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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
14, 16, 17, 18 August 1926 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, HI Young
Match Result: England won by 289 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | b Arthur Mailey | 37 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Arthur Mailey | 76 | - | 210 | 6 | - |
| 3. Frank Woolley | b Arthur Mailey | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | b Jack Gregory | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Percy Chapman | st Bert Oldfield b Arthur Mailey | 49 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | c Tommy Andrews b Arthur Mailey | 17 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 7. Wilfred Rhodes | c Bert Oldfield b Arthur Mailey | 28 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 8. George Geary | run out ( > > ) | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Maurice Tate | b Clarrie Grimmett | 23 | - | 15 | - | 1 |
| 10. Harold Larwood | c Tommy Andrews b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Bert Strudwick | not out | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-53 (Jack Hobbs), 2-91 (Frank Woolley), 3-108 (Patsy Hendren), 4-189 (Percy Chapman), 5-213 (Greville Stevens), 6-214 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 7-231 (George Geary), 8-266 (Maurice Tate), 9-266 (Harold Larwood), 280 (Wilfred Rhodes). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.5 ovs) 280 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 15 | 4 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 33 | 12 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 33.5 | 3 | 138 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Macartney | 7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Richardson | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | b Wilfred Rhodes | 35 | - | 120 | - | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | c Bert Strudwick b Harold Larwood | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Charles Macartney | b Greville Stevens | 25 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 4. Bill Ponsford | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tommy Andrews | b Harold Larwood | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Herbie Collins | c Greville Stevens b Harold Larwood | 61 | - | 230 | 2 | - |
| 7. Arthur Richardson | c George Geary b Wilfred Rhodes | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Jack Gregory | c Greville Stevens b Maurice Tate | 73 | - | 100 | 10 | - |
| +9. Bert Oldfield | not out | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Clarrie Grimmett | b Maurice Tate | 35 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | c Bert Strudwick b Maurice Tate | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Warren Bardsley), 2-44 (Charles Macartney), 3-51 (Bill Ponsford), 4-59 (Tommy Andrews), 5-90 (Bill Woodfull), 6-122 (Arthur Richardson), 7-229 (Jack Gregory), 8-231 (Herbie Collins), 9-298 (Clarrie Grimmett), 302 (Arthur Mailey). |
| Extras | 5b, 12lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 152.1 ovs) 302 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 37.1 | 17 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harold Larwood | 34 | 11 | 82 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 27 | 8 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 29 | 3 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 25 | 15 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | b Jack Gregory | 100 | - | 221 | 10 | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Arthur Mailey | 161 | - | 428 | 16 | - |
| 3. Frank Woolley | lbw b Arthur Richardson | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | c Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Percy Chapman | b Arthur Richardson | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | c Arthur Mailey b Clarrie Grimmett | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Wilfred Rhodes | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. George Geary | c Bert Oldfield b Jack Gregory | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Maurice Tate | not out | 33 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 10. Harold Larwood | b Arthur Mailey | 5 | - | 10 | - | - |
| +11. Bert Strudwick | c Tommy Andrews b Arthur Mailey | 2 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-172 (Jack Hobbs), 2-220 (Frank Woolley), 3-277 (Patsy Hendren), 4-316 (Percy Chapman), 5-373 (Greville Stevens), 6-375 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 7-382 (George Geary), 8-425 (Wilfred Rhodes), 9-430 (Harold Larwood), 436 (Bert Strudwick). |
| Extras | 19b, 18lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 37 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 182.5 ovs) 436 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 18 | 1 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 55 | 17 | 108 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 42.5 | 6 | 128 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Macartney | 26 | 16 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Richardson | 41 | 21 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | c George Geary b Harold Larwood | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bill Ponsford | c Harold Larwood b Wilfred Rhodes | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Charles Macartney | c George Geary b Harold Larwood | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Warren Bardsley | c Frank Woolley b Wilfred Rhodes | 21 | - | 65 | - | - |
| *5. Herbie Collins | c Frank Woolley b Wilfred Rhodes | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Tommy Andrews | c Maurice Tate b Harold Larwood | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Jack Gregory | c Herbert Sutcliffe b Maurice Tate | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Arthur Richardson | b Wilfred Rhodes | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Bert Oldfield | b Greville Stevens | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | b George Geary | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bill Woodfull), 2-31 (Charles Macartney), 3-31 (Bill Ponsford), 4-35 (Herbie Collins), 5-63 (Tommy Andrews), 6-83 (Warren Bardsley), 7-83 (Jack Gregory), 8-87 (Arthur Richardson), 9-114 (Bert Oldfield), 125 (Arthur Mailey). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.3 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harold Larwood | 14 | 3 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 6.3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 20 | 9 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Frank Woolley, Patsy Hendren, Percy Chapman, Greville Stevens, Wilfred Rhodes, George Geary, Maurice Tate, Harold Larwood, Bert Strudwick