England v Australia
England won by 289 runs
14 to 18 August 1926The Oval
Englandwon by 289 runs
280 & 436182.5 ov
Australia
302 & 12552.3 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
28095.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | bowled | 37 | - | 55 | - | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | bowled | 76 | - | 210 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Frank Woolley | bowled | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Patsy Hendren | bowled | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Percy Chapman | stumped | 49 | - | 75 | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 17 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Wilfred Rhodes | caught | 28 | - | 45 | - | 0 | - |
| George Geary | run out | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Maurice Tate | bowled | 23 | - | 15 | - | 1 | - |
| Harold Larwood | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bert Strudwick | not out | 4* | - | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 5 | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 95.5 overs | 280 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-53 Jack Hobbs2-91 Frank Woolley3-108 Patsy Hendren4-189 Percy Chapman5-213 Greville Stevens6-214 Herbert Sutcliffe7-231 George Geary8-266 Maurice Tate9-266 Harold Larwood10-280 Wilfred Rhodes
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 15 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 33 | 12 | 74 | 2 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Mailey | 33.5 | 3 | 138 | 6 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Macartney | 7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Richardson | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
302152.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | bowled | 35 | - | 120 | - | 0 | - |
| Warren Bardsley | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles Macartney | bowled | 25 | - | 30 | - | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | run out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tommy Andrews | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Collins | caught | 61 | - | 230 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Richardson | caught | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Gregory | caught | 73 | - | 100 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | not out | 33* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | bowled | 35 | - | 75 | - | 0 | - |
| Arthur Mailey | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 12 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 152.1 overs | 302 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-9 Warren Bardsley2-44 Charles Macartney3-51 Bill Ponsford4-59 Tommy Andrews5-90 Bill Woodfull6-122 Arthur Richardson7-229 Jack Gregory8-231 Herbie Collins9-298 Clarrie Grimmett10-302 Arthur Mailey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tate | 37.1 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Larwood | 34 | 11 | 82 | 3 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 |
| George Geary | 27 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 29 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 25 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
436182.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | bowled | 100 | - | 221 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | bowled | 161 | - | 428 | 16 | 0 | - |
| Frank Woolley | lbw | 27 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Patsy Hendren | caught | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Percy Chapman | bowled | 19 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 22 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Wilfred Rhodes | lbw | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| George Geary | caught | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Tate | not out | 33* | - | 50 | - | 0 | - |
| Harold Larwood | bowled | 5 | - | 10 | - | 0 | - |
| Bert Strudwick | caught | 2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 19, lb 18 | 37 | |||||
| Total | all out, 182.5 overs | 436 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-172 Jack Hobbs2-220 Frank Woolley3-277 Patsy Hendren4-316 Percy Chapman5-373 Greville Stevens6-375 Herbert Sutcliffe7-382 George Geary8-425 Wilfred Rhodes9-430 Harold Larwood10-436 Bert Strudwick
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 18 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 55 | 17 | 108 | 3 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Mailey | 42.5 | 6 | 128 | 3 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Macartney | 26 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Richardson | 41 | 21 | 81 | 2 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 415
12552.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | caught | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Charles Macartney | caught | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Warren Bardsley | caught | 21 | - | 65 | - | 0 | - |
| Herbie Collins | caught | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Tommy Andrews | caught | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Gregory | caught | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Arthur Richardson | bowled | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | bowled | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 8* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Arthur Mailey | bowled | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 7 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 52.3 overs | 125 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-1 Bill Woodfull2-31 Charles Macartney3-31 Bill Ponsford4-35 Herbie Collins5-63 Tommy Andrews6-83 Warren Bardsley7-83 Jack Gregory8-87 Arthur Richardson9-114 Bert Oldfield10-125 Arthur Mailey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tate | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Larwood | 14 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| George Geary | 6.3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 20 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |