 Trumble played in every Test of the 1897 – 98 series against the touring English , who were again captained by Stoddart . England won the First Test in Sydney by 9 wickets with Trumble 's 70 runs the highest score in the Australian first innings . Under the captaincy of Harry Trott , Australia fought back to win the Second Test in Melbourne by an innings and 55 runs . Trumble took 8 wickets in the match and in partnership with Monty Noble bowled the English out for 150 runs in the second innings . Australia won the Third Test in Adelaide by an innings and 13 runs ; Trumble made 37 runs in the Australian innings and took 1 wicket for the match . In the Fourth Test , Trumble combined with Clem Hill in a 165 run partnership for the seventh wicket , described by Wisden as the turning point in the innings . Australia won the match by 8 wickets . Australia won the Fifth Test and the series four Tests to one . For the series overall , Trumble took 19 wickets at an average of 28 @.@ 15 runs per wicket and scored 170 runs at an average of 36 @.@ 20 . 
