The Ashes, 1907/08, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,2,3,4,6,7 January 1908 (timeless match)
Result: England won by 1 wicket
5-Test series level 1-1
Toss: Australia
Umpires: P Argall and RM Crockett
Test Debuts: JB Hobbs, J Humphries (Eng).
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 255/7 (Ransford 22*, Carter 10*)
Day 2: Australia 266, England 246/3 (Hutchings 117*, Braund 15*)
Day 3: England 382, Australia 96/0 (Noble 50*, Trumper 46*)
Day 4: Australia 360/7 (Carter 22*, Cotter 27*)
Day 5: Australia 397, England 159/4 (Braund 17*, Hardstaff 17*)
Australia 1st innings
VT Trumper c Humphries b Crawford 49
CG Macartney b Crawford 37
C Hill b Fielder 16
*MA Noble c Braund b Rhodes 61
WW Armstrong c Hutchings b Crawford 31
PA McAlister run out 10
VS Ransford run out 27
A Cotter b Crawford 17
+H Carter not out 15
GR Hazlitt b Crawford 1
JV Saunders b Fielder 0
Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
Total (all out, 100.5 overs) 266
FoW: 1-84, 2-93, 3-111, 4-168, 5-197,
6-214, 7-240, 8-261, 9-265, 10-266.
Bowling O M R W
Fielder 27.5 4 77 2
Barnes 17 7 30 0
Rhodes 11 0 37 1
Braund 16 5 41 0
Crawford 29 1 79 5
England 1st innings
*FL Fane b Armstrong 13
JB Hobbs b Cotter 83
G Gunn lbw b Cotter 15
KL Hutchings b Cotter 126
LC Braund b Cotter 49
J Hardstaff snr b Saunders 12
W Rhodes b Saunders 32
JN Crawford c Ransford b Saunders 16
SF Barnes c Hill b Armstrong 14
+J Humphries b Cotter 6
A Fielder not out 6
Extras (b 3, lb 3, w 1, nb 3) 10
Total (all out, 135.2 overs) 382
FoW: 1-27, 2-61, 3-160, 4-268, 5-287,
6-325, 7-353, 8-360, 9-369, 10-382.
Bowling O M R W
Cotter 33 4 142 5
Saunders 34 7 100 3
Noble 9 3 26 0
Armstrong 34.2 15 36 2
Hazlitt 13 1 34 0
Macartney 12 2 34 0
Australia 2nd innings
VT Trumper lbw b Crawford 63
*MA Noble b Crawford 64
C Hill b Fielder 3
PA McAlister run out 15
WW Armstrong b Barnes 77
CG Macartney c Humphries b Barnes 54
VS Ransford c Hutchings b Barnes 18
+H Carter c Fane b Barnes 53
A Cotter lbw b Crawford 27
GR Hazlitt b Barnes 3
JV Saunders not out 0
Extras (b 12, lb 8) 20
Total (all out, 121.4 overs) 397
FoW: 1-126, 2-131, 3-135, 4-162, 5-268,
6-303, 7-312, 8-361, 9-392, 10-397.
Bowling O M R W
Fielder 27 6 74 1
Barnes 27.4 4 72 5
Rhodes 16 6 38 0
Braund 18 2 68 0
Crawford 33 6 125 3
England 2nd innings (target: 282 runs)
*FL Fane b Armstrong 50
JB Hobbs b Noble 28
G Gunn lbw b Noble 0
KL Hutchings c Cotter b Macartney 39
LC Braund b Armstrong 30
J Hardstaff snr c Ransford b Cotter 19
W Rhodes run out 15
JN Crawford c Armstrong b Saunders 10
SF Barnes not out 38
+J Humphries lbw b Armstrong 16
A Fielder not out 18
Extras (b 9, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) 19
Total (9 wickets, 121.4 overs) 282
FoW: 1-54, 2-54, 3-121, 4-131, 5-162, 6-196, 7-198, 8-209, 9-243.
Bowling O M R W
Cotter 28 3 82 1
Saunders 30 9 58 1
Noble 22 7 41 2
Armstrong 30.4 10 53 3
Hazlitt 2 1 8 0
Macartney 9 3 21 1 |
