THE ASHES (ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA)

Bowling Stats

T1884
The Ashes (England in Australia)
12 Dec 1884 – 21 Mar 1885
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-2 (5)

Bowling Stats

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

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.37
19#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSBobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.48
21#1 · wkts
Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.11
19#3 · wkts
  1. 4George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.0714
  2. 5William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.8513
  3. 6Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.6411
  4. 7George Giffen3 mat · avg 31.6411
  5. 8Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.8010
  6. 9Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.1010
  7. 10Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.336
  8. 11William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.836
  9. 12Sammy Jones4 mat · avg 16.005
  10. 13John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.405
  11. 14Harry Boyle1 mat · avg 38.673
  12. 15Sam Morris1 mat · avg 36.502

Best figures

Test
Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.37
6/31#2
BEST FIGURESGeorge Giffen3 mat · avg 31.64
7/117#1
Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.33
6/40#3
  1. 4Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.116/90
  2. 5Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.805/24
  3. 6Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.645/46
  4. 7Bobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.485/51
  5. 8Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.105/81
  6. 9Sammy Jones4 mat · avg 16.004/47
  7. 10George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.074/52
  8. 11William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.854/53
  9. 12John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.403/29
  10. 13William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.833/88
  11. 14Sam Morris1 mat · avg 36.502/73
  12. 15Harry Boyle1 mat · avg 38.672/95

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Bobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.48
1.16#2 · econ
BEST ECONWilliam Attewell5 mat · avg 23.85
0.95#1 · econ
Alfred Marr1 mat · avg 0.00
1.17#3 · econ
  1. 4John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.401.26
  2. 5Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.101.38
  3. 6Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.641.39
  4. 7Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.371.42
  5. 8George Bonnor1 mat · avg 0.001.44
  6. 9William Cooper1 mat · avg 0.001.44
  7. 10Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.331.45
  8. 11Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.111.58
  9. 12Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.801.59
  10. 13Harry Boyle1 mat · avg 38.671.61
  11. 14George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.071.65
  12. 15Jack Worrall1 mat · avg 97.001.73

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.80
14.80#2 · avg
BEST AVGTom Horan4 mat · avg 13.33
13.33#1 · avg
Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.37
15.37#3 · avg
  1. 4Sammy Jones4 mat · avg 16.0016.00
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.1116.11
  3. 6Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.1017.10
  4. 7George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.0721.07
  5. 8Bobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.4821.48
  6. 9John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.4022.40
  7. 10Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.6422.64
  8. 11William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.8523.85
  9. 12George Giffen3 mat · avg 31.6431.64
  10. 13William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.8331.83

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.33
55.17#2 · SR
BEST SRSammy Jones4 mat · avg 16.00
52.00#1 · SR
Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.80
55.90#3 · SR
  1. 4Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.1161.32
  2. 5Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.3765.05
  3. 6Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.1074.50
  4. 7George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.0776.43
  5. 8Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.6497.91
  6. 9George Giffen3 mat · avg 31.64103.00
  7. 10William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.83106.17
  8. 11John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.40106.80
  9. 12Bobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.48111.52
  10. 13William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.85150.08

Most maidens

Test
William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.85
190#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSBobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.48
193#1 · mdns
Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.37
97#3 · mdns
  1. 4George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.0786
  2. 5Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.1184
  3. 6Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.6481
  4. 7George Giffen3 mat · avg 31.6471
  5. 8Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.1054
  6. 9John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.4041
  7. 10Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.8041
  8. 11William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.8335
  9. 12Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.3329
  10. 13Jack Worrall1 mat · avg 97.0028
  11. 14Harry Boyle1 mat · avg 38.6728
  12. 15Tom Garrett3 mat · avg 0.0017

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Billy Barnes4 mat · avg 15.37
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wBobby Peel5 mat · avg 21.48
5#1 · 3w
Frederick Spofforth3 mat · avg 16.11
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4George Ulyett5 mat · avg 21.073
  2. 5William Attewell5 mat · avg 23.852
  3. 6Wilf Flowers5 mat · avg 22.642
  4. 7Billy Bates4 mat · avg 14.802
  5. 8Joey Palmer2 mat · avg 17.102
  6. 9William Bruce2 mat · avg 31.832
  7. 10George Giffen3 mat · avg 31.641
  8. 11Tom Horan4 mat · avg 13.331
  9. 12Sammy Jones4 mat · avg 16.001
  10. 13John Trumble4 mat · avg 22.401
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
88Wickets68
1.27Economy1.65
0Dot balls0
691Maidens448
183-wkt hauls11

Best bowling figures

1George GiffenAUS · match 4 · Sydney7/117
2Billy BarnesENG · match 2 · Melbourne6/31
3Tom HoranAUS · match 3 · Sydney6/40
4Frederick SpofforthAUS · match 3 · Sydney6/90
5Billy BatesENG · match 3 · Sydney5/24
6Frederick SpofforthAUS · match 4 · Sydney5/30
7Billy BatesENG · match 1 · Adelaide5/31
8Wilf FlowersENG · match 3 · Sydney5/46
9Bobby PeelENG · match 1 · Adelaide5/51
10Joey PalmerAUS · match 1 · Adelaide5/81