First-Class Cricket Matches 1912

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, February 9, 10, 12, 13, 1912. England won by an innings and 225 runs. AUSTRALIA 1 C.Kelleway c Hearne b Woolley 29 c Smith b Barnes 5 2 H.V.Hordern b Barnes 19 (11) c Foster b Douglas 5 3 W.Bardsley b Foster 0 b Foster 3 4 V.T.Trumper b Foster 17 b Barnes 28 5 *C.Hill c Hearne b Barnes 22 b Douglas 11 6 W.W.Armstrong b Barnes 7 b Douglas 11 7 R.B.Minnett c Rhodes b Foster 56 b Douglas 7 8 V.S.Ransford c Rhodes b Foster 4 not out 29 9 T.J.Matthews c Gunn b Barnes 3 (10) b Foster 10 10 A.Cotter b Barnes 15 (9) c Mead b Foster 8 11 †H.Carter not out 6 (2) c Hearne b Douglas 38 Extras b 1, lb 5, nb 7 13 b 9, lb 2, nb 7 18 —— —— 191 173 FoW (1): 1-53 (1), 2-53 (2), 3-69 (3), 4-74 (4), 5-83 (6), 6-124 (5), 7-152 (8), 8-165 (7), 9-170 (9), 10-191 (10) FoW (2): 1-12 (1), 2-20 (3), 3-76 (2), 4-86 (4), 5-101 (6), 6-112 (5), 7-117 (7), 8-127 (9), 9-156 (10), 10-173 (11) ENGLAND 1 J.B.Hobbs c Carter b Hordern 178 2 W.Rhodes c Carter b Minnett 179 3 G.Gunn c Hill b Armstrong 75 4 J.W.Hearne c Armstrong b Minnett 0 5 F.R.Foster c Hordern b Armstrong 50 6 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c Bardsley b Armstrong 0 7 F.E.Woolley c Kelleway b Minnett 56 8 C.P.Mead b Hordern 21 9 J.Vine not out 4 10 †E.J.Smith c Matthews b Kelleway 7 11 S.F.Barnes c Hill b Hordern 0 Extras b 2, lb 4, w 4, nb 9 19 —— 589 FoW (1): 1-323 (1), 2-425 (2), 3-425 (4), 4-486 (3), 5-486 (6), 6-513 (5), 7-565 (7), 8-579 (8), 9-589 (10), 10-589 (11) England Bowling O M R W O M R W Foster 22 2 77 4 19 3 38 3 Barnes 29.1 4 74 5 20 6 47 2 Woolley 11 3 22 1 (5) 2 0 7 0 Rhodes 2 1 1 0 Hearne 1 0 4 0 (4) 3 0 17 0 Douglas (3) 17.5 6 46 5 Australia Bowling O M R W Cotter 37 5 125 0 Kelleway 26 2 80 1 Armstrong 36 12 93 3 Matthews 22 1 68 0 Hordern 47.5 5 137 3 Minnett 20 5 59 3 Ransford 2 1 8 0 Umpires: R.M.Crockett and W.A.Young. Toss: England Close of Play: 1st day: England (1) 54-0 (Hobbs 30*, Rhodes 23*); 2nd day: England (1) 370-1 (Rhodes 157*, Gunn 22*); 3rd day: Australia (2) 8-0 (Kelleway 2*, Carter 5*). J.B.Hobbs’s 178 took 296 balls in 268 minutes and included 22 fours. W.Rhodes’s 179 took 405 balls in 397 minutes and included 15 fours. 33