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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
22, 23, 25 July 1938 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, EJ Smith
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Edrich | b Bill O'Reilly | 12 | 0 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 2. Charlie Barnett | c Ben Barnett b Ernie McCormick | 30 | 134 | 143 | 1 | - |
| 3. Joe Hardstaff | run out ( > > ) | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | b Bill O'Reilly | 76 | 0 | 136 | 10 | 1 |
| 5. Eddie Paynter | st Ben Barnett b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 28 | 0 | 101 | 3 | - |
| 6. Denis Compton | b Bill O'Reilly | 14 | 0 | 43 | 2 | - |
| +7. Fred Price | c Stan McCabe b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Hedley Verity | not out | 25 | 0 | 47 | 4 | - |
| 9. Doug Wright | c Jack Fingleton b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 22 | 0 | 28 | 3 | - |
| 10. Ken Farnes | c Jack Fingleton b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Bowes | b Bill O'Reilly | 3 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Bill Edrich), 2-34 (Joe Hardstaff), 3-88 (Charlie Barnett), 4-142 (Wally Hammond), 5-171 (Eddie Paynter), 6-171 (Denis Compton), 7-172 (Fred Price), 8-213 (Doug Wright), 9-215 (Ken Farnes), 223 (Bill Bowes). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 223 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 20 | 6 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mervyn Waite | 18 | 7 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 34.1 | 17 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 25 | 7 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Fingleton | b Hedley Verity | 30 | 0 | 127 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bill Brown | b Doug Wright | 22 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| +3. Ben Barnett | c Fred Price b Ken Farnes | 57 | 140 | 131 | 5 | - |
| *4. Don Bradman | b Bill Bowes | 103 | 0 | 178 | 9 | - |
| 5. Stan McCabe | b Ken Farnes | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| 6. Jack Badcock | b Bill Bowes | 4 | 12 | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Lindsay Hassett | c Wally Hammond b Doug Wright | 13 | 0 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 8. Mervyn Waite | c Fred Price b Ken Farnes | 3 | 35 | 47 | - | - |
| 9. Bill O'Reilly | c Wally Hammond b Ken Farnes | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Ernie McCormick | b Bill Bowes | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | not out | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Bill Brown), 2-87 (Jack Fingleton), 3-128 (Ben Barnett), 4-136 (Stan McCabe), 5-145 (Jack Badcock), 6-195 (Lindsay Hassett), 7-232 (Mervyn Waite), 8-240 (Don Bradman), 9-240 (Bill O'Reilly), 242 (Ernie McCormick). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.4 ovs) 242 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 26 | 3 | 77 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bowes | 35.4 | 6 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 15 | 4 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 19 | 6 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Edrich | st Ben Barnett b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 28 | 0 | 111 | 3 | - |
| 2. Charlie Barnett | c Ben Barnett b Ernie McCormick | 29 | 69 | 77 | 5 | - |
| 3. Joe Hardstaff | b Bill O'Reilly | 11 | 0 | 23 | 2 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | c Bill Brown b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Eddie Paynter | not out | 21 | 0 | 64 | 4 | - |
| 6. Denis Compton | c Ben Barnett b Bill O'Reilly | 15 | 0 | 19 | 3 | - |
| +7. Fred Price | lbw b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 8. Hedley Verity | b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Doug Wright | c Mervyn Waite b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Ken Farnes | b Bill O'Reilly | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bill Bowes | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-60 (Charlie Barnett), 2-73 (Joe Hardstaff), 3-73 (Wally Hammond), 4-73 (Bill Edrich), 5-96 (Denis Compton), 6-116 (Fred Price), 7-116 (Hedley Verity), 8-116 (Doug Wright), 9-123 (Ken Farnes), 123 (Bill Bowes). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.5 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 11 | 4 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mervyn Waite | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 21.5 | 8 | 56 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 16 | 4 | 34 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Fingleton | lbw b Hedley Verity | 9 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Brown | lbw b Ken Farnes | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Hedley Verity b Doug Wright | 16 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 4. Stan McCabe | c Charlie Barnett b Doug Wright | 15 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 5. Lindsay Hassett | c Bill Edrich b Doug Wright | 33 | 0 | 32 | 5 | - |
| 6. Jack Badcock | not out | 5 | 42 | 46 | - | - |
| +7. Ben Barnett | not out | 15 | 18 | 20 | 3 | - |
| 8. Mervyn Waite | ||||||
| 9. Bill O'Reilly | ||||||
| 10. Ernie McCormick | ||||||
| 11. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith |
| FOW | 1-17 (Bill Brown), 2-32 (Jack Fingleton), 3-50 (Don Bradman), 4-61 (Stan McCabe), 5-91 (Lindsay Hassett). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 32.3 ovs) 107 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 11.3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bowes | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Bill Edrich, Charlie Barnett, Joe Hardstaff, Wally Hammond, Eddie Paynter, Denis Compton, Fred Price, Hedley Verity, Doug Wright, Ken Farnes, Bill Bowes