Australia v South Africa
Australia won by 169 runs
31 December 1931 to 6 January 1932Melbourne
Australiawon by 169 runs
198 & 554164.4 ov
South Africa
358 & 225115 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
19877.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 7 | - | 48 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | bowled | 7 | - | 17 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Donald Bradman | caught | 2 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alan Kippax | caught | 52 | - | 114 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Stan McCabe | caught | 22 | - | 45 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Keith Rigg | caught | 68 | - | 98 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ted a'Beckett | caught | 6 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | caught | 9 | - | 34 | - | 0 | - |
| Tim Wall | not out | 6* | - | 18 | - | 0 | - |
| Bert Ironmonger | run out | 12 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 77.1 overs | 198 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 560
1-11 Bill Ponsford2-16 Donald Bradman3-25 Bill Woodfull4-74 Stan McCabe5-135 Alan Kippax6-143 Ted a'Beckett7-143 Bert Oldfield8-173 Keith Rigg9-179 Clarrie Grimmett10-198 Bert Ironmonger
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bell | 26.1 | 9 | 69 | 5 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Quinn | 31 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 12 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin McMillan | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Christy | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
358188.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Curnow | bowled | 47 | - | 144 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | caught | 17 | - | 58 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jim Christy | caught | 16 | - | 64 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | lbw | 11 | - | 46 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | lbw | 33 | - | 89 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | stumped | 39 | - | 96 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | caught | 111 | - | 205 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 16 | - | 60 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Quintin McMillan | caught | 29 | - | 129 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | bowled | 11 | - | 51 | - | 0 | - |
| Sandy Bell | not out | 10* | - | 38 | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 3, lb 13, nb 2 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 188.3 overs | 358 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 560
1-39 Bruce Mitchell2-79 Jim Christy3-89 Syd Curnow4-108 Herbie Taylor5-163 Denys Morkel6-183 Jock Cameron7-225 Cyril Vincent8-329 Ken Viljoen9-336 Quintin McMillan10-358 Neville Quinn
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 37 | 5 | 98 | 3 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted a'Beckett | 18 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 63 | 23 | 100 | 2 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 49 | 26 | 72 | 3 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 21.3 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
554164.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | caught | 161 | - | 300 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Bill Ponsford | caught | 34 | - | 53 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Donald Bradman | lbw | 167 | - | 183 | 18 | 0 | - |
| Alan Kippax | caught | 67 | - | 150 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Stan McCabe | caught | 71 | - | 97 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Keith Rigg | caught | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ted a'Beckett | bowled | 4 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bert Oldfield | lbw | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 16* | - | 41 | - | 0 | - |
| Tim Wall | bowled | 12 | - | 24 | - | 0 | - |
| Bert Ironmonger | bowled | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 17, lb 3, nb 1 | 21 | |||||
| Total | all out, 164.4 overs | 554 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 560
1-54 Bill Ponsford2-328 Donald Bradman3-408 Bill Woodfull4-519 Alan Kippax5-521 Stan McCabe6-521 Keith Rigg7-524 Bert Oldfield8-530 Ted a'Beckett9-550 Tim Wall10-554 Bert Ironmonger
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bell | 36 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Quinn | 36.4 | 6 | 113 | 1 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 55 | 16 | 154 | 4 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin McMillan | 33 | 3 | 150 | 4 | 4.55 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 395
225115 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Curnow | bowled | 9 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Mitchell | caught | 46 | - | 177 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Christy | caught | 63 | - | 112 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Herbie Taylor | bowled | 38 | - | 108 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | bowled | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | lbw | 13 | - | 45 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | bowled | 2 | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 34 | - | 40 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Quintin McMillan | caught | 1 | - | 26 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neville Quinn | not out | 0* | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandy Bell | bowled | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 8, lb 6, nb 1 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 115 overs | 225 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 560
1-18 Syd Curnow2-120 Jim Christy3-133 Bruce Mitchell4-138 Denys Morkel5-178 Jock Cameron6-186 Ken Viljoen7-188 Herbie Taylor8-208 Quintin McMillan9-225 Cyril Vincent10-225 Sandy Bell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted a'Beckett | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 46 | 14 | 92 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 42 | 18 | 54 | 4 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Bradman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |