Story The Re-History of International Cricket

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Australia vs England
19 Jan 1883
MCG

Lineups:
- Alick Bannerman, Hugh Massie, Billy Murdoch, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, George Giffen, George Bonnor, Jack Blackham, Joey Palmer, Harry Boyle, Fred Spofforth
- Dick Barlow, Ivo Bligh, Charles Leslie, CT Studd, Allan Steel, Walter Read, Billy Bates, Edward Tylecote, George Studd, Billy Barnes, Fred Morley

The Aussies made two changes, and the recalled Boyle had first use of the ball after Murdoch won yet another toss. But Boyle was ineffective; instead it was Fred Spofforth taking five to dismiss England for 193. England's batsmen got starts but couldn't convert on them, with the exception of Tylecote, whose strong form continued with 40 off just 42. Spofforth's second five-for was 5/56.

Australia's reply started with four quick wickets, including the recalled Percy McDonnell run out for a duck. Opener Hugh Massie survived, and he, Giffen and Bonnor resurrected the innings, with Giffen's 60 and Bonnor's 47 of particular note. Another collapse at the end cost Australia the first innings lead, as they were bowled out for 180. Morley (3/56) had the most wickets, but Dick Barlow (2/36 (14)) was probably the best of the bowlers.

England lost four wickets cheaply too - I say cheaply because Dick Barlow played a truly Marnusian innings of 2 (46) - before five batsmen scored between 20 and 40, with the Studd brothers scoring 75 between them and Billy Barnes making 32* to get England to 187. Boyle took four wickets in this innings, but Spofforth's 4/45 was the pick.

Australia needed 201 to win. Hugh Massie was out cheaply, but Alick Bannerman's 45 and Murdoch's 40 got Australia in a good position. From there, nobody really scored a huge knock, but starts were enough for Australia, and the likes of Giffen (27), Blackham (15*) and Palmer (20) got them home despite Morley taking 4/36.

193 (Tylecote 40, Spofforth 5/56) and 187 (G Studd 39, Spofforth 4/45, Boyle 4/75) lost to 180 (Giffen 60, Bonnor 47, Morley 3/56) and 8/201 (Bannerman 45, Murdoch 40, Morley 4/36)
MOTM: Fred Spofforth

 

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Australia vs England
26 Jan 1883
Sydney

Lineups:
- Alick Bannerman, Hugh Massie, Billy Murdoch, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, George Giffen, George Bonnor, Jack Blackham, Tom Garrett, Joey Palmer, Fred Spofforth
- Dick Barlow, Ivo Bligh, Charles Leslie, CT Studd, Allan Steel, Walter Read, Billy Bates, Edward Tylecote, George Studd, Billy Barnes, Fred Morley

Australia made one change on a rough Sydney pitch - Garrett re-replacing Barlow - and then won the toss again and batted. Australia surprised by making it to 200. Billy Murdoch, who scored 70, was key; so too was George Giffen's 157-ball 48 not out. Billy Bates' 4/25 was the key bowling performance.

England's 173 could have been so much worse as they were 8/100. It was number ten bat Billy Barnes, who scored 41*, who resurrected the innings from that point, giving Australia a lead of just 31. Garrett and Palmer dismissed three batsmen each, while Spofforth's 2/28 came off 18 overs.

Australia's second innings was poor, scoring just 141. Billy Murdoch scored 34 of them after the openers were out cheaply, but after 20s from Giffen and Horan, no other major contributions were able to be made. Bates took 4/25 again.

England made a brave attempt at the chase, but couldn't make it. Needing 173, they scored 153, with only CT Studd and Read scoring over 20, Read top scoring with 29 from 109 balls. George Giffen took 5/47, with Garrett taking three more wickets.

