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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 31 December 1928, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 January 1929 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DA Elder, GA Hele
Match Result: England won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | c Douglas Jardine b Maurice Tate | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 2. Vic Richardson | c George Duckworth b Harold Larwood | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Stork Hendry | c Douglas Jardine b Harold Larwood | 23 | 0 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 4. Alan Kippax | c Douglas Jardine b Harold Larwood | 100 | 255 | 213 | 11 | - |
| *5. Jack Ryder | c Patsy Hendren b Maurice Tate | 112 | 219 | 220 | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Don Bradman | b Wally Hammond | 79 | 0 | 194 | 9 | - |
| +7. Bert Oldfield | b George Geary | 3 | 30 | 19 | - | - |
| 8. Ted a'Beckett | c George Duckworth b Jack White | 41 | 164 | 142 | 6 | - |
| 9. Ron Oxenham | b George Geary | 15 | 58 | 50 | - | - |
| 10. Clarrie Grimmett | c George Duckworth b George Geary | 5 | 24 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Don Blackie | not out | 2 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Vic Richardson), 2-15 (Bill Woodfull), 3-57 (Stork Hendry), 4-218 (Alan Kippax), 5-282 (Jack Ryder), 6-287 (Bert Oldfield), 7-373 (Don Bradman), 8-383 (Ted a'Beckett), 9-394 (Clarrie Grimmett), 397 (Ron Oxenham). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 180.5 ovs) 397 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 37 | 3 | 127 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 46 | 17 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 31.5 | 4 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 57 | 30 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Douglas Jardine | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | c Bert Oldfield b Ted a'Beckett | 20 | 0 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Don Blackie | 58 | 0 | 199 | 3 | - |
| 3. Wally Hammond | c Ted a'Beckett b Don Blackie | 200 | 0 | 398 | 17 | - |
| *4. Percy Chapman | b Don Blackie | 24 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 5. Patsy Hendren | c Ted a'Beckett b Stork Hendry | 19 | 0 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 6. Douglas Jardine | c & b Don Blackie | 62 | 213 | 194 | 6 | - |
| 7. Harold Larwood | c & b Don Blackie | 0 | 11 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. George Geary | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 1 | 24 | 20 | - | - |
| 9. Maurice Tate | c Alan Kippax b Clarrie Grimmett | 21 | 0 | 35 | 2 | - |
| +10. George Duckworth | b Don Blackie | 3 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Jack White | not out | 8 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Jack Hobbs), 2-161 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-201 (Percy Chapman), 4-238 (Patsy Hendren), 5-364 (Wally Hammond), 6-364 (Harold Larwood), 7-381 (George Geary), 8-385 (Douglas Jardine), 9-391 (George Duckworth), 417 (Maurice Tate). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 195 ovs) 417 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ted a'Beckett | 37 | 7 | 92 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stork Hendry | 20 | 8 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 55 | 14 | 114 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Oxenham | 35 | 11 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Blackie | 44 | 13 | 94 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | c George Duckworth b Maurice Tate | 107 | 309 | 271 | 7 | - |
| 2. Vic Richardson | b Harold Larwood | 5 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Stork Hendry | st George Duckworth b Jack White | 12 | 0 | 68 | - | - |
| 4. Alan Kippax | b Maurice Tate | 41 | 99 | 94 | 4 | - |
| *5. Jack Ryder | b George Geary | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6. Don Bradman | c George Duckworth b George Geary | 112 | 0 | 246 | 7 | - |
| +7. Bert Oldfield | b Jack White | 7 | 51 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ted a'Beckett | b Jack White | 6 | 24 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. Ron Oxenham | b Jack White | 39 | 103 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 10. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 4 | 23 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Don Blackie | b Jack White | 0 | 14 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Vic Richardson), 2-60 (Stork Hendry), 3-138 (Alan Kippax), 4-143 (Jack Ryder), 5-201 (Bill Woodfull), 6-226 (Bert Oldfield), 7-252 (Ted a'Beckett), 8-345 (Don Bradman), 9-351 (Ron Oxenham), 351 (Don Blackie). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 165.5 ovs) 351 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 16 | 3 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 47 | 15 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 30 | 4 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 6 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 56.5 | 20 | 107 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | lbw b Don Blackie | 49 | 0 | 138 | 1 | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 135 | 0 | 384 | 10 | - |
| 3. Douglas Jardine | b Clarrie Grimmett | 33 | 127 | 115 | 3 | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | run out ( > > ) | 32 | 0 | 69 | 4 | - |
| 5. Patsy Hendren | b Ron Oxenham | 45 | 0 | 71 | 4 | - |
| *6. Percy Chapman | c Bill Woodfull b Jack Ryder | 5 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 7. Maurice Tate | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. George Geary | not out | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| +9. George Duckworth | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Harold Larwood | ||||||
| 11. Jack White |
| FOW | 1-105 (Jack Hobbs), 2-199 (Douglas Jardine), 3-257 (Wally Hammond), 4-318 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 5-326 (Patsy Hendren), 6-328 (Percy Chapman), 7-328 (Maurice Tate). |
| Extras | 15b, 14lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 159.5 ovs) 332 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ted a'Beckett | 22 | 5 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stork Hendry | 23 | 5 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 42 | 12 | 96 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Oxenham | 28 | 10 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Blackie | 39 | 11 | 75 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 5.5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Woodfull, Vic Richardson, Stork Hendry, Alan Kippax, Jack Ryder, Don Bradman, Bert Oldfield, Ted a'Beckett, Ron Oxenham, Clarrie Grimmett, Don Blackie