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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
12, 13, 15, 16 December 1884 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: TN Cole, IA Fisher
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | lbw b Bobby Peel | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Percy McDonnell | b William Attewell | 124 | - | 195 | 8 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | c Joe Hunter b Bobby Peel | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Tup Scott | b Bobby Peel | 19 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +5. Jack Blackham | c William Attewell b Billy Bates | 66 | - | - | 5 | - |
| 6. George Giffen | b Billy Bates | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c Maurice Read b Billy Bates | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Joey Palmer | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Billy Bates | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Harry Boyle | c Joe Hunter b Billy Bates | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Alexander | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. William Cooper | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Alec Bannerman), 2-47 (Billy Murdoch), 3-95 (Tup Scott), 4-190 (Percy McDonnell), 5-224 (Jack Blackham), 6-227 (George Giffen), 7-233 (George Bonnor), 8-239 (Joey Palmer), 9-242 (George Alexander), 243 (Harry Boyle). |
| Extras | 7b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 149.1 ovs) 243 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 41 | 15 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 50 | 23 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 10 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 14 | 2 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 24.1 | 10 | 31 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. William Scotton | st Jack Blackham b George Giffen | 82 | - | 345 | 2 | - |
| *2. Arthur Shrewsbury | b Harry Boyle | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | c George Alexander b Harry Boyle | 68 | - | 120 | 5 | - |
| 4. Billy Barnes | b Joey Palmer | 134 | - | 285 | 7 | - |
| 5. Billy Bates | c George Giffen b Joey Palmer | 18 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Wilfred Flowers | lbw b Joey Palmer | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Maurice Read | c & b George Giffen | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Briggs | c Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. William Attewell | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bobby Peel | b Joey Palmer | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Joe Hunter | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 2-107 (George Ulyett), 3-282 (William Scotton), 4-306 (Billy Bates), 5-325 (Wilfred Flowers), 6-344 (Billy Barnes), 7-349 (Johnny Briggs), 8-349 (Maurice Read), 9-361 (Bobby Peel), 369 (Joe Hunter). |
| Extras | 18b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 243.2 ovs) 369 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Boyle | 63 | 25 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 56.2 | 26 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Cooper | 18 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Bonnor | 16 | 10 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 73 | 37 | 81 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy McDonnell | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tup Scott | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Alexander | 10 | 3 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Jack Blackham | b Bobby Peel | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Percy McDonnell | run out ( > > ) | 83 | - | 150 | 6 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | b Bobby Peel | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Giffen | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tup Scott | lbw b Bobby Peel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. William Cooper | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Billy Barnes | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c Bobby Peel b Billy Barnes | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Joey Palmer | b Billy Barnes | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. George Alexander | st Joe Hunter b Bobby Peel | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Harry Boyle | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Alec Bannerman | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Jack Blackham), 2-56 (Billy Murdoch), 3-125 (Percy McDonnell), 4-139 (Tup Scott), 5-160 (William Cooper), 6-160 (George Giffen), 7-171 (Joey Palmer), 8-182 (George Bonnor), 9-191 (George Alexander). |
| Extras | 7b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.1 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bobby Peel | 40.1 | 15 | 51 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 18 | 10 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Flowers | 16 | 4 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 31 | 10 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 9 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. William Scotton | c Tup Scott b Harry Boyle | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Wilfred Flowers | c Tup Scott b Joey Palmer | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Arthur Shrewsbury | not out | 26 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4. Billy Barnes | not out | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. George Ulyett | ||||||
| 6. Billy Bates | ||||||
| 7. Maurice Read | ||||||
| 8. Johnny Briggs | ||||||
| 9. William Attewell | ||||||
| 10. Bobby Peel | ||||||
| +11. Joe Hunter |
| FOW | 1-8 (Wilfred Flowers), 2-14 (William Scotton). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 31 ovs) 67 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Boyle | 9 | 3 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 16 | 5 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Jack Blackham, Percy McDonnell, Billy Murdoch, George Giffen, Tup Scott, William Cooper, George Bonnor, Joey Palmer, George Alexander, Harry Boyle, Alec Bannerman