THE ASHES (AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND)

Bowling Stats

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The Ashes (Australia in England)
05 Jul 1886 – 12 Aug 1886
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-0 (3)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
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Bowling in The Ashes (Australia in England)

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
  1. 4Dick Barlow3 mat · avg 9.5010
  2. 5Tom Garrett3 mat · avg 27.758
  3. 6Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.676
  4. 7George Ulyett2 mat · avg 13.205
  5. 8John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.005
  6. 9Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.405
  7. 10Billy Barnes2 mat · avg 13.254
  8. 11George Giffen3 mat · avg 58.504
  9. 12W.G. Grace1 mat · avg 22.001
  10. 13Ted Peate1 mat · avg 75.001

Best figures

Test
  1. 4George Ulyett2 mat · avg 13.204/46
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 18.574/65
  3. 6Billy Barnes2 mat · avg 13.253/25
  4. 7Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.403/41
  5. 8John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.003/83
  6. 9Tom Garrett3 mat · avg 27.753/88
  7. 10George Giffen3 mat · avg 58.502/31
  8. 11Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.672/34
  9. 12W.G. Grace1 mat · avg 22.001/21
  10. 13Ted Peate1 mat · avg 75.001/45

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
  1. 4Johnny Briggs2 mat · avg 7.760.98
  2. 5William Bruce2 mat · avg 0.001.13
  3. 6Ted Peate1 mat · avg 75.001.15
  4. 7George Ulyett2 mat · avg 13.201.30
  5. 8George Giffen3 mat · avg 58.501.48
  6. 9Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 18.571.54
  7. 10Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.671.57
  8. 11Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.401.62
  9. 12George Lohmann3 mat · avg 14.691.64
  10. 13Billy Barnes2 mat · avg 13.251.68
  11. 14John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.001.80
  12. 15W.G. Grace1 mat · avg 22.002.20

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
  1. 4George Lohmann3 mat · avg 14.6914.69
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 18.5718.57
  3. 6Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.6720.67
  4. 7John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.0022.00
  5. 8Tom Garrett3 mat · avg 27.7527.75
  6. 9Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.4035.40

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
  1. 4Dick Barlow3 mat · avg 9.5072.00
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 18.5772.21
  3. 6John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.0073.20
  4. 7Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.6779.00
  5. 8Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.40131.20
  6. 9Tom Garrett3 mat · avg 27.75174.75

Most maidens

Test
  1. 4George Giffen3 mat · avg 58.5074
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 18.5773
  3. 6George Lohmann3 mat · avg 14.6955
  4. 7Joey Palmer3 mat · avg 35.4043
  5. 8Ted Peate1 mat · avg 75.0032
  6. 9Edwin Evans2 mat · avg 0.0030
  7. 10Allan Steel3 mat · avg 20.6726
  8. 11George Ulyett2 mat · avg 13.2026
  9. 12John Trumble2 mat · avg 22.0018
  10. 13Billy Barnes2 mat · avg 13.2516
  11. 14William Bruce2 mat · avg 0.009
  12. 15W.G. Grace1 mat · avg 22.003

Three-wicket hauls

bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
57Wickets36
1.25Economy1.34
0Dot balls0
313Maidens375
93-wkt hauls6

Best bowling figures

1George LohmannENG · match 3 · The Oval7/36
2Dick BarlowENG · match 1 · Manchester7/44
3Johnny BriggsENG · match 2 · Lord's6/45
4Johnny BriggsENG · match 2 · Lord's5/29
5George LohmannENG · match 3 · The Oval5/68
6George UlyettENG · match 1 · Manchester4/46
7Frederick SpofforthAUS · match 3 · The Oval4/65
8Frederick SpofforthAUS · match 2 · Lord's4/73
9Frederick SpofforthAUS · match 1 · Manchester4/82
10Billy BarnesENG · match 2 · Lord's3/25