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Australia v England
Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia 1907/08 (1st Test)
VenueSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th December 1907 (timeless match)
Balls per over6
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultAustralia won by 2 wickets
UmpiresRM Crockett, W Hannah
Close of play day 1Australia (1) 50/1 (Trumper 31*, Hill 16*)
Close of play day 2England (2) 19/0 (Rhodes 10*, Fane 8*)
Close of play day 3England (2) 293/9 (Braund 31*)
Close of play day 4Australia (2) 63/3 (Noble 27*, Armstrong 17*)
Close of play day 5No play
England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*FL Fanec Trumper b Cotter2 11-- 
+RA Youngc Carter b Cotter13 193- 
G Gunnc Hazlitt b Cotter119 15020- 
KL Hutchingsc and b Armstrong42 445- 
LC Braundb Cotter30 1442- 
J Hardstaffb Armstrong12 272- 
W Rhodesrun out1 2-- 
JN Crawfordb Armstrong31 515- 
SF Barnesb Cotter1 11-- 
C Blytheb Cotter5 131- 
A Fieldernot out1 8-- 
Extras(7 b, 6 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)16
Total(all out, 76.5 overs)273
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Fane), 2-18 (Young), 3-91 (Hutchings), 4-208 (Gunn), 5-221 (Hardstaff), 6-223 (Rhodes), 7-246 (Braund), 8-253 (Barnes), 9-271 (Crawford), 10-273 (Blythe, 76.5 ov)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cotter21.501016-2
Saunders11   0420--
Hazlitt9   2320--
Armstrong26   10633--
Macartney3   050--
Noble6   1140--
Australia first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
VT Trumperb Fielder43 616- 
PA McAlisterc Hutchings b Barnes3 4-- 
C Hillc Gunn b Fielder87 1468- 
*MA Noblec Braund b Fielder37 784- 
WW Armstrongc Braund b Fielder7 281- 
VS Ransfordc Braund b Rhodes24 542- 
CG Macartneyc Young b Fielder35 714- 
+H Carterb Braund25 582- 
GR Hazlittnot out18 471- 
A Cotterb Braund2 9-- 
JV Saundersc Braund b Fielder9 151- 
Extras(4 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)10
Total(all out, 91.2 overs)300
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (McAlister), 2-72 (Trumper), 3-164 (Noble), 4-177 (Hill), 5-184 (Armstrong), 6-222 (Ransford), 7-253 (Macartney), 8-277 (Carter), 9-281 (Cotter), 10-300 (Saunders, 91.2 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fielder30.2482622
Barnes22   3741--
Blythe12   1330--
Braund17   2742--
Crawford5   1140--
Rhodes5   2131--
England second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
W Rhodesc McAlister b Macartney29 592- 
*FL Fanec Noble b Saunders33 1041- 
G Gunnc Noble b Cotter74 16711- 
KL Hutchingsc Armstrong b Saunders17 202- 
J Hardstaffb Noble63 9810- 
LC Braundnot out32 853- 
+RA Youngb Noble3 5-- 
JN Crawfordc Hazlitt b Cotter5 17-- 
SF Barnesb Saunders11 281- 
C Blythec Noble b Saunders15 172- 
A Fielderlbw b Armstrong6 31- 
Extras(2 b, 7 nb, 3 w)12
Total(all out, 109 overs)300
Fall of wickets:
1-56 (Rhodes), 2-82 (Fane), 3-105 (Hutchings), 4-218 (Hardstaff), 5-223 (Gunn), 6-227 (Young), 7-241 (Crawford), 8-262 (Barnes), 9-293 (Blythe), 10-300 (Fielder, 109 ov)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cotter26   1101234
Hazlitt4   2240--
Armstrong27   14331-1
Macartney14   2391--
Saunders23   6684--
Noble15   5232-2
Australia second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
VT Trumperb Barnes3 10-- 
CG Macartneyc Crawford b Fielder9 481- 
C Hillb Fielder1 4-- 
*MA Nobleb Barnes27 833- 
WW Armstrongb Crawford44 1184- 
VS Ransfordc and b Blythe13 241- 
PA McAlisterb Crawford41 866- 
+H Carterc Young b Fielder61 778- 
A Cotternot out33 661- 
GR Hazlittnot out34 396- 
JV Saundersdid not bat      
Extras(6 b, 3 nb)9
Total(8 wickets, 98.3 overs)275
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Trumper), 2-12 (Hill), 3-27 (Macartney), 4-75 (Noble), 5-95 (Ransford), 6-124 (Armstrong), 7-185 (McAlister), 8-219 (Carter)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fielder27.34883--
Barnes30   7632--
Blythe19   5551--
Crawford8   2332--
Rhodes7   3130--
Braund7   2140--
Notes
--> RA Young made his debut in Test matches
--> G Gunn made his debut in Test matches
--> KL Hutchings made his debut in Test matches
--> J Hardstaff made his debut in Test matches
--> VS Ransford made his debut in Test matches
--> CG Macartney made his debut in Test matches
--> H Carter made his debut in Test matches
--> GR Hazlitt made his debut in Test matches
--> G Gunn (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> G Gunn (1) 50 in 85 balls, 78 minutes
--> G Gunn (1) 100 in 135 balls, 122 minutes with 17 fours
--> C Hill (1) 50 in 90 balls, 89 minutes
--> PA McAlister (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in Test matches
--> H Carter (2) 50 in 71 minutes
--> H Carter (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 52
--> H Carter made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> G Gunn made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> J Hardstaff made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> GR Hazlitt made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> KL Hutchings made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> CG Macartney made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> VS Ransford made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> RA Young made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> JN Crawford made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> FL Fane made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> G Gunn made his debut in Australia in First-Class matches
--> A Cotter reached 250 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed LC Braund, his 4th wicket in the England first innings
--> A Fielder achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MA Noble in the Australia first innings (previous best was 1-51)
--> A Fielder achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Australia first innings
--> JV Saunders reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed KL Hutchings, his 2nd wicket in the England second innings