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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
10, 11, 13, 14, 15 February 1888 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: C Bannerman, J Phillips
Match Result: England won by 126 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Shrewsbury | c Charlie Turner b J.J. Ferris | 44 | 0 | 165 | 3 | - |
| 2. Andrew Stoddart | c George McShane b Charlie Turner | 16 | 0 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | c Frederick Burton b Charlie Turner | 5 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| *4. Walter Read | b Charlie Turner | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 5. Maurice Read | c & b Charlie Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Bobby Peel | hit wicket b J.J. Ferris | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 7. Billy Newham | c Jack Worrall b J.J. Ferris | 9 | 79 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 8. George Lohmann | c Sammy Jones b J.J. Ferris | 12 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | b Charlie Turner | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. William Attewell | not out | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| +11. Dick Pilling | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Andrew Stoddart), 2-36 (George Ulyett), 3-54 (Walter Read), 4-54 (Maurice Read), 5-57 (Bobby Peel), 6-88 (Billy Newham), 7-102 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 8-103 (George Lohmann), 9-103 (Johnny Briggs), 113 (Dick Pilling). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100 ovs) 113 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 50 | 27 | 44 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 47 | 25 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Garrett | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c George Ulyett b George Lohmann | 2 | 19 | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Sammy Jones | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. Harry Moses | c Walter Read b George Lohmann | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Frederick Burton | c Andrew Stoddart b George Lohmann | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| 5. Jack Worrall | st Dick Pilling b Bobby Peel | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 6. George McShane | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| *7. Percy McDonnell | b George Lohmann | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Tom Garrett | c Dick Pilling b George Lohmann | 10 | 26 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Charlie Turner | not out | 8 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | c Walter Read b Bobby Peel | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Alec Bannerman), 2-2 (Sammy Jones), 3-10 (Harry Moses), 4-16 (Frederick Burton), 5-18 (George McShane), 6-21 (Percy McDonnell), 7-23 (Jack Worrall), 8-26 (Jack Blackham), 9-37 (Tom Garrett), 42 (J.J. Ferris). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.3 ovs) 42 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 19 | 13 | 17 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 18.3 | 9 | 18 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Shrewsbury | b J.J. Ferris | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Stoddart | c Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 17 | 0 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | b J.J. Ferris | 5 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| *4. Walter Read | b Charlie Turner | 8 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 5. Maurice Read | c Alec Bannerman b Charlie Turner | 39 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Bobby Peel | st Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 9 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 7. George Lohmann | c Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Billy Newham | lbw b Charlie Turner | 17 | 58 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | c Jack Worrall b George McShane | 14 | 0 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 10. William Attewell | not out | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - |
| +11. Dick Pilling | b Charlie Turner | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 2-15 (George Ulyett), 3-27 (Andrew Stoddart), 4-54 (Walter Read), 5-82 (Bobby Peel), 6-82 (George Lohmann), 7-84 (Maurice Read), 8-111 (Johnny Briggs), 9-131 (Billy Newham), 137 (Dick Pilling). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75 ovs) 137 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 38 | 23 | 43 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 16 | 4 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George McShane | 21 | 7 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c William Attewell b George Lohmann | 2 | 14 | 9 | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | b Bobby Peel | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 3. Harry Moses | c Johnny Briggs b George Lohmann | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 4. Sammy Jones | c Arthur Shrewsbury b George Lohmann | 15 | 0 | 75 | 2 | - |
| 5. Frederick Burton | c Dick Pilling b Bobby Peel | 1 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Charlie Turner | lbw b William Attewell | 12 | 0 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 7. Tom Garrett | c Arthur Shrewsbury b Bobby Peel | 1 | 23 | 20 | - | - |
| +8. Jack Blackham | not out | 25 | 0 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 9. George McShane | b Bobby Peel | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Worrall | b George Lohmann | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | c Arthur Shrewsbury b William Attewell | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Alec Bannerman), 2-8 (Percy McDonnell), 3-20 (Harry Moses), 4-21 (Frederick Burton), 5-44 (Charlie Turner), 6-47 (Tom Garrett), 7-53 (Sammy Jones), 8-60 (George McShane), 9-61 (Jack Worrall), 82 (J.J. Ferris). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 82 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 32 | 18 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 33 | 14 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Attewell | 4.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Alec Bannerman, Percy McDonnell, Harry Moses, Sammy Jones, Frederick Burton, Charlie Turner, Tom Garrett, Jack Blackham, George McShane, Jack Worrall, J.J. Ferris