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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
21, 22, 23 July 1884 (three-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: FH Far, And CK Pullin
Match Result: England won by an innings and 5 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy McDonnell | b Edmund Peate | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b Edmund Peate | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | lbw b Edmund Peate | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | b Edmund Peate | 63 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 5. Billy Midwinter | b Edmund Peate | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Bonnor | c WG Grace b Stanley Christopherson | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tup Scott | c sub b Allan Steel | 75 | - | - | 10 | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | c WG Grace b Edmund Peate | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | c Dick Barlow b WG Grace | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Boyle | not out | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Percy McDonnell), 2-25 (Alec Bannerman), 3-32 (Billy Murdoch), 4-46 (Billy Midwinter), 5-88 (George Bonnor), 6-93 (Jack Blackham), 7-132 (George Giffen), 8-155 (Joey Palmer), 9-160 (Frederick Spofforth), 229 (Tup Scott). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105.2 ovs) 229 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Edmund Peate | 40 | 14 | 85 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 20 | 6 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 11 | 3 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stanley Christopherson | 26 | 10 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| WG Grace | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | c George Bonnor b Joey Palmer | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bunny Lucas | c George Bonnor b Joey Palmer | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Arthur Shrewsbury | st Jack Blackham b George Giffen | 27 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4. George Ulyett | b Joey Palmer | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Steel | b Joey Palmer | 148 | - | 230 | 13 | - |
| *6. Lord Harris | b Frederick Spofforth | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Dick Barlow | c Joey Palmer b George Bonnor | 38 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 8. Walter Read | b Joey Palmer | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Alfred Lyttelton | b Joey Palmer | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Edmund Peate | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Stanley Christopherson | c George Bonnor b Frederick Spofforth | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (WG Grace), 2-56 (Bunny Lucas), 3-90 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-120 (George Ulyett), 5-135 (Lord Harris), 6-233 (Dick Barlow), 7-272 (Walter Read), 8-348 (Alfred Lyttelton), 9-351 (Allan Steel), 379 (Stanley Christopherson). |
| Extras | 15b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 184.1 ovs) 379 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 55.1 | 19 | 112 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 75 | 26 | 111 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 22 | 4 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 11 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Bonnor | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 13 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy McDonnell | b Allan Steel | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | c & b George Ulyett | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | c Arthur Shrewsbury b George Ulyett | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | c Edmund Peate b George Ulyett | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. George Bonnor | c & b George Ulyett | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Tup Scott | not out | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Billy Midwinter | b George Ulyett | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | retired hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | b George Ulyett | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Dick Barlow | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Boyle | b George Ulyett | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Percy McDonnell), 2-60 (Billy Murdoch), 3-65 (Alec Bannerman), 4-73 (George Giffen), 5-84 (George Bonnor), 6-90 (Billy Midwinter), 7-118 (Joey Palmer), 8-133 (Frederick Spofforth), 9-145 (Harry Boyle). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.1 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Edmund Peate | 16 | 4 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 21 | 8 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 39.1 | 23 | 36 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stanley Christopherson | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 10 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, Bunny Lucas, Arthur Shrewsbury, George Ulyett, Allan Steel, Lord Harris, Dick Barlow, Walter Read, Alfred Lyttelton, Edmund Peate, Stanley Christopherson