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2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1907

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundWed, 01 Jan - Tue, 07 Jan 1908

AUS

Australia

428/10 (20.00) & 397/10 (121.4)

England

421/8 (20.00) & 282/9 (121.4)

ENG

England won by 1 wicket

AUSAustralia innings

428/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Victor Trumper c (wk)Humphries b Crawford	49	0	81	5	0	0.00	In 1908	158	18	0	Career	1562	122	2
Charles Macartney b Crawford	37	0	96	1	0	0.00	In 1908	135	11	0	Career	135	11	0
Clem Hill b Fielder	16	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1908	107	8	0	Career	1677	92	1
Monty Noble (c) c Braund b Rhodes	61	0	153	5	0	0.00	In 1908	189	18	0	Career	1138	79	2
Warwick Armstrong c Hutchings b Crawford	31	0	64	3	0	0.00	In 1908	159	15	0	Career	1073	50	3
Peter McAlister run out	10	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1908	69	6	0	Career	117	10	0
Vernon Ransford run out	27	0	77	0	0	0.00	In 1908	82	3	0	Career	82	3	0
Tibby Cotter b Crawford	17	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	79	1	0	Career	199	6	0
Sammy Carter (WK) not out	15	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1908	154	17	0	Career	154	17	0
Gerry Hazlitt b Crawford	1	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1908	56	7	0	Career	56	7	0
Jack Saunders b Fielder	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1908	9	1	0	Career	35	2	0
Extras (lb 1, w 1)	2
Total 266 100.5 Ov (RR: 2.63)	266	0		14	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	27.50	4	77	2	2.76	In 1908	12	6/82	Career	13
Sydney Barnes	17.00	7	30	0	1.76	In 1908	8	7/42	Career	28
Wilfred Rhodes	11.00	0	37	1	3.36	In 1908	2	8/56	Career	54
Len Braund	16.00	5	41	0	2.56	In 1908	2	8/81	Career	35
Jack Crawford	29.00	1	79	5	2.72	In 1908	10	5/79	Career	11

ENGEngland innings

421/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Frederick Fane (c) b Armstrong	13	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1908	98	3	0	Career	440	42	0
Jack Hobbs b Cotter	83	0	192	8	0	0.00	In 1908	111	8	0	Career	111	8	0
George Gunn lbw b Cotter	15	0	52	0	0	0.00	In 1908	208	31	0	Career	208	31	0
Kenneth Hutchings b Cotter	126	0	163	21	1	0.00	In 1908	224	28	1	Career	224	28	1
Len Braund b Cotter	49	0	144	5	0	0.00	In 1908	141	10	0	Career	895	81	2
Joe Hardstaff b Saunders	12	0	37	0	0	0.00	In 1908	106	12	0	Career	106	12	0
Wilfred Rhodes b Saunders	32	0	98	4	0	0.00	In 1908	77	6	0	Career	416	22	0
Jack Crawford c Ransford b Saunders	16	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1908	62	5	1	Career	369	38	1
Sydney Barnes c Hill b Armstrong	14	0	45	0	0	0.00	In 1908	64	1	0	Career	108	1	0
Joe Humphries (WK) b Cotter	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1908	22	2	0	Career	22	2	0
Arthur Fielder not out	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1908	31	1	0	Career	56	3	0
Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 3, w 1)	10
Total 382 135.2 Ov (RR: 2.82)	382	0		38	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	33.00	4	142	5	4.30	In 1908	14	7/148	Career	38
Jack Saunders	34.00	7	100	3	2.94	In 1908	8	7/32	Career	52
Monty Noble	9.00	3	26	0	2.88	In 1908	4	7/17	Career	90
Warwick Armstrong	34.20	15	36	2	1.04	In 1908	9	5/44	Career	24
Gerry Hazlitt	13.00	1	34	0	2.61	In 1908	0	0/34	Career	0
Charles Macartney	12.00	2	34	0	2.83	In 1908	2	1/5	Career	2

