RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 26 February, 1898, Sydney Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

239/10 (100.1 ov) & 276/4 (62.4 ov)

ENG

335/10 (129.2 ov) & 178/10 (78.1 ov)

Australia won by 6 wickets

England 1st Innings

335/10 (129.2 ov)

RR 2.59

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Archibald MacLaren b Trott	65	0	0	0	0.00
Edward Wainwright c Hill b Trumble	49	0	0	0	0.00
Kumar Ranjitsinhji c Gregory b Trott	2	0	0	0	0.00
Thomas Hayward b Jones	47	0	0	0	0.00
William Storer b Jones	44	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Druce lbw b Noble	64	0	0	0	0.00
George Hirst b Jones	44	0	0	0	0.00
John Mason c Howell b Jones	7	0	0	0	0.00
John Briggs b Jones	0	0	0	0	0.00
John Hearne not out	2	0	0	0	0.00
Thomas Richardson b Jones	1	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 1, p 0)	10
TOTAL (2.59 RUNS PER OVER)	335/10 (129.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 111-1 (Archibald MacLaren, 0 ov), 117-2 (Edward Wainwright, 0 ov), 119-3 (Kumar Ranjitsinhji, 0 ov), 197-4 (Thomas Hayward, 0 ov), 230-5 (William Storer, 0 ov), 334-9 (Norman Druce, 0 ov), 308-6 (George Hirst, 0 ov), 318-7 (John Mason, 0 ov), 324-8 (John Briggs, 0 ov), 335-10 (Thomas Richardson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Monty Noble	26	6	57	1	2.19
William Howell	17	6	40	0	2.35
Hugh Trumble	26	4	67	1	2.58
Ernest Jones	26.2	3	82	6	3.11
George Trott	23	6	56	2	2.43
Charles Mcleod	11	4	23	0	2.09

Australia 1st Innings

239/10 (100.1 ov)

RR 2.39

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Charles Mcleod b Richardson	64	0	0	0	0.00
Joseph Darling c Mason b Briggs	14	0	0	0	0.00
Clement Hill b Richardson	8	0	0	0	0.00
John Worrall c Ranjitsinhji b Richardson	26	0	0	0	0.00
Syd Gregory c †Storer b Richardson	21	0	0	0	0.00
Monty Noble c †Storer b Richardson	31	0	0	0	0.00
George Trott c Ranjitsinhji b Hearne	18	0	0	0	0.00
Hugh Trumble b Richardson	12	0	0	0	0.00
James Kelly not out	27	0	0	0	0.00
William Howell c MacLaren b Richardson	10	0	0	0	0.00
Ernest Jones c †Storer b Richardson	1	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 0, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.39 RUNS PER OVER)	239/10 (100.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 137-5 (Charles Mcleod, 0 ov), 36-1 (Joseph Darling, 0 ov), 45-2 (Clement Hill, 0 ov), 99-3 (John Worrall, 0 ov), 132-4 (Syd Gregory, 0 ov), 188-7 (Monty Noble, 0 ov), 188-6 (George Trott, 0 ov), 221-8 (Hugh Trumble, 0 ov), 232-9 (William Howell, 0 ov), 239-10 (Ernest Jones, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Thomas Richardson	36.1	7	94	8	2.60
John Briggs	17	4	39	1	2.29
John Hearne	21	9	40	1	1.90
William Storer	5	1	13	0	2.60
John Mason	13	7	20	0	1.54
Thomas Hayward	4	0	12	0	3.00
George Hirst	4	1	14	0	3.50

England 2nd Innings

178/10 (78.1 ov)

RR 2.28

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Archibald MacLaren c Darling b Jones	0	0	0	0	0.00
Edward Wainwright b Noble	6	0	0	0	0.00
Kumar Ranjitsinhji lbw b Jones	12	0	0	0	0.00
Thomas Hayward c Worrall b Trumble	43	0	0	0	0.00
William Storer c Gregory b Trumble	31	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Druce c Howell b Trumble	18	0	0	0	0.00
George Hirst c Trott b Jones	7	0	0	0	0.00
John Mason b Trumble	11	0	0	0	0.00
John Briggs b Howell	29	0	0	0	0.00
John Hearne not out	3	0	0	0	0.00
Thomas Richardson b Howell	6	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 12, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.28 RUNS PER OVER)	178/10 (78.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (Archibald MacLaren, 0 ov), 16-2 (Edward Wainwright, 0 ov), 30-3 (Kumar Ranjitsinhji, 0 ov), 104-5 (Thomas Hayward, 0 ov), 99-4 (William Storer, 0 ov), 121-6 (Norman Druce, 0 ov), 137-7 (George Hirst, 0 ov), 148-8 (John Mason, 0 ov), 172-9 (John Briggs, 0 ov), 178-10 (Thomas Richardson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Monty Noble	15	4	34	1	2.27
William Howell	6.1	0	22	2	3.57
Hugh Trumble	24	7	37	4	1.54
Ernest Jones	26	3	61	3	2.35
George Trott	7	1	12	0	1.71

Australia 2nd Innings (target 275)

276/4 (62.4 ov)

RR 4.42

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Charles Mcleod b Hearne	4	0	0	0	0.00
Joseph Darling c Wainwright b Richardson	160	0	0	0	0.00
Clement Hill b Richardson	2	0	0	0	0.00
John Worrall c Hirst b Hayward	62	0	0	0	0.00
Syd Gregory not out	22	0	0	0	0.00
Monty Noble not out	15	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 0, w 1, nb 4, p 0)	11
TOTAL (4.42 RUNS PER OVER)	276/4 (62.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 23-1 (Charles Mcleod, 0 ov), 252-4 (Joseph Darling, 0 ov), 40-2 (Clement Hill, 0 ov), 233-3 (John Worrall, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: George Trott, Hugh Trumble, James Kelly, William Howell, Ernest Jones

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Thomas Richardson	21.4	1	110	2	5.08
John Briggs	5	1	25	0	5.00
John Hearne	15	5	52	1	3.47
John Mason	11	1	27	0	2.45
Thomas Hayward	3	0	18	1	6.00
George Hirst	7	0	33	0	4.71

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 26, 1898 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney