 84 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 27.1 | 12 | 35 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 20 | 6 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Arthur Shrewsbury | b Charlie Turner | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 2. Billy Bates | b Charlie Turner | 30 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. Dick Barlow | not out | 42 | - | 209 | 1 | - |
| 4. Maurice Read | st Frederick Burton b J.J. Ferris | 2 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Billy Gunn | c John Cottam b J.J. Ferris | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 6. George Lohmann | b J.J. Ferris | 6 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 7. William Scotton | b J.J. Ferris | 2 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | b Tom Garrett | 16 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 9. Wilfred Flowers | b Charlie Turner | 18 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 10. Reginald Wood | b Billy Midwinter | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| +11. Mordecai Sherwin | b Charlie Turner | 5 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 2-42 (Billy Bates), 3-47 (Maurice Read), 4-59 (Billy Gunn), 5-73 (George Lohmann), 6-77 (William Scotton), 7-98 (Johnny Briggs), 8-136 (Wilfred Flowers), 9-137 (Reginald Wood), 154 (Mordecai Sherwin). |
| Extras | 12b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 140.1 ovs) 154 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| J.J. Ferris | 60 | 33 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Turner | 64.1 | 33 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Percy McDonnell | c Billy Gunn b George Lohmann | 35 | - | 52 | 2 | - |
| 2. Harry Moses | st Mordecai Sherwin b Billy Bates | 33 | - | 113 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Reginald Allen | c sub b Billy Bates | 30 | - | 116 | 1 | - |
| 4. John Lyons | c Billy Gunn b Billy Bates | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. John Cottam | st Mordecai Sherwin b Johnny Briggs | 3 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Walter Giffen | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Billy Midwinter | c Mordecai Sherwin b George Lohmann | 4 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Turner | c Johnny Briggs b Billy Bates | 9 | - | 29 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | c Mordecai Sherwin b Johnny Briggs | 20 | - | 48 | 1 | - |
| 10. J.J. Ferris | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | 10 | - | - |
| +11. Frederick Burton | not out | 2 | - | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Percy McDonnell), 2-86 (Harry Moses), 3-86 (John Lyons), 4-95 (John Cottam), 5-95 (Walter Giffen), 6-106 (Billy Midwinter), 7-121 (Charlie Turner), 8-129 (Reginald Allen), 9-135 (J.J. Ferris), 150 (Tom Garrett). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110 ovs) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 40 | 16 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 22 | 9 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 13 | 5 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 26 | 13 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Percy McDonnell, Harry Moses, Reginald Allen, John Lyons, John Cottam, Walter Giffen, Billy Midwinter, Charlie Turner, Tom Garrett, J.J. Ferris, Frederick Burton