RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 31 December, 1920, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

499/10 (137.3 ov)

ENG

251/10 (87.3 ov) & 157/10 (67.2 ov)

Australia won by an innings and 91 runs

Australia 1st Innings

499/10 (137.3 ov)

RR 3.63

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Herbie Collins c Hearne b Howell	64	115	6	0	55.65
Warren Bardsley c †Strudwick b Woolley	51	89	5	0	57.30
Roy Park b Howell	0	1	0	0	0.00
John Taylor c Woolley b Parkin	68	108	5	0	62.96
Warwick Armstrong lbw b Douglas	39	64	1	0	60.94
Charles Kelleway c †Strudwick b Howell	9	24	0	0	37.50
Clarence Pellew b Parkin	116	186	8	0	62.37
John Ryder c Woolley b Douglas	13	61	0	0	21.31
John Gregory c Russell b Woolley	100	115	12	0	86.96
Bert Oldfield c & b Rhodes	24	50	3	0	48.00
Arthur Mailey not out	8	12	0	0	66.67
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	7
TOTAL (3.63 RUNS PER OVER)	499/10 (137.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 116-1 (Herbie Collins, 0 ov), 118-3 (Warren Bardsley, 0 ov), 116-2 (Roy Park, 0 ov), 251-6 (John Taylor, 0 ov), 194-4 (Warwick Armstrong, 0 ov), 220-5 (Charles Kelleway, 0 ov), 455-8 (Clarence Pellew, 0 ov), 282-7 (John Ryder, 0 ov), 469-9 (John Gregory, 0 ov), 499-10 (Bert Oldfield, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Henry Howell	37	5	142	3	3.84
John Douglas	24	1	83	2	3.46
Cecil Parkin	27	0	116	2	4.30
John Hearne	14	0	38	0	2.71
Frank Woolley	27	8	87	2	3.22
Wilfred Rhodes	8.3	1	26	1	3.06

England 1st Innings

251/10 (87.3 ov)

RR 2.88

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs c Ryder b Gregory	122	218	9	0	55.96
Wilfred Rhodes b Gregory	7	15	0	0	46.67
Joseph Makepeace lbw b Armstrong	4	11	0	0	36.36
Patsy Hendren c Taylor b Gregory	67	146	3	0	45.89
Charles Russell c Collins b Gregory	0	1	0	0	0.00
Frank Woolley b Gregory	5	12	0	0	41.67
John Douglas lbw b Gregory	15	51	0	0	29.41
Cecil Parkin c Mailey b Gregory	4	8	1	0	50.00
Herbert Strudwick not out	21	37	0	0	56.76
Henry Howell st †Oldfield b Armstrong	5	25	0	0	20.00
John Hearne absent ill	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	1
TOTAL (2.88 RUNS PER OVER)	251/10 (87.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 208-6 (Jack Hobbs, 0 ov), 20-1 (Wilfred Rhodes, 0 ov), 32-2 (Joseph Makepeace, 0 ov), 174-3 (Patsy Hendren, 0 ov), 185-4 (Charles Russell, 0 ov), 201-5 (Frank Woolley, 0 ov), 232-8 (John Douglas, 0 ov), 213-7 (Cecil Parkin, 0 ov), 251-9 (Henry Howell, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Gregory	20	1	69	7	3.45
Charles Kelleway	19	1	54	0	2.84
Warwick Armstrong	24.3	8	50	2	2.04
John Ryder	14	2	31	0	2.21
Roy Park	1	0	9	0	9.00
Herbie Collins	9	0	37	0	4.11

England 2nd Innings

157/10 (67.2 ov)

RR 2.34

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs b Kelleway	20	37	2	0	54.05
Wilfred Rhodes c Collins b Armstrong	28	90	0	0	31.11
Joseph Makepeace c Gregory b Armstrong	4	36	0	0	11.11
Patsy Hendren c & b Collins	1	12	0	0	8.33
Charles Russell c Armstrong b Collins	5	16	0	0	31.25
Frank Woolley b Ryder	50	112	3	0	44.64
John Douglas b Gregory	9	38	1	0	23.68
Herbert Strudwick c †Oldfield b Armstrong	24	40	1	0	60.00
Cecil Parkin c Taylor b Armstrong	9	24	1	0	37.50
Henry Howell not out	0	8	0	0	0.00
John Hearne absent ill	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.34 RUNS PER OVER)	157/10 (67.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 36-1 (Jack Hobbs, 0 ov), 58-4 (Wilfred Rhodes, 0 ov), 53-2 (Joseph Makepeace, 0 ov), 54-3 (Patsy Hendren, 0 ov), 70-5 (Charles Russell, 0 ov), 151-8 (Frank Woolley, 0 ov), 104-6 (John Douglas, 0 ov), 141-7 (Herbert Strudwick, 0 ov), 157-9 (Cecil Parkin, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Gregory	12	0	32	1	2.67
Charles Kelleway	12	1	25	1	2.08
Warwick Armstrong	15.2	5	26	4	1.70
John Ryder	10	2	17	1	1.70
Herbie Collins	17	5	47	2	2.76
Clarence Pellew	1	0	3	0	3.00

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Friday, December 31, 1920 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne