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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
14, 15, 16 August 1905 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: J Phillips, WAJ West
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Archie MacLaren | c Frank Laver b Tibby Cotter | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Tom Hayward | hit wicket b Bert Hopkins | 59 | - | 125 | 8 | - |
| 3. Johnny Tyldesley | b Tibby Cotter | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. C.B. Fry | b Tibby Cotter | 144 | - | 213 | 23 | - |
| *5. Stanley Jackson | c Warwick Armstrong b Frank Laver | 76 | - | 160 | 10 | - |
| 6. Reggie Spooner | b Tibby Cotter | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Hirst | c Monty Noble b Frank Laver | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ted Arnold | c Victor Trumper b Tibby Cotter | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Wilfred Rhodes | b Tibby Cotter | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Dick Lilley | b Tibby Cotter | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Walter Brearley | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Archie MacLaren), 2-32 (Johnny Tyldesley), 3-132 (Tom Hayward), 4-283 (C.B. Fry), 5-291 (Reggie Spooner), 6-306 (George Hirst), 7-322 (Stanley Jackson), 8-394 (Wilfred Rhodes), 9-418 (Ted Arnold), 430 (Dick Lilley). |
| Extras | 11b, 1lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130 ovs) 430 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tibby Cotter | 40 | 4 | 148 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 18 | 6 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 27 | 7 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Laver | 17 | 3 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Hopkins | 11 | 2 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Reggie Duff | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Victor Trumper | b Walter Brearley | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Reggie Duff | c & b George Hirst | 146 | - | 197 | 21 | - |
| 3. Clem Hill | c Wilfred Rhodes b Walter Brearley | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Monty Noble | c Archie MacLaren b Stanley Jackson | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Warwick Armstrong | c sub b George Hirst | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Joe Darling | b George Hirst | 57 | - | 57 | 8 | 1 |
| 7. Bert Hopkins | b Walter Brearley | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charlie McLeod | b Walter Brearley | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. James Kelly | run out ( > > ) | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tibby Cotter | c C.B. Fry b Walter Brearley | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frank Laver | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Victor Trumper), 2-44 (Clem Hill), 3-159 (Monty Noble), 4-214 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-237 (Reggie Duff), 6-247 (Bert Hopkins), 7-265 (Charlie McLeod), 8-293 (Joe Darling), 9-304 (Tibby Cotter), 363 (James Kelly). |
| Extras | 17b, 9lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.1 ovs) 363 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Hirst | 23 | 6 | 86 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Walter Brearley | 31.1 | 8 | 110 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Arnold | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 21 | 2 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stanley Jackson | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ted Arnold | b Tibby Cotter | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Tom Hayward | lbw b Warwick Armstrong | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Archie MacLaren | c James Kelly b Warwick Armstrong | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4. Johnny Tyldesley | not out | 112 | - | 212 | 14 | - |
| 5. C.B. Fry | c Warwick Armstrong b Monty Noble | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Stanley Jackson | b Tibby Cotter | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Reggie Spooner | c sub b Monty Noble | 79 | - | 96 | 14 | - |
| 8. George Hirst | ||||||
| 9. Wilfred Rhodes | ||||||
| +10. Dick Lilley | ||||||
| 11. Walter Brearley |
| FOW | 1-0 (Ted Arnold), 2-8 (Archie MacLaren), 3-13 (Tom Hayward), 4-48 (C.B. Fry), 5-103 (Stanley Jackson), 6-261 (Reggie Spooner). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 80.3 ovs) 261 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tibby Cotter | 21 | 2 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Noble | 14.3 | 3 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 30 | 13 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie McLeod | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Laver | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Victor Trumper | c Reggie Spooner b Walter Brearley | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bert Hopkins | run out ( > > ) | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Clem Hill | b Ted Arnold | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Monty Noble | b George Hirst | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Warwick Armstrong | not out | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Joe Darling | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Reggie Duff | ||||||
| 8. Charlie McLeod | ||||||
| +9. James Kelly | ||||||
| 10. Tibby Cotter | ||||||
| 11. Frank Laver |
| FOW | 1-27 (Bert Hopkins), 2-49 (Victor Trumper), 3-58 (Monty Noble), 4-92 (Clem Hill). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 37 ovs) 124 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Hirst | 9 | 2 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Walter Brearley | 11 | 2 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Arnold | 9 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Ted Arnold, Tom Hayward, Archie MacLaren, Johnny Tyldesley, C.B. Fry, Stanley Jackson, Reggie Spooner, George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, Dick Lilley, Walter Brearley