Australia 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 689 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1936/37 |
Series result | England led the 5-match series 2-1 |
Match number | TEST No. 257 |
Match days | - day match (0-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() George Borwick![]() John Scott |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 01 Jan - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 181/6 (Stan McCabe 63*, Bert Oldfield 21*, null ov)
Sat, 02 Jan - day 2 -Australia 2nd innings 3/1 (Chuck Fleetwood-Smith 0*, Frank Ward 1*, null ov)
Sun, 03 Jan - rest day
Mon, 04 Jan - day 3 -Australia 2nd innings 194/5 (Jack Fingleton 39*, Donald Bradman 56*, null ov)
Tue, 05 Jan - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 500/6 (Donald Bradman 248*, Stan McCabe 14*, null ov)
Wed, 06 Jan - day 5 -England 2nd innings 236/6 (Maurice Leyland 69*, Walter Robins 27*, null ov)
Thu, 07 Jan - day 6 -England 2nd innings 323/10 (78.6 ov) - end of match