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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
10, 11, 12 July 1884 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: CK Pullin, J Rowbotham
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | c Joey Palmer b Harry Boyle | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Albert Hornby | st Jack Blackham b Harry Boyle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | b Frederick Spofforth | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Arthur Shrewsbury | b Harry Boyle | 43 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Steel | c Billy Midwinter b Frederick Spofforth | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bunny Lucas | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Billy Barnes | c & b Harry Boyle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tim O'Brien | b Frederick Spofforth | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Dick Barlow | c George Bonnor b Harry Boyle | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Dick Pilling | c Tup Scott b Harry Boyle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Edmund Peate | b Frederick Spofforth | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Albert Hornby), 2-13 (WG Grace), 3-13 (George Ulyett), 4-45 (Allan Steel), 5-83 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 6-83 (Billy Barnes), 7-84 (Tim O'Brien), 8-93 (Dick Barlow), 9-93 (Dick Pilling), 95 (Edmund Peate). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63 ovs) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 32 | 10 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 25 | 9 | 42 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy McDonnell | c Dick Pilling b Allan Steel | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | lbw b George Ulyett | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | c WG Grace b Edmund Peate | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | c & b Billy Barnes | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Billy Midwinter | c WG Grace b George Ulyett | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Bonnor | hit wicket b Edmund Peate | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | lbw b Allan Steel | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tup Scott | b WG Grace | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | not out | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Frederick Spofforth | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Edmund Peate | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Boyle | b George Ulyett | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Alec Bannerman), 2-56 (Percy McDonnell), 3-86 (Billy Murdoch), 4-90 (George Giffen), 5-97 (George Bonnor), 6-118 (Jack Blackham), 7-141 (Tup Scott), 8-157 (Billy Midwinter), 9-172 (Frederick Spofforth), 182 (Harry Boyle). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130 ovs) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Edmund Peate | 49 | 25 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 30 | 17 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 13 | 5 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 19 | 10 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| WG Grace | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. WG Grace | b Joey Palmer | 31 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 2. Bunny Lucas | b George Giffen | 24 | - | 120 | - | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | c Alec Bannerman b Harry Boyle | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Arthur Shrewsbury | b Joey Palmer | 25 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Steel | c Jack Blackham b George Bonnor | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Billy Barnes | b Joey Palmer | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Dick Barlow | not out | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tim O'Brien | c Alec Bannerman b Frederick Spofforth | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Albert Hornby | st Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Dick Pilling | b Frederick Spofforth | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Edmund Peate | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-41 (WG Grace), 2-44 (George Ulyett), 3-70 (Bunny Lucas), 4-106 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 5-108 (Allan Steel), 6-114 (Billy Barnes), 7-139 (Tim O'Brien), 8-145 (Albert Hornby), 9-154 (Dick Pilling). |
| Extras | 18b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 130 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frederick Spofforth | 41 | 17 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 20 | 8 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 36 | 17 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 29 | 15 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Bonnor | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, Bunny Lucas, George Ulyett, Arthur Shrewsbury, Allan Steel, Billy Barnes, Dick Barlow, Tim O'Brien, Albert Hornby, Dick Pilling, Edmund Peate