Fingleton and Bill Brown's 233-run partnership is AUS's highest for the 1st wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 180 between Syd Gregory and Bardsley

Grimmett has taken the most ten-wicket hauls (5) in Tests for AUS, going past Spofforth's record

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Australia • 362/8(115 overs)

1st INNINGS

121 ()

4/126 (38)

112 ()

2/75 (29)

South Africa • 102/10(38.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

Dudley Nourse

44* ()

Clarrie Grimmett

5/32 (17)

Bruce Mitchell

14 ()

Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

2/21 (6.2)

South Africa • 182/10(87.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

59 ()

5/56 (36.4)

31 ()

4/35 (25)

Match details

Newlands, Cape Town
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of South Africa
Season	1935/36
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 249
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	JC Collings Richard Ashman

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Played at CAPETOWN, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, January 1, 2, 3, 4

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R
IJ Siedle	bowled	59
HF Wade	lbw	31
EAB Rowan	caught	19
AD Nourse	caught	25
B Mitchell	bowled	0
KG Viljoen	caught	23
F Nicholson	caught	4
ACB Langton	bowled	4
RJ Crisp	caught	0
JB Robertson	not out	12
XC Balaskas	bowled	2
Extras	(b 1, lb 2)
Total	182(10 wkts; 87.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
EL McCormick	2	0	8	0	4
WJ O'Reilly	25	15	35	4	1.4
CV Grimmett	36.4	17	56	5	1.52
LO Fleetwood-Smith	24	4	80	1	3.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	87	Jack Siedle	Herby Wade
2nd	10	Jack Siedle	Eric Rowan
3rd	40	Dudley Nourse	Eric Rowan
4th	0	Bruce Mitchell	Eric Rowan
5th	2	Bruce Mitchell	Ken Viljoen
6th	7	Ken Viljoen	Nipper Nicholson
7th	10	Ken Viljoen	Chud Langton
8th	0	Ken Viljoen	Bob Crisp
9th	18	Ken Viljoen	Jack Robertson
10th	8	Xen Balaskas	Jack Robertson

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