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South Africa v Australia @ Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
15, 17 February 1936 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, JC Collings
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 184 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Herby Wade | b Ernie McCormick | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Dudley Nourse | c Bert Oldfield b Ernie McCormick | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ken Viljoen | b Bill O'Reilly | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Robert Harvey | b Bill O'Reilly | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bruce Mitchell | st Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Arthur Langton | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 7 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +8. Nipper Nicholson | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Buster Nupen | b Bill O'Reilly | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Xen Balaskas | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Eric Davies | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-81 (Jack Siedle), 2-91 (Herby Wade), 3-96 (Dudley Nourse), 4-128 (Robert Harvey), 5-137 (Ken Viljoen), 6-153 (Arthur Langton), 7-154 (Nipper Nicholson), 8-155 (Buster Nupen), 9-157 (Xen Balaskas), 157 (Bruce Mitchell). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.4 ovs) 157 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 11 | 0 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 26.4 | 6 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 21 | 11 | 20 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Fingleton | c Arthur Langton b Eric Davies | 108 | - | - | 8 | - |
| 2. Bill Brown | lbw b Arthur Langton | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Stan McCabe | b Eric Davies | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Leo O'Brien | b Xen Balaskas | 59 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Bert Oldfield | c Xen Balaskas b Buster Nupen | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Len Darling | c Herby Wade b Xen Balaskas | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Arthur Chipperfield | lbw b Xen Balaskas | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. Vic Richardson | b Eric Davies | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | lbw b Xen Balaskas | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bill O'Reilly | not out | 56 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 11. Ernie McCormick | c Bruce Mitchell b Eric Davies | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-99 (Bill Brown), 2-179 (Stan McCabe), 3-184 (Jack Fingleton), 4-260 (Bert Oldfield), 5-282 (Len Darling), 6-333 (Leo O'Brien), 7-352 (Arthur Chipperfield), 8-368 (Vic Richardson), 9-370 (Clarrie Grimmett), 439 (Ernie McCormick). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.4 ovs) 439 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eric Davies | 24.4 | 4 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 30 | 5 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Xen Balaskas | 44 | 4 | 165 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 14 | 1 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 14 | 1 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | b Ernie McCormick | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *2. Herby Wade | b Ernie McCormick | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | st Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bruce Mitchell | not out | 48 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5. Dudley Nourse | b Ernie McCormick | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Robert Harvey | c Len Darling b Clarrie Grimmett | 17 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +7. Nipper Nicholson | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Arthur Langton | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 9 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Buster Nupen | b Clarrie Grimmett | 6 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Xen Balaskas | c Leo O'Brien b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Eric Davies | c Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Jack Siedle), 2-5 (Herby Wade), 3-21 (Ken Viljoen), 4-24 (Dudley Nourse), 5-49 (Robert Harvey), 6-50 (Nipper Nicholson), 7-76 (Arthur Langton), 8-82 (Buster Nupen), 9-82 (Xen Balaskas), 98 (Eric Davies). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.5 ovs) 98 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 19.5 | 9 | 40 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 10 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jack Siedle, Herby Wade, Ken Viljoen, Bruce Mitchell, Dudley Nourse, Robert Harvey, Nipper Nicholson, Arthur Langton, Buster Nupen, Xen Balaskas, Eric Davies