RESULT
5th Test, Melbourne, February 26 - March 03, 1937, England tour of Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Fingleton | c Voce b Farnes | 17 | 68 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Keith Rigg | c †Ames b Farnes | 28 | 87 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 32.18 | ||
| Donald Bradman (c) | b Farnes | 169 | 191 | 223 | 15 | 0 | 88.48 | ||
| Stan McCabe | c Farnes b Verity | 112 | 155 | 163 | 16 | 0 | 72.25 | ||
| Jack Badcock | c Worthington b Voce | 118 | 223 | 205 | 15 | 0 | 52.91 | ||
| Ross Gregory | c Verity b Farnes | 80 | 181 | 195 | 5 | 0 | 44.19 | ||
| Bert Oldfield † | c †Ames b Voce | 21 | 88 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 23.86 | ||
| Laurie Nash | c †Ames b Farnes | 17 | 59 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 28.81 | ||
| Bill O'Reilly | b Voce | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Ernie McCormick | not out | 17 | 51 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | b Farnes | 13 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 76.47 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 4, w 1) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 140.5 Ov (RR: 4.29) | 604 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Keith Rigg), 2-54 (Jack Fingleton), 3-303 (Stan McCabe), 4-346 (Donald Bradman), 5-507 (Jack Badcock), 6-544 (Ross Gregory), 7-563 (Bert Oldfield), 8-571 (Bill O'Reilly), 9-576 (Laurie Nash), 10-604 (Chuck Fleetwood-Smith) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gubby Allen | 17 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 4.36 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Farnes | 28.5 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 2.51 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Voce | 29 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 3.18 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 2.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 41 | 5 | 127 | 1 | 2.32 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Worthington | 6 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Leyland | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Barnett | c †Oldfield b Nash | 18 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 128.57 | ||
| Stan Worthington | hit wicket b Fleetwood-Smith | 44 | 87 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 50.57 | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | c McCormick b O'Reilly | 83 | 234 | 240 | 8 | 0 | 35.47 | ||
| Wally Hammond | c Nash b O'Reilly | 14 | 54 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 25.92 | ||
| Maurice Leyland | b O'Reilly | 7 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 | ||
| Bob Wyatt | c Bradman b O'Reilly | 38 | 97 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 39.17 | ||
| Les Ames † | b Nash | 19 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 44.18 | ||
| Gubby Allen (c) | c †Oldfield b Nash | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Hedley Verity | c Rigg b Nash | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bill Voce | st †Oldfield b O'Reilly | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Ken Farnes | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 12, nb 1) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 71.5 Ov (RR: 3.33) | 239 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Charlie Barnett), 2-96 (Stan Worthington), 3-130 (Wally Hammond), 4-140 (Maurice Leyland), 5-202 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-236 (Les Ames), 7-236 (Bob Wyatt), 8-236 (Gubby Allen), 9-239 (Bill Voce), 10-239 (Hedley Verity) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie McCormick | 13 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 3.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Nash | 17.5 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 2.97 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 23 | 7 | 51 | 5 | 1.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 18 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Barnett | lbw b O'Reilly | 41 | 55 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 74.54 | ||
| Stan Worthington | c Bradman b McCormick | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | b Nash | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Wally Hammond | c Bradman b O'Reilly | 56 | 106 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 52.83 | ||
| Maurice Leyland | c McCormick b Fleetwood-Smith | 28 | 69 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 40.57 | ||
| Bob Wyatt | run out | 9 | 47 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 19.14 | ||
| Les Ames † | c McCabe b McCormick | 11 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 40.74 | ||
| Gubby Allen (c) | c Nash b O'Reilly | 7 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 | ||
| Hedley Verity | not out | 2 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | ||
| Bill Voce | c Badcock b Fleetwood-Smith | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Ken Farnes | c Nash b Fleetwood-Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 49.2 Ov (RR: 3.35) | 165 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Stan Worthington), 2-10 (Joe Hardstaff), 3-70 (Charlie Barnett), 4-121 (Wally Hammond), 5-142 (Bob Wyatt), 6-142 (Maurice Leyland), 7-153 (Gubby Allen), 8-162 (Les Ames), 9-165 (Bill Voce), 10-165 (Ken Farnes) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie McCormick | 9 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Nash | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 19 | 6 | 58 | 3 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 13.2 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1936/37 |
| Series result | Australia won the 5-match series 3-2 |
| Match number | Test no. 259 |
| Match days | day (0-day match) |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 26 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 342/3 (Donald Bradman 165*, Jack Badcock 12*)
Sat, 27 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 593/9 (Ernie McCormick 9*, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith 11*)
Sun, 28 Feb - rest day
Mon, 01 Mar - day 3 - England 1st innings 184/4 (Joe Hardstaff 73*, Bob Wyatt 20*)
Tue, 02 Mar - day 4 - England 2nd innings 165/8 (Hedley Verity 2*, Bill Voce 1*)
Wed, 03 Mar - day 5 - England 2nd innings 165 (49.2 ov) - end of match
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