Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
26, 28 February, 1, 2 March 1898 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Archie MacLaren | b Harry Trott | 65 | 0 | 113 | 8 | - | |
| 2. Ted Wainwright | c Clem Hill b Hugh Trumble | 49 | - | 117 | - | - | |
| 3. Ranji | c Syd Gregory b Harry Trott | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | |
| 4. Tom Hayward | b Ernie Jones | 47 | - | 95 | 5 | - | |
| +5. Bill Storer | b Ernie Jones | 44 | - | 108 | 4 | - | |
| 6. Frank Druce | lbw b Monty Noble | 64 | - | 114 | 10 | - | |
| 7. George Hirst | b Ernie Jones | 44 | - | 80 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Jack Mason | c Bill Howell b Ernie Jones | 7 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | b Ernie Jones | 0 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 10. Jack Hearne | not out | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| 11. Tom Richardson | b Ernie Jones | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-111 (Archie MacLaren), 2-117 (Ted Wainwright), 3-119 (Ranji), 4-197 (Tom Hayward), 5-230 (Bill Storer), 6-308 (George Hirst), 7-318 (Jack Mason), 8-324 (Johnny Briggs), 9-334 (Frank Druce), 335 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 129.2 ovs) 335 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Monty Noble | 26 | 6 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Howell | 17 | 6 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 26 | 4 | 67 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 26.2 | 3 | 82 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 23 | 6 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 11 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Charlie McLeod | b Tom Richardson | 64 | - | 163 | 8 | - | |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Jack Mason b Johnny Briggs | 14 | - | 40 | - | - | |
| 3. Clem Hill | b Tom Richardson | 8 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 4. Jack Worrall | c Ranji b Tom Richardson | 26 | - | 65 | - | - | |
| 5. Syd Gregory | c Bill Storer b Tom Richardson | 21 | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 6. Monty Noble | c Bill Storer b Tom Richardson | 31 | - | 75 | - | - | |
| *7. Harry Trott | c Ranji b Jack Hearne | 18 | - | 55 | - | - | |
| 8. Hugh Trumble | b Tom Richardson | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| +9. James Kelly | not out | 27 | - | 60 | - | - | |
| 10. Bill Howell | c Archie MacLaren b Tom Richardson | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Ernie Jones | c Bill Storer b Tom Richardson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Joe Darling), 2-45 (Clem Hill), 3-99 (Jack Worrall), 4-132 (Syd Gregory), 5-137 (Charlie McLeod), 6-188 (Harry Trott), 7-188 (Monty Noble), 8-221 (Hugh Trumble), 9-232 (Bill Howell), 239 (Ernie Jones). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.1 ovs) 239 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 36.1 | 7 | 94 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 17 | 4 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 21 | 9 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Storer | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Archie MacLaren | c Joe Darling b Ernie Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Ted Wainwright | b Monty Noble | 6 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 3. Ranji | lbw b Ernie Jones | 12 | - | 58 | - | - | |
| 4. Tom Hayward | c Jack Worrall b Hugh Trumble | 43 | - | 105 | - | - | |
| +5. Bill Storer | c Syd Gregory b Hugh Trumble | 31 | - | 65 | - | - | |
| 6. Frank Druce | c Bill Howell b Hugh Trumble | 18 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 7. George Hirst | c Harry Trott b Ernie Jones | 7 | - | 30 | - | 1 | |
| 8. Jack Mason | b Hugh Trumble | 11 | - | 30 | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | b Bill Howell | 29 | - | 45 | - | - | |
| 10. Jack Hearne | not out | 3 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 11. Tom Richardson | b Bill Howell | 6 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Archie MacLaren), 2-16 (Ted Wainwright), 3-30 (Ranji), 4-99 (Bill Storer), 5-104 (Tom Hayward), 6-121 (Frank Druce), 7-137 (George Hirst), 8-148 (Jack Mason), 9-172 (Johnny Briggs), 178 (Tom Richardson). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.1 ovs) 178 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Monty Noble | 15 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Howell | 6.1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Trumble | 24 | 7 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Jones | 26 | 3 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Charlie McLeod | b Jack Hearne | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 2. Joe Darling | c Ted Wainwright b Tom Richardson | 160 | - | 171 | 30 | - | |
| 3. Clem Hill | b Tom Richardson | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 4. Jack Worrall | c George Hirst b Tom Hayward | 62 | - | 121 | 9 | - | |
| 5. Syd Gregory | not out | 22 | - | 45 | - | - | |
| 6. Monty Noble | not out | 15 | - | 17 | - | - | |
| *7. Harry Trott | |||||||
| 8. Hugh Trumble | |||||||
| +9. James Kelly | |||||||
| 10. Bill Howell | |||||||
| 11. Ernie Jones |
| FOW | 1-23 (Charlie McLeod), 2-40 (Clem Hill), 3-233 (Jack Worrall), 4-252 (Joe Darling). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 62.4 ovs) 276 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tom Richardson | 21.4 | 1 | 110 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 15 | 5 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Mason | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Hirst | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Charlie McLeod, Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Jack Worrall, Syd Gregory, Monty Noble, Harry Trott, Hugh Trumble, James Kelly, Bill Howell, Ernie Jones
England:
Archie MacLaren, Ted Wainwright, Ranji, Tom Hayward, Bill Storer, Frank Druce, George Hirst, Jack Mason, Johnny Briggs, Jack Hearne, Tom Richardson