204 (Murdoch 70, Giffen 42*, Bates 4/25) and 141 (Murdoch 34, Bates 4/25) beat 173 (Barnes 41*, Palmer 3/40, Garrett 3/52) and 153 (Read 29, CT Studd 27, Giffen 5/47)
MOTM: George Giffen

 

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Australia vs England
17 Feb 1883
Sydney

- Alick Bannerman, Hugh Massie, Billy Murdoch, Percy McDonnell, George Giffen, George Bonnor, Billy Midwinter, Jack Blackham, Tom Garrett, Joey Palmer, Fred Spofforth
- Dick Barlow, Ivo Bligh, Charles Leslie, CT Studd, Allan Steel, Walter Read, Billy Bates, Edward Tylecote, George Studd, Billy Barnes, Fred Morley

England finally won their first toss of the series, batted, and looked in trouble at 8/110. However, George Studd and Barnes found their way to add significant runs between them, with Studd's 41* and Barnes' 38 adding 82 and seeing England up to 205. Billy Midwinter's return to the Aussie Test team was successful with three wickets.

Australia scored 235 in reply, taking a lead. The highlight was 70 runs off 223 balls from George Giffen, but Bonnor's 33 and Blackham's 32 were also important. Barlow took 3/46, while Studd was also very cheap.

England scored 198 in their second innings. Their top end struggled again, but CT Studd added 37, then the ninth wicket partnership of G Studd and Barnes ended up getting together and adding 80 again to save the innings. It was Barnes who did the majority, scoring 56. Midwinter took 3/37 again, while Spofforth also had three wickets.

Australia's top order had a good start, but after the dismissals of them, the middle order collapsed. Midwinter scored 26, but after he was run out, two more fell cheaply, leaving Spofforth and Blackham to score 35 to win. And... thanks to Blackham's career innings, they did it! Australia sweeps the Ashes.

205 (Studd 41*, Midwinter 3/34) and 198 (Barnes 56, Midwinter 3/37) lost to 235 (Giffen 70, Barlow 3/46) and 9/169 (Blackham 44*, CT Studd 2/13)
MOTM: Billy Midwinter

 

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England vs Scotland
1 June 1883
The Oval

Lineups:
- Leslie Balfour-Melville, Stewart Carrick, Joseph Cotterill, James Walker, Thomas Fleming, Augustus Asher, Alexander Pearson, Alfred Wood, Peter Thompson, John Craig, James Buchanan
- WG Grace, Edward Grace, Bunny Lucas, Walter Read, George Ulyett, CT Studd, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Wilf Flowers, Alfred Shaw, Ted Peate
Debuts: Carrick, Buchanan, Flowers

England won the toss, bowled, and their myriad bowling options reduced Scotland to 5/18. Debutant Stewart Carrick started the innings going in the right way by surviving and scorign 23, but it was Alfred Wood's 48 that stood out as the key contribution of the innings. Eight bowlers took wickets in the innings, but the pick was Shaw's 2/25.

England then responded with the highest innings in Test history. No centuries even still, but FIVE batsmen scored 50+. Edward Grace with 75, Walter Read's Indian summer continued with 76, 52 for Studd, 67 for Barnes and 52 for Steel ground Scotland into misery although England were eventually all out for 390. 3/73 for Buchanan was the best of the bowlers.

The Scottish didn't even have a prayer of taking the game to a fourth innings, but they fought valiantly. The openers frustrated England for almost an entire session, then Cotterill and Asher scored lovely fifties. Shaw's 3/12, though, took the game well out of their hands.

125 (Wood 48, WG Grace 2/20) and 211 (Asher 64, Cotterill 55, Shaw 3/12) lost to 390 (Read 76, E Grace 75, Buchanan 3/73)
MOTM: Walter Read

 

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Hoping to get the next game done tomorrow. I was gonna do it tonight but I'm too tired to create a new national team

 

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England vs Ireland
5 July 1883
The Oval

Lineups:
- James Maxwell, Arthur Fleming, Jack Hynes, Jack Nunn, William Hone, John Adair, Leland Hone, Nathaniel Hone, Walter Johnston, Francis Fitzgerald, Horace Hamilton
- WG Grace, Edward Grace, Bunny Lucas, Walter Read, Lord Harris, George Ulyett, CT Studd, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Alfred Shaw, Ted Peate
Debuts: all

Ireland's Test career began well, as Johnston won the toss and batted. It then went downhill straight away as Alfred Shaw took a wicket with the third ball of the Test. Ireland clawed their way back to 147 after losing two more early wickets. Their star batsman Jack Hynes was among them, but after a partnership between W Hone and Nunn steadied the ship, another later on between Johnston and Fitzgerald saw them attack, the pair hitting 13 boundaries in just 86 balls between the two. Barnes and WG Grace were the main victims, continuing doubts about WG's bowling at the Test level, but CT Studd conceded just five from nine overs, and the equally expensive Ted Peate took four wickets with some aggressive bowling.

Ireland may have some batsmen that can handle the English bowling, but their issues come when the roles are reversed. WG Grace finally showed up at the Test level with a 50, and Bunny Lucas also somewhat turned around his image, but it was a giant eighth wicket partnership between Studd and Steel that broke them. Steel's 89* was great, but it was Studd who starred, his 119* finally being the second ever Test ton after Charles Bannerman five years ago. Every other English bat to face made 20 or more, the highlight of them being a rapid 41 from Barnes. England declared their innings closed on 7/524, 176 of those being added by Studd and Steel. None of the bowlers were good.

Ireland were never not losing this game by an innings. Still, they would have not wanted to be 8/61. Johnston and Fitzgerald rescued things again, Johnston hitting a 59* in a real Daniel Newhall kind of vein, but all that restored was respect for him. Barnes's 3/17 was the highlight.

147 (Johnston 34, Peate 4/41, Steel 3/14) and 158 (Johnston 59*, Barnes 3/17) lost to 7/524 declared (Studd 119*, Steel 89*, Lucas 66, Hynes 2/101)
MOTM: CT Studd

 

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Canada vs USA
15 Aug 1883
Bloor Street, Toronto
(Fun fact - I ended up going to Toronto Harbour on my final evening in the city, but if I went to Church-Wellesley instead, I'm fairly sure I'd have visited this ground's location)

Lineups:
- Joseph Scott, Francis Brewster, John Thayer, David Stoever, Richard Caldwell, Sutherland Law, William Brewster, Victor Valdes, John Hubbard, Lewis Wister, William Lowry
- Mossie Boyd, Frank Harley, George Morrison, Dyce Saunders, Russell Ogden, Alexander Gillespie, Samuel Ray, Walter Wright, HT Brock, GB Simpson, CJ Logan
Debuts: Scott, Stoever, Valdes, Hubbard, Wister, Lowry, Boyd, Harley, Brock, Simpson

Canada's second ever home Test was also their second against the USA, who were missing the entire Newhall-Clark clan for family reasons. They won the toss and sent said USA team in. The Americans batted well but fell short of 200. Thayer and Law made nice twenties, but it was Scott's 32 and Wister's 38 that led the contributions, as America's debutants showed up. Canada's cacophony of bowling options was led by 3/25 for Gillespie.

Canada looked set for misery at 5/40 in the response, but the middle and lower order showed up. Gillespie's 34 and Ray's 40 stabilised, allowing HT Brock to score a debut 56, the highest Test score by a Canadian. Which in turn led to Canada's highest as a nation - 195, just three runs behind. America also used eight - although Law and Wister were definitely much more part time than any of Canada's - but yet another debutant, John Hubbard, had 2/23, the best figures.

America made 196 in reply, making it the third 195-199 score of the match. This one was based on starts - seven batsmen made it to 15, but nobody scored greater than William Brewster's 35. Victor Valdes, the first Hispanic Test player, made 31, and Francis Brewster made 28 opening. 3/20 for Boyd and 3/24 for Logan paced Canada.

Hubbard continued to cause problems, dismissing the Canadian openers for ducks. Every time from there the fightback seemed on, another wicket would fall. Only Saunders and Wright made it to 20, and Thayer ran through the middle order, taking 3/12 and securing America as the winners of this match.

198 (Wister 38, Gillespie 3/25) and 196 (W Brewster 35, Boyd 3/20, Logan 3/24) beat 195 (Brock 56, Ray 40, Hubbard 2/23) and 127 (Wright 25, Thayer 3/12, Hubbard 3/27)
MOTM: John Hubbard

 

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Ireland vs USA
14 May 1884
Phoenix Park, Dublin

Lineups:
- Joseph Scott, Henry Brown, John Thayer, Robert Newhall, Walter Clark, Sutherland Law, Charles Newhall, Daniel Newhall, David Stoever, William Morgan, William Lowry
- Jack Hynes, James Maxwell, Jack Nunn, David Trotter, Dominic Cronin, Nathaniel Hone, John Bayly, Horace Hamilton, Walter Johnston, George Casey, Henry Hemsworth
Debuts: Trotter, Cronin, Bayly, Casey, Hemsworth

America won the toss and sent Ireland in. Ireland's innings wobbled throughout again, but debutant David Trotter delivered a beautiful 62 to get them to 180. Trotter's best support came from Nathaniel Hone, who scored 29. Walter Clark had three wickets, but Law's 2/5 (7) was a solid, solid turn.

The Americans were buoyed by a brilliant 94 from Joseph Scott, the highest score in Tests for the USA. 34 for Clark and 41 for Daniel Newhall got America to 254, also their highest team score. Four Irish bowlers took two wickets, with Jack Nunn's 2/27 being the best of them.

The two outstanding contributions in the Irish innings played opposite innings. Jack Hynes ground out 44 off 137 balls, while John Bayly hit six boundaries in just 16 balls. However, lots of other smaller contributions got the Irish to 184 and to set a target of 111. Thayer's 3/21 and Law's 3/25 were the best bowlers.

America made it tough on themselves. They never collapsed into a spot where they were out of it, but lost regular enough wickets. But they got a lot of starts, and then they got Daniel Newhall. Newhall scored a quick 27 to get America over the line in time. Horace Hamilton took 4/20 but couldn't save his team.

180 (Trotter 62, Clark 3/63, Law 2/5) and 184 (Hynes 44, Thayer 3/21, Law 3/25) lost to 254 (Scott 94, D Newhall 41, Nunn 2/27) and 7/113 (D Newhall 27*, Hamilton 4/20)
MOTM: Daniel Newhall

 

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Scotland vs USA
4 Jun 1884
Edinburgh

Lineups:
- Joseph Scott, Henry Brown, John Thayer, Robert Newhall, Walter Clark, Sutherland Law, Daniel Newhall, William Brockie, William Morgan, Charles Newhall, William Lowry
- Leslie Balfour-Melville, Frederick Sanderson, Stewart Carrick, Joseph Cotterill, Walter Bettesworth, James Allan, Augustus Asher, Alexander Pearson, Charles Leggatt, Peter Thompson, Robert MacNair
Debuts: Sanderson, Bettesworth, Allan, Leggatt, macNair

Scotland won the toss and batted in their home Test of this USA tour. They then watched veteran Daniel Newhall, retiring after this season, run through the top order. James Allan fought back with 55, supported by some runs from Asher and some resistance from Leggatt, but Scotland would have been merely okay with 179. Newhall's 4/47 was supported by John Thayer's 3/54, and the other bowlers kept it tight while they struck.

They would have been mildly surprised, then, to take a first innings lead. America found contributions throughout but never got an innings like Allan's, and that left them on 172 after their innings. Charles Newhall's 51-ball 33 was the best, while William Brockie scored 29 after his recall. The top order was undone by Alexander Pearson, who took a stunning 4/12.

Scotland then surprised by scoring over 200 in the second innings. While the openers failed again, Stewart Carrick scored 59 and was ably supported by Bettesworth, Allan, Asher and Pearson. D Newhall took 4/50 again, but the difference was that, other than his brother and Clark, the bowling was a little bit loose and conceded more runs. 223 meant America needed 231 to win.

Did they get them? No. Not from 6/49. Brockie led a tail fightback that got them to 144, but still it was not close. MacNair had 3/12 on debut, Thompson also had three, while Pearson claimed Man of the Match after his two additional wickets in this innings.

179 (Allan 55, D Newhall 4/47, Thayer 3/54) and 223 (Carrick 59, D Newhall 4/50) beat 172 (C Newhall 33, Pearson 4/12) and 144 (Brockie 30, MacNair 3/12, Thompson 3/33)
MOTM: Alexander Pearson

 

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England vs USA
14 Jun 1884
The Oval

Lineups:
- Joseph Scott, Henry Brown, John Thayer, Robert Newhall, Walter Clark, Sutherland Law, Daniel Newhall, William Brockie, Francis Brewster, Charles Newhall, William Lowry
- WG Grace, William Scotton, Walter Read, Lord Harris, George Ulyett, CT Studd, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Alfred Shaw, Tom Emmett, Ted Peate

America won the toss, batted, and lost Joseph Scott to the first ball of the Test, the first time this has ever occurred. While no one bowler stood out, the English were completely clinical as a team and skittled the Americans for 85. Only No.8 batsman William Brockie, with 22, showed meaningful resistance, while WG Grace took 2/9 off 7.

WG Grace and William Scotton scored thirties opening the batting for England. But the middle order failed, leaving the USA within a sniff of being able to keep the deficit manaegable. However, after the sixth wicket, England reasserted control. Barnes ground out 38, while Steel smashed 44, and then Peate and Shaw added 47 for the final wicket. England's 244 meant they may not even have to bat again despite 4/48 for Clark and 3/25 for Daniel Newhall.

America looked in considerable trouble again at 5/36. Enter Daniel Newhall in potentially his final Test innings (his participation in the CAN-USA Test in September is unknown), who bludgeoned 93 runs with 17 fours and a pair of sixes and dragged the USA to 194. Steel got the worst of it, but Tom Emmett was unpunished and took 3/15, while Barnes dismissed Newhall just short of his ton.

England needed 36 to win, and got a little scare when Charles Newhall dismissed WG Grace off the second ball of the innings. But from there, they coasted home with only the loss of Scotton.

85 (Brockie 22, Grace 2/9) and 194 (D Newhall 93, Emmett 3/15) lost to 244 (Steel 44, Clark 4/48, D Newhall 3/25) and 2/39 (Scotton 17, C Newhall 2/0)
MOTM: Daniel Newhall

 

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Scotland vs Ireland
1 July 1884
Edinburgh

Lineups:
- Leslie Balfour-Melville, Frederick Sanderson, Stewart Carrick, Joseph Cotterill, Walter Bettesworth, James Allan, Augustus Asher, Alexander Pearson, Charles Leggatt, Peter Thompson, Robert MacNair
- Jack Hynes, James Maxwell, Tim O'Brien, David Trotter, Dominic Cronin, Nathaniel Hone, John Bayly, Horace Hamilton, Walter Johnston, George Casey, Henry Hemsworth
Debuts - Tim O'Brien

Ireland, seeking their first Test win in this game, took an early one with the toss, and bowled. Four relatively quick wickets would have kept their spirits up, but Stewart Carrick and the middle order ground them back down. Carrick was on for the Scots' first Test ton before he was cleaned up by Bayly, but he, plus 46 from Allan and another good solid innings from Asher (77*, stranded at the end) got Scotland to 281. Horace Hamilton's 5/52 was the first five-wicket haul in Tests for 18 months...

...that was then equalled by Augustus Asher, whose 5/48 limited the Irish to 216 in their reply. The Irish were hamstrung by star recruit Tim O'Brien being out for a duck, but Jack Hynes (64) played well to stabilise the innings, and got surprise down-the-order 30s from Nathaniel Hone and John Bayly. Asher was supported well by Alexander Pearson (3/26) but the rest of the bowlers had minimal success.

Scotland needed another Allan-Asher partnership to dig themselves out of a hole. They got it, with Allan's 58 and Asher's 49 getting them to 228. Frederick Sanderson also got a 30 in the top order, while Hemsworth, Hamilton and Hynes split the wickets 4-3-3.

Ireland were always unlikely to chase 295, and they did in fact struggle. Walter Johnston's 26* was too little too late, as none of the top 8 passed 20. Leggatt's 4/20 led the way as the Irish were bowled out for 138 to give the win to Scotland.

281 (Carrick 91, Asher 77*, Hamilton 5/52) and 228 (Allan 58, Asher 49, Hemsworth 4/42) beat 216 (Hynes 64, Asher 5/48, Pearson 3/26) and 138 (Johnston 26*, Leggatt 4/20, MacNair 3/43)
MOTM: Augustus Asher

 

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England vs Australia
10 July 1884
Old Trafford

Lineups:
- WG Grace, William Scotton, Walter Read, Lord Harris, George Ulyett, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Dick Barlow, Dick Pilling, Tom Emmett, Ted Peate
- Percy McDonnell, Alick Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, George Giffen, Billy Midwinter, George Bonnor, Tup Scott, Jack Blackham, Joey Palmer, Fred Spofforth, Harry Boyle
Debuts: Tup Scott

England made two changes from their last XI with Barlow and Pilling replacing Studd and Shaw. Pilling's inclusion was partly because Walter Read had struggled as the wicketkeeper at Test level, but the big reason for the changes was that this was the first ever test outside of London, and both Barlow and Pilling - as well as A.G. Steel, who was always in the team. They did not win the toss, though; Australia did and batted. They relied on a big knock from George Giffen to get to 197 all out. Giffen's 79 was his top score in Test cricket, and helped by various 20s and 10s, he gave them a decent total. Barlow's selection was justified, as he took 3/29; Barnes, Grace and Peate all had two.

England responded well. Grace and Scotton again showed their talent opening the batting, with Grace scoring 38 and Scotton a career best 42. George Ulyett's 41 was the other outstanding middle order contribution, and while nobody else played an innings of note, England still led by 32 runs. Boyle got three top order wickets, but also some treatment, while Palmer took 3/37.

Australia's reply was very unconvincing. Murdoch made 30 and Giffen 27, but after Bonnor, Scott and Blackham were all dismissed for ducks, they were left 8/116. Step up Joey Palmer, who made 41* and added 54 with Boyle for the final wicket. England were still left to chase just 158, with Grace (2/17) and Steel (2/19) doing the most damage.

Not only was it chased down, it was done at a canter. Grace and Scotton added 115 without loss, and even when Scotton was dismissed by Giffen for 47, Grace continued to roll along, scoring 92* in his seminal Test performance to win the game for England.

197 (Giffen 79, Barlow 3/29) and 189 (Palmer 41*, WG Grace 2/17, Steel 2/19) lost to 229 (Scotton 42, Ulyett 41, Palmer 3/37) and 1/159 (WG Grace 92*, Scotton 47)
MOTM: WG Grace

 

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England vs Australia
21 July 1884
Lord's

Lineups:
- WG Grace, William Scotton, Walter Read, Lord Harris, George Ulyett, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Alfred Lyttleton, Tom Emmett, Charles Horner, Ted Peate
- Percy McDonnell, Alick Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, George Giffen, Billy Midwinter, George Bonnor, Tup Scott, Jack Blackham, Joey Palmer, Fred Spofforth, Harry Boyle
Debuts: Charles Horner

England gave Charles Horner a debut and recalled Alfred Lyttleton, dropping the two Lancs inclusions. Australia won the toss and batted, and they made it further in the scoresheet despite remarkable bowling from Ted Peate. Peate took 6/38, the first six-for since the third ever Test. This was mainly at the expense of the lower order; earlier in the innings, Billy Murdoch scored a hardy 56, with more positive 30s from Bannerman and Giffen. The score of 203 was aided as Ulyett and Emmett were off form, although Horner took his first two Test wickets.

England's reply stuttered. They got to 178 despite no true big contribution; the top scorers were Read with 35 and Alfred Lyttleton with 34 not out. Amusingly, both Harry Boyle and Billy Midwinter took 3/20.

The Australians, in reply, were gutted. Horner quickly dismissed the top three, then after a slight stabilisation by Midwinter and Giffen, the house of cards came tumbling down again. Tup Scott and Joey Palmer again fought, Palmer thrashing 27, but the last three wickets fell for zero runs, leaving Australia at 107 all out and England needing a tricky but doable 132 on a spicy pitch to claim the series. Horner was excellent, taking the 10th wicket (Scott) to end up with 4/10.

Australia quickly got WG Grace out, giving them hope. Walter Read hung about a bit, but he and Harris fell quickly, raising spirits. That were then crushed, as the in-form Scotton and veteran hand Ulyett got England home comfortably. Ulyett's 37 was the more positive knock, but Scotton scored his second Test 50, both in the final innings - it's becoming clear he's an absolute gun chasing.

