RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 2 January, 1879, AUS vs ENG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
256/10 (159.3 ov) & 19/0 (2.3 ov)
ENG
113/10 (54.0 ov) & 160/10 (83.0 ov)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Best Performance
Australia
Bowling
Frederick Spofforth
35 Overs • ECO 1.77
7/62
Frederick Spofforth
25 Overs • ECO 1.92
6/48
England
Batting
Francis MacKinnon
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(1)
Thomas Emmett
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(1)
Bowling
Thomas Emmett
59 Overs • ECO 1.15
7/68
Albert Hornby
7 Overs • ECO 0.00
1/0
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
113/10 (54.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Charles Absolom 52 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Frederick Spofforth 6/48
- Boundaries 2 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 6
256/10 (159.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Alexander Bannerman 73 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Thomas Emmett 7/68
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 28
160/10 (83.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Lord Harris 36 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Frederick Spofforth 7/62
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 14
19/0 (2.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Charles Bannerman 15 ()
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 0
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, January 02, 1879 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
AUS
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
104
Avg 1st Inn Score
301
Highest total
624
Bat-first win
57%
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