AUSAustralia innings

397/10 (121.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Monty Noble (c) b Crawford	64	0	122	6	0	0.00	In 1908	189	18	0	Career	1138	79	2
Victor Trumper lbw b Crawford	63	0	110	7	0	0.00	In 1908	158	18	0	Career	1562	122	2
Clem Hill b Fielder	3	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	107	8	0	Career	1677	92	1
Peter McAlister run out	15	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1908	69	6	0	Career	117	10	0
Warwick Armstrong b Barnes	77	0	155	7	0	0.00	In 1908	159	15	0	Career	1073	50	3
Charles Macartney c (wk)Humphries b Barnes	54	0	147	5	0	0.00	In 1908	135	11	0	Career	135	11	0
Vernon Ransford c Hutchings b Barnes	18	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1908	82	3	0	Career	82	3	0
Sammy Carter (WK) c Fane b Barnes	53	0	83	7	0	0.00	In 1908	154	17	0	Career	154	17	0
Tibby Cotter lbw b Crawford	27	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1908	79	1	0	Career	199	6	0
Gerry Hazlitt b Barnes	3	0	25	0	0	0.00	In 1908	56	7	0	Career	56	7	0
Jack Saunders not out	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1908	9	1	0	Career	35	2	0
Extras (b 12, lb 8)	20
Total 397 121.4 Ov (RR: 3.26)	397	0		32	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	27.00	6	74	1	2.74	In 1908	12	6/82	Career	13
Sydney Barnes	27.40	4	72	5	2.60	In 1908	8	7/42	Career	28
Wilfred Rhodes	16.00	6	38	0	2.37	In 1908	2	8/56	Career	54
Len Braund	18.00	2	68	0	3.77	In 1908	2	8/81	Career	35
Jack Crawford	33.00	6	125	3	3.78	In 1908	10	5/79	Career	11

ENGEngland innings

282/9 (121.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Frederick Fane (c) b Armstrong	50	0	160	2	0	0.00	In 1908	98	3	0	Career	440	42	0
Jack Hobbs b Noble	28	0	69	0	0	0.00	In 1908	111	8	0	Career	111	8	0
George Gunn lbw b Noble	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	In 1908	208	31	0	Career	208	31	0
Kenneth Hutchings c Cotter b Macartney	39	0	106	0	0	0.00	In 1908	224	28	1	Career	224	28	1
Len Braund b Armstrong	30	0	110	0	0	0.00	In 1908	141	10	0	Career	895	81	2
Joe Hardstaff c Ransford b Cotter	19	0	73	0	0	0.00	In 1908	106	12	0	Career	106	12	0
Wilfred Rhodes run out	15	0	22	0	0	0.00	In 1908	77	6	0	Career	416	22	0
Jack Crawford c Armstrong b Saunders	10	0	15	0	1	0.00	In 1908	62	5	1	Career	369	38	1
Sydney Barnes not out	38	0	83	0	0	0.00	In 1908	64	1	0	Career	108	1	0
Joe Humphries (WK) lbw b Armstrong	16	0	45	2	0	0.00	In 1908	22	2	0	Career	22	2	0
Arthur Fielder not out	18	0	25	0	0	0.00	In 1908	31	1	0	Career	56	3	0
Extras (b 9, lb 7, nb 2, w 1)	19
Total 282/9 121.4 Ov (RR: 2.31)	282	2		4	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	28.00	3	82	1	2.92	In 1908	14	7/148	Career	38
Jack Saunders	30.00	9	58	1	1.93	In 1908	8	7/32	Career	52
Monty Noble	22.00	7	41	2	1.86	In 1908	4	7/17	Career	90
Warwick Armstrong	30.40	10	53	3	1.72	In 1908	9	5/44	Career	24
Gerry Hazlitt	2.00	1	8	0	4.00	In 1908	0	0/34	Career	0
Charles Macartney	9.00	3	21	1	2.33	In 1908	2	1/5	Career	2