Test Match #259 Standard Scorecard     
1936-1937 Australia v England - 5th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26th February, 1937
 
Australia 604
England 239 & 165
Australia won by an innings and 200 runs

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Fingleton c Voce b Farnes 17  68  1  0 25.00 2.81%
Keith Rigg c †Ames b Farnes 28  87  2  0 32.18 4.64%
Donald Bradman* b Farnes 169  191  15  0 88.48 27.98%
Stanley McCabe c Farnes b Verity 112  155  16  0 72.26 18.54%
Clayvel Badcock c Worthington b Voce 118  223  15  0 52.91 19.54%
Ross Gregory c Verity b Farnes 80  181  5  0 44.20 13.25%
Bert Oldfield c †Ames b Voce 21  88  1  0 23.86 3.48%
Laurence Nash c †Ames b Farnes 17  59  0  0 28.81 2.81%
William O'Reilly b Voce 1  8  0  0 12.50 0.17%
Ernest McCormick not out 17  51  2  0 33.33 2.81%
Leslie Fleetwood-Smith b Farnes 13  17  1  1 76.47 2.15%
Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 4) 11  
Total All Out   (140.5 overs @ 4.29 rpo) 604
Fall of Wickets
 
1-42 Rigg, 2-54 Fingleton, 3-303 McCabe, 4-346 Bradman, 5-507 Badcock, 6-544 Gregory,
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7-563 Oldfield, 8-571 O'Reilly, 9-576 Nash, 10-604 Fleetwood-Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Gubby Allan 17.0 0 99 0 5.82
Kenneth Farnes 28.5 5 96 6 3.33 60.00
William Voce 29.0 3 123 3 4.24 30.00
Wally Hammond 16.0 1 62 0 3.88
Hedley Verity 41.0 5 127 1 3.10 10.00
Thomas Worthington 6.0 0 60 0 10.00
Maurice Leyland 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Charles Barnett c †Oldfield b Nash 18  14  3  0 128.57 7.53%
Thomas Worthington hit wicket b Fleetwood-Smith 44  87  7  0 50.57 18.41%
Joseph Hardstaff c McCormick b O'Reilly 83  234  8  0 35.47 34.73%
Wally Hammond c Nash b O'Reilly 14  54  1  0 25.93 5.86%
Maurice Leyland b O'Reilly 7  16  0  0 43.75 2.93%
Robert Wyatt c Bradman b O'Reilly 38  97  1  0 39.18 15.90%
Leslie Ames b Nash 19  43  2  0 44.19 7.95%
Gubby Allan* c †Oldfield b Nash 0  3  0  0 0.00
Hedley Verity c Rigg b Nash 0  14  0  0 0.00
William Voce st †Oldfield b O'Reilly 3  9  0  0 33.33 1.26%
Kenneth Farnes not out 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 12, nb 1) 13  
Total All Out   (71.5 overs @ 3.33 rpo) 239
Fall of Wickets
 
1-33 Barnett, 2-96 Worthington, 3-130 Hammond, 4-140 Leyland, 5-202 Hardstaff,
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6-236 Ames, 7-236 Wyatt, 8-236 Allen, 9-239 Voce, 10-239 Verity
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ernest McCormick 13.0 1 54 0 4.15
Laurence Nash 17.5 1 70 4 3.93 40.00
William O'Reilly 23.0 7 51 5 2.22 50.00
Leslie Fleetwood-Smith 18.0 3 51 1 2.83 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Charles Barnett lbw b O'Reilly 41  55  4  1 74.55 24.85%
Thomas Worthington c Bradman b McCormick 6  16  1  0 37.50 3.64%
Joseph Hardstaff b Nash 1  4  0  0 25.00 0.61%
Wally Hammond c Bradman b O'Reilly 56  106  9  0 52.83 33.94%
Maurice Leyland c McCormick b Fleetwood-Smith 28  69  2  0 40.58 16.97%
Robert Wyatt run out 9  47  1  0 19.15 5.45%
Leslie Ames c McCabe b McCormick 11  27  0  0 40.74 6.67%
Gubby Allan* c Nash b O'Reilly 7  26  1  0 26.92 4.24%
Hedley Verity not out 2  35  0  0 5.71 1.21%
William Voce c Badcock b Fleetwood-Smith 1  9  0  0 11.11 0.61%
Kenneth Farnes c Nash b Fleetwood-Smith 0  1  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 3) 3  
Total All Out   (49.2 overs @ 3.34 rpo) 165
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Worthington, 2-10 Hardstaff, 3-70 Barnett, 4-121 Hammond, 5-142 Wyatt,
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6-142 Leyland, 7-153 Allen, 8-162 Ames, 9-165 Voce, 10-165 Farnes
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ernest McCormick 9.0 0 33 2 3.67 20.00
Laurence Nash 7.0 1 34 1 4.86 10.00
William O'Reilly 19.0 6 58 3 3.05 30.00
Leslie Fleetwood-Smith 13.2 3 36 3 2.70 30.00
Stanley McCabe 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1936-1937 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 5th Test
Match No. Test #259
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 342/3 (DG Bradman 165*, CL Badcock 12*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 593/9 (EL McCormick 9*, LO Fleetwood-Smith 11*)
Day 3 - England 1st innings 184/4 (J Hardstaff jnr 73*, RES Wyatt 20*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 165/8 (H Verity 2*, W Voce 1*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 165, 49.2 overs - end of match