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1st Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1905

TEST NottinghamMon, 29 May - Wed, 31 May 1905 - 15:30

ENG

England

446/10 (20.00) & 426/5 (153)

Australia

421/8 (20.00) & 188/10 (72.4)

AUS

England won by 213 runs

ENGEngland innings

446/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Tom Hayward), 2-24 (Arthur Jones), 3-40 (Archie MacLaren), 4-49 (Stanley Jacks FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 21, lb 5)	26
TOTAL 196(71.3 Ov, RR: 2.74)	222	1		9	0		In 1905	1106			Career	15839	0	0
Tom Hayward b Cotter	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	52	0	0	Career	685	55	0
Arthur Jones b Laver	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	34	0	0	Career	124	1	0
Johnny Tyldesley c Duff b Laver	56	0	125	9	0	0.00	In 1905	117	17	0	Career	871	90	3
Archie MacLaren c (wk)Kelly b Laver	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	142	21	0	Career	752	71	0
Stanley Jackson (c) b Cotter	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	82	8	0	Career	393	24	0
Bernard Bosanquet b Laver	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	33	0	0	Career	95	5	0
John Gunn b Cotter	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	8	0	0	Career	85	8	0
Gilbert Jessop b Laver	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	356	36	3
Dick Lilley (WK) c & b Laver	37	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	37	0	0	Career	366	35	0
Wilfred Rhodes c Noble b Laver	29	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	68	0	0	Career	261	16	0
Ted Arnold not out	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	2	0	0	Career	72	5	0
Extras (b 21, lb 5)	26

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	23.00	2	64	3	2.78	In 1905	4	6/40	Career	15
Frank Laver	31.30	14	64	7	2.03	In 1905	8	7/64	Career	15
Charlie McLeod	8.00	2	19	0	2.37	In 1905	0	4/84	Career	18
Warwick Armstrong	6.00	3	4	0	0.66	In 1905	1	2/88	Career	7
Monty Noble	3.00	0	19	0	6.33	In 1905	0	7/17	Career	85

AUSAustralia innings

421/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Reggie Duff), 1-23 (Victor Trumper, retired hurt), 2-129 (Monty Noble), 3-130 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 16, lb 2, w 1)	19
TOTAL 221(63.5 Ov, RR: 3.46)	240	2		17	1		In 1905	1106			Career	15839	0	0
Reggie Duff c Hayward b Gunn	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	26	0	0	Career	1008	69	0
Victor Trumper retired hurt	13	0	0	3	0	0.00	In 1905	13	3	0	Career	1292	104	2
Clem Hill b Jackson	54	0	117	7	0	0.00	In 1905	62	7	0	Career	1444	84	1
Monty Noble c (wk)Lilley b Jackson	50	0	97	7	0	0.00	In 1905	57	7	0	Career	833	57	2
Warwick Armstrong st (wk)Lilley b Rhodes	27	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1905	33	0	1	Career	695	27	3
Joe Darling (c) c Bosanquet b Jackson	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	In 1905	40	0	0	Career	328	19	2
Tibby Cotter c & b Jessop	45	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	63	0	0	Career	103	5	0
Syd Gregory c Jones b Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	53	8	0	Career	640	59	0
Charlie McLeod b Arnold	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	17	0	0	Career	66	1	0
Frank Laver c Jones b Jackson	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	10	0	0	Career	26	0	0
James Kelly (WK) not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	7	0	0	Career	261	12	0
Extras (b 16, lb 2, w 1)	19

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ted Arnold	11.00	2	39	1	3.54	In 1905	1	4/28	Career	19
John Gunn	6.00	2	27	1	4.50	In 1905	1	5/76	Career	18
Gilbert Jessop	7.00	2	18	1	2.57	In 1905	1	4/68	Career	10
Bernard Bosanquet	7.00	0	29	0	4.14	In 1905	8	8/29	Career	24
Wilfred Rhodes	18.00	6	37	1	2.05	In 1905	2	8/56	Career	57
Stanley Jackson	14.50	2	52	5	3.50	In 1905	5	5/52	Career	16

