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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
13, 14 August 1888 (three-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RP Carpenter, FH Farrands
Match Result: England won by an innings and 137 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c George Lohmann b Billy Barnes | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | c George Lohmann b Bobby Peel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | b Johnny Briggs | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Edwards | b George Lohmann | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Affie Jarvis | b Johnny Briggs | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sammy Woods | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Turner | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Jack Blackham | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Worrall | c WG Grace b Billy Barnes | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. J.J. Ferris | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Percy McDonnell), 2-22 (Harry Trott), 3-22 (George Bonnor), 4-40 (Alec Bannerman), 5-49 (Affie Jarvis), 6-49 (Sammy Woods), 7-50 (Charlie Turner), 8-50 (Jack Blackham), 9-63 (Jack Worrall), 80 (Jack Edwards). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.3 ovs) 80 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 29.3 | 21 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 8 | 4 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 37 | 24 | 25 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 16 | 9 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. WG Grace | c Jack Edwards b Charlie Turner | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. John Shuter | b Charlie Turner | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. George Ulyett | c Jack Blackham b Charlie Turner | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Walter Read | b Charlie Turner | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bobby Abel | run out ( > > ) | 70 | - | - | 9 | - |
| 6. Billy Barnes | c Jack Worrall b Charlie Turner | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Frank Sugg | b Charlie Turner | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bobby Peel | b Sammy Woods | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Briggs | b Sammy Woods | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Lohmann | not out | 62 | - | 55 | 10 | - |
| +11. Henry Wood | c Alec Bannerman b J.J. Ferris | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (WG Grace), 2-6 (George Ulyett), 3-46 (John Shuter), 4-53 (Walter Read), 5-165 (Billy Barnes), 6-191 (Bobby Abel), 7-241 (Frank Sugg), 8-242 (Johnny Briggs), 9-259 (Bobby Peel), 317 (Henry Wood). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 138.2 ovs) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Charlie Turner | 60 | 24 | 112 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| J.J. Ferris | 35.2 | 15 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Trott | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 32 | 10 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Worrall | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | b Billy Barnes | 5 | - | 75 | - | - |
| *2. Percy McDonnell | b Bobby Peel | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Harry Trott | st Henry Wood b Bobby Peel | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Bonnor | c Henry Wood b Billy Barnes | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Edwards | c Walter Read b Billy Barnes | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. J.J. Ferris | run out ( > > ) | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sammy Woods | c Bobby Abel b Billy Barnes | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Turner | b Bobby Peel | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Affie Jarvis | b Bobby Peel | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Jack Blackham | c George Lohmann b Billy Barnes | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Worrall | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Percy McDonnell), 2-38 (Harry Trott), 3-43 (George Bonnor), 4-45 (Jack Edwards), 5-62 (J.J. Ferris), 6-62 (Alec Bannerman), 7-72 (Sammy Woods), 8-89 (Affie Jarvis), 9-98 (Jack Blackham), 100 (Charlie Turner). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 100 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bobby Peel | 28.2 | 13 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 29 | 16 | 32 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
WG Grace, John Shuter, George Ulyett, Walter Read, Bobby Abel, Billy Barnes, Frank Sugg, Bobby Peel, Johnny Briggs, George Lohmann, Henry Wood