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1st Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1903

TESTSydney Cricket GroundFri, 11 Dec - Thu, 17 Dec 1903

AUS

Australia

285/10 (118.2) & 485/10 (145.2)

England

577/10 (181.2) & 194/5 (95.5)

ENG

England won by 5 wickets

ENGEngland innings

577/10 (181.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Reggie Duff c (wk)Lilley b Arnold	3	0	12	0	0	0.00	In 1903	87	7	0	Career	765	45	0
Victor Trumper c Foster b Arnold	1	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1903	186	26	0	Career	891	61	0
Clem Hill c (wk)Lilley b Hirst	5	0	10	1	0	0.00	In 1903	56	7	0	Career	1162	59	1
Monty Noble(c) c Foster b Arnold	133	0	287	16	0	0.00	In 1903	155	19	0	Career	514	27	1
Warwick Armstrong b Bosanquet	48	0	122	4	0	0.00	In 1903	75	6	0	Career	612	20	2
Bert Hopkins b Hirst	39	0	65	8	0	0.00	In 1903	59	12	0	Career	298	12	0
Bill Howell c Relf b Arnold	5	0	20	1	0	0.00	In 1903	9	2	0	Career	99	8	1
Syd Gregory b Bosanquet	23	0	50	2	0	0.00	In 1903	66	7	0	Career	464	33	0
Frank Laver lbw b Rhodes	4	0	12	0	0	0.00	In 1903	10	0	0	Career	16	0	0
James Kelly(WK) c Braund b Rhodes	10	0	18	1	0	0.00	In 1903	23	2	0	Career	180	3	0
Jack Saunders not out	11	0	8	1	0	0.00	In 1903	13	1	0	Career	24	1	0
Extras (nb 3)	3
Total 285 118.2 Ov (RR: 2.40)	285

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
George Hirst	24.00	8	47	2	1.95	In 1903	2	5/77	Career	11
Ted Arnold	32.00	7	76	4	2.37	In 1903	6	4/76	Career	6
Len Braund	26.00	9	39	0	1.50	In 1903	0	5/33	Career	20
Bernard Bosanquet	13.00	0	52	2	4.00	In 1903	3	2/52	Career	3
Wilfred Rhodes	17.20	3	41	2	2.36	In 1903	7	5/33	Career	31
Albert Relf	6.00	1	27	0	4.50	In 1903	0	0/27	Career	0

AUSAustralia innings

285/10 (118.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Tom Hayward b Howell	15	0	35	3	0	0.00	In 1903	106	9	0	Career	418	43	0
Pelham Warner(c) c (wk)Kelly b Laver	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1903	8	1	0	Career	8	1	0
Johnny Tyldesley b Noble	53	0	66	8	0	0.00	In 1903	62	9	0	Career	539	52	1
Ted Arnold c Laver b Armstrong	27	0	90	3	0	0.00	In 1903	27	3	0	Career	27	3	0
Tip Foster c Noble b Saunders	287	0	419	37	0	0.00	In 1903	306	40	0	Career	306	40	0
Len Braund b Howell	102	0	171	15	0	0.00	In 1903	102	15	0	Career	473	45	2
George Hirst b Howell	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1903	60	9	0	Career	217	15	0
Bernard Bosanquet c Howell b Noble	2	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1903	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Dick Lilley(WK) c Hill b Noble	4	0	10	1	0	0.00	In 1903	4	1	0	Career	261	27	0
Albert Relf c Armstrong b Saunders	31	0	86	2	0	0.00	In 1903	31	2	0	Career	31	2	0
Wilfred Rhodes not out	40	0	66	5	0	0.00	In 1903	40	5	0	Career	107	6	0
Extras (b 6, lb 7, nb 2, w 1)	16
Total 577 181.2 Ov (RR: 3.18)	577

