England vs Australia, 5th Test at London, Aug 14 1926 - Full Scorecard

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5th Test, The Oval, August 14 - 18, 1926, Australia tour of England

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England

280 & 436

Australia

(T:415) 302 & 125

England won by 289 runs

England 1st Innings

Australia 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs	b Mailey	37	-	55	-	0	-
Herbert Sutcliffe	b Mailey	76	-	210	6	0	-
Frank Woolley	b Mailey	18	-	-	-	0	-
Patsy Hendren	b Gregory	8	-	-	-	0	-
Percy Chapman (c)	st †Oldfield b Mailey	49	-	75	-	0	-
Greville Stevens	c Andrews b Mailey	17	-	-	2	1	-
Wilfred Rhodes	c †Oldfield b Mailey	28	-	45	-	0	-
George Geary	run out	9	-	-	-	0	-
Maurice Tate	b Grimmett	23	-	15	-	1	-
Harold Larwood	c Andrews b Grimmett	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bert Strudwick †	not out	4	-	-	1	0	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 5)	11
Total	95.5 Ov (RR: 2.92)	280
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Jack Hobbs), 2-91 (Frank Woolley), 3-108 (Patsy Hendren), 4-189 (Percy Chapman), 5-213 (Greville Stevens), 6-214 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 7-231 (George Geary), 8-266 (Maurice Tate), 9-266 (Harold Larwood), 10-280 (Wilfred Rhodes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jack Gregory	15	4	31	1	2.06	-	-	-
Clarrie Grimmett	33	12	74	2	2.24	-	-	-
Arthur Mailey	33.5	3	138	6	4.07	-	-	-
Charles Macartney	7	4	16	0	2.28	-	-	-
Arthur Richardson	7	2	10	0	1.42	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Woodfull	b Rhodes	35	-	120	-	0	-
Warren Bardsley	c †Strudwick b Larwood	2	-	-	0	0	-
Charles Macartney	b Stevens	25	-	30	-	0	-
Bill Ponsford	run out	2	-	-	0	0	-
Tommy Andrews	b Larwood	3	-	-	0	0	-
Herbie Collins (c)	c Stevens b Larwood	61	-	230	2	0	-
Arthur Richardson	c Geary b Rhodes	16	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Gregory	c Stevens b Tate	73	-	100	10	0	-
Bert Oldfield †	not out	33	-	-	-	0	-
Clarrie Grimmett	b Tate	35	-	75	-	0	-
Arthur Mailey	c †Strudwick b Tate	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 12)	17
Total	152.1 Ov (RR: 1.98)	302
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Warren Bardsley), 2-44 (Charles Macartney), 3-51 (Bill Ponsford), 4-59 (Tommy Andrews), 5-90 (Bill Woodfull), 6-122 (Arthur Richardson), 7-229 (Jack Gregory), 8-231 (Herbie Collins), 9-298 (Clarrie Grimmett), 10-302 (Arthur Mailey)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Maurice Tate	37.1	17	40	3	1.07	-	-	-
Harold Larwood	34	11	82	3	2.41	-	-	-
George Geary	27	8	43	0	1.59	-	-	-
Greville Stevens	29	3	85	1	2.93	-	-	-
Wilfred Rhodes	25	15	35	2	1.40	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs	b Gregory	100	-	221	10	0	-
Herbert Sutcliffe	b Mailey	161	-	428	16	0	-
Frank Woolley	lbw b Richardson	27	-	-	-	0	-
Patsy Hendren	c †Oldfield b Grimmett	15	-	-	-	0	-
Percy Chapman (c)	b Richardson	19	-	-	-	0	-
Greville Stevens	c Mailey b Grimmett	22	-	-	-	0	-
Wilfred Rhodes	lbw b Grimmett	14	-	-	-	0	-
George Geary	c †Oldfield b Gregory	1	-	-	0	0	-
Maurice Tate	not out	33	-	50	-	0	-
Harold Larwood	b Mailey	5	-	10	-	0	-
Bert Strudwick †	c Andrews b Mailey	2	-	5	0	0	-
Extras	(b 19, lb 18)	37
Total	182.5 Ov (RR: 2.38)	436
Fall of wickets: 1-172 (Jack Hobbs), 2-220 (Frank Woolley), 3-277 (Patsy Hendren), 4-316 (Percy Chapman), 5-373 (Greville Stevens), 6-375 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 7-382 (George Geary), 8-425 (Wilfred Rhodes), 9-430 (Harold Larwood), 10-436 (Bert Strudwick)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jack Gregory	18	1	58	2	3.22	-	-	-
Clarrie Grimmett	55	17	108	3	1.96	-	-	-
Arthur Mailey	42.5	6	128	3	2.98	-	-	-
Charles Macartney	26	16	24	0	0.92	-	-	-
Arthur Richardson	41	21	81	2	1.97	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 415 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Woodfull	c Geary b Larwood	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bill Ponsford	c Larwood b Rhodes	12	-	-	-	0	-
Charles Macartney	c Geary b Larwood	16	-	-	-	0	-
Warren Bardsley	c Woolley b Rhodes	21	-	65	-	0	-
Herbie Collins (c)	c Woolley b Rhodes	4	-	-	-	0	-
Tommy Andrews	c Tate b Larwood	15	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Gregory	c Sutcliffe b Tate	9	-	-	-	0	-
Arthur Richardson	b Rhodes	4	-	-	-	0	-
Bert Oldfield †	b Stevens	23	-	-	-	0	-
Clarrie Grimmett	not out	8	-	-	-	0	-
Arthur Mailey	b Geary	6	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(lb 7)	7
Total	52.3 Ov (RR: 2.38)	125
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Bill Woodfull), 2-31 (Charles Macartney), 3-31 (Bill Ponsford), 4-35 (Herbie Collins), 5-63 (Tommy Andrews), 6-83 (Warren Bardsley), 7-83 (Jack Gregory), 8-87 (Arthur Richardson), 9-114 (Bert Oldfield), 10-125 (Arthur Mailey)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Maurice Tate	9	4	12	1	1.33	-	-	-
Harold Larwood	14	3	34	3	2.42	-	-	-
George Geary	6.3	2	15	1	2.30	-	-	-
Greville Stevens	3	1	13	1	4.33	-	-	-
Wilfred Rhodes	20	9	44	4	2.20	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Sat, 14 Aug - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 60/4 (Bill Woodfull 22*, Herbie Collins 1*)

