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TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundSat, 01 Jan - Wed, 05 Jan 1898

AUS

Australia

520/10 (185)

VS

England

315/10 (119.5) & 150/10 (65.4)

ENG

Australia won by an innings and 55 runs

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AUS vs ENG — 2nd Test

Match No: 2nd Test
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 1898
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires: Charles Bannerman, Jim Phillips
Result: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Season: 1897/98

England

England innings

315/10 (119.5)

BATTING

Total 520 185 Ov (RR: 2.81)	520 (520)
Charlie McLeod	112 (112)
Frank Iredale	89 (89)

BOWLING

Johnny Briggs	3/96
Tom Hayward	1/23
Tom Richardson	1/114

Australia

Australia innings

520/10 (185)

BATTING

Total 315 119.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)	315 (315)
KS Ranjitsinhji	71 (71)
Bill Storer(WK)	51 (51)

BOWLING

Hugh Trumble	4/54
Ernie Jones	2/54
Tom McKibbin	2/66

England

England innings

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BATTING

Total 150 65.4 Ov (RR: 2.28)	150 (150)
Archie MacLaren(c)	38 (38)
Tom Hayward	33 (33)

Australia

Australia innings

150/10 (65.4)

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