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4th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1907

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 07 Feb - Tue, 11 Feb 1908

AUS

Australia

428/10 (20.00) & 385/10 (124)

England

421/8 (20.00) & 186/10 (68.1)

ENG

Australia won by 308 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 Crawford	48	0	111	4	0	0.00	In 1908	327	30	0	Career	1276	91	2
Victor Trumper c Crawford b Fielder	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	In 1908	162	18	0	Career	1566	122	2
Clem Hill b Barnes	7	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1908	304	26	0	Career	1874	110	1
Peter McAlister c Jones b Fielder	37	127	107	3	0	29.13	In 1908	155	12	0	Career	203	16	0
Syd Gregory c Fielder b Crawford	10	0	25	1	0	0.00	In 1908	39	4	0	Career	720	63	0
Warwick Armstrong b Crawford	32	72	115	4	1	44.44	In 1908	375	37	3	Career	1289	72	6
Vernon Ransford c Braund b Fielder	51	84	90	6	0	60.71	In 1908	256	22	0	Career	256	22	0
Charles Macartney c Hardstaff b Fielder	12	0	30	3	0	0.00	In 1908	260	26	0	Career	260	26	0
Sammy Carter (WK) c & b Crawford	2	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1908	277	34	0	Career	277	34	0
Jack O'Connor c Fielder b Crawford	2	0	24	0	0	0.00	In 1908	50	3	0	Career	50	3	0
Jack Saunders not out	1	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1908	13	1	0	Career	39	2	0
Extras (b 1, lb 10, nb 1)	12
Total 214 85.5 Ov (RR: 2.49)	214

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	22.00	3	54	4	2.45	In 1908	25	6/82	Career	26
Sydney Barnes	23.00	11	37	1	1.60	In 1908	16	7/42	Career	36
Len Braund	12.00	3	42	0	3.50	In 1908	5	8/81	Career	38
Jack Crawford	23.50	3	48	5	2.01	In 1908	22	5/48	Career	23
Wilfred Rhodes	5.00	0	21	0	4.20	In 1908	3	8/56	Career	55

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 Noble	57	78	80	10	0	73.07	In 1908	217	20	1	Career	217	20	1
George Gunn c & b Saunders	13	0	57	0	0	0.00	In 1908	340	36	1	Career	340	36	1
Joe Hardstaff c (wk)Carter b O'Connor	8	0	10	1	0	0.00	In 1908	286	32	0	Career	286	32	0
Kenneth Hutchings b Saunders	8	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1908	258	31	1	Career	258	31	1
Len Braund run out	4	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	202	17	0	Career	956	88	2
Wilfred Rhodes c McAlister b Saunders	0	3	2	0	0	0.00	In 1908	126	10	1	Career	465	26	1
Jack Crawford b Saunders	1	0	6	0	0	0.00	In 1908	132	13	1	Career	439	46	1
Arthur Jones (c) b Noble	3	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	34	2	0	Career	164	3	0
Sydney Barnes c O'Connor b Noble	3	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	109	1	0	Career	153	1	0
Joe Humphries (WK) not out	3	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1908	44	3	0	Career	44	3	0
Arthur Fielder st (wk)Carter b Saunders	1	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1908	53	1	0	Career	78	3	0
Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 1)	4
Total 105 34.2 Ov (RR: 3.05)	105

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack O'Connor	6.00	1	40	1	6.66	In 1908	12	5/110	Career	12
Warwick Armstrong	1.00	0	4	0	4.00	In 1908	12	5/44	Career	27
Charles Macartney	6.00	1	18	0	3.00	In 1908	5	2/49	Career	5
Jack Saunders	15.20	8	28	5	1.82	In 1908	23	7/32	Career	67
Monty Noble	6.00	0	11	3	1.83	In 1908	8	7/17	Career	94

