Australia v South Africa
Australia won by an innings and 163 runs
27 November to 3 December 1931Brisbane
Australiawon by an innings and 163 runs
450137.3 ov
South Africa
170 & 11760.1 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
450137.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | lbw | 76 | - | 178 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | caught | 19 | - | 40 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Donald Bradman | lbw | 226 | - | 277 | 22 | 0 | - |
| Alan Kippax | caught | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Stan McCabe | caught | 27 | - | 50 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jack Nitschke | caught | 6 | - | 23 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Oxenham | bowled | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | not out | 56* | - | 117 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | bowled | 14 | - | 30 | - | 0 | - |
| Tim Wall | lbw | 14 | - | 35 | - | 0 | - |
| Bert Ironmonger | bowled | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 137.3 overs | 450 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 450
1-32 Bill Ponsford2-195 Bill Woodfull3-211 Alan Kippax4-292 Stan McCabe5-316 Jack Nitschke6-320 Ron Oxenham7-380 Donald Bradman8-407 Clarrie Grimmett9-446 Tim Wall10-450 Bert Ironmonger
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bell | 42 | 5 | 120 | 4 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 13 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Quinn | 38.3 | 6 | 113 | 2 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 34 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin McMillan | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
170138.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Christy | bowled | 24 | - | 96 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Syd Curnow | bowled | 11 | - | 45 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | run out | 58 | - | 291 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | stumped | 4 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | bowled | 41 | - | 100 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Eric Dalton | caught | 11 | - | 37 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Quintin McMillan | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | caught | 3 | - | 63 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 10 | - | 40 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | caught | 1 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandy Bell | not out | 1* | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 4 | 6 | |||||
| Total | all out, 138.1 overs | 170 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 450
1-25 Syd Curnow2-44 Jim Christy3-49 Jock Cameron4-129 Herbie Taylor5-140 Eric Dalton6-140 Quintin McMillan7-152 Denys Morkel8-157 Bruce Mitchell9-169 Neville Quinn10-170 Cyril Vincent
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 28 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 11 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 41.1 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 47 | 29 | 42 | 5 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oxenham | 11 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
11760.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Christy | caught | 15 | - | 20 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Syd Curnow | bowled | 8 | - | 71 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | bowled | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | bowled | 21 | - | 72 | - | 1 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | caught | 47 | - | 83 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Eric Dalton | bowled | 6 | - | 30 | - | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | bowled | 5 | - | 22 | - | 0 | - |
| Quintin McMillan | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sandy Bell | not out | 0* | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 5, nb 3 | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 60.1 overs | 117 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 450
1-16 Jim Christy2-19 Bruce Mitchell3-34 Syd Curnow4-78 Jock Cameron5-97 Eric Dalton6-111 Denys Morkel7-111 Quintin McMillan8-117 Herbie Taylor9-117 Neville Quinn10-117 Cyril Vincent
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 15.1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 30 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 15 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |