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5th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1907

TESTSydney Cricket GroundFri, 21 Feb - Thu, 27 Feb 1908

AUS

Australia

428/10 (20.00) & 422/10 (127.4)

England

421/8 (20.00) & 229/10 (105.1)

ENG

Australia won by 49 runs

AUSAustralia innings

428/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Monty Noble (c) b Barnes	35	0	55	5	0	0.00	In 1908	396	38	0	Career	1345	99	2
Charles Macartney c Crawford b Barnes	1	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1908	273	26	0	Career	273	26	0
Jack O'Connor c (wk)Young b Crawford	9	0	39	2	0	0.00	In 1908	65	5	0	Career	65	5	0
Syd Gregory c & b Barnes	44	0	101	5	0	0.00	In 1908	139	12	0	Career	820	71	0
Clem Hill c Hutchings b Barnes	12	0	18	1	0	0.00	In 1908	360	31	0	Career	1930	115	1
Warwick Armstrong c & b Crawford	3	0	11	0	0	0.00	In 1908	410	41	3	Career	1324	76	6
Victor Trumper c Braund b Barnes	10	0	17	1	0	0.00	In 1908	338	37	0	Career	1742	141	2
Vernon Ransford c Gunn b Barnes	11	0	22	1	0	0.00	In 1908	288	24	0	Career	288	24	0
Roger Hartigan c & b Crawford	1	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1908	170	18	0	Career	170	18	0
Sammy Carter (WK) not out	1	0	17	0	0	0.00	In 1908	300	38	0	Career	300	38	0
Jack Saunders c (wk)Young b Barnes	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1908	13	1	0	Career	39	2	0
Extras (b 9, lb 1)	10
Total 137 50.4 Ov (RR: 2.70)	137	1		15	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Sydney Barnes	22.40	6	60	7	2.64	In 1908	24	7/42	Career	44
Wilfred Rhodes	10.00	5	15	0	1.50	In 1908	7	8/56	Career	59
Jack Crawford	18.00	4	52	3	2.88	In 1908	30	5/48	Career	31

ENGEngland innings

421/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Hobbs b Saunders	72	0	143	7	0	0.00	In 1908	302	27	1	Career	302	27	1
Frederick Fane b Noble	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	In 1908	192	10	0	Career	534	49	0
George Gunn not out	122	0	287	7	1	0.00	In 1908	462	43	2	Career	462	43	2
Kenneth Hutchings run out	13	0	18	2	0	0.00	In 1908	273	33	1	Career	273	33	1
Joe Hardstaff c O'Connor b Saunders	17	0	21	4	0	0.00	In 1908	311	37	0	Career	311	37	0
Jack Crawford c Hill b Saunders	6	0	8	1	0	0.00	In 1908	162	17	1	Career	469	50	1
Len Braund st (wk)Carter b Macartney	31	0	46	5	0	0.00	In 1908	233	22	0	Career	987	93	2
Wilfred Rhodes c Noble b Armstrong	10	0	19	1	0	0.00	In 1908	205	15	1	Career	544	31	1
Dick Young (WK) st (wk)Carter b Macartney	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 1908	27	4	0	Career	27	4	0
Arthur Jones (c) b Macartney	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1908	68	6	0	Career	198	7	0
Sydney Barnes run out	1	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	121	3	0	Career	165	3	0
Extras (b 6, lb 3)	9
Total 281 96.1 Ov (RR: 2.92)	281	2		27	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Monty Noble	28.00	9	62	1	2.21	In 1908	11	7/17	Career	97
Jack Saunders	35.00	5	114	3	3.25	In 1908	31	7/32	Career	75
Jack O'Connor	6.00	0	23	0	3.83	In 1908	12	5/110	Career	12
Charles Macartney	15.10	3	44	3	2.90	In 1908	10	3/44	Career	10
Warwick Armstrong	12.00	2	29	1	2.41	In 1908	14	5/44	Career	29

