f2835	South v Australians
	Australia in England 1884
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 11th, 12th September 1884 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	South won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australians won by an innings and 5 runs
Umpires	FH Farrands, RA Thoms
Close of play day 1	Australians (1) 159/9 (Palmer 0*)

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South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	c McDonnell b Spofforth	24
H Whitfeld	c McDonnell b Spofforth	0
TC O'Brien	c McDonnell b Spofforth	15
WW Read	b Spofforth	6
JR Painter	c and b Spofforth	0
JM Read	b Palmer	0
AFJ Ford	b Palmer	0
+H Wood	not out	8
J Wootton	b Palmer	0
WA Woof	c Bannerman b Palmer	2
CE Horner	b Palmer	0
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	56
Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-27, 3-43, 4-43, 5-46, 6-46, 7-46, 8-46, 9-50, 10-56 (49.2 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spofforth	25	19	34	5	-	-
Boyle	7	2	11	0	-	-
Palmer	17.2	12	10	5	-	-

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Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PS McDonnell	b Ford	6
AC Bannerman	c Painter b Ford	35
*WL Murdoch	b Ford	23
HJH Scott	b Ford	11
G Giffen	c Wood b Horner	38
GJ Bonnor	c Wootton b Horner	27
WE Midwinter	c and b Wootton	0
+JM Blackham	lbw b Wootton	4
GE Palmer	not out	3
FR Spofforth	c Painter b Horner	0
HF Boyle	b Horner	1
Extras	(12 b, 3 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 116.2 overs)	163
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-73, 3-79, 4-96, 5-147, 6-149, 7-159, 8-159, 9-159, 10-163 (116.2 ov)

South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woof	26	12	43	0	-	-
Ford	41	27	38	4	-	-
Horner	21.2	9	19	4	-	-
Wootton	21	10	35	2	-	-
Grace	7	2	13	0	-	-

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South second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Spofforth	26
H Whitfeld	c Palmer b Boyle	21
TC O'Brien	c Palmer b Boyle	7
WW Read	c Scott b Boyle	14
JR Painter	b Spofforth	0
JM Read	b Spofforth	0
AFJ Ford	b Spofforth	2
+H Wood	b Spofforth	19
J Wootton	c and b Spofforth	0
WA Woof	c and b Spofforth	0
CE Horner	not out	1
Extras	(11 b, 1 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 79 overs)	102
Fall of wickets:
1-50, 2-62, 3-64, 4-64, 5-64, 6-66, 7-99, 8-101, 9-101, 10-102 (79 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spofforth	40	24	43	7	-	-
Boyle	23	11	20	3	-	-
Palmer	16	5	27	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> G Giffen (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 2
--> FR Spofforth reached 600 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the South first innings
--> FR Spofforth reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the South second innings
--> FR Spofforth completed a hat-trick in the South second innings (Grace, Painter, JM Read)

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