England v South Africa - Test, ODI and T20 series 1983/4 - Series Preview

South Africa v England - Test, ODI and T20 series 1983/4 - Series Preview

England tour South Africa in 1983/4 for 2 Tests, and ODI and T20 series versus the carded South African players I have who were playing in 1983/4.
The South Africans are missing a number of stars from the Rebel tours of South Africa in the 1980's, but can still put together a fairly competitive XI of carded players from 1969/70 or 1991/2 who were active in 83/4.
England meanwhile struggled on tour in New Zealand and Pakistan in this season in real life, but had some decent players in their lineup, and it should be interesting to see who comes out on top.
I could only find 11 available players in 1983/4 for South Africa, so I will keep the series short to prevent staleness settling in.
The squads are as follows:

South Africa 1983/4 available players:

S.J.Cook
M.W.Rushmere
P.N.Kirsten
R.G.Pollock
D.J.Cullinan
A.P.Kuiper
M.J.Proctor (c)
D.J.Richardson (wk)
P.L.Symcox
O.Henry
M.W.Pringle

England 1983/4 touring squad

C.J.Tavare
C.L.Smith
D.I.Gower (c)
M.W.Gatting
A.J.Lamb
D.W.Randall
I.T.Botham
R.W.Taylor (wk)
N.A.Foster
N.G.B.Cook
R.G.D.Willis

G.Fowler
V.J.Marks
G.R.Dilley
N.G.Cowans

England look solid in batting and seam bowling, and should be competitive during the series.
In Botham the visitors possess one of greatest allrounders to play the game, and it should be interesting to see his influence on the series.
South Africa on the other hand have some class batsmen, and as usual, a number of allrounders.
Experienced allrounder Mike Proctor leads them, in the twilight of his First Class career, while ageing great Graeme Pollock slots in to the top order.
South Africa lack depth in seam bowling at this stage, while their batting remains an unknown quantity, but with a pair of spinners at their disposal, could be a challenge on turning pitches.
Overall it's a hard series to pick, which gives me even more reason to replay it.
I will start with a Test match, because after 7 T20's in a row, I feel like a change of pace.

Mike Proctor leads South Africa in 1983/4 in the first of 2 Tests v England

Australia v England - T20 Internationals 1876/7 to 1880 - England series averages

Australia v England - T20 Internationals 1876/7 to 1880 - England series averages

T20 Internationals - England batting averages

#	Name	Club	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	A Shrewsbury	England	7	7	2	130	33	26.00	170	76.47	-	-	-	14	1
2	G Ulyett	England	7	7	2	121	70*	24.20	85	142.35	-	1	1	17	5
3	W Bates	England	7	4	1	61	30*	20.33	54	112.96	-	-	-	5	3
4	WG Grace	England	7	7	1	103	41	17.17	80	128.75	-	-	1	11	7
5	RG Barlow	England	7	7	1	99	58*	16.50	93	106.45	-	1	4	16	-
6	R Pilling	England	7	4	1	39	16	13.00	51	76.47	-	-	-	4	-
7	AG Steel	England	7	5	1	39	24	9.75	52	75.00	-	-	1	5	-
8	W Barnes	England	7	4	1	23	23*	7.67	32	71.88	-	-	3	4	-
9	E Peate	England	7	3	2	7	7*	7.00	13	53.85	-	-	1	-	1
10	WH Scotton	England	7	4	-	24	15	6.00	42	57.14	-	-	-	3	-
11	A Shaw	England	7	4	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	4	-	-

T20 Internationals - England bowling averages

#	Name	Club	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI	10WM
1	G Ulyett	England	7	22.4	3	110	16	4-9	6.88	4.85	8.50	-	-
2	E Peate	England	7	16	1	87	10	4-3	8.70	5.44	9.60	-	-
3	RG Barlow	England	7	15	-	66	7	3-7	9.43	4.40	12.86	-	-
4	A Shaw	England	7	17.5	1	76	8	5-13	9.50	4.26	13.38	1	-
5	AG Steel	England	7	18	1	81	7	3-27	11.57	4.50	15.43	-	-
6	W Bates	England	7	19	2	65	5	2-9	13.00	3.42	22.80	-	-
7	W Barnes	England	7	16.4	2	64	4	2-17	16.00	3.84	25.00	-	-
8	WG Grace	England	7	10	-	53	3	2-12	17.67	5.30	20.00	-	-

T20 Internationals - England wicket keeping

#	Name	Club	Mat	Byes	Catch	Stump	Total
1	R Pilling	England	7	4	4	1	5

T20 Internationals - England fielding

#	Name	Club	Mat	Catches
1	WG Grace	England	7	14
2	G Ulyett	England	7	4
3	RG Barlow	England	7	3
4	A Shrewsbury	England	7	3
5	W Barnes	England	7	3
6	A Shaw	England	7	3
7	AG Steel	England	7	2
8	WH Scotton	England	7	2
9	W Bates	England	7	2
10	E Peate	England	7	2

Australia v England - T20 Internationals 1876/7 to 1880 - Australia series averages

Australia v England - T20 Internationals 1876/7 to 1880 - England series averages

T20 Internationals - Australia batting averages

#	Name	Club	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	PS McDonnell	Aus	7	7	1	164	45	27.33	175	93.71	-	-	-	20	7
2	GE Palmer	Aus	7	5	3	28	9*	14.00	52	53.85	-	-	-	2	-
3	GJ Bonnor	Aus	7	7	-	86	31	12.29	90	95.56	-	-	1	8	3
4	TP Horan	Aus	7	7	-	72	33	10.29	111	64.86	-	-	1	8	1
5	HF Boyle	Aus	7	6	2	41	15	10.25	70	58.57	-	-	-	3	-
6	WL Murdoch	Aus	7	7	-	67	20	9.57	107	62.62	-	-	1	7	-
7	TW Garrett	Aus	7	7	2	35	18*	7.00	49	71.43	-	-	1	4	2
8	WE Midwinter	Aus	7	7	1	38	21	6.33	50	76.00	-	-	1	5	-
9	FR Spofforth	Aus	7	5	3	10	9*	5.00	26	38.46	-	-	2	1	-
10	JM Blackham	Aus	7	7	-	28	8	4.00	46	60.87	-	-	2	4	-
11	AC Bannerman	Aus	7	7	-	24	13	3.43	44	54.55	-	-	4	4	-

T20 Internationals - Australia bowling series averages

#	Name	Club	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI	10WM
1	HF Boyle	Aus	7	15.5	-	95	9	5-16	10.56	6.00	10.56	1	-
2	FR Spofforth	Aus	7	22.3	1	140	12	3-16	11.67	6.22	11.25	-	-
3	GE Palmer	Aus	7	21	-	133	10	3-13	13.30	6.33	12.60	-	-
4	TW Garrett	Aus	7	20	4	86	6	3-9	14.33	4.30	20.00	-	-
5	WE Midwinter	Aus	7	14	1	78	5	3-16	15.60	5.57	16.80	-	-
6	TP Horan	Aus	7	9	-	54	1	1-13	54.00	6.00	54.00	-	-
7	AC Bannerman	Aus	7	10.5	1	67	1	1-25	67.00	6.18	65.00	-	-

T20 Internationals - Australia wicket keeping

#	Name	Club	Mat	Byes	Catch	Stump	Total
1	JM Blackham	Aus	7	1	3	-	3

T20 Internationals - Australia fielding

#	Name	Club	Mat	Catches
1	AC Bannerman	Aus	7	6
2	GE Palmer	Aus	7	4
3	WE Midwinter	Aus	7	2
4	GJ Bonnor	Aus	7	2
5	TW Garrett	Aus	7	2
6	WL Murdoch	Aus	7	1
7	TP Horan	Aus	7	1

Australia v England - 7th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 7th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Melbourne Cricket Ground

Pitch: 1A - Very slow paced wicket

Weather : 10 - No Play - Rain

Weather on Reserve Day : 9 - Rain forecast

Toss: Australia

Rain forced the abandonment of the scheduled 1st day, and a hastily arranged 2nd day saw the deciding match of the series take place.
When the match eventually began, Australia won the toss and made a total mess of batting first on a very slow wicket, subsiding to the lowest first innings total yet in the series, all out for a meek 48 in the 20th over.
Captain Billy Murdoch was the only batsman to come to grips with the conditions for the Australians in a steady 20.
George Ulyett capped a superb series, taking a career best 4-9 to derail the Australians.
England were superb in the field, with Grace and Barnes snaring 3 catches apiece.
When England batted, Dick Barlow rode his luck with a number of edged chances in making 23, before Shrewsbury and the powerful Ulyett saw them home.
An easy 8 wicket victory handed England a 4-3 series win and bragging rights ahead of what looks to be a tightly contested ODI series.
Man of the Match and Man of the Series was England allrounder George Ulyett, his batting and bowling throughout the series being the main noticeable difference between the two teams.

England won by 8 wickets

England win series 4-3

Man of the Match: G.Ulyett

Man of the Seriers: G.Ulyett

Australia 1st Innings 48/10 All Out (Overs 19.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PS McDonnell	c WG Grace	b G Ulyett	4	5	5	1	0
AC Bannerman	c WG Grace	b G Ulyett	0	24	12	0	0
TP Horan		b G Ulyett	0	6	2	0	0
WL Murdoch*	c W Barnes	b G Ulyett	20	65	40	1	0
GJ Bonnor	c W Barnes	b RG Barlow	2	9	8	0	0
WE Midwinter	c W Barnes	b WG Grace	8	14	15	1	0
TW Garrett	c AG Steel	b WG Grace	1	9	7	0	0
JM Blackham+	c WG Grace	b RG Barlow	0	3	2	0	0
GE Palmer		b RG Barlow	8	21	17	0	0
HF Boyle	not out		2	15	9	0	0
FR Spofforth	c G Ulyett	b W Barnes	0	7	4	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		10 wickets for	48

FOW
1-4(PS McDonnell) 2-4(TP Horan) 3-9(AC Bannerman) 4-14(GJ Bonnor)
5-28(WE Midwinter) 6-33(TW Garrett) 7-33(JM Blackham) 8-44(WL Murdoch)
9-46(GE Palmer) 10-48(FR Spofforth)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	4	0	9	4
W Barnes	2.4	1	4	1
A Shaw	3	0	6	0
RG Barlow	4	0	7	3
W Bates	1	0	3	0
E Peate	1	0	4	0
AG Steel	1	0	3	0
WG Grace	3	0	12	2

England 1st Innings 50/2 Closed (Overs 10)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RG Barlow	c TP Horan	b GE Palmer	23	26	22	3	0
WG Grace*	c AC Bannerman	b TW Garrett	0	5	1	0	0
A Shrewsbury	not out		8	38	22	1	0
G Ulyett	not out		19	16	15	2	1
W Barnes	dnb
AG Steel	dnb
W Bates	dnb
WH Scotton	dnb
A Shaw	dnb
R Pilling+	dnb
E Peate	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		2 wickets for	50

FOW
1-10(WG Grace) 2-25(RG Barlow)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	1	0	10	0
TW Garrett	3	1	7	1
WE Midwinter	1	0	5	0
HF Boyle	1	0	2	0
GE Palmer	2	0	17	1
TP Horan	1	0	3	0
AC Bannerman	1	0	6	0

England allrounder George Ulyett was named Man of the Match and Series

Australia v England - 6th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 6th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Bellerive Oval Hobart

Pitch: 4 - Normal

Weather: 6 - Light Cloud

Toss: Australia

Australia won the toss, and lead by 45 from batting mainstay, Percy McDonnell, scrambled their way to 90/9 off 20 overs.
McDonnell received little support on a pitch which was easier to score on than scores suggested.
Alfred Shaw made a mess of the middle order with 5-13 from his variety of slow medium swing and spin, the 1st 5 wicket haul by an England bowler in this format, and the 2nd overall after Harry Boyle's 5-16 in the opening game in Melbourne.
Shaw received good support from Ulyett who struck early in claiming 3-17.
England needed 91 to win but lost wickets regularly throughout their innings.
A hard hitting 23* off 24 balls by William Barnes took them close, but medium fast bowler Tom Garrett claimed 2 wickets in 2 balls to snatch victory for Australia by 1 run in a dramatic finale.
The Australians celebrated victory, and were now back in with a chance of winning the series, with the series score level at 3-3 with the final game to be played at the M.C.G.
Tom Garrett claimed the Man of the Match award, his 3-9 having given Australia a chance at winning the series after earlier all hope had seem lost when down 3-1 after the first 4 games.

Australia won by 1 run

Man of the Match: T.W.Garrett

Australia 1st Innings 90/9 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WL Murdoch*	c RG Barlow	b G Ulyett	8	16	9	0	0
AC Bannerman	c A Shrewsbury	b G Ulyett	0	4	1	0	0
PS McDonnell	st R Pilling	b A Shaw	45	74	45	6	2
GJ Bonnor	c AG Steel	b G Ulyett	4	10	7	1	0
TP Horan	c R Pilling	b A Shaw	12	27	24	0	0
TW Garrett		b A Shaw	0	4	1	0	0
JM Blackham+	c WG Grace	b A Shaw	1	4	3	0	0
WE Midwinter		c&b A Shaw	0	2	1	0	0
HF Boyle	c R Pilling	b W Barnes	10	23	22	0	0
GE Palmer	not out		9	15	5	1	0
FR Spofforth	not out		0	2	3	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb0)	1
TOTAL		9 wickets for	90

FOW
1-5(AC Bannerman) 2-11(WL Murdoch) 3-21(GJ Bonnor) 4-64(TP Horan) 5-64(TW Garrett)
6-70(JM Blackham) 7-70(WE Midwinter) 8-73(PS McDonnell) 9-90(HF Boyle)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	4	0	17	3
W Barnes	4	1	14	1
A Shaw	4	1	13	5
W Bates	4	0	9	0
E Peate	1	0	14	0
AG Steel	1	0	9	0
RG Barlow	1	0	7	0
WG Grace	1	0	7	0

England 1st Innings 89/10 All Out (Overs 18)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WH Scotton	c GE Palmer	b TW Garrett	3	18	11	0	0
RG Barlow		b FR Spofforth	0	4	2	0	0
G Ulyett		b FR Spofforth	0	6	2	0	0
A Shrewsbury		b GE Palmer	16	29	19	1	0
WG Grace	c GJ Bonnor	b WE Midwinter	12	15	12	1	1
W Bates	c AC Bannerman	b TP Horan	14	17	12	2	0
AG Steel		b GE Palmer	7	24	12	1	0
W Barnes	not out		23	35	24	4	0
A Shaw*	lbw	b GE Palmer	0	3	1	0	0
R Pilling+		c&b TW Garrett	13	18	13	1	0
E Peate	lbw	b TW Garrett	0	4	1	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb1)	1
TOTAL		10 wickets for	89

FOW
1-3(RG Barlow) 2-3(G Ulyett) 3-7(WH Scotton) 4-28(WG Grace) 5-35(A Shrewsbury)
6-49(W Bates) 7-67(AG Steel) 8-67(A Shaw) 9-89(R Pilling) 10-89(E Peate)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	4	0	21	2
TW Garrett	4	1	9	3
WE Midwinter	2	0	13	1
HF Boyle	1	0	7	0
GE Palmer	4	0	19	3
AC Bannerman	1	0	7	0
TP Horan	2	0	13	1

Tom Garrett claimed 3-9 and the final 2 wickets in 2 balls to win the match for Australia

Australia v England - 5th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 5th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - W.A.C.A. Ground Perth

Pitch: 4 - Normal

Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

Toss: England

England elected to bat and made a total hash of it, scrambling their way to 70/9 off their allotted 20 overs.
Arthur Shrewsbury batted through to the end for 28* but could only hit 1 boundary in a scratchy display, and he received little support.
At one stage England were 30/6, forcing Shrewsbury to rebuild, and they viewed their eventual total as a partial recovery.
Spofforth and Palmer claimed 3 wickets each in an improved display by the Australian bowlers on a pitch that allowed them to express themselves.
Australia batted needing only 71 for victory, a total they had bettered in each game so far this series, and were clear favourites at the break.
Lead by right arm fast bowler George Ulyett's 3 wickets, England got themselves back into the match, reducing Australia to 34/6.
With the match on an even keel, big hitting George Bonnor played the decisive innings with 23, taking 2 sixes from Steel's final over to bring Australia close.
A couple of wickets followed, but the tail eventually scrambled the winning single with 2 overs to spare, handing Australia a 1 wicket victory.
Man of the Match was Bonnor, his big hitting having taken Australia over the line in a low scoring match.
Australia keep themselves alive in the series with victory, with England leading now by just 3-2 with 2 to play.

Australia won by 1 wicket

Man of the Match: G.J.Bonnor

England 1st Innings 70/9 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
WG Grace*		b FR Spofforth	8	4	6	0	1
RG Barlow	c GE Palmer	b TW Garrett	0	9	4	0	0
G Ulyett		b WE Midwinter	10	18	10	2	0
A Shrewsbury	not out		28	88	50	1	0
AG Steel	c AC Bannerman	b GE Palmer	0	6	2	0	0
W Barnes	lbw	b GE Palmer	0	4	3	0	0
WH Scotton	lbw	b GE Palmer	1	12	10	0	0
W Bates	lbw	b FR Spofforth	10	14	11	1	0
A Shaw		b HF Boyle	0	7	6	0	0
R Pilling+	c WE Midwinter	b FR Spofforth	4	10	9	0	0
E Peate	not out		7	13	11	0	1
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb1)	2
TOTAL		9 wickets for	70

FOW
1-8(WG Grace) 2-8(RG Barlow) 3-23(G Ulyett) 4-25(AG Steel) 5-25(W Barnes)
6-30(WH Scotton) 7-48(W Bates) 8-52(A Shaw) 9-58(R Pilling)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	4	0	16	3
TW Garrett	2	1	10	1
WE Midwinter	2	0	10	1
HF Boyle	3	0	11	1
GE Palmer	4	0	13	3
AC Bannerman	3	1	2	0
TP Horan	2	0	8	0

Australia 1st Innings 71/9 Closed (Overs 18)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PS McDonnell		b G Ulyett	6	24	11	0	0
JM Blackham+	c WG Grace	b G Ulyett	0	2	1	0	0
WL Murdoch*	lbw	b G Ulyett	4	9	5	1	0
AC Bannerman		b RG Barlow	13	29	22	2	0
TP Horan	c A Shrewsbury	b AG Steel	6	13	11	1	0
GJ Bonnor	lbw	b RG Barlow	23	39	24	1	0
WE Midwinter		b AG Steel	4	6	6	0	0
TW Garrett	lbw	b AG Steel	5	8	5	0	0
HF Boyle	c R Pilling	b E Peate	8	21	16	0	0
GE Palmer	not out		1	7	6	0	0
FR Spofforth	not out		1	3	1	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		9 wickets for	71

FOW
1-1(JM Blackham) 2-9(WL Murdoch) 3-14(PS McDonnell) 4-29(TP Horan)
5-30(AC Bannerman) 6-34(WE Midwinter) 7-46(TW Garrett) 8-69(GJ Bonnor)
9-69(HF Boyle)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	4	2	7	3
W Barnes	1	0	4	0
A Shaw	1	0	5	0
E Peate	2	0	8	1
W Bates	1	0	4	0
AG Steel	4	0	27	3
RG Barlow	4	0	13	2
WG Grace	1	0	3	0

The powerfully built George Bonnor struck 2 sixes in a match winning 23 for Australia

Australia v England - 4th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 4th T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Woolloongabba Ground Brisbane

Pitch: 7A - Fast Paced Wicket

Weather: 9 - Rain Forecast

Toss: Australia

Australia batted first on a fast paced wicket that increased the scoring rate, but didn't hamper the bowler's ability to take wickets, a good cricket wicket for a limited overs match.
In trouble early, Australia only made it is far as 115 thanks to hard hitting innings by Bonnor 23 and Midwinter 21, and contributions from the tail.
Alfred Shaw claimed 3-19 in his best bowling so far for England, and was well supported by a varied attack.
England lost Barlow for a duck to Spofforth in the 1st over of their reply, and Shrewsbury shortly after, leaving the match evenly poised.
A blistering 70* off 39 balls by George Ulyett settled things, the big hitting batsman living up to his reputation as one of the best hitters of his age, striking 10 fours and 3 sixes.
He reached 50 off 26 balls shortly after W.G.Grace was dismissed for 41 off 26 at the other end.
The pair had set up victory, and Man of the Match Ulyett polished it off as he raised the highest individual score so far in a T20 International.
The Australians are struggling for answers, the 7 wicket victory handing England a 3-1 lead in the series, with Australia now requiring 3 consecutive victories to clinch the series.

England won by 7 wickets

Man of the Match: G.Ulyett

Australia 1st Innings 115/10 All Out (Overs 17.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AC Bannerman	c WG Grace	b W Barnes	3	6	2	0	0
PS McDonnell*	c E Peate	b A Shaw	6	12	6	1	0
WL Murdoch	c WG Grace	b E Peate	11	24	16	1	0
GJ Bonnor	c WG Grace	b W Bates	23	24	19	3	1
TP Horan		b AG Steel	4	7	5	0	0
JM Blackham+	c WG Grace	b AG Steel	8	18	11	2	0
WE Midwinter		b W Bates	21	10	11	4	0
TW Garrett	not out		18	27	14	3	2
HF Boyle	c E Peate	b A Shaw	15	10	14	2	0
GE Palmer		b W Barnes	6	6	7	1	0
FR Spofforth	c WH Scotton	b A Shaw	0	4	2	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		10 wickets for	115

FOW
1-9(AC Bannerman) 2-11(PS McDonnell) 3-43(WL Murdoch) 4-47(GJ Bonnor)
5-51(TP Horan) 6-76(WE Midwinter) 7-78(JM Blackham) 8-101(HF Boyle)
9-110(GE Palmer) 10-115(FR Spofforth)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	1	0	9	0
W Barnes	3	0	17	2
A Shaw	3.5	0	19	3
RG Barlow	1	0	10	0
E Peate	2	0	16	1
W Bates	3	0	16	2
AG Steel	3	0	17	2
WG Grace	1	0	11	0

England 1st Innings 116/3 Closed (Overs 12.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RG Barlow	lbw	b FR Spofforth	0	3	4	0	0
A Shrewsbury	c AC Bannerman	b FR Spofforth	5	11	6	1	0
G Ulyett	not out		70	50	39	10	3
WG Grace	c GE Palmer	b AC Bannerman	41	28	26	6	2
AG Steel*	not out		0	12	2	0	0
W Barnes	dnb
WH Scotton	dnb
W Bates	dnb
A Shaw	dnb
R Pilling+	dnb
E Peate	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		3 wickets for	116

FOW
1-0(RG Barlow) 2-11(A Shrewsbury) 3-83(WG Grace)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	4	0	25	2
TW Garrett	2	0	16	0
WE Midwinter	1	0	10	0
HF Boyle	1	0	14	0
GE Palmer	1	0	16	0
TP Horan	1	0	10	0
AC Bannerman	2.5	0	25	1

Big hitting George Ulyett raised the highest individual T20 International score so far of 70*

Australia v England - 3rd T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 3rd T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Adelaide Oval

Pitch: 1 - Very Good Batting Wicket

Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Toss: Australia

Australia batted first in perfect conditions and again lost the struggling Bannerman early.
Murdoch 18 and Horan 33 repaired the damage, before McDonnell 26 joined Horan in a long partnership.
At 73/3 with 6 overs left the platform had been built, but the big hitting Bonnor fell for a duck, and with Blackham tied down completely Australia could only finish on 93/6 from their 20 overs.
The England slow bowlers had again bowled well to restrict the Australians in the middle and later overs, and the total felt about 30 runs short of par on a good pitch.
In reply, England opener Dick Barlow became the first batsman in a T20 International to pass 50 in a hard hitting 58* off 45 balls.
With Shrewsbury making 29 at the other end, victory was a formality for a professional England side.
Barlow was named Man of the Match, having picked up 2-11 with his left arm medium pace to go with his match winning innings.
England won the match comfortably by 8 wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

England won by 8 wickets

Man of the Match: R.G.Barlow

Australia 1st Innings 93/6 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AC Bannerman		b G Ulyett	0	3	3	0	0
WL Murdoch	c G Ulyett	b RG Barlow	18	31	22	3	0
TP Horan	c WG Grace	b W Bates	33	51	40	5	1
PS McDonnell		b G Ulyett	26	36	30	2	2
GJ Bonnor	c WG Grace	b W Bates	0	2	2	0	0
JM Blackham*+	c WG Grace	b RG Barlow	7	21	15	0	0
WE Midwinter	not out		3	14	8	0	0
TW Garrett	not out		1	4	1	0	0
HF Boyle	dnb
GE Palmer	dnb
FR Spofforth	dnb
extras		(b4 lb0 w1 nb0)	5
TOTAL		6 wickets for	93

FOW
1-0(AC Bannerman) 2-43(WL Murdoch) 3-73(TP Horan) 4-73(GJ Bonnor)
5-82(PS McDonnell) 6-92(JM Blackham)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	4	1	25	2
W Barnes	1	0	6	0
A Shaw	1	0	8	0
E Peate	2	0	18	0
W Bates	4	2	9	2
AG Steel	4	0	8	0
RG Barlow	3	0	11	2
WG Grace	1	0	4	0

England 1st Innings 96/2 Closed (Overs 14.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RG Barlow	not out		58	60	45	11	0
G Ulyett		b TW Garrett	4	8	6	1	0
A Shrewsbury*	c JM Blackham	b FR Spofforth	29	49	35	5	0
WG Grace	not out		4	0	2	1	0
AG Steel	dnb
W Barnes	dnb
WH Scotton	dnb
W Bates	dnb
A Shaw	dnb
R Pilling+	dnb
E Peate	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb1)	1
TOTAL		2 wickets for	96

FOW
1-14(G Ulyett) 2-92(A Shrewsbury)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	2.3	0	20	1
TW Garrett	4	0	20	1
WE Midwinter	2	0	10	0
HF Boyle	2	0	16	0
GE Palmer	2	0	17	0
AC Bannerman	1	0	8	0
TP Horan	1	0	5	0

Dick Barlow took 2-11 with his left arm medium pace and top scored with 58*

Australia v England - 2nd T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Match Report

Australia v England - 2nd T20 International 1876/7 to 1880 - Sydney Cricket Ground

Pitch: 1B - Slow paced and low bounce

Weather: 2 - Hot and Humid

Toss: Australia

Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first, hoping for to restrict England's scoring in less than ideal batting conditions.
The England openers got them off to a good start, before W.G.Grace, batting in the middle order this time, hit a 3 sixes in 36 to give them something to bowl at, before a late collapse saw them all out for 116.
The Australian medium pacers had done a good job in taking wickets and restricting the runs on a slow pitch.
Percy McDonnell top scored again for Australia, this time with 34, but with wickets tumbling at the other end, and slow left arm spinner Ted Peate taking 4-3 from 4 overs, they never threatened.
Peate was Man of the Match as England ran out comfortable winners by 46 runs, to draw level in the series at 1-1.

England won by 46 runs

Man of the Match: E.Peate

England 1st Innings 116/10 All Out (Overs 17.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RG Barlow	c GJ Bonnor	b WE Midwinter	18	15	13	2	0
WH Scotton	c WE Midwinter	b GE Palmer	15	26	13	3	0
G Ulyett	c AC Bannerman	b HF Boyle	4	4	3	1	0
A Shrewsbury		b HF Boyle	11	18	9	2	0
WG Grace*	c TW Garrett	b GE Palmer	36	35	23	3	3
AG Steel	c JM Blackham	b WE Midwinter	8	12	10	1	0
W Barnes		b WE Midwinter	0	3	2	0	0
W Bates		b FR Spofforth	7	26	14	1	0
A Shaw	c WL Murdoch	b GE Palmer	0	8	5	0	0
R Pilling+	lbw	b HF Boyle	16	18	15	3	0
E Peate	not out		0	3	1	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb1)	1
TOTAL		10 wickets for	116

FOW
1-29(RG Barlow) 2-37(G Ulyett) 3-41(WH Scotton) 4-65(A Shrewsbury) 5-87(AG Steel)
6-87(W Barnes) 7-93(WG Grace) 8-99(A Shaw) 9-112(W Bates) 10-116(R Pilling)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
FR Spofforth	3	0	23	1
TW Garrett	1	0	9	0
WE Midwinter	4	1	16	3
HF Boyle	3.5	0	29	3
GE Palmer	4	0	23	3
AC Bannerman	1	0	10	0
TP Horan	1	0	6	0

Australia 1st Innings 70/9 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
AC Bannerman	c A Shaw	b G Ulyett	0	1	1	0	0
PS McDonnell		b E Peate	34	53	34	4	1
WL Murdoch*	c R Pilling	b E Peate	6	24	12	1	0
TP Horan		c&b W Bates	1	4	5	0	0
GJ Bonnor	c W Bates	b AG Steel	3	3	5	0	0
JM Blackham+	c A Shrewsbury	b WG Grace	5	7	5	1	0
WE Midwinter	c G Ulyett	b E Peate	1	4	3	0	0
TW Garrett	c G Ulyett	b AG Steel	3	20	17	0	0
HF Boyle	c RG Barlow	b E Peate	2	10	7	0	0
GE Palmer	not out		4	20	17	0	0
FR Spofforth	not out		9	14	16	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb2)	2
TOTAL		9 wickets for	70

FOW
1-0(AC Bannerman) 2-30(WL Murdoch) 3-32(TP Horan) 4-35(GJ Bonner) 5-48(JM Blackham)
6-51(WE Midwinter) 7-52(PS McDonnell) 8-56(HF Boyle) 9-56(TW Garrett)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
G Ulyett	2	0	9	1
W Barnes	2	0	9	0
A Shaw	1	0	12	0
E Peate	4	1	3	4
W Bates	4	0	12	1
AG Steel	4	1	9	2
RG Barlow	1	0	9	0
WG Grace	2	0	7	1

Ted Peate took 4-3 from 4 overs with his slow left arm spin in the 2nd T20 International