f2787	Middlesex v Australians
	Australia in England 1884
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 17th, 18th July 1884 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australians won by an innings and 29 runs
Umpires	FH Farrands, CK Pullin
Close of play day 1	Australians (1) 179/9 (Murdoch 59*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*ID Walker	c McDonnell b Spofforth	4
AP Lucas	b Spofforth	5
+A Lyttelton	b Spofforth	4
AW Ridley	b Spofforth	0
TC O'Brien	c Murdoch b Spofforth	0
TS Pearson	b Palmer	8
GF Vernon	c Giffen b Palmer	13
PJ de Paravicini	b Spofforth	0
CE Cottrell	b Spofforth	0
J Robertson	c Murdoch b Palmer	0
G Burton	not out	0
Extras	(12 b, 7 lb)	19
Total	(all out, 36.2 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-13, 3-13, 4-13, 5-26, 6-40, 7-49, 8-53, 9-53, 10-53 (36.2 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spofforth	18.2	10	16	7	-	-
Palmer	18	10	18	3	-	-

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Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PS McDonnell	b Cottrell	4
AC Bannerman	c Lucas b Burton	0
*WL Murdoch	not out	64
G Giffen	b Cottrell	32
GJ Bonnor	c Robertson b Burton	43
WE Midwinter	b Burton	8
+JM Blackham	b Cottrell	5
HJH Scott	b Cottrell	0
GE Palmer	c Walker b Cottrell	0
FR Spofforth	b Robertson	21
HF Boyle	c Lucas b Burton	4
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 100.3 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-4, 3-54, 4-121, 5-129, 6-140, 7-140, 8-148, 9-179, 10-188 (100.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Burton	39.3	16	75	4	-	-
Cottrell	45	18	68	5	-	-
Walker	3	0	18	0	-	-
Robertson	10	6	18	1	-	-
de Paravicini	1	1	0	0	-	-
Lucas	2	1	2	0	-	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+A Lyttelton	c Murdoch b Spofforth	0
*ID Walker	c Bonnor b Palmer	6
AP Lucas	run out	26
AW Ridley	b Spofforth	7
TC O'Brien	b Palmer	26
TS Pearson	b Palmer	0
GF Vernon	c and b Spofforth	4
PJ de Paravicini	b Palmer	2
CE Cottrell	b Spofforth	10
J Robertson	not out	0
G Burton	st +Murdoch b Spofforth	0
Extras	(20 b, 5 lb)	25
Total	(all out, 39 overs)	106
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-20, 3-33, 4-55, 5-55, 6-72, 7-81, 8-94, 9-106, 10-106 (39 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spofforth	20	8	27	5	-	-
Palmer	19	4	54	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> TC O'Brien (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> CE Cottrell equalled his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Australians first innings
--> GE Palmer reached 400 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Middlesex second innings

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