England v New Zealand @ Kennington Oval, London
29, 30, 31 July 1931 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, J Hardstaff snr
Match Result: England won by an innings and 26 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Herbert Sutcliffe | st Ken James b Giff Vivian | 117 | - | 220 | - | - | |
| 2. Fred Bakewell | run out ( > > ) | 40 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Duleep | c Lindsay Weir b Cyril Allcott | 109 | - | 135 | 13 | - | |
| 4. Wally Hammond | not out | 100 | - | 104 | 13 | - | |
| +5. Les Ames | c Ken James b Giff Vivian | 41 | - | - | - | - | |
| *6. Douglas Jardine | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Freddie Brown | |||||||
| 8. Gubby Allen | |||||||
| 9. Maurice Tate | |||||||
| 10. Ian Peebles | |||||||
| 11. Hedley Verity |
| FOW | 1-84 (Fred Bakewell), 2-262 (Duleep), 3-271 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-401 (Les Ames). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 131.3 ovs) 416 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Cromb | 30 | 5 | 97 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Allcott | 44 | 7 | 108 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Giff Vivian | 34.3 | 8 | 96 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Weir | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Merritt | 12 | 0 | 75 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Blunt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie Mills | b Gubby Allen | 27 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Lindsay Weir | b Gubby Allen | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Roger Blunt | c Les Ames b Gubby Allen | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Curly Page | c Ian Peebles b Maurice Tate | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Giff Vivian | c Les Ames b Gubby Allen | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| *6. Tom Lowry | c Douglas Jardine b Freddie Brown | 62 | - | 105 | - | - | |
| 7. Jack Kerr | c Les Ames b Gubby Allen | 34 | - | - | - | - | |
| +8. Ken James | lbw b Freddie Brown | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ian Cromb | c Wally Hammond b Hedley Verity | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Bill Merritt | c Wally Hammond b Hedley Verity | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Cyril Allcott | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-42 (Jackie Mills), 2-44 (Roger Blunt), 3-45 (Lindsay Weir), 4-53 (Giff Vivian), 5-92 (Curly Page), 6-157 (Jack Kerr), 7-167 (Tom Lowry), 8-168 (Ken James), 9-188 (Bill Merritt), 193 (Ian Cromb). |
| Extras | 2b, 9lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.1 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 18 | 9 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 29 | 12 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 22.1 | 8 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 12 | 3 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gubby Allen | 13 | 7 | 14 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie Mills | b Freddie Brown | 30 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Lindsay Weir | b Ian Peebles | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Curly Page | b Maurice Tate | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Roger Blunt | b Ian Peebles | 43 | - | 140 | - | - | |
| 5. Giff Vivian | c Freddie Brown b Ian Peebles | 51 | - | 95 | - | 1 | |
| *6. Tom Lowry | c Duleep b Ian Peebles | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Jack Kerr | b Maurice Tate | 28 | - | - | - | - | |
| +8. Ken James | c Ian Peebles b Hedley Verity | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ian Cromb | not out | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Bill Merritt | lbw b Maurice Tate | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Cyril Allcott | c Gubby Allen b Hedley Verity | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Lindsay Weir), 2-38 (Curly Page), 3-51 (Jackie Mills), 4-139 (Giff Vivian), 5-143 (Tom Lowry), 6-162 (Roger Blunt), 7-189 (Jack Kerr), 8-189 (Ken James), 9-196 (Bill Merritt), 197 (Cyril Allcott). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.3 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Maurice Tate | 21 | 6 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 16 | 6 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 12.3 | 4 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 22 | 4 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gubby Allen | 13 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Herbert Sutcliffe, Fred Bakewell, Duleep, Wally Hammond, Les Ames, Douglas Jardine, Freddie Brown, Gubby Allen, Maurice Tate, Ian Peebles, Hedley Verity
New Zealand:
Jackie Mills, Lindsay Weir, Curly Page, Roger Blunt, Giff Vivian, Tom Lowry, Jack Kerr, Ken James, Ian Cromb, Bill Merritt, Cyril Allcott
