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1st Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1907

TESTSydney Cricket GroundFri, 13 Dec - Thu, 19 Dec 1907

AUS

Australia

300/10 (91.2) & 275/8 (98.3)

England

273/10 (76.5) & 300/10 (109)

ENG

Australia won by 2 wickets

ENGEngland innings

273/10 (76.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Frederick Fane(c) c Trumper b Cotter	2	0	11	0	0	0.00	In 1907	35	1	0	Career	377	40	0
Dick Young(WK) c (wk)Carter b Cotter	13	0	19	3	0	0.00	In 1907	16	3	0	Career	16	3	0
George Gunn c Hazlitt b Cotter	119	0	150	20	0	0.00	In 1907	193	31	0	Career	193	31	0
Kenneth Hutchings c & b Armstrong	42	0	44	5	0	0.00	In 1907	59	7	0	Career	59	7	0
Len Braund b Cotter	30	0	144	2	0	0.00	In 1907	62	5	0	Career	816	76	2
Joe Hardstaff b Armstrong	12	0	27	2	0	0.00	In 1907	75	12	0	Career	75	12	0
Wilfred Rhodes run out	1	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1907	30	2	0	Career	369	18	0
Jack Crawford b Armstrong	31	0	51	5	0	0.00	In 1907	36	5	0	Career	343	38	0
Sydney Barnes b Cotter	1	0	11	0	0	0.00	In 1907	12	1	0	Career	56	1	0
Colin Blythe b Cotter	5	0	13	1	0	0.00	In 1907	20	3	0	Career	174	12	0
Arthur Fielder not out	1	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1907	7	1	0	Career	32	3	0
Extras (b 7, lb 6, nb 2, w 1)	16
Total 273 76.5 Ov (RR: 3.55)	273	0		38	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	21.50	0	101	6	4.62	In 1907	8	7/148	Career	32
Jack Saunders	11.00	0	42	0	3.81	In 1907	4	7/32	Career	48
Gerry Hazlitt	9.00	2	32	0	3.55	In 1907	0	0/32	Career	0
Warwick Armstrong	26.00	10	63	3	2.42	In 1907	4	5/44	Career	19
Charles Macartney	3.00	0	5	0	1.66	In 1907	1	1/5	Career	1
Monty Noble	6.00	1	14	0	2.33	In 1907	2	7/17	Career	88

AUSAustralia innings

300/10 (91.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Victor Trumper b Fielder	43	0	61	6	0	0.00	In 1907	46	6	0	Career	1450	110	2
Peter McAlister c Hutchings b Barnes	3	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1907	44	6	0	Career	92	10	0
Clem Hill c Gunn b Fielder	87	0	146	8	0	0.00	In 1907	88	8	0	Career	1658	92	1
Monty Noble(c) c Braund b Fielder	37	0	78	4	0	0.00	In 1907	64	7	0	Career	1013	68	2
Warwick Armstrong c Braund b Fielder	7	0	28	1	0	0.00	In 1907	51	5	0	Career	965	40	3
Vernon Ransford c Braund b Rhodes	24	0	54	2	0	0.00	In 1907	37	3	0	Career	37	3	0
Charles Macartney c (wk)Young b Fielder	35	0	71	4	0	0.00	In 1907	44	5	0	Career	44	5	0
Sammy Carter(WK) b Braund	25	0	58	2	0	0.00	In 1907	86	10	0	Career	86	10	0
Gerry Hazlitt not out	18	0	47	1	0	0.00	In 1907	52	7	0	Career	52	7	0
Tibby Cotter b Braund	2	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1907	35	1	0	Career	155	6	0
Jack Saunders c Braund b Fielder	9	0	15	1	0	0.00	In 1907	9	1	0	Career	35	2	0
Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 2)	10
Total 300 91.2 Ov (RR: 3.28)	300	0		29	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	30.20	4	82	6	2.70	In 1907	9	6/82	Career	10
Sydney Barnes	22.00	3	74	1	3.36	In 1907	3	7/42	Career	23
Colin Blythe	12.00	1	33	0	2.75	In 1907	1	6/68	Career	24
Len Braund	17.00	2	74	2	4.35	In 1907	2	8/81	Career	35
Jack Crawford	5.00	1	14	0	2.80	In 1907	2	2/14	Career	3
Wilfred Rhodes	5.00	2	13	1	2.60	In 1907	1	8/56	Career	53

