Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 January 1925 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RM Crockett, C Garing
Match Result: Australia won by 81 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Herbie Collins | c Bert Strudwick b Maurice Tate | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | c Bert Strudwick b Arthur Gilligan | 19 | 0 | 76 | - | - | |
| 3. Arthur Richardson | run out ( > > ) | 14 | 33 | 31 | - | - | |
| 4. Bill Ponsford | b Maurice Tate | 128 | 233 | 222 | 6 | - | |
| 5. Johnny Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 72 | 0 | 130 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Vic Richardson | run out ( > > ) | 138 | 217 | 198 | 13 | - | |
| 7. Charles Kelleway | c Bert Strudwick b Arthur Gilligan | 32 | 138 | 132 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Albert Hartkopf | c Percy Chapman b Arthur Gilligan | 80 | 158 | 162 | 8 | - | |
| 9. Jack Gregory | c Arthur Gilligan b Maurice Tate | 44 | 0 | 40 | 5 | - | |
| +10. Bert Oldfield | not out | 39 | 100 | 106 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | lbw b Johnny Douglas | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Herbie Collins), 2-47 (Arthur Richardson), 3-47 (Warren Bardsley), 4-208 (Johnny Taylor), 5-301 (Bill Ponsford), 6-424 (Vic Richardson), 7-439 (Charles Kelleway), 8-499 (Jack Gregory), 9-599 (Albert Hartkopf), 600 (Arthur Mailey). |
| Extras | 18b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 149.5 ovs) 600 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 45 | 10 | 142 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 19.5 | 0 | 95 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Tyldesley | 35 | 3 | 130 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Gilligan | 26 | 1 | 114 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 13 | 1 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | b Arthur Mailey | 154 | 0 | 288 | 11 | - | |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Charles Kelleway | 176 | 0 | 431 | 17 | - | |
| 3. Frank Woolley | b Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 4. Jack Hearne | b Arthur Mailey | 9 | 0 | 42 | - | - | |
| 5. Patsy Hendren | c Bert Oldfield b Charles Kelleway | 32 | 0 | 57 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Percy Chapman | c Bert Oldfield b Jack Gregory | 28 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7. Johnny Douglas | c Herbie Collins b Arthur Richardson | 8 | 0 | 45 | - | - | |
| 8. Dick Tyldesley | c Herbie Collins b Jack Gregory | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Maurice Tate | b Arthur Richardson | 34 | 0 | 39 | 4 | - | |
| *10. Arthur Gilligan | not out | 17 | 0 | 21 | 3 | - | |
| +11. Bert Strudwick | b Albert Hartkopf | 4 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-283 (Jack Hobbs), 2-284 (Frank Woolley), 3-305 (Jack Hearne), 4-373 (Patsy Hendren), 5-404 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 6-412 (Percy Chapman), 7-418 (Dick Tyldesley), 8-453 (Johnny Douglas), 9-458 (Maurice Tate), 479 (Bert Strudwick). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 138 ovs) 479 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 34 | 4 | 124 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 30 | 10 | 62 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 34 | 5 | 141 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Hartkopf | 26 | 1 | 120 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Richardson | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Herbie Collins | b Jack Hearne | 30 | 0 | 114 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | lbw b Maurice Tate | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| 3. Arthur Richardson | b Maurice Tate | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Bill Ponsford | b Maurice Tate | 4 | 9 | 13 | - | - | |
| 5. Johnny Taylor | b Maurice Tate | 90 | 0 | 149 | 7 | - | |
| 6. Vic Richardson | c Bert Strudwick b Jack Hearne | 8 | 31 | 19 | - | - | |
| 7. Charles Kelleway | c & b Jack Hearne | 17 | 87 | 58 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Albert Hartkopf | lbw b Maurice Tate | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| 9. Jack Gregory | not out | 36 | 0 | 86 | 4 | - | |
| +10. Bert Oldfield | lbw b Jack Hearne | 39 | 76 | 70 | 3 | - | |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | b Maurice Tate | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Warren Bardsley), 2-13 (Arthur Richardson), 3-27 (Bill Ponsford), 4-106 (Herbie Collins), 5-126 (Vic Richardson), 6-166 (Johnny Taylor), 7-168 (Charles Kelleway), 8-168 (Albert Hartkopf), 9-239 (Bert Oldfield), 250 (Arthur Mailey). |
| Extras | 11b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.3 ovs) 250 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 33.3 | 8 | 99 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Tyldesley | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Gilligan | 11 | 2 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 29 | 5 | 84 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | lbw b Arthur Mailey | 22 | 0 | 45 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Jack Gregory b Arthur Mailey | 127 | 0 | 379 | 12 | - | |
| +3. Bert Strudwick | lbw b Jack Gregory | 22 | 63 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Jack Hearne | lbw b Jack Gregory | 23 | 0 | 60 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Frank Woolley | lbw b Arthur Richardson | 50 | 0 | 128 | 6 | - | |
| 6. Patsy Hendren | b Jack Gregory | 18 | 0 | 54 | 3 | - | |
| 7. Dick Tyldesley | c Bill Ponsford b Arthur Mailey | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| 8. Johnny Douglas | b Arthur Mailey | 14 | 0 | 46 | - | - | |
| 9. Percy Chapman | not out | 4 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| *10. Arthur Gilligan | c & b Arthur Mailey | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Maurice Tate | b Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Jack Hobbs), 2-75 (Bert Strudwick), 3-121 (Jack Hearne), 4-211 (Frank Woolley), 5-254 (Patsy Hendren), 6-255 (Dick Tyldesley), 7-280 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 8-289 (Johnny Douglas), 9-289 (Arthur Gilligan), 290 (Maurice Tate). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.3 ovs) 290 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 27.3 | 6 | 87 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 18 | 4 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 24 | 2 | 92 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Hartkopf | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Richardson | 22 | 7 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Herbie Collins | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Herbie Collins, Warren Bardsley, Arthur Richardson, Bill Ponsford, Johnny Taylor, Vic Richardson, Charles Kelleway, Albert Hartkopf, Jack Gregory, Bert Oldfield, Arthur Mailey
England:
Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Bert Strudwick, Jack Hearne, Frank Woolley, Patsy Hendren, Dick Tyldesley, Johnny Douglas, Percy Chapman, Arthur Gilligan, Maurice Tate
