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5th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1884

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundSat, 21 Mar - Wed, 25 Mar 1885 - 05:50

AUS

Australia

163/10 (106) & 125/10 (102.1)

England

386/10 (221.3)

ENG

England won by an innings and 98 runs

ENGEngland innings

386/10 (221.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Alec Bannerman c Peel b Ulyett	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	7	0	0	Career	161	20	0
William Bruce c Briggs b Peel	15	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	50	2	1	Career	50	2	1
George Giffen b Ulyett	13	0	0	2	0	0.00	In 1885	25	3	0	Career	109	13	0
Tom Horan(c) lbw b Ulyett	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	20	3	0	Career	47	5	0
Sammy Jones lbw b Peel	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	17	2	0	Career	17	2	0
Frank Walters b Ulyett	7	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	12	2	0	Career	12	2	0
Affie Jarvis(WK) c (wk)Hunter b Peel	15	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	16	1	0	Career	16	1	0
John Trumble not out	34	0	0	4	0	0.00	In 1885	44	5	0	Career	44	5	0
George McShane c (wk)Hunter b Barnes	9	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	21	1	0	Career	21	1	0
Tom Garrett c Briggs b Barnes	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	11	1	0	Career	41	1	0
Frederick Spofforth b Attewell	50	0	70	4	1	0.00	In 1885	51	4	1	Career	84	4	1
Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 3)	9
Total 163 106 Ov (RR: 1.53)	163	0		14	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Bobby Peel	41.00	26	28	3	1.02	In 1885	21	5/68	Career	21
George Ulyett	23.00	7	52	4	3.39	In 1885	14	4/52	Career	32
Billy Barnes	28.00	12	47	2	2.51	In 1885	19	6/50	Career	27
Wilf Flowers	9.00	6	9	0	1.50	In 1885	11	5/46	Career	11
William Attewell	5.00	1	18	1	5.40	In 1885	13	4/53	Career	13

AUSAustralia innings

163/10 (106)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Billy Barnes c Horan b Bruce	74	0	175	8	0	0.00	In 1885	74	8	0	Career	107	9	0
William Scotton b Bruce	27	0	0	4	0	0.00	In 1885	27	4	0	Career	27	4	0
Maurice Read b Giffen	13	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	13	1	0	Career	13	1	0
George Ulyett b Spofforth	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	1	0	0	Career	116	10	1
Arthur Shrewsbury(c) not out	105	0	320	10	0	0.00	In 1885	105	10	0	Career	105	10	0
Billy Bates c Walters b Bruce	61	0	0	8	0	0.00	In 1885	61	8	0	Career	121	11	1
Wilf Flowers b Spofforth	16	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	16	0	0	Career	16	0	0
Johnny Briggs c Walters b Trumble	43	0	0	8	0	0.00	In 1885	43	8	0	Career	43	8	0
William Attewell c Bannerman b Trumble	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Bobby Peel b Trumble	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Joe Hunter(WK) b Giffen	18	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	18	1	0	Career	18	1	0
Extras (b 10, lb 14, nb 4)	28
Total 386 221.3 Ov (RR: 1.74)	386	0		40	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
George Giffen	74.30	31	132	2	2.64	In 1885	11	7/117	Career	23
William Bruce	51.00	13	99	3	2.91	In 1885	6	3/88	Career	6
Frederick Spofforth	49.00	21	71	2	2.17	In 1885	19	7/46	Career	75
John Trumble	28.00	14	29	3	1.55	In 1885	5	3/29	Career	5
Tom Garrett	8.00	6	12	0	2.25	In 1885	0	6/85	Career	25
George McShane	3.00	2	3	0	1.50	In 1885	0	0/3	Career	0
Sammy Jones	5.00	2	7	0	2.10	In 1885	5	4/47	Career	6
Tom Horan	3.00	0	5	0	2.50	In 1885	6	6/40	Career	11

ENGEngland innings

125/10 (102.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Alec Bannerman c sub (GF Vernon) b Ulyett	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	7	0	0	Career	161	20	0
Tom Garrett b Ulyett	5	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	11	1	0	Career	41	1	0
George Giffen c Peel b Ulyett	12	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	25	3	0	Career	109	13	0
Sammy Jones b Peel	17	0	0	2	0	0.00	In 1885	17	2	0	Career	17	2	0
Tom Horan(c) b Attewell	20	0	0	3	0	0.00	In 1885	20	3	0	Career	47	5	0
William Bruce c Bates b Attewell	35	0	0	1	1	0.00	In 1885	50	2	1	Career	50	2	1
John Trumble lbw b Attewell	10	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	44	5	0	Career	44	5	0
Frank Walters c Attewell b Flowers	5	0	0	1	0	0.00	In 1885	12	2	0	Career	12	2	0
Affie Jarvis(WK) c Peel b Flowers	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	16	1	0	Career	16	1	0
Frederick Spofforth c sub (AH Jarvis) b Flowers	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	51	4	1	Career	84	4	1
George McShane not out	12	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1885	21	1	0	Career	21	1	0
Extras (b 5)	5
Total 125 102.1 Ov (RR: 1.22)	125	0		10	1