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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
   
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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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