AUSAustralia innings

422/10 (127.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Monty Noble (c) lbw b Rhodes	34	0	77	3	0	0.00	In 1908	396	38	0	Career	1345	99	2
Jack O'Connor b Barnes	6	0	23	0	0	0.00	In 1908	65	5	0	Career	65	5	0
Victor Trumper c Gunn b Rhodes	166	0	241	18	0	0.00	In 1908	338	37	0	Career	1742	141	2
Syd Gregory b Crawford	56	0	85	3	0	0.00	In 1908	139	12	0	Career	820	71	0
Charles Macartney c Jones b Crawford	12	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1908	273	26	0	Career	273	26	0
Clem Hill c (wk)Young b Crawford	44	0	112	4	0	0.00	In 1908	360	31	0	Career	1930	115	1
Warwick Armstrong c Gunn b Crawford	32	0	58	4	0	0.00	In 1908	410	41	3	Career	1324	76	6
Vernon Ransford not out	21	0	58	1	0	0.00	In 1908	288	24	0	Career	288	24	0
Roger Hartigan b Crawford	5	0	5	1	0	0.00	In 1908	170	18	0	Career	170	18	0
Sammy Carter (WK) c Hobbs b Rhodes	22	0	14	4	0	0.00	In 1908	300	38	0	Career	300	38	0
Jack Saunders c (wk)Young b Rhodes	0	2	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	13	1	0	Career	39	2	0
Extras (b 21, lb 3)	24
Total 422 127.4 Ov (RR: 3.30)	422	2		38	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Sydney Barnes	27.00	6	78	1	2.88	In 1908	24	7/42	Career	44
Wilfred Rhodes	37.40	7	102	4	2.70	In 1908	7	8/56	Career	59
Jack Crawford	36.00	10	141	5	3.91	In 1908	30	5/48	Career	31
Len Braund	20.00	3	64	0	3.20	In 1908	5	8/81	Career	38
Jack Hobbs	7.00	3	13	0	1.85	In 1908	0	0/13	Career	0

ENGEngland innings

229/10 (105.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Hobbs c Gregory b Saunders	13	0	26	0	0	0.00	In 1908	302	27	1	Career	302	27	1
Frederick Fane b Noble	46	0	134	4	0	0.00	In 1908	192	10	0	Career	534	49	0
George Gunn b Macartney	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1908	462	43	2	Career	462	43	2
Kenneth Hutchings b Macartney	2	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1908	273	33	1	Career	273	33	1
Joe Hardstaff b Saunders	8	0	31	1	0	0.00	In 1908	311	37	0	Career	311	37	0
Len Braund c Noble b Saunders	0	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	233	22	0	Career	987	93	2
Wilfred Rhodes b Noble	69	0	160	4	0	0.00	In 1908	205	15	1	Career	544	31	1
Dick Young (WK) c O'Connor b Saunders	11	0	37	1	0	0.00	In 1908	27	4	0	Career	27	4	0
Arthur Jones (c) b Armstrong	34	0	54	4	0	0.00	In 1908	68	6	0	Career	198	7	0
Jack Crawford not out	24	0	55	3	0	0.00	In 1908	162	17	1	Career	469	50	1
Sydney Barnes b Saunders	11	0	30	2	0	0.00	In 1908	121	3	0	Career	165	3	0
Extras (b 5, lb 6)	11
Total 229 105.1 Ov (RR: 2.17)	229	0		19	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Monty Noble	24.00	6	56	2	2.33	In 1908	11	7/17	Career	97
Jack Saunders	35.10	5	82	5	2.33	In 1908	31	7/32	Career	75
Jack O'Connor	13.00	3	29	0	2.23	In 1908	12	5/110	Career	12
Charles Macartney	15.00	4	24	2	1.60	In 1908	10	3/44	Career	10
Warwick Armstrong	18.00	7	27	1	1.50	In 1908	14	5/44	Career	29