England v New Zealand
England won by an innings and 26 runs
29 to 31 July 1931The Oval
Englandwon by an innings and 26 runs
416/4d131.3 ov
New Zealand
193 & 19784.3 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
416/4d131.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Sutcliffe | stumped | 117 | - | 220 | - | 0 | - |
| Fred Bakewell | run out | 40 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Duleep | caught | 109 | - | 135 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Wally Hammond | not out | 100* | - | 104 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Les Ames | caught | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Douglas Jardine | not out | 7* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 1 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets declared, 131.3 overs | 416 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-84 Fred Bakewell2-262 Duleep3-271 Herbert Sutcliffe4-401 Les Ames
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cromb | 30 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Allcott | 44 | 7 | 108 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Giff Vivian | 34.3 | 8 | 96 | 2 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 'Dad' Weir | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Merritt | 12 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Blunt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand innings
19395.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Mills | bowled | 27 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| 'Dad' Weir | bowled | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Roger Blunt | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Curly Page | caught | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Giff Vivian | caught | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tom Lowry | caught | 62 | - | 105 | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Kerr | caught | 34 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ken James | lbw | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ian Cromb | caught | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bill Merritt | caught | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Allcott | not out | 5* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 9, nb 4 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 95.1 overs | 193 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-42 Jackie Mills2-44 Roger Blunt3-45 'Dad' Weir4-53 Giff Vivian5-92 Curly Page6-157 Jack Kerr7-167 Tom Lowry8-168 Ken James9-188 Bill Merritt10-193 Ian Cromb
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tate | 18 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 29 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 22.1 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 12 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Gubby Allen | 13 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand innings
19784.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Mills | bowled | 30 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| 'Dad' Weir | bowled | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Curly Page | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roger Blunt | bowled | 43 | - | 140 | - | 0 | - |
| Giff Vivian | caught | 51 | - | 95 | - | 1 | - |
| Tom Lowry | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jack Kerr | bowled | 28 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ken James | caught | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ian Cromb | not out | 3* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Merritt | lbw | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Allcott | caught | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 10, nb 2 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 84.3 overs | 197 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 420
1-19 'Dad' Weir2-38 Curly Page3-51 Jackie Mills4-139 Giff Vivian5-143 Tom Lowry6-162 Roger Blunt7-189 Jack Kerr8-189 Ken James9-196 Bill Merritt10-197 Cyril Allcott
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tate | 21 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 16 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 12.3 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 22 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Gubby Allen | 13 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |