f3242	Lancashire v Australians
	Australia in England 1888
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 24th, 25th May 1888 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by 23 runs
Umpires	J Chatterton, FH Farrands
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (2) 40/2 (Steel 12*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AN Hornby	lbw b Ferris	2
RG Barlow	b Ferris	2
AG Steel	lbw b Turner	28
J Eccles	c Worrall b Ferris	10
GE Jowett	c Blackham b Ferris	1
J Briggs	b Ferris	23
SM Crosfield	c and b Ferris	2
JR Napier	b Turner	7
F Ward	c Jarvis b Ferris	3
A Watson	b Ferris	7
+R Pilling	not out	4
Extras	(9 b)	9
Total	(all out, 74 overs)	98
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-12, 3-50, 4-51, 5-52, 6-56, 7-73, 8-85, 9-93, 10-98 (74 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Turner	37	14	48	2	-	-
Ferris	37	18	41	8	-	-

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Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PS McDonnell	b Napier	12
SP Jones	b Briggs	57
GHS Trott	lbw b Steel	6
GJ Bonnor	b Napier	8
+JM Blackham	c Crosfield b Watson	14
J Worrall	c Jowett b Napier	22
JD Edwards	st Pilling b Briggs	4
CTB Turner	b Briggs	15
JJ Ferris	c Pilling b Barlow	16
AH Jarvis	b Briggs	2
HF Boyle	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 63 overs)	163
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-43, 3-64, 4-83, 5-113, 6-122, 7-125, 8-148, 9-157, 10-163 (63 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barlow	11	6	23	1	-	-
Watson	12	5	26	1	-	-
Napier	21	5	54	3	-	-
Steel	7	1	19	1	-	-
Briggs	12	1	34	4	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AN Hornby	c Trott b Ferris	3
RG Barlow	b Ferris	17
AG Steel	c Boyle b Jones	34
J Eccles	b Turner	30
GE Jowett	b Turner	1
J Briggs	b Turner	0
SM Crosfield	b Turner	0
JR Napier	b Jones	37
F Ward	b Turner	0
A Watson	b Turner	3
+R Pilling	not out	9
Extras	(14 b, 6 lb)	20
Total	(all out, 81 overs)	154
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-40, 3-90, 4-95, 5-95, 6-95, 7-114, 8-117, 9-120, 10-154 (81 ov)

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Turner	37	15	67	6	-	-
Ferris	36	18	37	2	-	-
Jones	8	0	30	2	-	-

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Australians second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PS McDonnell	c Pilling b Napier	12
SP Jones	c Watson b Napier	9
GHS Trott	b Briggs	13
GJ Bonnor	c Hornby b Napier	0
+JM Blackham	c Jowett b Briggs	0
J Worrall	c Crosfield b Briggs	3
CTB Turner	c Barlow b Napier	3
JD Edwards	c Barlow b Briggs	5
JJ Ferris	c Crosfield b Barlow	7
AH Jarvis	b Briggs	11
HF Boyle	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 39.3 overs)	66
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-30, 3-34, 4-34, 5-34, 6-38, 7-45, 8-45, 9-58, 10-66 (39.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barlow	0.3	0	0	1	-	-
Napier	19	6	48	4	-	-
Briggs	20	11	15	5	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> RG Barlow (2) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> JR Napier (2) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> JR Napier made his debut for Lancashire in First-Class matches
--> JJ Ferris achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 7-49)
--> JR Napier achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Australians first innings (previous best was 3-90)
--> JR Napier achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Australians second innings (previous best was 3-54)

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