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Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 2 January, 1879, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia

AUS

256/10 (159.3 ov) & 19/0 (2.3 ov)

ENG

113/10 (54.0 ov) & 160/10 (83.0 ov)

England

Australia won by 10 wickets

England

England 1st Innings

113/10 (54.0 ov)
RR 2.09
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
George Ulyett
b Spofforth
0 0 2 0 0.00
Alfred Lucas
b Allan
6 0 0 0 0.00
Alexander Webbe
b Allan
4 0 0 0 0.00
Albert Hornby
b Spofforth
2 0 0 0 0.00
Lord Harris
b Garrett
33 0 0 0 0.00
Vernon Royle
b Spofforth
3 0 0 0 0.00
Francis MacKinnon
b Spofforth
0 1 0 0 0.00
Thomas Emmett
c Horan b Spofforth
0 1 0 0 0.00
Charles Absolom
c AC Bannerman b Boyle
52 0 0 0 0.00
Leland Hone
c †Blackham b Spofforth
7 0 0 0 0.00
Sandford Schultz
not out
0 0 0 0 0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0) 6
TOTAL (2.09 RUNS PER OVER) 113/10 (54.0 ov)
FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (George Ulyett, 0 ov), 10-3 (Alfred Lucas, 0 ov), 7-2 (Alexander Webbe, 0 ov), 14-4 (Albert Hornby, 0 ov), 89-8 (Lord Harris, 0 ov), 26-5 (Vernon Royle, 0 ov), 26-6 (Francis MacKinnon, 0 ov), 26-7 (Thomas Emmett, 0 ov), 113-9 (Charles Absolom, 0 ov), 113-10 (Leland Hone, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Frederick Spofforth 25 9 48 6 0 0 1.92
Francis Allan 17 4 30 2 0 0 1.76
Thomas Garrett 5 0 18 1 0 0 3.60
Henry Boyle 7 1 11 1 0 0 1.57
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Thursday, January 02, 1879 · 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne