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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1881, 2, 3, 4 January 1882 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: James Lillywhite jnr, JS Swift
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | c Alec Bannerman b Joey Palmer | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 2. George Ulyett | c Percy McDonnell b William Cooper | 87 | - | 135 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. John Selby | run out ( > > ) | 55 | - | 140 | 2 | - |
| 4. Billy Bates | c George Giffen b Harry Boyle | 58 | 0 | - | 7 | - |
| 5. Arthur Shrewsbury | c Jack Blackham b Edwin Evans | 11 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | b Edwin Evans | 36 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 7. Tom Emmett | b Edwin Evans | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. William Scotton | run out ( > > ) | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Alfred Shaw | c Harry Boyle b William Cooper | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Dick Pilling | c George Giffen b William Cooper | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Edmund Peate | not out | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Dick Barlow), 2-142 (George Ulyett), 3-151 (John Selby), 4-187 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 5-227 (Billy Bates), 6-232 (Tom Emmett), 7-277 (Billy Midwinter), 8-284 (Alfred Shaw), 9-289 (Dick Pilling), 294 (William Scotton). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 170.2 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joey Palmer | 36 | 9 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Edwin Evans | 71 | 35 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Cooper | 32.2 | 8 | 80 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 18 | 9 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Giffen | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bannerman | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hugh Massie | st Dick Pilling b Billy Midwinter | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b George Ulyett | 38 | - | - | 1 | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | b George Ulyett | 39 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 4. Percy McDonnell | b Billy Midwinter | 19 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 5. Tom Horan | run out ( > > ) | 124 | - | 250 | 6 | - |
| 6. George Giffen | b Tom Emmett | 30 | - | 150 | 1 | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | b Tom Emmett | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Joey Palmer | c Dick Pilling b Billy Bates | 34 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 9. Edwin Evans | b Billy Bates | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Harry Boyle | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. William Cooper | st Dick Pilling b Edmund Peate | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Hugh Massie), 2-82 (Alec Bannerman), 3-97 (Billy Murdoch), 4-113 (Percy McDonnell), 5-220 (George Giffen), 6-226 (Jack Blackham), 7-305 (Joey Palmer), 8-309 (Edwin Evans), 9-309 (Tom Horan), 320 (William Cooper). |
| Extras | 4b, 11lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 237 ovs) 320 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Edmund Peate | 59 | 24 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Midwinter | 39 | 21 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 41 | 20 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Emmett | 35 | 12 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 20 | 5 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Barlow | 23 | 13 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Shaw | 20 | 11 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dick Barlow | st Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 33 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2. George Ulyett | st Jack Blackham b William Cooper | 23 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 3. John Selby | c Harry Boyle b William Cooper | 70 | - | 165 | 5 | - |
| 4. Billy Bates | c Alec Bannerman b William Cooper | 47 | 0 | - | 2 | - |
| 5. Arthur Shrewsbury | b William Cooper | 16 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Billy Midwinter | c Hugh Massie b William Cooper | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Tom Emmett | b William Cooper | 6 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. William Scotton | not out | 50 | - | - | 3 | - |
| *9. Alfred Shaw | c William Cooper b Harry Boyle | 40 | - | - | 3 | - |
| +10. Dick Pilling | b Joey Palmer | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Edmund Peate | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (George Ulyett), 2-96 (Dick Barlow), 3-179 (Billy Bates), 4-183 (John Selby), 5-188 (Billy Midwinter), 6-197 (Tom Emmett), 7-217 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 8-300 (Alfred Shaw), 9-304 (Dick Pilling), 308 (Edmund Peate). |
| Extras | 7b, 2lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 229.3 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joey Palmer | 77 | 19 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Edwin Evans | 73 | 45 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Cooper | 61 | 19 | 120 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Boyle | 14.3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy McDonnell | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Jack Blackham | b Billy Bates | 25 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2. Alec Bannerman | b George Ulyett | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3. Tom Horan | c Tom Emmett b Billy Bates | 26 | - | - | 4 | - |
| *4. Billy Murdoch | not out | 22 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 5. Percy McDonnell | not out | 33 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Hugh Massie | ||||||
| 7. George Giffen | ||||||
| 8. Joey Palmer | ||||||
| 9. Edwin Evans | ||||||
| 10. Harry Boyle | ||||||
| 11. William Cooper |
| FOW | 1-35 (Alec Bannerman), 2-70 (Tom Horan), 3-72 (Jack Blackham). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 55 ovs) 127 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Edmund Peate | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Bates | 13 | 3 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Emmett | 16 | 11 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 15 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Jack Blackham, Alec Bannerman, Tom Horan, Billy Murdoch, Percy McDonnell, Hugh Massie, George Giffen, Joey Palmer, Edwin Evans, Harry Boyle, William Cooper