Sun, 15 Aug - rest day

Mon, 16 Aug - day 2 - England 2nd innings 49/0 (Jack Hobbs 28*, Herbert Sutcliffe 20*)

Tue, 17 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 375/6 (Wilfred Rhodes 0*)

Wed, 18 Aug - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 125 (52.3 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1926
Series result	England won the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 167
Match days	day (0-day match)
Umpires	Frank Chester Sailor Young

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R
WM Woodfull	caught	0
WH Ponsford	caught	12
CG Macartney	caught	16
W Bardsley	caught	21
HL Collins	caught	4
TJE Andrews	caught	15
JM Gregory	caught	9
AJ Richardson	bowled	4
WAS Oldfield	bowled	23
CV Grimmett	not out	8
AA Mailey	bowled	6
Extras	(lb 7)
Total	125(10 wkts; 52.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MW Tate	9	4	12	1	1.33
H Larwood	14	3	34	3	2.42
G Geary	6.3	2	15	1	2.3
GTS Stevens	3	1	13	1	4.33
W Rhodes	20	9	44	4	2.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Bill Ponsford	Bill Woodfull
2nd	30	Charles Macartney	Bill Ponsford
3rd	0	Warren Bardsley	Bill Ponsford
4th	4	Warren Bardsley	Herbie Collins
5th	28	Warren Bardsley	Tommy Andrews
6th	20	Warren Bardsley	Jack Gregory
7th	0	Jack Gregory	Arthur Richardson
8th	4	Bert Oldfield	Arthur Richardson
9th	27	Bert Oldfield	Clarrie Grimmett
10th	11	Arthur Mailey	Clarrie Grimmett

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