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Australia v England, 1881/82, 4th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
10,11,13,14 March 1882 (timeless match)

Result: Match drawn (by agreement)
Australia wins the 4-Test series 2-0

Toss: England
Umpires: G Coulthard and James Lillywhite jnr (Eng)

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 282/7 (Emmett 27*, Shaw 1*)
Day 2: England 309, Australia 228/5 (McDonnell 41*, Blackham 0*)
Day 3: Australia 300, England 234/2 (Selby 48*, Bates 52*)

 

This was the last drawn Test in Australia until 1946-47.

 

G Ulyett's 149 was the first Test hundred for England in Australia and it was the highest score for England on the first day of a Test in Australia until RW Barber scored 185 in 1965-66.


England 1st innings
G Ulyett              c Blackham         b Garrett            149
RG Barlow             c Blackham         b Garrett             16
J Selby                                  b Spofforth            7
W Bates               st Blackham        b Garrett             23
A Shrewsbury          lbw                b Palmer               1
WE Midwinter          c Palmer           b Boyle               21
WH Scotton            st Blackham        b Giffen              26
T Emmett                                 b Giffen              27
*A Shaw               c Murdoch          b Garrett              3
+R Pilling            not out                                   6
E Peate                              c & b Garrett             13
Extras                (b 10, lb 7)                             17
Total                 (all out, 159.2 overs)                  309

FoW: 1-32, 2-49, 3-98, 4-109, 5-177,
     6-239, 7-281, 8-284, 9-288, 10-309.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Garrett                     54.2   23     80      5
Spofforth                   51     14     92      1
Boyle                       18      4     33      1
Palmer                      23      5     70      1
Giffen                      13      6     17      2

Australia 1st innings
*WL Murdoch                              b Midwinter           85
AC Bannerman                         c & b Midwinter           37
TP Horan                             c & b Midwinter           20
PS McDonnell          c Barlow           b Ulyett              52
HH Massie             c Emmett           b Shaw                19
G Giffen              c Scotton          b Peate               14
+JM Blackham          c Pilling          b Midwinter            6
TW Garrett            c Ulyett           b Bates               10
GE Palmer             c Ulyett           b Bates               32
HF Boyle              c Shrewsbury       b Bates                6
FR Spofforth          not out                                   3
Extras                (b 2, lb 7, w 6, nb 1)                   16
Total                 (all out, 163.1 overs)                  300

FoW: 1-110, 2-149, 3-153, 4-189, 5-228,
     6-247, 7-247, 8-280, 9-297, 10-300.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bates                       28.1   14     49      3
Peate                       20      6     38      1
Emmett                      19     14     22      0
Ulyett                      24      8     40      1
Barlow                      15      6     25      0
Shaw                        16      6     29      1
Midwinter                   41      9     81      4

England 2nd innings
G Ulyett              c Palmer           b Boyle               64
RG Barlow             run out                                  56
J Selby               not out                                  48
W Bates               not out                                  52
Extras                (b 12, lb 2)                             14
Total                 (2 wickets, 97.3 overs)                 234

DNB: A Shrewsbury, WE Midwinter, WH Scotton, T Emmett, *A Shaw,
     +R Pilling, E Peate.

FoW: 1-98, 2-152.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Garrett                     27      6     62      0
Spofforth                   15      3     36      0
Boyle                       25      9     38      1
Palmer                      20      5     47      0
Giffen                       8.3    1     25      0
Bannerman                    2      0     12      0
 

 

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