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1st Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1883

RESULTTEST1STMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 19 Jan - Mon, 22 Jan 1883 - 05:50

ENG

England

294/10 (183.3)

Australia

114/10 (98.2) & 153/10 (69)

AUS

England won by an innings and 27 runs

AUSAustralia innings

114/10 (98.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Dick Barlow b Palmer	14	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	52	2	0	Career	52	2	0
Charles Studd b Palmer	14	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	35	2	0	Career	35	2	0
Charles Leslie run out	54	0	0	2	0	0.00	In 1883	62	2	0	Career	62	2	0
Allan Steel c McDonnell b Giffen	39	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	95	10	0	Career	95	10	0
Walter Read c & b Palmer	75	0	190	8	0	0.00	In 1883	123	13	0	Career	123	13	0
Billy Barnes b Giffen	32	0	0	4	0	0.00	In 1883	60	5	0	Career	60	5	0
Edmund Tylecote(WK) b Giffen	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	71	5	0	Career	71	5	0
Ivo Bligh(c) b Giffen	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Billy Bates c Horan b Palmer	55	0	95	4	0	0.00	In 1883	94	6	1	Career	94	6	1
George Studd b Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	8	1	0	Career	8	1	0
Fred Morley not out	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 4)	10
Total 294 183.3 Ov (RR: 1.60)	294	0		21	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Frederick Spofforth	34.00	11	57	0	2.51	In 1883	4	7/46	Career	36
Joey Palmer	66.30	25	103	5	2.31	In 1883	15	7/65	Career	43
George Giffen	49.00	13	89	4	2.72	In 1883	8	4/38	Career	10
Tom Garrett	34.00	16	35	0	1.54	In 1883	1	6/85	Career	23

ENGEngland innings

294/10 (183.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Hugh Massie b Barlow	43	0	40	7	0	0.00	In 1883	57	9	0	Career	57	9	0
Alec Bannerman b Bates	14	0	105	0	0	0.00	In 1883	83	7	0	Career	83	7	0
Billy Murdoch(c) not out	19	0	150	1	0	0.00	In 1883	117	8	0	Career	128	8	0
Tom Horan c & b Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	18	1	0	Career	18	1	0
Percy McDonnell b Bates	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	59	5	0	Career	59	5	0
George Giffen c & b Bates	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1883	55	8	0	Career	55	8	0
George Bonnor c Read b Bates	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1883	119	7	7	Career	119	7	7
Jack Blackham(WK) b Barnes	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	36	2	0	Career	67	2	0
Tom Garrett b Bates	10	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1883	16	0	1	Career	46	0	1
Joey Palmer b Bates	7	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	11	2	0	Career	11	2	0
Frederick Spofforth b Bates	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	23	3	0	Career	40	3	0
Extras (b 6, lb 3, nb 1)	10
Total 114 98.2 Ov (RR: 1.15)	114	2		9	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Charles Studd	4.00	1	22	0	8.25	In 1883	2	2/35	Career	2
Fred Morley	23.00	16	13	0	0.84	In 1883	0	5/56	Career	8
Billy Barnes	23.00	7	32	2	2.08	In 1883	5	2/32	Career	7
Dick Barlow	22.00	18	9	1	0.61	In 1883	4	5/19	Career	9
Billy Bates	26.20	14	28	7	1.58	In 1883	15	7/28	Career	31

AUSAustralia innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Billy Murdoch(c) b Bates	17	0	0	2	0	0.00	In 1883	117	8	0	Career	128	8	0
Alec Bannerman c Bligh b Bates	14	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	83	7	0	Career	83	7	0
Jack Blackham(WK) b Barlow	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	36	2	0	Career	67	2	0
George Bonnor c Morley b Barlow	34	0	0	2	3	0.00	In 1883	119	7	7	Career	119	7	7
Tom Horan c Morley b Bates	15	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	18	1	0	Career	18	1	0
Percy McDonnell b Bates	13	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	59	5	0	Career	59	5	0
Hugh Massie c CT Studd b Barlow	10	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	57	9	0	Career	57	9	0
George Giffen c Bligh b Bates	19	0	0	2	0	0.00	In 1883	55	8	0	Career	55	8	0
Tom Garrett c Barnes b Bates	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1883	16	0	1	Career	46	0	1
Joey Palmer c GB Studd b Bates	4	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1883	11	2	0	Career	11	2	0
Frederick Spofforth not out	14	0	0	3	0	0.00	In 1883	23	3	0	Career	40	3	0
Extras (b 1)	1
Total 153 69 Ov (RR: 2.21)	153	0		14	3

ENGEngland innings

153/10 (69)