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The Ashes, 1897/98, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,3,4,5 January 1898 (timeless match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
5-Test series level 1-1


Toss: Australia
Umpires: C Bannerman and J Phillips
Test Debuts: MA Noble (Aus).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 283/3 (Gregory 54*, Iredale 12*)
Day 2: Australia 520, England 22/1 (MacLaren 9*, Wainwright 3*)
Day 3: England 311/8 (Druce 44*, Briggs 45*)

Australia 1st innings
J Darling             c Hirst            b Briggs              36
CE McLeod                                b Storer             112
C Hill                c Storer           b Hayward             58
SE Gregory                               b Briggs              71
FA Iredale            c Ranjitsinhji     b Hirst               89
*GHS Trott            c Wainwright       b Briggs              79
MA Noble                                 b Richardson          17
H Trumble             c Hirst            b Mason               14
+JJ Kelly             c Richardson       b Hearne              19
E Jones               run out                                   7
TR McKibbin           not out                                   2
Extras                (b 14, w 1, nb 1)                        16
Total                 (all out, 185 overs)                    520

FoW: 1-43, 2-167, 3-244, 4-310, 5-434,
     6-453, 7-478, 8-509, 9-515, 10-520.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Richardson                  48     12    114      1
Hirst                       25      1     89      1
Briggs                      40     10     96      3
Hearne                      36      6     94      1
Mason                       11      1     33      1
Hayward                      9      4     23      1
Storer                      16      4     55      1

England 1st innings
*AC MacLaren          c Trumble          b McKibbin            35
JR Mason                                 b McKibbin             3
E Wainwright          c Jones            b Noble               21
KS Ranjitsinhji                          b Trumble             71
TW Hayward            c Jones            b Trott               23
+W Storer             c Kelly            b Trumble             51
GH Hirst                                 b Jones                0
NF Druce              lbw                b Trumble             44
JT Hearne                                b Jones                1
J Briggs              not out                                  46
T Richardson                             b Trumble              3
Extras                (b 10, lb 3, nb 4)                       17
Total                 (all out, 119.5 overs)                  315

FoW: 1-10, 2-60, 3-74, 4-133, 5-203,
     6-208, 7-223, 8-224, 9-311, 10-315.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McKibbin                    28      7     66      2
Trumble                     26.5    5     54      4
Jones                       22      5     54      2
Trott                       17      3     49      1
Noble                       12      3     31      1
McLeod                      14      2     44      0

England 2nd innings (following on)
*AC MacLaren          c Trott            b Trumble             38
JR Mason                                 b Trumble              3
KS Ranjitsinhji                          b Noble               27
TW Hayward            c Trumble          b Noble               33
+W Storer             c Trumble          b Noble                1
GH Hirst              lbw                b Trumble              3
NF Druce              c McLeod           b Noble               15
E Wainwright                             b Noble               11
J Briggs              c Trott            b Trumble             12
JT Hearne             c Jones            b Noble                0
T Richardson          not out                                   2
Extras                (b 3, lb 1, w 1)                          5
Total                 (all out, 65.4 overs)                   150

FoW: 1-10, 2-65, 3-71, 4-75, 5-80,
     6-115, 7-123, 8-141, 9-148, 10-150.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McKibbin                     4      0     13      0
Trumble                     30.4   12     53      4
Trott                        7      0     17      0
Noble                       17      1     49      6
McLeod                       7      2     13      0
 
 

 

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