The Ashes, 1911/12, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
30 December 1911, 1,2,3 January 1912 (timeless match)
Result: England won by 8 wickets
5-Test series level 1-1
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RM Crockett and DA Elder
Test Debuts: JW Hitch, EJ Smith (Eng).
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 184, England 38/1 (Rhodes 16*, Hearne 12*)
Day 2: England 265
Day 3: Australia 269/8 (Cotter 18*, Carter 12*)
Australia 1st innings
C Kelleway lbw b Barnes 2
W Bardsley b Barnes 0
*C Hill b Barnes 4
WW Armstrong c Smith b Barnes 4
VT Trumper b Foster 13
VS Ransford c Smith b Hitch 43
RB Minnett c Hobbs b Barnes 2
HV Hordern not out 49
A Cotter run out 14
+H Carter c Smith b Douglas 29
WJ Whitty b Woolley 14
Extras (b 5, lb 4, nb 1) 10
Total (all out, 62.1 overs) 184
FoW: 1-0, 2-5, 3-8, 4-11, 5-33, 6-38, 7-80, 8-97, 9-140, 10-184.
Bowling O M R W
Foster 16 2 52 1
Barnes 23 9 44 5
Hitch 7 0 37 1
Douglas 15 4 33 1
Hearne 1 0 8 0
Woolley 0.1 0 0 1
England 1st innings
W Rhodes c Trumper b Cotter 61
JB Hobbs c Carter b Cotter 6
JW Hearne c Carter b Cotter 114
G Gunn lbw b Armstrong 10
CP Mead c Armstrong b Whitty 11
FR Foster c Hill b Cotter 9
*JWHT Douglas b Hordern 9
FE Woolley c Ransford b Hordern 23
+EJ Smith b Hordern 5
SF Barnes lbw b Hordern 1
JW Hitch not out 0
Extras (b 2, lb 10, nb 4) 16
Total (all out, 98.1 overs) 265
FoW: 1-10, 2-137, 3-174, 4-213, 5-224,
6-227, 7-258, 8-260, 9-262, 10-265.
Bowling O M R W
Cotter 21 2 73 4
Whitty 19 2 47 1
Hordern 23.1 1 66 4
Kelleway 15 7 27 0
Armstrong 15 6 20 1
Minnett 5 0 16 0
Australia 2nd innings
C Kelleway c Gunn b Foster 13
W Bardsley run out 16
*C Hill c Gunn b Barnes 0
WW Armstrong b Foster 90
VT Trumper b Barnes 2
VS Ransford c Smith b Foster 32
HV Hordern c Mead b Foster 31
RB Minnett b Foster 34
A Cotter c Hobbs b Foster 41
+H Carter b Barnes 16
WJ Whitty not out 0
Extras (b 14, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) 24
Total (all out, 91.1 overs) 299
FoW: 1-28, 2-34, 3-34, 4-38, 5-135,
6-168, 7-232, 8-235, 9-298, 10-299.
Bowling O M R W
Foster 38 9 91 6
Barnes 32.1 7 96 3
Hitch 5 0 21 0
Douglas 10 0 38 0
Hearne 1 0 5 0
Woolley 3 0 21 0
Rhodes 2 1 3 0
England 2nd innings (target: 219 runs)
W Rhodes c Carter b Cotter 28
JB Hobbs not out 126
G Gunn c Carter b Whitty 43
JW Hearne not out 12
Extras (b 5, lb 5) 10
Total (2 wickets, 67.1 overs) 219
DNB: CP Mead, FR Foster, *JWHT Douglas, FE Woolley, +EJ Smith,
SF Barnes, JW Hitch.
FoW: 1-57, 2-169.
Bowling O M R W
Cotter 14 5 45 1
Whitty 18 3 37 1
Hordern 17 0 66 0
Kelleway 7 0 15 0
Armstrong 8 1 22 0
Minnett 2 0 13 0
Ransford 1.1 0 11 0 |