ENGEngland innings

426/5 (153)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: John Gunn, Gilbert Jessop, Dick Lilley (wk), Ted Arnold Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-145 (Tom Hayward), 2-222 (Archie MacLaren), 3-276 (Arthur Jones), 4-301 (Johnny T FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 11, lb 9, w 1)	21
TOTAL 426/5d(153 Ov, RR: 2.78)	447	0		37	0		In 1905	1106			Career	15839	0	0
Tom Hayward c Darling b Armstrong	47	0	150	0	0	0.00	In 1905	52	0	0	Career	685	55	0
Archie MacLaren c Duff b Laver	140	0	237	21	0	0.00	In 1905	142	21	0	Career	752	71	0
Johnny Tyldesley c & b Duff	61	0	125	8	0	0.00	In 1905	117	17	0	Career	871	90	3
Arthur Jones b Duff	30	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	34	0	0	Career	124	1	0
Stanley Jackson (c) not out	82	0	145	8	0	0.00	In 1905	82	8	0	Career	393	24	0
Bernard Bosanquet b Cotter	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	33	0	0	Career	95	5	0
Wilfred Rhodes not out	39	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	68	0	0	Career	261	16	0
Extras (b 11, lb 9, w 1)	21

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	17.00	1	59	1	3.47	In 1905	4	6/40	Career	15
Frank Laver	34.00	7	121	1	3.55	In 1905	8	7/64	Career	15
Charlie McLeod	28.00	9	84	0	3.00	In 1905	0	4/84	Career	18
Warwick Armstrong	52.00	24	67	1	1.28	In 1905	1	2/88	Career	7
Monty Noble	7.00	1	31	0	4.42	In 1905	0	7/17	Career	85
Reggie Duff	15.00	2	43	2	2.86	In 1905	2	2/43	Career	2

AUSAustralia innings

188/10 (72.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Reggie Duff), 2-75 (Monty Noble), 3-82 (Joe Darling), 4-93 (Clem Hill), 5-100 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 2)	9
TOTAL 188(72.4 Ov, RR: 2.58)	197	0		8	0		In 1905	1106			Career	15839	0	0
Reggie Duff c & b Bosanquet	25	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	26	0	0	Career	1008	69	0
Joe Darling (c) b Bosanquet	40	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	40	0	0	Career	328	19	2
Monty Noble st (wk)Lilley b Bosanquet	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	57	7	0	Career	833	57	2
Warwick Armstrong c Jackson b Bosanquet	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	33	0	1	Career	695	27	3
Clem Hill c & b Bosanquet	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	62	7	0	Career	1444	84	1
Syd Gregory c Arnold b Bosanquet	51	0	60	8	0	0.00	In 1905	53	8	0	Career	640	59	0
Tibby Cotter b Rhodes	18	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	63	0	0	Career	103	5	0
Frank Laver st (wk)Lilley b Bosanquet	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	10	0	0	Career	26	0	0
Charlie McLeod lbw b Bosanquet	13	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	17	0	0	Career	66	1	0
James Kelly (WK) not out	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	7	0	0	Career	261	12	0
Victor Trumper absent hurt	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1905	13	3	0	Career	1292	104	2
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 2)	9

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ted Arnold	4.00	2	7	0	1.75	In 1905	1	4/28	Career	19
Gilbert Jessop	1.00	0	1	0	1.00	In 1905	1	4/68	Career	10
Bernard Bosanquet	32.40	2	107	8	3.27	In 1905	8	8/29	Career	24
Wilfred Rhodes	30.00	8	58	1	1.93	In 1905	2	8/56	Career	57
Stanley Jackson	5.00	3	6	0	1.20	In 1905	5	5/52	Career	16