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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 3, 4, 5 January 1898 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Joe Darling | c George Hirst b Johnny Briggs | 36 | - | 45 | 5 | - |
| 2. Charlie McLeod | b Bill Storer | 112 | - | 244 | 4 | - |
| 3. Clem Hill | c Bill Storer b Tom Hayward | 58 | - | 115 | 1 | - |
| 4. Syd Gregory | b Johnny Briggs | 71 | - | 136 | 3 | - |
| 5. Frank Iredale | c Ranji b George Hirst | 89 | - | 167 | 6 | - |
| *6. Harry Trott | c Ted Wainwright b Johnny Briggs | 79 | - | 193 | 11 | - |
| 7. Monty Noble | b Tom Richardson | 17 | - | 22 | 2 | - |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | c George Hirst b Jack Mason | 14 | - | 19 | 1 | - |
| +9. James Kelly | c Tom Richardson b Jack Hearne | 19 | - | 40 | 2 | - |
| 10. Ernie Jones | run out ( > > ) | 7 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Tom McKibbin | not out | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Joe Darling), 2-167 (Clem Hill), 3-244 (Charlie McLeod), 4-310 (Syd Gregory), 5-434 (Frank Iredale), 6-453 (Monty Noble), 7-478 (Hugh Trumble), 8-509 (Harry Trott), 9-515 (James Kelly), 520 (Ernie Jones). |
| Extras | 14b, 0lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 185 ovs) 520 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 48 | 12 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 25 | 1 | 89 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 40 | 10 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 36 | 6 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 11 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 9 | 4 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Storer | 16 | 4 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Archie MacLaren | c Hugh Trumble b Tom McKibbin | 35 | 0 | 83 | 2 | - |
| 2. Jack Mason | b Tom McKibbin | 3 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Ted Wainwright | c Ernie Jones b Monty Noble | 21 | - | 60 | 2 | - |
| 4. Ranji | b Hugh Trumble | 71 | - | 149 | 4 | - |
| 5. Tom Hayward | c Ernie Jones b Harry Trott | 23 | - | 70 | 1 | - |
| +6. Bill Storer | c James Kelly b Hugh Trumble | 51 | - | 88 | 6 | - |
| 7. George Hirst | b Ernie Jones | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Frank Druce | lbw b Hugh Trumble | 44 | - | 88 | 4 | - |
| 9. Jack Hearne | b Ernie Jones | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Johnny Briggs | not out | 46 | - | 71 | 5 | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | b Hugh Trumble | 3 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Jack Mason), 2-60 (Ted Wainwright), 3-74 (Archie MacLaren), 4-133 (Tom Hayward), 5-203 (Ranji), 6-208 (George Hirst), 7-223 (Bill Storer), 8-224 (Jack Hearne), 9-311 (Frank Druce), 315 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 10b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 119.5 ovs) 315 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom McKibbin | 28 | 7 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 26.5 | 5 | 54 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 22 | 5 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 17 | 3 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 14 | 2 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Archie MacLaren | c Harry Trott b Hugh Trumble | 38 | 0 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 2. Jack Mason | b Hugh Trumble | 3 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 3. Ranji | b Monty Noble | 27 | - | 68 | 2 | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | c Hugh Trumble b Monty Noble | 33 | - | 73 | 3 | - |
| +5. Bill Storer | c Hugh Trumble b Monty Noble | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 6. George Hirst | lbw b Hugh Trumble | 3 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 7. Frank Druce | c Charlie McLeod b Monty Noble | 15 | - | 32 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ted Wainwright | b Monty Noble | 11 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | c Harry Trott b Hugh Trumble | 12 | - | 33 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jack Hearne | c Ernie Jones b Monty Noble | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Richardson | not out | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Jack Mason), 2-65 (Archie MacLaren), 3-71 (Ranji), 4-75 (Bill Storer), 5-80 (George Hirst), 6-115 (Frank Druce), 7-123 (Tom Hayward), 8-141 (Ted Wainwright), 9-148 (Jack Hearne), 150 (Johnny Briggs). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.4 ovs) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom McKibbin | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 30.4 | 12 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 17 | 1 | 49 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Joe Darling, Charlie McLeod, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Frank Iredale, Harry Trott, Monty Noble, Hugh Trumble, James Kelly, Ernie Jones, Tom McKibbin