AUSAustralia innings

385/10 (124)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Monty Noble (c) b Crawford	10	0	25	2	0	0.00	In 1908	327	30	0	Career	1276	91	2
Victor Trumper b Crawford	0	4	6	0	0	0.00	In 1908	162	18	0	Career	1566	122	2
Clem Hill run out	25	0	80	0	0	0.00	In 1908	304	26	0	Career	1874	110	1
Peter McAlister c (wk)Humphries b Fielder	4	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	155	12	0	Career	203	16	0
Syd Gregory lbw b Fielder	29	0	60	3	0	0.00	In 1908	39	4	0	Career	720	63	0
Warwick Armstrong not out	133	0	289	14	2	0.00	In 1908	375	37	3	Career	1289	72	6
Vernon Ransford c (wk)Humphries b Rhodes	54	0	106	3	0	0.00	In 1908	256	22	0	Career	256	22	0
Charles Macartney c Gunn b Crawford	29	0	34	2	0	0.00	In 1908	260	26	0	Career	260	26	0
Sammy Carter (WK) c Braund b Fielder	66	0	82	11	0	0.00	In 1908	277	34	0	Career	277	34	0
Jack O'Connor c (wk)Humphries b Barnes	18	0	45	0	0	0.00	In 1908	50	3	0	Career	50	3	0
Jack Saunders c Jones b Fielder	2	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	13	1	0	Career	39	2	0
Extras (b 7, lb 2, nb 6)	15
Total 385 124 Ov (RR: 3.10)	385

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	31.00	2	91	4	2.93	In 1908	25	6/82	Career	26
Sydney Barnes	35.00	13	69	1	1.97	In 1908	16	7/42	Career	36
Len Braund	7.00	0	48	0	6.85	In 1908	5	8/81	Career	38
Jack Crawford	25.00	5	72	3	2.88	In 1908	22	5/48	Career	23
Wilfred Rhodes	24.00	5	66	1	2.75	In 1908	3	8/56	Career	55
Kenneth Hutchings	2.00	0	24	0	12.00	In 1908	1	1/5	Career	1

ENGEngland innings

186/10 (68.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Hobbs c & b Saunders	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1908	217	20	1	Career	217	20	1
George Gunn b Saunders	43	0	157	2	0	0.00	In 1908	340	36	1	Career	340	36	1
Joe Hardstaff c (wk)Carter b Saunders	39	0	60	3	0	0.00	In 1908	286	32	0	Career	286	32	0
Kenneth Hutchings b Noble	3	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	258	31	1	Career	258	31	1
Len Braund b Macartney	10	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	202	17	0	Career	956	88	2
Wilfred Rhodes c (wk)Carter b O'Connor	2	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1908	126	10	1	Career	465	26	1
Jack Crawford c (wk)Carter b O'Connor	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1908	132	13	1	Career	439	46	1
Arthur Jones (c) c Saunders b O'Connor	31	0	45	2	0	0.00	In 1908	34	2	0	Career	164	3	0
Sydney Barnes not out	22	0	44	0	0	0.00	In 1908	109	1	0	Career	153	1	0
Joe Humphries (WK) c (wk)Carter b Saunders	11	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1908	44	3	0	Career	44	3	0
Arthur Fielder b Armstrong	20	0	32	0	0	0.00	In 1908	53	1	0	Career	78	3	0
Extras (lb 4, nb 1)	5
Total 186 68.1 Ov (RR: 2.72)	186

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack O'Connor	21.00	3	58	3	2.76	In 1908	12	5/110	Career	12
Warwick Armstrong	3.10	0	18	1	5.68	In 1908	12	5/44	Career	27
Charles Macartney	6.00	1	15	1	2.50	In 1908	5	2/49	Career	5
Jack Saunders	26.00	2	76	4	2.92	In 1908	23	7/32	Career	67
Monty Noble	12.00	6	14	1	1.16	In 1908	8	7/17	Career	94

MILESTONES

Jack Saunders took their 5th Test five-wicket haulAUSREACHED

Now on 5.

Peter McAlister took their 10th Test catchAUSREACHED

Now on 10.