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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
26, 27, 29, 30 January 1883 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, JS Swift
Match Result: England won by 69 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | c Billy Murdoch b Frederick Spofforth | 28 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2. Charles Studd | c Jack Blackham b Tom Garrett | 21 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3. Charles Leslie | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | b Tom Garrett | 17 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 5. Walter Read | c Hugh Massie b Alec Bannerman | 66 | - | - | 9 | - |
| 6. Billy Barnes | c Jack Blackham b Frederick Spofforth | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Edmund Tylecote | run out ( > > ) | 66 | - | - | 7 | - |
| 8. Billy Bates | c Percy McDonnell b Frederick Spofforth | 17 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| 9. George Studd | b Joey Palmer | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *10. Ivo Bligh | b Joey Palmer | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-41 (Charles Studd), 2-44 (Charles Leslie), 3-67 (Dick Barlow), 4-69 (Allan Steel), 5-75 (Billy Barnes), 6-191 (Edmund Tylecote), 7-223 (Walter Read), 8-224 (Billy Bates), 9-244 (Ivo Bligh), 247 (George Studd). |
| Extras | 8b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143 ovs) 247 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Giffen | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 38 | 21 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 51 | 19 | 73 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 27 | 8 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bannerman | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy McDonnell | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Giffen | st Edmund Tylecote b Billy Bates | 41 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | c Billy Bates b Fred Morley | 94 | - | 245 | 13 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | lbw b Allan Steel | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Percy McDonnell | b Allan Steel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tom Horan | c Allan Steel b Fred Morley | 19 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 6. Hugh Massie | c Ivo Bligh b Allan Steel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c George Studd b Fred Morley | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | b Dick Barlow | 27 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | c Dick Barlow b Fred Morley | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Joey Palmer | c George Studd b Billy Barnes | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frederick Spofforth | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (George Giffen), 2-140 (Billy Murdoch), 3-140 (Percy McDonnell), 4-176 (Alec Bannerman), 5-177 (Hugh Massie), 6-178 (George Bonnor), 7-196 (Tom Horan), 8-196 (Tom Garrett), 9-218 (Joey Palmer), 218 (Jack Blackham). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 179.1 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Morley | 34 | 16 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 47.1 | 31 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 45 | 20 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 13 | 6 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Studd | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 26 | 14 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Leslie | b Frederick Spofforth | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2. Charles Studd | b Frederick Spofforth | 25 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 3. Dick Barlow | c Joey Palmer b Tom Horan | 24 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | lbw b Frederick Spofforth | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Walter Read | b Tom Horan | 21 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 6. Billy Barnes | lbw b Frederick Spofforth | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Edmund Tylecote | c George Bonnor b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Billy Bates | c Billy Murdoch b Tom Horan | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *9. Ivo Bligh | not out | 17 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 10. George Studd | c Tom Garrett b Frederick Spofforth | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Charles Leslie), 2-45 (Charles Studd), 3-55 (Allan Steel), 4-87 (Walter Read), 5-92 (Dick Barlow), 6-94 (Billy Barnes), 7-97 (Edmund Tylecote), 8-98 (Billy Bates), 9-115 (George Studd), 123 (Fred Morley). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.1 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 41.1 | 23 | 44 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 9 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 17 | 10 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Giffen | b Dick Barlow | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | c Ivo Bligh b Dick Barlow | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | c George Studd b Fred Morley | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | run out ( > > ) | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Percy McDonnell | c Ivo Bligh b Fred Morley | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Hugh Massie | c Charles Studd b Dick Barlow | 11 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | b Dick Barlow | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | b Dick Barlow | 26 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9. Frederick Spofforth | c Allan Steel b Dick Barlow | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Joey Palmer | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Garrett | b Dick Barlow | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (George Giffen), 2-12 (Alec Bannerman), 3-18 (Billy Murdoch), 4-18 (Percy McDonnell), 5-30 (Tom Horan), 6-33 (Hugh Massie), 7-56 (George Bonnor), 8-72 (Frederick Spofforth), 9-80 (Jack Blackham), 83 (Tom Garrett). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 83 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Morley | 35 | 19 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 34.2 | 20 | 40 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
George Giffen, Alec Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, Hugh Massie, George Bonnor, Jack Blackham, Frederick Spofforth, Joey Palmer, Tom Garrett