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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
17, 19, 20, 21 February 1883 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: EH Elliott, JS Swift
Match Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | c Billy Murdoch b Billy Midwinter | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Charles Studd | run out ( > > ) | 48 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 3. Charles Leslie | c George Bonnor b Harry Boyle | 17 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | not out | 135 | - | 238 | 16 | - |
| 5. Walter Read | c George Bonnor b Harry Boyle | 11 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +6. Edmund Tylecote | b Harry Boyle | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Billy Barnes | b Frederick Spofforth | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Billy Bates | c George Bonnor b Billy Midwinter | 9 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *9. Ivo Bligh | b Joey Palmer | 19 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 10. George Studd | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | b Joey Palmer | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Dick Barlow), 2-37 (Charles Leslie), 3-110 (Charles Studd), 4-150 (Walter Read), 5-156 (Edmund Tylecote), 6-159 (Billy Barnes), 7-199 (Billy Bates), 8-236 (Ivo Bligh), 9-263 (George Studd), 263 (Fred Morley). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 155 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joey Palmer | 24 | 9 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 47 | 24 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 21 | 8 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 40 | 19 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 12 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Edwin Evans | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c Dick Barlow b Fred Morley | 10 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2. George Bonnor | c Dick Barlow b Allan Steel | 87 | - | 165 | 7 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | b Dick Barlow | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | c George Studd b Fred Morley | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. George Giffen | c George Studd b Charles Leslie | 27 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | b Dick Barlow | 10 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | b Billy Bates | 57 | - | 110 | 6 | - |
| 8. Joey Palmer | c Ivo Bligh b Allan Steel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Edwin Evans | not out | 22 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | c Billy Bates b Allan Steel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Boyle | c George Studd b Dick Barlow | 29 | - | - | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Alec Bannerman), 2-34 (Billy Murdoch), 3-39 (Tom Horan), 4-113 (George Giffen), 5-128 (Billy Midwinter), 6-160 (George Bonnor), 7-164 (Joey Palmer), 8-220 (Jack Blackham), 9-221 (Frederick Spofforth), 262 (Harry Boyle). |
| Extras | 10b, 3lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 146 ovs) 262 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Barlow | 48 | 21 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Morley | 44 | 25 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 15 | 6 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Leslie | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 18 | 6 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Studd | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | c George Bonnor b Billy Midwinter | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Charles Studd | c Billy Murdoch b Billy Midwinter | 31 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 3. Charles Leslie | b Tom Horan | 19 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 4. Allan Steel | b Frederick Spofforth | 21 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Walter Read | b Frederick Spofforth | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Edmund Tylecote | b Joey Palmer | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Billy Bates | not out | 48 | 0 | - | 3 | - |
| *8. Ivo Bligh | c Billy Murdoch b Tom Horan | 10 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 9. Billy Barnes | c & b Harry Boyle | 20 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10. George Studd | c Billy Murdoch b Harry Boyle | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | c Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Charles Studd), 2-55 (Dick Barlow), 3-77 (Charles Leslie), 4-99 (Walter Read), 5-100 (Edmund Tylecote), 6-112 (Allan Steel), 7-137 (Ivo Bligh), 8-178 (Billy Barnes), 9-192 (George Studd), 197 (Fred Morley). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.3 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joey Palmer | 43.3 | 19 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 23 | 13 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frederick Spofforth | 28 | 6 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 23 | 6 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Horan | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c Ivo Bligh b Charles Studd | 63 | - | 175 | 6 | 1 |
| *2. Billy Murdoch | c Dick Barlow b Billy Bates | 17 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3. George Bonnor | c George Studd b Allan Steel | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Tom Horan | c & b Billy Bates | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. George Giffen | st Edmund Tylecote b Allan Steel | 32 | - | - | 2 | - |
| +6. Jack Blackham | not out | 58 | - | 115 | 4 | - |
| 7. Edwin Evans | c Charles Leslie b Allan Steel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Billy Midwinter | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | ||||||
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | ||||||
| 11. Harry Boyle |
| FOW | 1-44 (Billy Murdoch), 2-51 (George Bonnor), 3-51 (Tom Horan), 4-107 (Alec Bannerman), 5-162 (George Giffen), 6-164 (Edwin Evans). |
| Extras | 10b, 4lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 163.1 ovs) 199 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Barlow | 37.1 | 20 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Morley | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 16 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 39 | 19 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Leslie | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 43 | 9 | 49 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Studd | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Alec Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, George Bonnor, Tom Horan, George Giffen, Jack Blackham, Edwin Evans, Billy Midwinter, Joey Palmer, Frederick Spofforth, Harry Boyle