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GF Vernon's XI in Australia, 1887/88 
Australian XI v GF Vernon's XI 
Melbourne Cricket Ground 
2,3,5 March 1888 (timeless match) 
Result: GF Vernon's XI won by 87 runs 
Toss: GF Vernon's XI 
Umpires: DF Cotter and J Phillips 
Balls per over: 4
 
Close of play:
  Day 1: GF Vernon's XI 221, Australian XI 43/2 (Horan 16*, Lyons 14*)
 Day 2: Australian XI 219
GF Vernon's XI 1st innings
AE Stoddart           c Blackham         b Ferris              28
R Abel                lbw                b Ferris              32
R Peel                                   b Boyle               45
WW Read               c Burn             b Turner               2
TC O'Brien            c McDonnell        b Ferris               7
AE Newton             c Blackham         b Boyle               54
JT Rawlin                                b Turner               3
W Attewell                               b Turner              19
*GF Vernon            c Blackham         b Turner              12
+MP Bowden                               b Ferris               0
J Beaumont            not out                                   2
Extras                (b 13, lb 3, nb 1)                       17
Total                 (all out, 109.1 overs, 220 mins)        221
FoW: 1-60, 2-67, 3-72, 4-79, 5-178,
     6-187, 7-193, 8-216, 9-217, 10-221.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trott                       11      0     26      0
Turner                      46.1   19     71      4
Jones                        8      1     26      0 (1nb)
Ferris                      30     10     63      4
Boyle                       14      9     18      2
Australian XI 1st innings
*PS McDonnell         c O'Brien          b Peel                 6
SP Jones              c Bowden           b Beaumont             0
TP Horan                                 b Attewell            67
JJ Lyons              c Peel             b Read                42
+JM Blackham                             b Attewell             4
CTB Turner                               b Attewell            10
EJK Burn                                 b Attewell             6
JD Edwards                               b Attewell            13
GHS Trott                                b Peel                30
HF Boyle                                 b Beaumont             0
JJ Ferris             not out                                  22
Extras                (b 9, lb 9, w 1)                         19
Total                 (all out, 190.3 overs, 330 mins)        219
FoW: 1-5, 2-13, 3-91, 4-103, 5-115,
     6-141, 7-144, 8-183, 9-184, 10-219.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Beaumont                    48     18     73      2
Peel                        72.3   45     54      2 (1w)
Attewell                    53     21     33      5
Stoddart                    10      3     24      0
Read                         7      1     16      1
GF Vernon's XI 2nd innings
AE Stoddart           c Edwards          b Turner               6
WW Read               c McDonnell        b Boyle               25
R Peel                c Horan            b Turner              38
TC O'Brien            c Ferris           b Turner              23
AE Newton                            c & b Ferris               3
W Attewell                               b Turner               2
R Abel                               c & b Turner               0
*GF Vernon            c McDonnell        b Ferris              11
JT Rawlin                                b Turner               0
+MP Bowden            not out                                   0
J Beaumont                               b Turner               2
Extras                (b 7)                                     7
Total                 (all out, 81.1 overs, 165 mins)         117
FoW: 1-15, 2-39, 3-81, 4-84, 5-95,
     6-99, 7-110, 8-113, 9-113, 10-117.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ferris                      32     13     47      2
Turner                      40.1   17     48      7
Boyle                        9      3     15      1
Australian XI 2nd innings (target: 120 runs)
*PS McDonnell         c Peel             b Attewell             4
SP Jones              hit wicket         b Peel                 0
TP Horan              st Bowden          b Attewell             1
JJ Lyons              c Abel             b Peel                 0
+JM Blackham          c Read             b Attewell            11
CTB Turner            not out                                  11
EJK Burn              c Read             b Attewell             2
JD Edwards            c Read             b Attewell             0
GHS Trott             c Read             b Attewell             0
JJ Ferris             c Stoddart         b Attewell             3
HF Boyle              c Bowden           b Peel                 0
Extras                                                          0
Total                 (all out, 41.1 overs, 70 mins)           32
FoW: 1-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-9, 5-20, 6-22, 7-24, 8-24, 9-30, 10-32.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Attewell                    21     14     15      7
Peel                        20.1   11     17      3
 
-  12th Men: None named
 -  Crowds: 500, 3000, 300. Total: About 3800. Receipts: No
    figures published
   
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Tour Index
 
Ground Page:
Melbourne Cricket Ground
 
GF Vernon's XI Player Pages:
AE Stoddart,
R Abel,
R Peel,
WW Read,
TC O'Brien,
AE Newton,
JT Rawlin,
W Attewell,
GF Vernon,
MP Bowden,
J Beaumont.
 
Australian XI Player Pages:
PS McDonnell,
SP Jones,
TP Horan,
JJ Lyons,
JM Blackham,
CTB Turner,
EJK Burn,
JD Edwards,
GHS Trott,
HF Boyle,
JJ Ferris.
 
Match Officials' Pages:
DF Cotter,
J Phillips.
 
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