203 (Murdoch 56, Peate 6/38) and 107 (Palmer 27, Horner 4/10) lost to 178 (Read 35, Boyle 3/20, Midwinter 3/20) and 3/134 (Scotton 59*, Ulyett 37*, Giffen 2/30)
MOTM: Ted Peate

 

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England vs Australia
11 August 1884
The Oval

Lineups:
- WG Grace, William Scotton, Billy Newham, Lord Harris, George Ulyett, Billy Barnes, Allan Steel, Alfred Lyttleton, Alfred Shaw, Charles Horner, Ted Peate
- Percy McDonnell, Alick Bannerman, Billy Murdoch, George Giffen, Billy Midwinter, George Bonnor, Tup Scott, Jack Blackham, Joey Palmer, Fred Spofforth, Harry Boyle
Debuts: Billy Newham

England capped 24-year-old County standout Billy Newham for Walter Read, and also recalled Shaw for Emmett, having already won the series. Australia again were forced to be unchanged, and then lost the toss and were... sent in on a wicket expected to favour batting? Whatever the reason, it worked beautifully. Other than Alick Bannerman's 43, Australia collapsed, and were all out for 131. Horner had 3/25 and a run out, continuing a strong start to his career.

In response, Australia got battered. WG Grace played a seminal innings, scoring 128 off 316 balls for Test cricket's highest score to date. After Scotton finally failed and Newham made 28 on debut, the support really started - Harris added 46 and Ulyett a rapid 56. He and Grace were out quickly, but Barnes and Steel then got together well; Steel bludgeoned 93 and just fell short of the ton, while Barnes batted through the rest of the way for 59. Palmer's 3/97 was the pick of a struggling group of bowlers.

Australia had no chance of overturning a 300-run deficit. Percy McDonnell made a fist of it with his Test best of 69, but nobody other than George Giffen even faced 40 balls. Four more wickets to Horner, and three to WG, later and England had whitewashed the Aussies.

131 (A Bannerman 43, Horner 3/25) and 216 (McDonnell 69, Horner 4/34, WG Grace 3/38) lost to 467 (WG Grace 128, Steel 93, Palmer 3/97)
MOTM: WG Grace

 

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USA vs Canada
15 Sep 1884
Germantown

Lineups:
- Joseph Scott, Hazen Brown, Sutherland Law, Francis Brewster, David Stoever, Howard MacNutt, Daniel Newhall, William Noble, Francis Ralston, Charles Newhall, Samuel Welsh
- Frank Harley, William Vickers, George Jones, Russell Ogden, Alexander Gillespie, Mossie Boyd, Arthur Allan, Walter Wright, D.O.R. Jones, CJ Logan, Robert Ferrie
Debuts: Hazen Brown, MacNutt, Noble, Ralston, Welsh, Vickers, G Jones, Allan, D Jones, Ferrie

The biggest crowd yet in America came to see Daniel and Charles Newhall's farewells, but must have been surprised as Walter Clark, John Thayer and William Lowry all didn't play, with the Americans using five debutants instead, as did Canada. The Canadians won the toss and bowled, and the new look Americans proved that they weren't quite up to scratch as they fell to 7/79. Noble and Ralston rescued it a bit, with Noble hitting 33, before Robert Ferrie took the last three wickets. 148 all out was a little low.

Canada's top order also struggled right up until the sixth wicket fell. But from there, Allan, D Jones and Logan all passed 30, leading Canada to actually take a first innings lead from 6/57. Howard MacNutt's first Test innings as a bowler couldn't have gone much better as he took 5/49, while Charles Newhall had three wickets.

America struggled with the bat again in the second innings, although Daniel Newhall's 31 was appreciated by the crowd. that was part of a middle order revival that also included 20s for MacNutt and Noble after the top order bats had failed again. CJ Logan was the best bowler with the same figures as Ferrie from the 1st innings.

Canada's target was 129 and they scratched and clawed their way there. No batsman scored more than Walter Wright's 26, leading to a nervy chase, but enough got to double digits that they made it there. Charles Newhall signed off from international cricket with 3/7.

148 (Noble 33, Ferrie 3/27) and 156 (D Newhall 31, Logan 3/27) lost to 176 (Allan 40, MacNutt 5/49) and 8/129 (Wright 26, C Newhall 3/7)
MOTM: CJ Logan