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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
30 December 1911, 1, 2, 3 January 1912 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RM Crockett, DA Elder
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Kelleway | lbw b Sydney Barnes | 2 | 16 | 19 | - | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | b Sydney Barnes | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| *3. Clem Hill | b Sydney Barnes | 4 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 4. Warwick Armstrong | c Tiger Smith b Sydney Barnes | 4 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Victor Trumper | b Frank Foster | 13 | 0 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 6. Vernon Ransford | c Tiger Smith b Bill Hitch | 43 | 0 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 7. Roy Minnett | c Jack Hobbs b Sydney Barnes | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Ranji Hordern | not out | 49 | 126 | 141 | 6 | - |
| 9. Tibby Cotter | run out ( > > ) | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| +10. Sammy Carter | c Tiger Smith b Johnny Douglas | 29 | 0 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 11. Bill Whitty | b Frank Woolley | 14 | 31 | 38 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Warren Bardsley), 2-5 (Charles Kelleway), 3-8 (Clem Hill), 4-11 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-33 (Victor Trumper), 6-38 (Roy Minnett), 7-80 (Vernon Ransford), 8-97 (Tibby Cotter), 9-140 (Sammy Carter), 184 (Bill Whitty). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62.1 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Foster | 16 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sydney Barnes | 23 | 9 | 44 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Hitch | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 15 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Wilfred Rhodes | c Victor Trumper b Tibby Cotter | 61 | 0 | 134 | 6 | - |
| 2. Jack Hobbs | c Sammy Carter b Tibby Cotter | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Jack Hearne | c Sammy Carter b Tibby Cotter | 114 | 0 | 225 | 11 | - |
| 4. George Gunn | lbw b Warwick Armstrong | 10 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Phil Mead | c Warwick Armstrong b Bill Whitty | 11 | 0 | 49 | - | - |
| 6. Frank Foster | c Clem Hill b Tibby Cotter | 9 | 20 | 17 | 1 | - |
| *7. Johnny Douglas | b Ranji Hordern | 9 | 0 | 56 | - | - |
| 8. Frank Woolley | c Vernon Ransford b Ranji Hordern | 23 | 0 | 34 | 1 | - |
| +9. Tiger Smith | b Ranji Hordern | 5 | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Sydney Barnes | lbw b Ranji Hordern | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Hitch | not out | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Jack Hobbs), 2-137 (Wilfred Rhodes), 3-174 (George Gunn), 4-213 (Phil Mead), 5-224 (Jack Hearne), 6-227 (Frank Foster), 7-258 (Frank Woolley), 8-260 (Johnny Douglas), 9-262 (Sydney Barnes), 265 (Tiger Smith). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tibby Cotter | 21 | 2 | 73 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Whitty | 19 | 2 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ranji Hordern | 23.1 | 1 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 15 | 7 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 15 | 6 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Minnett | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Kelleway | c George Gunn b Frank Foster | 13 | 37 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | run out ( > > ) | 16 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| *3. Clem Hill | c George Gunn b Sydney Barnes | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Warwick Armstrong | b Frank Foster | 90 | 0 | 148 | 14 | - |
| 5. Victor Trumper | b Sydney Barnes | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Vernon Ransford | c Tiger Smith b Frank Foster | 32 | 0 | 102 | 3 | - |
| 7. Ranji Hordern | c Phil Mead b Frank Foster | 31 | 65 | 85 | 4 | - |
| 8. Roy Minnett | b Frank Foster | 34 | 0 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 9. Tibby Cotter | c Jack Hobbs b Frank Foster | 41 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 1 |
| +10. Sammy Carter | b Sydney Barnes | 16 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bill Whitty | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Charles Kelleway), 2-34 (Warren Bardsley), 3-34 (Clem Hill), 4-38 (Victor Trumper), 5-135 (Vernon Ransford), 6-168 (Warwick Armstrong), 7-232 (Roy Minnett), 8-235 (Ranji Hordern), 9-298 (Tibby Cotter), 299 (Sammy Carter). |
| Extras | 14b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.1 ovs) 299 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Foster | 38 | 9 | 91 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sydney Barnes | 32.1 | 7 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Hitch | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Wilfred Rhodes | c Sammy Carter b Tibby Cotter | 28 | 0 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 2. Jack Hobbs | not out | 126 | 0 | 207 | 8 | - |
| 3. George Gunn | c Sammy Carter b Bill Whitty | 43 | 0 | 114 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jack Hearne | not out | 12 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| 5. Phil Mead | ||||||
| 6. Frank Foster | ||||||
| *7. Johnny Douglas | ||||||
| 8. Frank Woolley | ||||||
| +9. Tiger Smith | ||||||
| 10. Sydney Barnes | ||||||
| 11. Bill Hitch |
| FOW | 1-57 (Wilfred Rhodes), 2-169 (George Gunn). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 67.1 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tibby Cotter | 14 | 5 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Whitty | 18 | 3 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ranji Hordern | 17 | 0 | 66 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Minnett | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vernon Ransford | 1.1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Charles Kelleway, Warren Bardsley, Clem Hill, Warwick Armstrong, Victor Trumper, Vernon Ransford, Ranji Hordern, Roy Minnett, Tibby Cotter, Sammy Carter, Bill Whitty