Australia versus England | The Ashes Cricket Series Since 1877

The Ashes, 1882/83, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
19,20,22 January 1883 (timeless match)

Result: England won by an innings and 27 runs
3-Test series level 1-1

Toss: England
Umpires: EH Elliott and JS Swift

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 248/7 (Read 51*, Bates 35*)
Day 2: England 294, Australia 114 and 28/1 (Bannerman 5*,
Blackham 6*)

England 1st innings
RG Barlow                                b Palmer              14
CT Studd                                 b Palmer              14
CFH Leslie            run out                                  54
AG Steel              c McDonnell        b Giffen              39
WW Read                              c & b Palmer              75
W Barnes                                 b Giffen              32
+EFS Tylecote                            b Giffen               0
*Hon.IFW Bligh                           b Giffen               0
W Bates               c Horan            b Palmer              55
GB Studd                                 b Palmer               1
F Morley              not out                                   0
Extras                (b 3, lb 3, nb 4)                        10
Total                 (all out, 183.3 overs)                  294

FoW: 1-28, 2-35, 3-106, 4-131, 5-193,
     6-199, 7-199, 8-287, 9-293, 10-294.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Spofforth                   34     11     57      0
Palmer                      66.3   25    103      5
Giffen                      49     13     89      4
Garrett                     34     16     35      0

Australia 1st innings
HH Massie                                b Barlow              43
AC Bannerman                             b Bates               14
*WL Murdoch           not out                                  19
TP Horan                             c & b Barnes               3
PS McDonnell                             b Bates                3
G Giffen                             c & b Bates                0
GJ Bonnor             c Read             b Bates                0
+JM Blackham                             b Barnes               5
TW Garrett                               b Bates               10
GE Palmer                                b Bates                7
FR Spofforth                             b Bates                0
Extras                (b 6, lb 3, nb 1)                        10
Total                 (all out, 98.2 overs)                   114

FoW: 1-56, 2-72, 3-75, 4-78, 5-78,
     6-78, 7-85, 8-104, 9-114, 10-114.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
CT Studd                     4      1     22      0
Morley                      23     16     13      0
Barnes                      23      7     32      2
Barlow                      22     18      9      1
Bates                       26.2   14     28      7

Australia 2nd innings (following on)
*WL Murdoch                              b Bates               17
AC Bannerman          c Bligh            b Bates               14
+JM Blackham                             b Barlow               6
GJ Bonnor             c Morley           b Barlow              34
TP Horan              c Morley           b Bates               15
PS McDonnell                             b Bates               13
HH Massie             c CT Studd         b Barlow              10
G Giffen              c Bligh            b Bates               19
TW Garrett            c Barnes           b Bates                6
GE Palmer             c GB Studd         b Bates                4
FR Spofforth          not out                                  14
Extras                (b 1)                                     1
Total                 (all out, 69 overs)                     153

FoW: 1-21, 2-28, 3-66, 4-72, 5-93,
     6-104, 7-113, 8-132, 9-139, 10-153.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Morley                       2      0      7      0
Barnes                       3      1      4      0
Barlow                      31      6     67      3
Bates                       33     14     74      7

W Bates achieved the first Test hat-trick by an England bowler when he dismissed McDonnell, Giffen and Bonnor in the first innings. He went on to become the first player to score a fifty and take ten or more wickets in the same Test match. This was the first victory by an innings margin in a Test match.

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