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f1912 Cambridge University v Australians

Australia in British Isles 1878

Venue Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 22nd, 23rd July 1878 (3-day match)

Balls per over 4

Toss Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat

Result Cambridge University won by an innings and 72 runs

Umpires RO Clayton, W Price

Close of play day 1 Australians (2) 17/0 (Spofforth 15*, Allan 1*)

Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+A Lyttelton	b Murdoch	72
H Whitfeld	b Spofforth	15
*E Lyttelton	run out	15
AG Steel	run out	59
DQ Steel	c and b Spofforth	13
LK Jarvis	b Murdoch	28
IFW Bligh	c C Bannerman b Boyle	21
PH Morton	c C Bannerman b Boyle	11
C Pigg	b Boyle	11
AFJ Ford	not out	22
H Wood	b Spofforth	2
Extras	(12 b, 4 lb)	16
Total	(all out, 105.1 overs)	285
Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-63, 3-169, 4-175, 5-187, 6-227, 7-243, 8-259, 9-262, 10-285 (105.1 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boyle	37	7	82	3	-	-
Allan	7	0	26	0	-	-
Spofforth	32.1	4	85	3	-	-
Garrett	3	0	10	0	-	-
Horan	4	0	20	0	-	-
Murdoch	22	6	46	2	-	-

Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
C Bannerman	b Morton	12
WL Murdoch	b Morton	47
TP Horan	b Morton	0
*DW Gregory	c A Lyttelton b Morton	5
TW Garrett	b Morton	13
FR Spofforth	b AG Steel	0
GH Bailey	c A Lyttelton b AG Steel	5
+JM Blackham	lbw b Morton	0
FE Allan	not out	12
HF Boyle	st A Lyttelton b AG Steel	9
AC Bannerman	b Morton	1
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	111
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-23, 3-45, 4-71, 5-78, 6-88, 7-88, 8-96, 9-110, 10-111 (49.2 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
AG Steel	25	7	59	3	-	-
Morton	24.2	10	45	7	-	-

Australians second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FR Spofforth	b Morton	17
FE Allan	c and b Morton	6
C Bannerman	run out	26
TP Horan	b Ford	24
WL Murdoch	c Whitfeld b AG Steel	0
*DW Gregory	b Morton	1
GH Bailey	b Morton	0
TW Garrett	b Morton	8
+JM Blackham	c A Lyttelton b AG Steel	13
HF Boyle	not out	0
AC Bannerman	absent hurt
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(all out, 49.1 overs)	102
Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-41, 3-60, 4-60, 5-61, 6-61, 7-77, 8-102, 9-102 (49.1 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
AG Steel	24.1	7	47	2	-	-
Morton	19	9	45	5	-	-
Ford	6	3	3	1	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WL Murdoch (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 22
--> DW Gregory (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 1
--> PH Morton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches in the Australians first innings (previous best was 5-20)

f1912	Cambridge University v Australians
	Australia in British Isles 1878
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 22nd, 23rd July 1878 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Cambridge University won by an innings and 72 runs
Umpires	RO Clayton, W Price
Close of play day 1	Australians (2) 17/0 (Spofforth 15, Allan 1)