The Ashes, 1899, 1st Test
England v Australia
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
1,2,3 June 1899 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RG Barlow and VA Titchmarsh
Test Debuts: W Rhodes (Eng); F Laver, VT Trumper (Aus).
Balls per over: 5
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 238/8 (Laver 0*, Trumble 9*)
Day 2: Australia 252, England 193, Australia 93/1 (Noble 38*, Hill 41*)
Australia 1st innings
*J Darling b Hearne 47
FA Iredale c Hayward b Hearne 6
MA Noble b Rhodes 41
SE Gregory b Hirst 48
C Hill run out 52
VT Trumper b Hearne 0
+JJ Kelly c Hirst b Hearne 26
F Laver b Rhodes 3
WP Howell c Hayward b Rhodes 0
H Trumble not out 16
E Jones c Fry b Rhodes 4
Extras (b 8, lb 1) 9
Total (all out, 152.2 overs) 252
FoW: 1-14, 2-85, 3-109, 4-166, 5-167,
6-229, 7-229, 8-229, 9-248, 10-252.
Bowling O M R W
Rhodes 35.2 13 58 4
Hearne 59 28 71 4
Grace 20 8 31 0
Hirst 24 9 42 1
Jackson 11 3 27 0
Hayward 3 0 14 0
England 1st innings
*WG Grace c Kelly b Noble 28
CB Fry b Jones 50
FS Jackson c Darling b Noble 8
W Gunn b Jones 14
KS Ranjitsinhji b Jones 42
TW Hayward run out 0
JT Tyldesley c Laver b Howell 22
+W Storer b Jones 4
GH Hirst b Howell 6
W Rhodes c Kelly b Jones 6
JT Hearne not out 4
Extras (lb 3, nb 6) 9
Total (all out, 90.4 overs) 193
FoW: 1-75, 2-91, 3-93, 4-116, 5-117,
6-172, 7-176, 8-178, 9-185, 10-193.
Bowling O M R W
Jones 33 6 88 5
Howell 28.4 12 43 2
Trumble 13 7 17 0
Noble 16 4 36 2
Australia 2nd innings
*J Darling b Rhodes 14
MA Noble lbw b Rhodes 45
C Hill c Grace b Jackson 80
FA Iredale run out 20
VT Trumper b Jackson 11
E Jones c Ranjitsinhji b Hearne 3
F Laver b Jackson 3
H Trumble c Ranjitsinhji b Rhodes 38
+JJ Kelly not out 11
WP Howell not out 4
Extras (lb 1) 1
Total (8 wickets declared, 94 overs) 230
DNB: SE Gregory.
FoW: 1-18, 2-111, 3-151, 4-170, 5-173, 6-177, 7-180, 8-226.
Bowling O M R W
Rhodes 20 3 60 3
Hearne 29 10 70 1
Grace 2 0 6 0
Hirst 11 4 20 0
Jackson 26 8 57 3
Hayward 6 2 16 0
England 2nd innings (target: 290 runs)
*WG Grace b Howell 1
CB Fry c Jones b Trumble 9
FS Jackson b Howell 0
W Gunn b Jones 3
KS Ranjitsinhji not out 93
TW Hayward b Trumble 28
JT Tyldesley c Kelly b Trumble 10
+W Storer lbw b Jones 3
Extras (b 5, w 1, nb 2) 8
Total (7 wickets, 99 overs) 155
DNB: GH Hirst, W Rhodes, JT Hearne.
FoW: 1-1, 2-1, 3-10, 4-19, 5-82, 6-140, 7-155.
Bowling O M R W
Jones 22 9 31 2
Howell 37 18 54 2
Trumble 29 16 39 3
Noble 11 5 23 0
The first five-match rubber in England began with the first Test ever staged at Nottingham.
WG Grace, playing his last Test was 50 years and 320 days old when the match ended; only
W Rhodes played Test cricket at a greater age, and by coincidence, he was making his
debut in Grace's last match.
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