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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 178 (178/117)
The Ashes, 1928/29, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
29,31 December 1928, 1,2,3,4,5 January 1929 (timeless match)

Result: England won by 3 wickets
England leads the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DA Elder and GA Hele
Test Debuts: EL a'Beckett, RK Oxenham (Aus).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 276/4 (Ryder 111*, Bradman 26*)
  • Day 2: Australia 397, England 47/1 (Sutcliffe 15*, Hammond 12*)
  • Day 3: England 312/4 (Hammond 169*, Jardine 21*)
  • Day 4: England 417, Australia 118/2 (Woodfull 64*, Kippax 34*)
  • Day 5: Australia 347/8 (Oxenham 39*, Grimmett 0*)
  • Day 6: Australia 351, England 171/1 (Sutcliffe 83*, Jardine 18*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    WM Woodfull           c Jardine          b Tate                 7  29  30  1 0
    VY Richardson         c Duckworth        b Larwood              3   7   4  0 0
    HSTL Hendry           c Jardine          b Larwood             23  72  74  1 0
    AF Kippax             c Jardine          b Larwood            100 213 255 11 0
    *J Ryder              c Hendren          b Tate               112 220 219  7 1
    DG Bradman                               b Hammond             79 194 220  9 0
    +WAS Oldfield                            b Geary                3  19  30  0 0
    EL a'Beckett          c Duckworth        b White               41 142 164  6 0
    RK Oxenham                               b Geary               15  50  58  0 0
    CV Grimmett           c Duckworth        b Geary                5  20  24  0 0
    DD Blackie            not out                                   2   6   7  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 3)                               7
    Total                 (all out, 180.5 overs)                  397
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Richardson), 2-15 (Woodfull), 3-57 (Hendry),
         4-218 (Kippax), 5-282 (Ryder), 6-287 (Oldfield),
         7-373 (Bradman), 8-383 (a'Beckett), 9-394 (Grimmett),
         10-397 (Oxenham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Larwood                     37      3    127      3
    Tate                        46     17     87      2
    Geary                       31.5    4     83      3
    Hammond                      8      4     19      1
    White                       57     30     64      1
    Jardine                      1      0     10      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    JB Hobbs              c Oldfield         b a'Beckett           20  33  47  1 0
    H Sutcliffe                              b Blackie             58 199 253  3 0
    WR Hammond            c a'Beckett        b Blackie            200 398 472 17 0
    *APF Chapman                             b Blackie             24  35  40  1 0
    EH Hendren            c a'Beckett        b Hendry              19  38  47  1 0
    DR Jardine                           c & b Blackie             62 194 213  6 0
    H Larwood                            c & b Blackie              0   8  11  0 0
    G Geary               lbw                b Grimmett             1  20  24  0 0
    MW Tate               c Kippax           b Grimmett            21  35  33  2 0
    +G Duckworth                             b Blackie              3   6   8  0 0
    JC White              not out                                   8  22  22  0 0
    Extras                (b 1)                                     1
    Total                 (all out, 195 overs)                    417
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Hobbs), 2-161 (Sutcliffe), 3-201 (Chapman),
         4-238 (Hendren), 5-364 (Hammond), 6-364 (Larwood),
         7-381 (Geary), 8-385 (Jardine), 9-391 (Duckworth),
         10-417 (Tate).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    a'Beckett                   37      7     92      1
    Hendry                      20      8     35      1
    Grimmett                    55     14    114      2
    Oxenham                     35     11     67      0
    Blackie                     44     13     94      6
    Ryder                        4      0     14      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    WM Woodfull           c Duckworth        b Tate               107 271 309  7 0
    VY Richardson                            b Larwood              5   7   7  0 0
    HSTL Hendry           st Duckworth       b White               12  68  73  0 0
    AF Kippax                                b Tate                41  94  99  4 0
    *J Ryder                                 b Geary                5   7  11  1 0
    DG Bradman            c Duckworth        b Geary              112 246 281  7 0
    +WAS Oldfield                            b White                7  40  51  1 0
    EL a'Beckett                             b White                6  25  24  0 0
    RK Oxenham                               b White               39 105 103  2 0
    CV Grimmett           not out                                   4  22  23  0 0
    DD Blackie                               b White                0  11  14  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 7)                              13
    Total                 (all out, 165.5 overs)                  351
    
    FoW: 1-7 (Richardson), 2-60 (Hendry), 3-138 (Kippax),
         4-143 (Ryder), 5-201 (Woodfull), 6-226 (Oldfield),
         7-252 (a'Beckett), 8-345 (Bradman), 9-351 (Oxenham),
         10-351 (Blackie).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Larwood                     16      3     37      1
    Tate                        47     15     70      2
    Geary                       30      4     94      2
    Hammond                     16      6     30      0
    White                       56.5   20    107      5
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 332 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    JB Hobbs              lbw                b Blackie             49 138 156  1 0
    H Sutcliffe           lbw                b Grimmett           135 384 462 10 0
    DR Jardine                               b Grimmett            33 115 127  3 0
    WR Hammond            run out                                  32  69 104  4 0
    EH Hendren                               b Oxenham             45  71  93  4 0
    *APF Chapman          c Woodfull         b Ryder                5  15  10  0 0
    MW Tate               run out                                   0   6   3  0 0
    G Geary               not out                                   4   4   4  1 0
    +G Duckworth          not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 15, lb 14)                            29
    Total                 (7 wickets, 159.5 overs)                332
    
    DNB: H Larwood, JC White.
    
    FoW: 1-105 (Hobbs), 2-199 (Jardine), 3-257 (Hammond),
         4-318 (Sutcliffe), 5-326 (Hendren), 6-328 (Chapman),
         7-328 (Tate).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    a'Beckett                   22      5     39      0
    Hendry                      23      5     33      0
    Grimmett                    42     12     96      2
    Oxenham                     28     10     44      1
    Blackie                     39     11     75      1
    Ryder                        5.5    1     16      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: WM Woodfull, VY Richardson, HSTL Hendry, AF Kippax, J Ryder, DG Bradman, WAS Oldfield, EL a'Beckett, RK Oxenham, CV Grimmett, DD Blackie.

    England Player Pages: JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe, WR Hammond, APF Chapman, EH Hendren, DR Jardine, H Larwood, G Geary, MW Tate, G Duckworth, JC White.

    Match Officials' Pages: DA Elder, GA Hele.

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