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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 259 (259/139)
The Ashes, 1936/37, 5th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27 February, 1,2,3 March 1937 (timeless match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 200 runs
Australia wins the 5-Test series 3-2

Toss: Australia
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 342/3 (Bradman 165*, Badcock 12*)
  • Day 2: Australia 593/9 (McCormick 9*, Fleetwood-Smith 11*)
  • Day 3: Australia 604, England 184/4 (Hardstaff 73*, Wyatt 20*)
  • Day 4: England 239 and 165/8 (Verity 2*, Voce 1*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JHW Fingleton         c Voce             b Farnes              17  89  68  1 0
    KE Rigg               c Ames             b Farnes              28  78  87  2 0
    *DG Bradman                              b Farnes             169 223 191 15 0
    SJ McCabe             c Farnes           b Verity             112 163 155 16 0
    CL Badcock            c Worthington      b Voce               118 205 223 15 0
    RG Gregory            c Verity           b Farnes              80 195 181  5 0
    +WAS Oldfield         c Ames             b Voce                21  76  88  1 0
    LJ Nash               c Ames             b Farnes              17  75  59  0 0
    WJ O'Reilly                              b Voce                 1  15   8  0 0
    EL McCormick          not out                                  17  47  51  2 0
    LO Fleetwood-Smith                       b Farnes              13  27  17  1 1
    Extras                (b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 4)                   11
    Total                 (all out, 140.5 overs)                  604
    
    FoW: 1-42 (Rigg), 2-54 (Fingleton), 3-303 (McCabe),
         4-346 (Bradman), 5-507 (Badcock), 6-544 (Gregory),
         7-563 (Oldfield), 8-571 (O'Reilly), 9-576 (Nash),
         10-604 (Fleetwood-Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Allen                       17      0     99      0
    Farnes                      28.5    5     96      6
    Voce                        29      3    123      3
    Hammond                     16      1     62      0
    Verity                      41      5    127      1
    Worthington                  6      0     60      0
    Leyland                      3      0     26      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    CJ Barnett            c Oldfield         b Nash                18  17  14  3 0
    TS Worthington        hit wicket         b Fleetwood-Smith     44  98  87  7 0
    J Hardstaff jnr       c McCormick        b O'Reilly            83 240 234  8 0
    WR Hammond            c Nash             b O'Reilly            14  62  54  1 0
    M Leyland                                b O'Reilly             7  13  16  0 0
    RES Wyatt             c Bradman          b O'Reilly            38 127  97  1 0
    +LEG Ames                                b Nash                19  39  43  2 0
    *GOB Allen            c Oldfield         b Nash                 0   9   3  0 0
    H Verity              c Rigg             b Nash                 0  17  14  0 0
    W Voce                st Oldfield        b O'Reilly             3   6   9  0 0
    K Farnes              not out                                   0   3   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 12, nb 1)                            13
    Total                 (all out, 71.5 overs)                   239
    
    FoW: 1-33 (Barnett), 2-96 (Worthington), 3-130 (Hammond),
         4-140 (Leyland), 5-202 (Hardstaff), 6-236 (Ames),
         7-236 (Wyatt), 8-236 (Allen), 9-239 (Voce), 10-239 (Verity).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCormick                   13      1     54      0
    Nash                        17.5    1     70      4
    O'Reilly                    23      7     51      5
    Fleetwood-Smith             18      3     51      1
    
    England 2nd innings (following on)                              R   M   B  4 6
    CJ Barnett            lbw                b O'Reilly            41  61  55  4 1
    TS Worthington        c Bradman          b McCormick            6  18  16  1 0
    J Hardstaff jnr                          b Nash                 1   4   4  0 0
    WR Hammond            c Bradman          b O'Reilly            56  95 106  9 0
    M Leyland             c McCormick        b Fleetwood-Smith     28  95  69  2 0
    RES Wyatt             run out                                   9  31  47  1 0
    +LEG Ames             c McCabe           b McCormick           11  41  27  0 0
    *GOB Allen            c Nash             b O'Reilly             7  18  26  1 0
    H Verity              not out                                   2  29  35  0 0
    W Voce                c Badcock          b Fleetwood-Smith      1   8   9  0 0
    K Farnes              c Nash             b Fleetwood-Smith      0   1   1  0 0
    Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
    Total                 (all out, 49.2 overs)                   165
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Worthington), 2-10 (Hardstaff), 3-70 (Barnett),
         4-121 (Hammond), 5-142 (Wyatt), 6-142 (Leyland),
         7-153 (Allen), 8-162 (Ames), 9-165 (Voce), 10-165 (Farnes).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCormick                    9      0     33      2
    Nash                         7      1     34      1
    O'Reilly                    19      6     58      3
    Fleetwood-Smith             13.2    3     36      3
    McCabe                       1      0      1      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: JHW Fingleton, KE Rigg, DG Bradman, SJ McCabe, CL Badcock, RG Gregory, WAS Oldfield, LJ Nash, WJ O'Reilly, EL McCormick, LO Fleetwood-Smith.

    England Player Pages: CJ Barnett, TS Worthington, J Hardstaff jnr, WR Hammond, M Leyland, RES Wyatt, LEG Ames, GOB Allen, H Verity, W Voce, K Farnes.

    Match Officials' Pages: GE Borwick, JD Scott.

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