Australia v England
England won by 3 wickets
29 December 1928 to 5 January 1929Melbourne
Australia
397 & 351165.5 ov
Englandwon by 3 wickets
417 & 332/7159.5 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.
Australia innings
397180.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
| Vic Richardson | caught | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Stork Hendry | caught | 23 | 74 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 31.1 |
| Alan Kippax | caught | 100 | 255 | 213 | 11 | 0 | 39.2 |
| Jack Ryder | caught | 112 | 219 | 220 | 7 | 1 | 51.1 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 79 | 220 | 194 | 9 | 0 | 35.9 |
| Bert Oldfield | bowled | 3 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Ted a'Beckett | caught | 41 | 164 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Ron Oxenham | bowled | 15 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | caught | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 |
| Don Blackie | not out | 2* | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 3 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 180.5 overs | 397 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-5 Vic Richardson2-15 Bill Woodfull3-57 Stork Hendry4-218 Alan Kippax5-282 Jack Ryder6-287 Bert Oldfield7-373 Donald Bradman8-383 Ted a'Beckett9-394 Clarrie Grimmett10-397 Ron Oxenham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Larwood | 37 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Tate | 46 | 17 | 87 | 2 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| George Geary | 31.5 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack White | 57 | 30 | 64 | 1 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Jardine | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
417195 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | caught | 20 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 42.6 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | bowled | 58 | 253 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 22.9 |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 200 | 472 | 398 | 17 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Percy Chapman | bowled | 24 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Patsy Hendren | caught | 19 | 47 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 40.4 |
| Douglas Jardine | caught | 62 | 213 | 194 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 |
| Harold Larwood | caught | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| George Geary | lbw | 1 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Maurice Tate | caught | 21 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 |
| George Duckworth | bowled | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Jack White | not out | 8* | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 |
| Extras | b 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | all out, 195 overs | 417 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-28 Jack Hobbs2-161 Herbert Sutcliffe3-201 Percy Chapman4-238 Patsy Hendren5-364 Wally Hammond6-364 Harold Larwood7-381 George Geary8-385 Douglas Jardine9-391 George Duckworth10-417 Maurice Tate
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted a'Beckett | 37 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 2.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Stork Hendry | 20 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 55 | 14 | 114 | 2 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oxenham | 35 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackie | 44 | 13 | 94 | 6 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ryder | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
351165.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 107 | 309 | 271 | 7 | 0 | 34.6 |
| Vic Richardson | bowled | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Stork Hendry | stumped | 12 | 73 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 |
| Alan Kippax | bowled | 41 | 99 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 41.4 |
| Jack Ryder | bowled | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Donald Bradman | caught | 112 | 281 | 246 | 7 | 0 | 39.9 |
| Bert Oldfield | bowled | 7 | 51 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 13.7 |
| Ted a'Beckett | bowled | 6 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Ron Oxenham | bowled | 39 | 103 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 37.9 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 4* | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
| Don Blackie | bowled | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 6, lb 7 | 13 | |||||
| Total | all out, 165.5 overs | 351 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-7 Vic Richardson2-60 Stork Hendry3-138 Alan Kippax4-143 Jack Ryder5-201 Bill Woodfull6-226 Bert Oldfield7-252 Ted a'Beckett8-345 Donald Bradman9-351 Ron Oxenham10-351 Don Blackie
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Larwood | 16 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Tate | 47 | 15 | 70 | 2 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| George Geary | 30 | 4 | 94 | 2 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack White | 56.5 | 20 | 107 | 5 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 332
332/7159.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | lbw | 49 | 156 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 31.4 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw | 135 | 462 | 384 | 10 | 0 | 29.2 |
| Douglas Jardine | bowled | 33 | 127 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 |
| Wally Hammond | run out | 32 | 104 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Patsy Hendren | bowled | 45 | 93 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 48.4 |
| Percy Chapman | caught | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Maurice Tate | run out | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| George Geary | not out | 4* | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| George Duckworth | not out | 0* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 15, lb 14 | 29 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 159.5 overs | 332 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-105 Jack Hobbs2-199 Douglas Jardine3-257 Wally Hammond4-318 Herbert Sutcliffe5-326 Patsy Hendren6-328 Percy Chapman7-328 Maurice Tate
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted a'Beckett | 22 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Stork Hendry | 23 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 42 | 12 | 96 | 2 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oxenham | 28 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackie | 39 | 11 | 75 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ryder | 5.5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |