Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
21, 23, 24, 25 March 1885 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: GJ Hodges, J Phillips
Match Result: England won by an innings and 98 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c Bobby Peel b George Ulyett | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. William Bruce | c Johnny Briggs b Bobby Peel | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 3. George Giffen | b George Ulyett | 13 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| *4. Tom Horan | lbw b George Ulyett | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Sammy Jones | lbw b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Frank Walters | b George Ulyett | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| +7. Affie Jarvis | c Joe Hunter b Bobby Peel | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. John Trumble | not out | 34 | - | - | 4 | - | |
| 9. George McShane | c Joe Hunter b Billy Barnes | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 10. Tom Garrett | c Johnny Briggs b Billy Barnes | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | b William Attewell | 50 | - | 70 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-21 (William Bruce), 2-21 (Alec Bannerman), 3-21 (Tom Horan), 4-34 (Sammy Jones), 5-34 (George Giffen), 6-45 (Frank Walters), 7-67 (Affie Jarvis), 8-89 (George McShane), 9-99 (Tom Garrett), 163 (Frederick Spofforth). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106 ovs) 163 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 41 | 26 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 23 | 7 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 28 | 12 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Billy Barnes | c Tom Horan b William Bruce | 74 | - | 175 | 8 | - | |
| 2. William Scotton | b William Bruce | 27 | - | - | 4 | - | |
| 3. Maurice Read | b George Giffen | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. George Ulyett | b Frederick Spofforth | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| *5. Arthur Shrewsbury | not out | 105 | 0 | 320 | 10 | - | |
| 6. Billy Bates | c Frank Walters b William Bruce | 61 | 0 | - | 8 | - | |
| 7. Wilfred Flowers | b Frederick Spofforth | 16 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | c Frank Walters b John Trumble | 43 | - | - | 8 | - | |
| 9. William Attewell | c Alec Bannerman b John Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Bobby Peel | b John Trumble | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| +11. Joe Hunter | b George Giffen | 18 | - | - | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-61 (William Scotton), 2-96 (Maurice Read), 3-97 (George Ulyett), 4-141 (Billy Barnes), 5-256 (Wilfred Flowers), 6-324 (Johnny Briggs), 7-324 (William Attewell), 8-335 (Billy Bates), 9-337 (Bobby Peel), 386 (Joe Hunter). |
| Extras | 10b, 14lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 221.3 ovs) 386 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Giffen | 74.3 | 31 | 132 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Bruce | 51 | 13 | 99 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 49 | 21 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Trumble | 28 | 14 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George McShane | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Jones | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c sub b George Ulyett | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Tom Garrett | b George Ulyett | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 3. George Giffen | c Bobby Peel b George Ulyett | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. Sammy Jones | b Bobby Peel | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| *5. Tom Horan | b William Attewell | 20 | - | - | 3 | - | |
| 6. William Bruce | c Billy Bates b William Attewell | 35 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 7. John Trumble | lbw b William Attewell | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. Frank Walters | c William Attewell b Wilfred Flowers | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| +9. Affie Jarvis | c Bobby Peel b Wilfred Flowers | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | c sub b Wilfred Flowers | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. George McShane | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Alec Bannerman), 2-17 (Tom Garrett), 3-26 (George Giffen), 4-60 (Tom Horan), 5-60 (Sammy Jones), 6-91 (John Trumble), 7-100 (Frank Walters), 8-106 (Affie Jarvis), 9-108 (Frederick Spofforth), 125 (William Bruce). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.1 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 30 | 16 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 15 | 7 | 25 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 21 | 7 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 36.1 | 22 | 24 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Alec Bannerman, Tom Garrett, George Giffen, Sammy Jones, Tom Horan, William Bruce, John Trumble, Frank Walters, Affie Jarvis, Frederick Spofforth, George McShane
England:
Billy Barnes, William Scotton, Maurice Read, George Ulyett, Arthur Shrewsbury, Billy Bates, Wilfred Flowers, Johnny Briggs, William Attewell, Bobby Peel, Joe Hunter
