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Lord Harris' XI in Australia, 1878/79
Victoria v Lord Harris' XI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
21,22,24,25 February 1879 (timeless match)

Result: Victoria won by 2 wickets

Toss: Lord Harris' XI
Umpires: G Coulthard and RB Terry
Balls per over: 4

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Lord Harris' XI 325, Victoria 2/1 (Groube 2*, Cooper 0*)
  • Day 2: Victoria 261, Lord Harris' XI 59/3 (Ulyett 24*, Webbe 8*)
  • Day 3: Lord Harris' XI 171, Victoria 178/7 (Boyle 15*, Major 0*)
    Lord Harris' XI 1st innings
    AP Lucas                                 b Cooper              38
    AN Hornby                                b Alexander           50
    *Lord Harris          st Blackham        b Cooper              26
    G Ulyett                                 b Horan               71
    AJ Webbe                                 b Allan                3
    T Emmett              c Boyle            b Moule               41
    VPFA Royle            st Blackham        b Cooper              57
    CA Absolom            st Blackham        b Cooper              20
    SS Schultz            st Blackham        b Cooper               2
    FA MacKinnon          not out                                   5
    +L Hone               st Blackham        b Boyle                2
    Extras                (b 5, lb 4, nb 1)                        10
    Total                 (all out, 144.3 overs, 275 mins)        325
    
    FoW: 1-89, 2-115, 3-131, 4-134, 5-220,
         6-268, 7-305, 8-313, 9-318, 10-325.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Allan                       34     13     63      1
    Boyle                       22.3    8     48      1
    Cooper                      29      3     79      5
    Major                        7      1     18      0 (1nb)
    Alexander                   29      8     50      1
    Campbell                     7      5      8      0
    Horan                        5      1     15      1
    Moule                        8      0     24      1
    Baker                        3      2     10      0
    
    Victoria 1st innings
    FE Allan                                 b Emmett               0
    TU Groube             c Absolom          b Emmett               2
    WH Cooper                                b Lucas                0
    TP Horan              c Absolom          b Lucas               26
    F Baker               c Royle            b Ulyett              31
    D Campbell            c Ulyett           b Lucas               51
    G Alexander                              b Emmett              24
    *HF Boyle             c Royle            b Emmett               3
    +JM Blackham          run out                                  46
    AG Major              lbw                b Emmett              24
    WH Moule              not out                                  17
    Extras                (b 27, lb 8, w 1, nb 1)                  37
    Total                 (all out, 161 overs, 295 mins)          261
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-3, 3-9, 4-42, 5-80,
         6-136, 7-154, 8-170, 9-209, 10-261.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Emmett                      63     34     93      5 (1w)
    Lucas                       43     21     43      3
    Ulyett                      26      7     56      1 (1nb)
    Absolom                     18      9     21      0
    Hornby                       6      3      5      0
    Schultz                      5      3      6      0
    
    Lord Harris' XI 2nd innings
    AP Lucas              c Baker            b Allan                1
    AN Hornby             c Allan            b Cooper               8
    *Lord Harris          c Blackham         b Cooper               8
    G Ulyett                                 b Alexander           48
    AJ Webbe              c Campbell         b Boyle               20
    T Emmett              run out (Boyle/Blackham)                 20
    VPFA Royle                               b Alexander           13
    CA Absolom                               b Alexander            2
    SS Schultz                               b Allan                5
    FA MacKinnon          not out                                  10
    +L Hone                                  b Boyle               22
    Extras                (b 8, lb 6)                              14
    Total                 (all out, 99 overs, 185 mins)           171
    
    FoW: 1-13, 2-19, 3-44, 4-82, 5-116,
         6-118, 7-126, 8-135, 9-139, 10-171.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Allan                       37     17     57      2
    Cooper                      27      8     46      2
    Boyle                       13      8     20      2
    Alexander                   17      8     22      3
    Major                        5      1     12      0
    
    Victoria 2nd innings (target: 236 runs)
    G Alexander                              b Emmett              17
    TU Groube                                b Emmett              12
    WH Moule                             c & b Lucas                6
    TP Horan              lbw                b Absolom             69
    D Campbell                               b Emmett              37
    F Baker               c Royle            b Absolom              2
    +JM Blackham          c Hone             b Lucas                6
    *HF Boyle                                b Emmett              26
    AG Major              not out                                  27
    FE Allan              not out                                  14
    Extras                (b 10, lb 7, w 3)                        20
    Total                 (8 wickets, 165 overs, 290 mins)        236
    
    DNB: WH Cooper.
    
    FoW: 1-25, 2-34, 3-42, 4-133, 5-137, 6-147, 7-178, 8-208.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Emmett                      75     46     53      4 (3w)
    Ulyett                      11      4     18      0
    Hornby                       7      1     15      0
    Lucas                       43     20     72      2
    Schultz                      8      3     21      0
    Absolom                     21     10     37      2
    

    • 12th Men: No 12th men or emergency fieldsmen named
    • Crowds: 1500, 4000, 4000, 1000. Total: About 10,500. Receipts: No figures published




  • Tour Index

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Lord Harris' XI Player Pages: AP Lucas, AN Hornby, Lord Harris, G Ulyett, AJ Webbe, T Emmett, VPFA Royle, CA Absolom, SS Schultz, FA MacKinnon, L Hone.

    Victoria Player Pages: FE Allan, TU Groube, WH Cooper, TP Horan, F Baker, D Campbell, G Alexander, HF Boyle, JM Blackham, AG Major, WH Moule.

    Match Officials' Pages: G Coulthard, RB Terry.

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