ENGEngland innings

275/8 (98.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Wilfred Rhodes c McAlister b Macartney	29	0	59	2	0	0.00	In 1907	30	2	0	Career	369	18	0
Frederick Fane(c) c Noble b Saunders	33	0	104	1	0	0.00	In 1907	35	1	0	Career	377	40	0
George Gunn c Noble b Cotter	74	0	167	11	0	0.00	In 1907	193	31	0	Career	193	31	0
Kenneth Hutchings c Armstrong b Saunders	17	0	20	2	0	0.00	In 1907	59	7	0	Career	59	7	0
Joe Hardstaff b Noble	63	0	98	10	0	0.00	In 1907	75	12	0	Career	75	12	0
Len Braund not out	32	0	85	3	0	0.00	In 1907	62	5	0	Career	816	76	2
Dick Young(WK) b Noble	3	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1907	16	3	0	Career	16	3	0
Jack Crawford c Hazlitt b Cotter	5	0	17	0	0	0.00	In 1907	36	5	0	Career	343	38	0
Sydney Barnes b Saunders	11	0	28	1	0	0.00	In 1907	12	1	0	Career	56	1	0
Colin Blythe c Noble b Saunders	15	0	17	2	0	0.00	In 1907	20	3	0	Career	174	12	0
Arthur Fielder lbw b Armstrong	6	0	3	1	0	0.00	In 1907	7	1	0	Career	32	3	0
Extras (b 2, nb 7, w 3)	12
Total 300 109 Ov (RR: 2.75)	300	0		33	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tibby Cotter	26.00	1	101	2	3.88	In 1907	8	7/148	Career	32
Jack Saunders	23.00	6	68	4	2.95	In 1907	4	7/32	Career	48
Gerry Hazlitt	4.00	2	24	0	6.00	In 1907	0	0/32	Career	0
Warwick Armstrong	27.00	14	33	1	1.22	In 1907	4	5/44	Career	19
Charles Macartney	14.00	2	39	1	2.78	In 1907	1	1/5	Career	1
Monty Noble	15.00	5	23	2	1.53	In 1907	2	7/17	Career	88

AUSAustralia innings

300/10 (109)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Victor Trumper b Barnes	3	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1907	46	6	0	Career	1450	110	2
Charles Macartney c Crawford b Fielder	9	0	48	1	0	0.00	In 1907	44	5	0	Career	44	5	0
Clem Hill b Fielder	1	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1907	88	8	0	Career	1658	92	1
Monty Noble(c) b Barnes	27	0	83	3	0	0.00	In 1907	64	7	0	Career	1013	68	2
Warwick Armstrong b Crawford	44	0	118	4	0	0.00	In 1907	51	5	0	Career	965	40	3
Vernon Ransford c & b Blythe	13	0	24	1	0	0.00	In 1907	37	3	0	Career	37	3	0
Peter McAlister b Crawford	41	0	86	6	0	0.00	In 1907	44	6	0	Career	92	10	0
Sammy Carter(WK) c (wk)Young b Fielder	61	0	77	8	0	0.00	In 1907	86	10	0	Career	86	10	0
Tibby Cotter not out	33	0	66	1	0	0.00	In 1907	35	1	0	Career	155	6	0
Gerry Hazlitt not out	34	0	39	6	0	0.00	In 1907	52	7	0	Career	52	7	0
Extras (b 6, nb 3)	9
Total 275/8 98.3 Ov (RR: 2.79)	275	0		30	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Arthur Fielder	27.30	4	88	3	3.20	In 1907	9	6/82	Career	10
Sydney Barnes	30.00	7	63	2	2.10	In 1907	3	7/42	Career	23
Colin Blythe	19.00	5	55	1	2.89	In 1907	1	6/68	Career	24
Len Braund	7.00	2	14	0	2.00	In 1907	2	8/81	Career	35
Jack Crawford	8.00	2	33	2	4.12	In 1907	2	2/14	Career	3
Wilfred Rhodes	7.00	3	13	0	1.85	In 1907	1	8/56	Career	53