RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 29 December, 1928, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

ENG

417/10 (195.0 ov) & 332/7 (159.5 ov)

AUS

397/10 (180.5 ov) & 351/10 (165.5 ov)

England won by 3 wickets

Australia 1st Innings

397/10 (180.5 ov)

RR 2.20

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Woodfull c Jardine b Tate	7	30	1	0	23.33
Victor Richardson c †Duckworth b Larwood	3	4	0	0	75.00
Hunter Hendry c Jardine b Larwood	23	74	1	0	31.08
Alan Kippax c Jardine b Larwood	100	255	11	0	39.22
John Ryder c Hendren b Tate	112	219	7	1	51.14
Donald Bradman b Hammond	79	220	9	0	35.91
Bert Oldfield b Geary	3	30	0	0	10.00
Edward A'Beckett c †Duckworth b White	41	164	6	0	25.00
Ronald Oxenham b Geary	15	58	0	0	25.86
Clarence Grimmett c †Duckworth b Geary	5	24	0	0	20.83
Donald Blackie not out	2	7	0	0	28.57
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.20 RUNS PER OVER)	397/10 (180.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 15-2 (William Woodfull, 0 ov), 5-1 (Victor Richardson, 0 ov), 57-3 (Hunter Hendry, 0 ov), 218-4 (Alan Kippax, 0 ov), 282-5 (John Ryder, 0 ov), 373-7 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 287-6 (Bert Oldfield, 0 ov), 383-8 (Edward A'Beckett, 0 ov), 397-10 (Ronald Oxenham, 0 ov), 394-9 (Clarence Grimmett, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Harold Larwood	37	3	127	3	3.43
Maurice Tate	46	17	87	2	1.89
George Geary	31.5	4	83	3	2.61
Wally Hammond	8	4	19	1	2.38
John White	57	30	64	1	1.12
Douglas Jardine	1	0	10	0	10.00

England 1st Innings

417/10 (195.0 ov)

RR 2.14

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs c †Oldfield b A'Beckett	20	47	1	0	42.55
Herbert Sutcliffe b Blackie	58	253	3	0	22.92
Wally Hammond c A'Beckett b Blackie	200	472	17	0	42.37
Percy Chapman b Blackie	24	40	1	0	60.00
Patsy Hendren c A'Beckett b Hendry	19	47	1	0	40.43
Douglas Jardine c & b Blackie	62	213	6	0	29.11
Harold Larwood c & b Blackie	0	11	0	0	0.00
George Geary lbw b Grimmett	1	24	0	0	4.17
Maurice Tate c Kippax b Grimmett	21	33	2	0	63.64
George Duckworth b Blackie	3	8	0	0	37.50
John White not out	8	22	0	0	36.36
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	1
TOTAL (2.14 RUNS PER OVER)	417/10 (195.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 28-1 (Jack Hobbs, 0 ov), 161-2 (Herbert Sutcliffe, 0 ov), 364-5 (Wally Hammond, 0 ov), 201-3 (Percy Chapman, 0 ov), 238-4 (Patsy Hendren, 0 ov), 385-8 (Douglas Jardine, 0 ov), 364-6 (Harold Larwood, 0 ov), 381-7 (George Geary, 0 ov), 417-10 (Maurice Tate, 0 ov), 391-9 (George Duckworth, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Edward A'Beckett	37	7	92	1	2.49
Hunter Hendry	20	8	35	1	1.75
Clarence Grimmett	55	14	114	2	2.07
Ronald Oxenham	35	11	67	0	1.91
Donald Blackie	44	13	94	6	2.14
John Ryder	4	0	14	0	3.50

Australia 2nd Innings

351/10 (165.5 ov)

RR 2.12

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Woodfull c †Duckworth b Tate	107	309	7	0	34.63
Victor Richardson b Larwood	5	7	0	0	71.43
Hunter Hendry st †Duckworth b White	12	73	0	0	16.44
Alan Kippax b Tate	41	99	4	0	41.41
John Ryder b Geary	5	11	1	0	45.45
Donald Bradman c †Duckworth b Geary	112	281	7	0	39.86
Bert Oldfield b White	7	51	1	0	13.73
Edward A'Beckett b White	6	24	0	0	25.00
Ronald Oxenham b White	39	103	2	0	37.86
Clarence Grimmett not out	4	23	0	0	17.39
Donald Blackie b White	0	14	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 7, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	13
TOTAL (2.12 RUNS PER OVER)	351/10 (165.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 201-5 (William Woodfull, 0 ov), 7-1 (Victor Richardson, 0 ov), 60-2 (Hunter Hendry, 0 ov), 138-3 (Alan Kippax, 0 ov), 143-4 (John Ryder, 0 ov), 345-8 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 226-6 (Bert Oldfield, 0 ov), 252-7 (Edward A'Beckett, 0 ov), 351-9 (Ronald Oxenham, 0 ov), 351-10 (Donald Blackie, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Harold Larwood	16	3	37	1	2.31
Maurice Tate	47	15	70	2	1.49
George Geary	30	4	94	2	3.13
Wally Hammond	16	6	30	0	1.88
John White	56.5	20	107	5	1.88

England 2nd Innings (target 332)

332/7 (159.5 ov)

RR 2.08

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Hobbs lbw b Blackie	49	156	1	0	31.41
Herbert Sutcliffe lbw b Grimmett	135	462	10	0	29.22
Douglas Jardine b Grimmett	33	127	3	0	25.98
Wally Hammond run out	32	104	4	0	30.77
Patsy Hendren b Oxenham	45	93	4	0	48.39
Percy Chapman c Woodfull b Ryder	5	10	0	0	50.00
Maurice Tate run out	0	3	0	0	0.00
George Geary not out	4	4	1	0	100.00
George Duckworth not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 15, lb 14, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	29
TOTAL (2.08 RUNS PER OVER)	332/7 (159.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 105-1 (Jack Hobbs, 0 ov), 318-4 (Herbert Sutcliffe, 0 ov), 199-2 (Douglas Jardine, 0 ov), 257-3 (Wally Hammond, 0 ov), 326-5 (Patsy Hendren, 0 ov), 328-6 (Percy Chapman, 0 ov), 328-7 (Maurice Tate, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Harold Larwood, John White

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Edward A'Beckett	22	5	39	0	1.77
Hunter Hendry	23	5	33	0	1.43
Clarence Grimmett	42	12	96	2	2.29
Ronald Oxenham	28	10	44	1	1.57
Donald Blackie	39	11	75	1	1.92
John Ryder	5.5	1	16	1	2.74

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 29, 1928 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne