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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 1921 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RM Crockett, DA Elder
Match Result: Australia won by 119 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Collins | c Wilfred Rhodes b Cecil Parkin | 162 | 0 | 258 | 20 | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | st Bert Strudwick b Johnny Douglas | 14 | 0 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 3. Charles Kelleway | c Percy Fender b Cecil Parkin | 4 | 21 | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Johnny Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| *5. Warwick Armstrong | c Bert Strudwick b Johnny Douglas | 11 | 0 | 29 | - | - |
| 6. Nip Pellew | run out ( > > ) | 35 | 0 | 96 | 2 | - |
| 7. Jack Gregory | c Bert Strudwick b Percy Fender | 10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 8. Jack Ryder | c Johnny Douglas b Cecil Parkin | 44 | 99 | 104 | 4 | - |
| +9. Bert Oldfield | lbw b Cecil Parkin | 50 | 87 | 73 | 7 | - |
| 10. Ted McDonald | b Cecil Parkin | 2 | 14 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Arthur Mailey | not out | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Warren Bardsley), 2-45 (Charles Kelleway), 3-55 (Johnny Taylor), 4-96 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-176 (Nip Pellew), 6-209 (Jack Gregory), 7-285 (Herbie Collins), 8-347 (Jack Ryder), 9-349 (Ted McDonald), 354 (Bert Oldfield). |
| Extras | 6b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108 ovs) 354 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Howell | 26 | 1 | 89 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 24 | 6 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cecil Parkin | 20 | 2 | 60 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 21 | 6 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Fender | 12 | 0 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | c & b Arthur Mailey | 18 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Wilfred Rhodes | run out ( > > ) | 16 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 3. Harry Makepeace | c Jack Gregory b Warwick Armstrong | 60 | 124 | 108 | 6 | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | b Jack Gregory | 36 | 0 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 5. Frank Woolley | c Charles Kelleway b Jack Gregory | 79 | 0 | 124 | 10 | 1 |
| 6. Jack Russell | not out | 135 | 0 | 250 | 10 | 1 |
| *7. Johnny Douglas | lbw b Arthur Mailey | 60 | 0 | 113 | 7 | - |
| 8. Percy Fender | b Ted McDonald | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Cecil Parkin | st Bert Oldfield b Arthur Mailey | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| +10. Bert Strudwick | c Nip Pellew b Arthur Mailey | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 11. Harry Howell | c Jack Gregory b Arthur Mailey | 2 | 16 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Wilfred Rhodes), 2-49 (Jack Hobbs), 3-111 (Patsy Hendren), 4-161 (Harry Makepeace), 5-250 (Frank Woolley), 6-374 (Johnny Douglas), 7-391 (Percy Fender), 8-416 (Cecil Parkin), 9-437 (Bert Strudwick), 447 (Harry Howell). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.1 ovs) 447 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ted McDonald | 24 | 1 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Gregory | 36 | 5 | 108 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 11 | 4 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 32.1 | 3 | 160 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 23 | 10 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Collins | c Patsy Hendren b Cecil Parkin | 24 | 0 | 58 | 3 | - |
| 2. Warren Bardsley | b Harry Howell | 16 | 0 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 3. Charles Kelleway | b Harry Howell | 147 | 404 | 417 | 13 | - |
| 4. Jack Ryder | c Frank Woolley b Harry Howell | 3 | 14 | 10 | - | - |
| *5. Warwick Armstrong | b Harry Howell | 121 | 0 | 206 | 11 | - |
| 6. Johnny Taylor | c Bert Strudwick b Percy Fender | 38 | 0 | 58 | 6 | - |
| 7. Nip Pellew | c Bert Strudwick b Cecil Parkin | 104 | 0 | 128 | 13 | - |
| 8. Jack Gregory | not out | 78 | 0 | 112 | 8 | - |
| +9. Bert Oldfield | b Wilfred Rhodes | 10 | 44 | 47 | - | - |
| 10. Arthur Mailey | b Wilfred Rhodes | 13 | 0 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 11. Ted McDonald | b Wilfred Rhodes | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Warren Bardsley), 2-63 (Herbie Collins), 3-71 (Jack Ryder), 4-265 (Warwick Armstrong), 5-328 (Johnny Taylor), 6-454 (Charles Kelleway), 7-477 (Nip Pellew), 8-511 (Bert Oldfield), 9-570 (Arthur Mailey), 582 (Ted McDonald). |
| Extras | 5b, 10lb, 4w, 5nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 185.5 ovs) 582 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Howell | 34 | 6 | 115 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Douglas | 19 | 2 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cecil Parkin | 40 | 8 | 109 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 38 | 4 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Fender | 22 | 0 | 105 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 25.5 | 8 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Hobbs | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | b Jack Gregory | 123 | 0 | 151 | 13 | - |
| 2. Wilfred Rhodes | lbw b Ted McDonald | 4 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 3. Harry Makepeace | c & b Ted McDonald | 30 | 82 | 90 | - | - |
| 4. Patsy Hendren | b Arthur Mailey | 51 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Frank Woolley | b Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Jack Russell | b Arthur Mailey | 59 | 0 | 107 | 4 | - |
| *7. Johnny Douglas | c Warwick Armstrong b Jack Gregory | 32 | 0 | 49 | 6 | - |
| 8. Percy Fender | c Jack Ryder b Arthur Mailey | 42 | 0 | 55 | 5 | - |
| +9. Bert Strudwick | c Warwick Armstrong b Arthur Mailey | 1 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Cecil Parkin | st Bert Oldfield b Arthur Mailey | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 11. Harry Howell | not out | 4 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Wilfred Rhodes), 2-125 (Harry Makepeace), 3-183 (Jack Hobbs), 4-185 (Frank Woolley), 5-243 (Patsy Hendren), 6-292 (Jack Russell), 7-308 (Johnny Douglas), 8-321 (Bert Strudwick), 9-341 (Cecil Parkin), 370 (Percy Fender). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.2 ovs) 370 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ted McDonald | 24 | 0 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Gregory | 20 | 2 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Kelleway | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Mailey | 29.2 | 3 | 142 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Warwick Armstrong | 16 | 1 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Herbie Collins, Warren Bardsley, Charles Kelleway, Jack Ryder, Warwick Armstrong, Johnny Taylor, Nip Pellew, Jack Gregory, Bert Oldfield, Arthur Mailey, Ted McDonald