Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 31 December, 1931, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia vs South Africa | December 31, 1931, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground

Completed

Australia

*198/10 (77.1 ov) & *554/10 (166.0 ov)

South Africa

*358/10 (188.3 ov) & *225/10 (115.0 ov)

Australia won by 169 runs

Commentary Scorecard Squad Stats

Australia 1st Innings Inning

198/10 (77.1 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Woodfull c †Cameron b Bell	7	0	0	0	0.00
William Ponsford b Bell	7	0	1	0	0.00
Donald Bradman c †Cameron b Quinn	2	0	0	0	0.00
Alan Kippax c Bell b Quinn	52	0	4	1	0.00
Stanley McCabe c Morkel b Bell	22	0	4	0	0.00
Keith Rigg c Mitchell b Bell	68	0	5	0	0.00
Edward A'Beckett c Mitchell b Quinn	6	0	0	0	0.00
Bert Oldfield c Vincent b Quinn	0	0	0	0	0.00
Clarence Grimmett c Morkel b Bell	9	0	1	0	0.00
Thomas Wall not out	6	0	0	0	0.00
Bert Ironmonger run out	12	0	2	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.57 RUNS PER OVER)	198/10 (77.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

25-3 (William Woodfull, 0 ov), 11-1 (William Ponsford, 0 ov), 16-2 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 135-5 (Alan Kippax, 0 ov), 74-4 (Stanley McCabe, 0 ov), 173-8 (Keith Rigg, 0 ov), 143-6 (Edward A'Beckett, 0 ov), 143-7 (Bert Oldfield, 0 ov), 179-9 (Clarence Grimmett, 0 ov), 198-10 (Bert Ironmonger, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alexander Bell	26.1	9	69	5	2.64
Neville Quinn	31	13	42	4	1.35
Denys Morkel	3	0	12	0	4.00
Cyril Vincent	12	1	32	0	2.67
Quintin McMillan	2	0	22	0	11.00
James Christy	3	0	14	0	4.67

South Africa 1st Innings Inning

358/10 (188.3 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sydney Curnow b Grimmett	47	0	3	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell c McCabe b Wall	17	0	1	0	0.00
James Christy c McCabe b Ironmonger	16	0	1	0	0.00
Herbert Taylor lbw b Grimmett	11	0	0	0	0.00
Denys Morkel lbw b Ironmonger	33	0	2	0	0.00
Horace Cameron st †Oldfield b Ironmonger	39	0	4	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen c Wall b McCabe	111	0	9	0	0.00
Cyril Vincent c †Oldfield b Wall	16	0	1	0	0.00
Quintin McMillan c †Oldfield b Wall	29	0	3	0	0.00
Neville Quinn b McCabe	11	0	1	0	0.00
Alexander Bell not out	10	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 3, lb 13, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	18
TOTAL (1.90 RUNS PER OVER)	358/10 (188.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

89-3 (Sydney Curnow, 0 ov), 39-1 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 79-2 (James Christy, 0 ov), 108-4 (Herbert Taylor, 0 ov), 163-5 (Denys Morkel, 0 ov), 183-6 (Horace Cameron, 0 ov), 329-8 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 225-7 (Cyril Vincent, 0 ov), 336-9 (Quintin McMillan, 0 ov), 358-10 (Neville Quinn, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Thomas Wall	37	5	98	3	2.65
Edward A'Beckett	18	5	29	0	1.61
Clarence Grimmett	63	23	100	2	1.59
Bert Ironmonger	49	26	72	3	1.47
Stanley McCabe	21.3	4	41	2	1.91

Australia 2nd Innings Inning

554/10 (166.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Woodfull c Mitchell b McMillan	161	0	5	0	0.00
William Ponsford c Mitchell b Bell	34	0	2	0	0.00
Donald Bradman lbw b Vincent	167	0	18	0	0.00
Alan Kippax c Curnow b McMillan	67	0	5	0	0.00
Stanley McCabe c Mitchell b McMillan	71	0	5	1	0.00
Keith Rigg c Mitchell b Vincent	1	0	0	0	0.00
Edward A'Beckett b Vincent	4	0	0	0	0.00
Bert Oldfield lbw b McMillan	0	0	0	0	0.00
Clarence Grimmett not out	16	0	1	0	0.00
Thomas Wall b Vincent	12	0	2	0	0.00
Bert Ironmonger b Quinn	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 17, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	21
TOTAL (3.34 RUNS PER OVER)	554/10 (166.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

408-3 (William Woodfull, 0 ov), 54-1 (William Ponsford, 0 ov), 328-2 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 519-4 (Alan Kippax, 0 ov), 521-5 (Stanley McCabe, 0 ov), 521-6 (Keith Rigg, 0 ov), 530-8 (Edward A'Beckett, 0 ov), 524-7 (Bert Oldfield, 0 ov), 550-9 (Thomas Wall, 0 ov), 554-10 (Bert Ironmonger, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alexander Bell	36	6	101	1	2.81
Neville Quinn	36.4	6	113	1	3.08
Denys Morkel	4	0	15	0	3.75
Cyril Vincent	55	16	154	4	2.80
Quintin McMillan	33	3	150	4	4.55

South Africa 2nd Innings (target 395) Inning

225/10 (115.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sydney Curnow b Grimmett	9	0	1	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell c & b Grimmett	46	0	0	0	0.00
James Christy c †Oldfield b Ironmonger	63	0	5	0	0.00
Herbert Taylor b Grimmett	38	0	1	0	0.00
Denys Morkel b Ironmonger	4	0	1	0	0.00
Horace Cameron lbw b Ironmonger	13	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen b Ironmonger	2	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Vincent c Ponsford b Grimmett	34	0	5	1	0.00
Quintin McMillan c Wall b Grimmett	1	0	0	0	0.00
Neville Quinn not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alexander Bell b Grimmett	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 8, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	15
TOTAL (1.96 RUNS PER OVER)	225/10 (115.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

18-1 (Sydney Curnow, 0 ov), 133-3 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 120-2 (James Christy, 0 ov), 188-7 (Herbert Taylor, 0 ov), 138-4 (Denys Morkel, 0 ov), 178-5 (Horace Cameron, 0 ov), 186-6 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 225-9 (Cyril Vincent, 0 ov), 208-8 (Quintin McMillan, 0 ov), 225-10 (Alexander Bell, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Thomas Wall	13	3	35	0	2.69
Edward A'Beckett	3	1	6	0	2.00
Clarence Grimmett	46	14	92	6	2.00
Bert Ironmonger	42	18	54	4	1.29
Stanley McCabe	10	1	21	0	2.10
Donald Bradman	1	0	2	0	2.00