- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras20 (b 7, lb 12, nb 1)TOTAL401 all out (216.2 Overs, RR: 1.85 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (William Scotton), 2-144 (Billy Barnes), 3-161 (Arthur Shrewsbury), 4-191 (Billy Bates), 5-194 (Wilf Flowers), 6-204 (Maurice Read), 7-204 (George Ulyett), 8-254 (William Attewell), 9-303 (Bobby Peel), 10-401 (Johnny Briggs)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB W Bruce 55 22 88 3 1.6 0 0 J Worrall 56 28 97 1 1.73 0 0 AP Marr 11 6 11 0 1 0 0 JW Trumble 23 9 41 0 1.78 0 0 WR Robertson 11 3 24 0 2.18 0 0 S Morris 34 14 73 2 2.14 0 0 SP Jones 25.2 9 47 4 1.84 0 0 TP Horan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/01Result
2nd Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 1-5 1885
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![England]( "England")
401 & 7/0 (1.1 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
279 & 126 (f/o)
01/01Result
2nd Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 1-5 1885
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![England]( "England")
401 & 7/0 (1.1 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
279 & 126 (f/o)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras11 (b 3, lb 4, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL279 all out (274.1 Overs, RR: 1.01 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sam Morris), 2-46 (Sammy Jones), 3-124 (Tom Horan), 4-190 (John Trumble), 5-193 (Roland Pope), 6-193 (Alfred Marr), 7-203 (Harry Musgrove), 8-276 (Affie Jarvis), 9-278 (Jack Worrall), 10-279 (Digger Robertson)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras0TOTAL126 all out (f/o) (114.3 Overs, RR: 1.09 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Sammy Jones), 2-66 (Tom Horan), 3-80 (John Trumble), 4-83 (William Bruce), 5-86 (Roland Pope), 6-95 (Alfred Marr), 7-99 (Affie Jarvis), 8-108 (Jack Worrall), 9-116 (Harry Musgrove), 10-126 (Digger Robertson)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras0TOTAL7/0 (1.1 Overs, RR: 5.6 per 6 ball)Did not bat: W Barnes, W Bates, W Flowers, JM Read, J Briggs, G Ulyett, W Attewell, R Peel, J Hunter †
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Series result
England led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
1,2,3,5 January 1885 (timeless match)
Test debut
Balls per over
4
Close of Play
- Thu, 1 Jan - day 1 - England 1st innings 303/9 (J Briggs 65*)
- Fri, 2 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 151/3 (JW Trumble 41*, AH Jarvis 15*)
- Sat, 3 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 66/2 (W Bruce 41*)
- Sun, 4 Jan - rest day
- Mon, 5 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 7/0 (1.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Australia's team showed eleven changes as a result of the 1884 touring team (who had contested the 1st Test) demanding fifty per cent of the gate money for this match. Thus was ended the unique run of JM Blackham who played in each of the first 17 Test matches.