Australia v South Africa
Australia won by an innings and 155 runs
18 to 21 December 1931Sydney
Australiawon by an innings and 155 runs
469154.5 ov
South Africa
153 & 16173.3 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.
South Africa innings
15373 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Christy | caught | 14 | - | 44 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | bowled | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | stumped | 20 | - | 41 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | bowled | 11 | - | 40 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | caught | 7 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | bowled | 37 | - | 90 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Eric Dalton | bowled | 21 | - | 29 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | not out | 31* | - | 84 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Lennox Brown | bowled | 2 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | lbw | 5 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandy Bell | bowled | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 3, w 1 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 73 overs | 153 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-6 Bruce Mitchell2-31 Jim Christy3-36 Denys Morkel4-54 Herbie Taylor5-62 Jock Cameron6-91 Eric Dalton7-136 Ken Viljoen8-143 Lennox Brown9-153 Neville Quinn10-153 Sandy Bell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 18 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 24 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 12 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Perker Lee | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
469154.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 58 | - | 152 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | bowled | 5 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Rigg | bowled | 127 | - | 240 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Donald Bradman | caught | 112 | - | 155 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Stan McCabe | caught | 79 | - | 122 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jack Nitschke | bowled | 47 | - | 73 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Perker Lee | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | caught | 8 | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 9* | - | 31 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tim Wall | caught | 6 | - | 13 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bert Ironmonger | caught | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 12, w 1 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 154.5 overs | 469 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-6 Bill Ponsford2-143 Bill Woodfull3-254 Keith Rigg4-347 Donald Bradman5-432 Stan McCabe6-433 Perker Lee7-444 Jack Nitschke8-457 Bert Oldfield9-469 Tim Wall10-469 Bert Ironmonger
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bell | 46.5 | 6 | 140 | 5 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Quinn | 42 | 10 | 95 | 1 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Lennox Brown | 29 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 24 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
16173.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Christy | caught | 41 | - | 32 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | caught | 24 | - | 67 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | lbw | 17 | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | bowled | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | caught | 6 | - | 22 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | bowled | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Dalton | caught | 14 | - | 38 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 35 | - | 95 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Lennox Brown | caught | 8 | - | 36 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | stumped | 1 | - | 32 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandy Bell | not out | 1* | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 8, nb 1 | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 73.3 overs | 161 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-70 Jim Christy2-89 Bruce Mitchell3-89 Jock Cameron4-100 Denys Morkel5-100 Herbie Taylor6-100 Ken Viljoen7-122 Eric Dalton8-144 Lennox Brown9-160 Cyril Vincent10-161 Neville Quinn
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 18 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 20.3 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 19 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Perker Lee | 13 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |