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New Zealand in Australia, 1898/99
Victoria v New Zealanders
Melbourne Cricket Ground
17,18,20,21 February 1899 (timeless match)

Result: Victoria won by an innings and 132 runs

Toss: New Zealanders
Umpires: RM Crockett and HJ Fry

Close of play:

  • Day 1: New Zealanders 264/7 (Ashbolt 23*, Boxshall 17*)
  • Day 2: New Zealanders 317, Victoria 291/6 (McAlister 71*, Murray 39*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 602, New Zealanders 15/0 (Ashbolt 9*, Sims 6*)
    New Zealanders 1st innings
    JC Baker              c Laver            b Murray              56
    D Reese               st Honeybone       b Worrall             88
    Hugh B Lusk                          c & b Worrall             12
    *LT Cobcroft          c Graham           b Murray               5
    I Mills               lbw                b Laver               31
    A Sims                c McMichael        b Murray              18
    AD Downes             c Graham           b Murray               0
    FL Ashbolt            c Laver            b Murray              31
    +C Boxshall           c Worrall          b Laver               38
    FS Frankish                              b Worrall              6
    EF Upham              not out                                  11
    Extras                (b 18, lb 2, w 1)                        21
    Total                 (all out, 122.5 overs)                  317
    
    FoW: 1-135, 2-157, 3-162, 4-178, 5-204,
         6-204, 7-236, 8-287, 9-301, 10-317.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Laver                       28     16     61      2
    Murray                      24      2     71      5
    Tarrant                     12      3     33      0
    Wilson                      17      6     46      0
    Worrall                     35.5   11     60      3
    Armstrong                    3      0     12      0
    Graham                       3      0     13      0
    
    Victoria 1st innings
    *J Worrall                               b Frankish            36
    SA McMichael                             b Frankish            12
    H Graham              c Downes           b Upham               31
    FJ Laver              c Baker            b Reese               30
    JH Stuckey            c Boxshall         b Downes              60
    WW Armstrong          c Downes           b Reese                6
    PA McAlister                         c & b Downes             224
    AW Murray             c Upham            b Downes              92
    GL Wilson                                b Downes              68
    +GA Honeybone                            b Upham                0
    FA Tarrant            not out                                  30
    Extras                (b 10, lb 3)                             13
    Total                 (all out, 184 overs)                    602
    
    FoW: 1-41, 2-50, 3-105, 4-113, 5-129, 6-216, 7-403, 8-498, 9-499, 10-602.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Downes                      47     13    127      4
    Upham                       46      9    135      2
    Frankish                    37      7    127      2
    Reese                       32      6    113      2
    Ashbolt                     14      1     53      0
    Cobcroft                     3      1      5      0
    Baker                        3      0     16      0
    Sims                         2      0     13      0
    
    New Zealanders 2nd innings
    FL Ashbolt            st Honeybone       b Worrall             14
    A Sims                                   b Laver                6
    JC Baker                             c & b Laver                7
    D Reese                                  b Laver               10
    Hugh B Lusk                          c & b Worrall              7
    *LT Cobcroft          not out                                  59
    I Mills               c Honeybone        b Tarrant             19
    AD Downes             c McMichael        b Tarrant              0
    EF Upham              run out                                   2
    FS Frankish           lbw                b Armstrong           26
    +C Boxshall           absent hurt                               -
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2)                               3
    Total                 (all out, 75.5 overs)                   153
    
    FoW: 1-17, 2-27, 3-37, 4-39, 5-46, 6-83, 7-83, 8-85, 9-153.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Laver                       28     11     50      3
    Murray                      16      1     41      0
    Tarrant                     16      8     21      2
    Wilson                       2      0      7      0
    Worrall                     11      2     23      2
    Armstrong                    2.5    0      8      1
    

    • McAlister, playing in only his second first-class match, hit a career-best 224 in 385 minutes with 25 fours. Boxshall injured his thumb towards the end of the Victoria innings, Cobcroft taking over as wicket-keeper. He was unable to bat in the second innings




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: New Zealanders.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    New Zealanders Player Pages: JC Baker, D Reese, Hugh B Lusk, LT Cobcroft, I Mills, A Sims, AD Downes, FL Ashbolt, C Boxshall, FS Frankish, EF Upham.

    Victoria Player Pages: J Worrall, SA McMichael, H Graham, FJ Laver, JH Stuckey, WW Armstrong, PA McAlister, AW Murray, GL Wilson, GA Honeybone, FA Tarrant.

    Match Officials' Pages: RM Crockett, HJ Fry.

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