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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
2, 3, 4 January 1879 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: P Coady, G Coulthard
Match Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Ulyett | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Bunny Lucas | b Frank Allan | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Alexander Webbe | b Frank Allan | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Albert Hornby | b Frederick Spofforth | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Lord Harris | b Tom Garrett | 33 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 6. Vernon Royle | b Frederick Spofforth | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Francis MacKinnon | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Tom Emmett | c Tom Horan b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Charlie Absolom | c Alec Bannerman b Harry Boyle | 52 | - | - | 5 | - |
| +10. Leland Hone | c Jack Blackham b Frederick Spofforth | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sandford Schultz | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (George Ulyett), 2-7 (Alexander Webbe), 3-10 (Bunny Lucas), 4-14 (Albert Hornby), 5-26 (Vernon Royle), 6-26 (Francis MacKinnon), 7-26 (Tom Emmett), 8-89 (Lord Harris), 9-113 (Charlie Absolom), 113 (Leland Hone). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54 ovs) 113 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 25 | 9 | 48 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Allan | 17 | 4 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Bannerman | b Tom Emmett | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Billy Murdoch | c Alexander Webbe b George Ulyett | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tom Horan | c Leland Hone b Tom Emmett | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Alec Bannerman | b Sandford Schultz | 73 | - | 235 | 7 | - |
| 5. Frederick Spofforth | c Vernon Royle b Tom Emmett | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Tom Garrett | c Leland Hone b Tom Emmett | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Frank Allan | b Albert Hornby | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Harry Boyle | c Vernon Royle b Tom Emmett | 28 | - | - | 5 | - |
| +9. Jack Blackham | b Tom Emmett | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Thomas Kelly | c Alexander Webbe b Tom Emmett | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *11. Dave Gregory | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Billy Murdoch), 2-30 (Charles Bannerman), 3-37 (Tom Horan), 4-101 (Frederick Spofforth), 5-131 (Tom Garrett), 6-158 (Frank Allan), 7-215 (Harry Boyle), 8-224 (Jack Blackham), 9-234 (Thomas Kelly), 256 (Alec Bannerman). |
| Extras | 19b, 2lb, 7w, 0nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 159.3 ovs) 256 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Emmett | 59 | 31 | 68 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 62 | 24 | 93 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bunny Lucas | 18 | 6 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sandford Schultz | 6.3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Hornby | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vernon Royle | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lord Harris | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Ulyett | b Frederick Spofforth | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bunny Lucas | c Harry Boyle b Frank Allan | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Alexander Webbe | lbw b Frank Allan | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Albert Hornby | b Frederick Spofforth | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Lord Harris | c Tom Horan b Frederick Spofforth | 36 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 6. Vernon Royle | c Frederick Spofforth b Harry Boyle | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Francis MacKinnon | b Frederick Spofforth | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Absolom | c & b Frederick Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tom Emmett | not out | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Leland Hone | b Frederick Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sandford Schultz | c & b Frederick Spofforth | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Bunny Lucas), 2-28 (George Ulyett), 3-28 (Alexander Webbe), 4-34 (Albert Hornby), 5-78 (Vernon Royle), 6-103 (Lord Harris), 7-103 (Francis MacKinnon), 8-118 (Charlie Absolom), 9-128 (Leland Hone), 160 (Sandford Schultz). |
| Extras | 10b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83 ovs) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 35 | 16 | 62 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Allan | 28 | 11 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 10 | 6 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Bannerman | not out | 15 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Billy Murdoch | not out | 4 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Tom Horan | ||||||
| 4. Alec Bannerman | ||||||
| 5. Frederick Spofforth | ||||||
| 6. Tom Garrett | ||||||
| 7. Frank Allan | ||||||
| 8. Harry Boyle | ||||||
| +9. Jack Blackham | ||||||
| 10. Thomas Kelly | ||||||
| *11. Dave Gregory |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 2.3 ovs) 19 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Ulyett | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sandford Schultz | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Charles Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, Tom Horan, Alec Bannerman, Frederick Spofforth, Tom Garrett, Frank Allan, Harry Boyle, Jack Blackham, Thomas Kelly, Dave Gregory