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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1920, 1, 3, 4 January 1921 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RM Crockett, DA Elder
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 91 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Collins | c Jack Hearne b Harry Howell | 64 | 0 | 103 | 6 | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | c Bert Strudwick b Frank Woolley | 51 | 0 | 115 | 5 | - |
| 3. Roy Park | b Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Johnny Taylor | c Frank Woolley b Cecil Parkin | 68 | 0 | 128 | 5 | - |
| *5. Warwick Armstrong | lbw b Johnny Douglas | 39 | 0 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 6. Charles Kelleway | c Bert Strudwick b Harry Howell | 9 | 24 | 28 | - | - |
| 7. Nip Pellew | b Cecil Parkin | 116 | 0 | 203 | 8 | - |
| 8. Jack Ryder | c Frank Woolley b Johnny Douglas | 13 | 61 | 47 | - | - |
| 9. Jack Gregory | c Jack Russell b Frank Woolley | 100 | 0 | 137 | 12 | - |
| +10. Bert Oldfield | c & b Wilfred Rhodes | 24 | 50 | 35 | 3 | - |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | not out | 8 | 0 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-116 (Herbie Collins), 2-116 (Roy Park), 3-118 (Warren Bardsley), 4-194 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-220 (Charles Kelleway), 6-251 (Johnny Taylor), 7-282 (Jack Ryder), 8-455 (Nip Pellew), 9-469 (Jack Gregory), 499 (Bert Oldfield). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.3 ovs) 499 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Howell | 37 | 5 | 142 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 24 | 1 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cecil Parkin | 27 | 0 | 116 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hearne | 14 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 27 | 8 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 8.3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | c Jack Ryder b Jack Gregory | 122 | 0 | 210 | 9 | - |
| 2. Wilfred Rhodes | b Jack Gregory | 7 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Harry Makepeace | lbw b Warwick Armstrong | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | c Johnny Taylor b Jack Gregory | 67 | 0 | 140 | 3 | - |
| 5. Jack Russell | c Herbie Collins b Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Frank Woolley | b Jack Gregory | 5 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| *7. Johnny Douglas | lbw b Jack Gregory | 15 | 0 | 44 | - | - |
| 8. Cecil Parkin | c Arthur Mailey b Jack Gregory | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| +9. Bert Strudwick | not out | 21 | 37 | 44 | - | - |
| 10. Harry Howell | st Bert Oldfield b Warwick Armstrong | 5 | 25 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Hearne | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Wilfred Rhodes), 2-32 (Harry Makepeace), 3-174 (Patsy Hendren), 4-185 (Jack Russell), 5-201 (Frank Woolley), 6-208 (Jack Hobbs), 7-213 (Cecil Parkin), 8-232 (Johnny Douglas), 9-251 (Harry Howell). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.3 ovs) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 20 | 1 | 69 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 19 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 24.3 | 8 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 14 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Park | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Herbie Collins | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | b Charles Kelleway | 20 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 2. Wilfred Rhodes | c Herbie Collins b Warwick Armstrong | 28 | 0 | 83 | - | - |
| 3. Harry Makepeace | c Jack Gregory b Warwick Armstrong | 4 | 36 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | c & b Herbie Collins | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Jack Russell | c Warwick Armstrong b Herbie Collins | 5 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 6. Frank Woolley | b Jack Ryder | 50 | 0 | 109 | 3 | - |
| *7. Johnny Douglas | b Jack Gregory | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | - |
| +8. Bert Strudwick | c Bert Oldfield b Warwick Armstrong | 24 | 40 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 9. Cecil Parkin | c Johnny Taylor b Warwick Armstrong | 9 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 10. Harry Howell | not out | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Hearne | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Jack Hobbs), 2-53 (Harry Makepeace), 3-54 (Patsy Hendren), 4-58 (Wilfred Rhodes), 5-70 (Jack Russell), 6-104 (Johnny Douglas), 7-141 (Bert Strudwick), 8-151 (Frank Woolley), 9-157 (Cecil Parkin). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.2 ovs) 157 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Gregory | 12 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 15.2 | 5 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Herbie Collins | 17 | 5 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nip Pellew | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Herbie Collins, Warren Bardsley, Roy Park, Johnny Taylor, Warwick Armstrong, Charles Kelleway, Nip Pellew, Jack Ryder, Jack Gregory, Bert Oldfield, Arthur Mailey