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AUS V ENG 1901-02 - TOUR HISTORY
Australia won series 4-1
AUS v ENG 1st Test Sydney, 13 Dec, 1901 England won by an innings and 124 runs ENG 1st inns 464 AC MacLaren 116
AUS 1st inns 168 SF Barnes 5-65
AUS 2nd inns 172 LC Braund 5-61
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AUS v ENG 2nd Test Melbourne (MCG), 1 Jan, 1902 Australia won by 229 runs AUS 1st inns 112 SF Barnes 6-42
ENG 1st inns 61 MA Noble 7-17
AUS 2nd inns 353 RA Duff 104, SF Barnes 7-121
ENG 2nd inns 175 MA Noble 6-60
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AUS v ENG 3rd Test Adelaide, 17 Jan, 1902 Australia won by 4 wickets ENG 1st inns 388 LC Braund 103*
AUS 1st inns 321 JR Gunn 5-76
ENG 2nd inns 247 H Trumble 6-74
AUS 2nd inns 315-6 > scorecard
AUS v ENG 4th Test Sydney, 14 Feb, 1902 Australia won by 7 wickets ENG 1st inns 317 AUS 1st inns 299 ENG 2nd inns 99 JV Saunders 5-43, MA Noble 5-54
AUS 2nd inns 121-3 > scorecard
AUS v ENG 5th Test Melbourne (MCG), 28 Feb, 1902 Australia won by 32 runs AUS 1st inns 144 ENG 1st inns 189 H Trumble 5-62
AUS 1st inns 255 LC Braund 5-95
ENG 2nd inns 178 MA Noble 6-98
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In a replay of the 1897-8 series Australia came from 0-1 down to win the rubber 4-1 as England struggled to contain their hosts' batting.
The tourists' captain Archie MacLaren gave England the perfect start with 116 as they won by an innings and 124 runs at Sydney, but it was all downhill from there as his team lost the following four Tests.
Sydney Barnes, who claimed 5-65 on his debut at Sydney, followed up with 13-102 in the 2nd Test, but England still went down by 229 runs as Monty Noble (7-17 and 6-60), Reggie Duff (104) and Clem Hill (99) starred for Australia.
The home side triumphed again in the 3rd Test at Adelaide by four wickets, but the match is probably best remembered for Hill's double near-miss - he scored 98 and 97 - which came hot the heels of his 99 at Melbourne.
Australia's dominance continued in the 4th Test at Sydney as Monty Noble (5-54) and Jack Saunders (5-43) bowled England out for 99 in their 2nd innings and set up a seven-wicket victory, and it was much the same in the final match of the series at Melbourne.
England were set just 211 to win after a low-scoring encounter, but Noble completed the 4-1 trouncing by claiming 6-98 as they fell 32 runs short - the same number of wickets as he took in the series.
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