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack Saunders	36.20	8	125	2	3.44	In 1903	4	7/32	Career	46
Frank Laver	37.00	12	119	1	3.21	In 1903	1	3/36	Career	7
Bill Howell	31.00	7	111	3	3.58	In 1903	5	5/18	Career	36
Monty Noble	34.00	8	99	3	2.91	In 1903	3	7/17	Career	71
Warwick Armstrong	23.00	3	47	1	2.04	In 1903	2	1/47	Career	4
Bert Hopkins	11.00	1	40	0	3.63	In 1903	0	3/59	Career	7
Victor Trumper	7.00	2	12	0	1.71	In 1903	0	3/60	Career	8
Syd Gregory	2.00	0	8	0	4.00	In 1903	0	0/8	Career	0

ENGEngland innings

485/10 (145.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Syd Gregory c (wk)Lilley b Rhodes	43	0	103	5	0	0.00	In 1903	66	7	0	Career	464	33	0
James Kelly(WK) b Arnold	13	0	45	1	0	0.00	In 1903	23	2	0	Career	180	3	0
Reggie Duff c Relf b Rhodes	84	0	130	7	0	0.00	In 1903	87	7	0	Career	765	45	0
Clem Hill run out	51	0	120	6	0	0.00	In 1903	56	7	0	Career	1162	59	1
Victor Trumper not out	185	0	230	26	0	0.00	In 1903	186	26	0	Career	891	61	0
Monty Noble(c) st (wk)Lilley b Bosanquet	22	0	55	3	0	0.00	In 1903	155	19	0	Career	514	27	1
Warwick Armstrong c Bosanquet b Rhodes	27	0	40	2	0	0.00	In 1903	75	6	0	Career	612	20	2
Bert Hopkins c Arnold b Rhodes	20	0	39	4	0	0.00	In 1903	59	12	0	Career	298	12	0
Frank Laver c Relf b Rhodes	6	0	25	0	0	0.00	In 1903	10	0	0	Career	16	0	0
Bill Howell c (wk)Lilley b Arnold	4	0	4	1	0	0.00	In 1903	9	2	0	Career	99	8	1
Jack Saunders run out	2	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1903	13	1	0	Career	24	1	0
Extras (b 10, lb 15, nb 1, w 2)	28
Total 485 145.2 Ov (RR: 3.33)	485

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
George Hirst	29.00	1	79	0	2.72	In 1903	2	5/77	Career	11
Ted Arnold	28.00	2	93	2	3.32	In 1903	6	4/76	Career	6
Len Braund	12.00	2	56	0	4.66	In 1903	0	5/33	Career	20
Bernard Bosanquet	23.00	1	100	1	4.34	In 1903	3	2/52	Career	3
Wilfred Rhodes	40.20	10	94	5	2.33	In 1903	7	5/33	Career	31
Albert Relf	13.00	5	35	0	2.69	In 1903	0	0/27	Career	0

AUSAustralia innings

194/5 (95.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Tom Hayward st (wk)Kelly b Saunders	91	0	240	6	0	0.00	In 1903	106	9	0	Career	418	43	0
Pelham Warner(c) b Howell	8	0	40	1	0	0.00	In 1903	8	1	0	Career	8	1	0
Johnny Tyldesley c Noble b Saunders	9	0	12	1	0	0.00	In 1903	62	9	0	Career	539	52	1
Tip Foster st (wk)Kelly b Armstrong	19	0	59	3	0	0.00	In 1903	306	40	0	Career	306	40	0
Len Braund c Noble b Howell	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1903	102	15	0	Career	473	45	2
George Hirst not out	60	0	135	9	0	0.00	In 1903	60	9	0	Career	217	15	0
Bernard Bosanquet not out	1	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1903	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Extras (b 3, lb 1, w 2)	6
Total 194/5 95.5 Ov (RR: 2.02)	194

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack Saunders	18.50	3	51	2	2.70	In 1903	4	7/32	Career	46
Frank Laver	16.00	4	37	0	2.31	In 1903	1	3/36	Career	7
Bill Howell	31.00	18	35	2	1.12	In 1903	5	5/18	Career	36
Monty Noble	12.00	2	37	0	3.08	In 1903	3	7/17	Career	71
Warwick Armstrong	18.00	6	28	1	1.55	In 1903	2	1/47	Career	4