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Australia v South Africa @ Sydney Cricket Ground
18, 19, 21 December 1931 (timeless Test)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, GA Hele
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 155 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jim Christy | c Jack Nitschke b Clarrie Grimmett | 14 | - | 44 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bruce Mitchell | b Stan McCabe | 1 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Denijs Morkel | st Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 20 | - | 41 | 3 | - |
| *+4. Jock Cameron | b Tim Wall | 11 | - | 40 | 2 | - |
| 5. Herbie Taylor | c Phil Lee b Clarrie Grimmett | 7 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Viljoen | b Bert Ironmonger | 37 | - | 90 | 3 | - |
| 7. Eric Dalton | b Clarrie Grimmett | 21 | - | 29 | 1 | - |
| 8. Cyril Vincent | not out | 31 | - | 84 | 5 | - |
| 9. Lennox Brown | b Stan McCabe | 2 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Neville Quinn | lbw b Stan McCabe | 5 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | b Stan McCabe | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-31 (Jim Christy), 3-36 (Denijs Morkel), 4-54 (Herbie Taylor), 5-62 (Jock Cameron), 6-91 (Eric Dalton), 7-136 (Ken Viljoen), 8-143 (Lennox Brown), 9-153 (Neville Quinn), 153 (Sandy Bell). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 18 | 4 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 24 | 12 | 28 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Ironmonger | 12 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Lee | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Woodfull | c Bruce Mitchell b Cyril Vincent | 58 | - | 152 | 5 | - |
| 2. Bill Ponsford | b Neville Quinn | 5 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Keith Rigg | b Sandy Bell | 127 | - | 240 | 12 | - |
| 4. Don Bradman | c Ken Viljoen b Denijs Morkel | 112 | - | 155 | 10 | - |
| 5. Stan McCabe | c Jim Christy b Cyril Vincent | 79 | - | 122 | 7 | - |
| 6. Jack Nitschke | b Sandy Bell | 47 | - | 73 | 3 | - |
| 7. Phil Lee | c Jock Cameron b Lennox Brown | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| +8. Bert Oldfield | c Jock Cameron b Sandy Bell | 8 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 9 | - | 31 | 1 | - |
| 10. Tim Wall | c Denijs Morkel b Sandy Bell | 6 | - | 13 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bert Ironmonger | c Jock Cameron b Sandy Bell | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Bill Ponsford), 2-143 (Bill Woodfull), 3-254 (Keith Rigg), 4-347 (Don Bradman), 5-432 (Stan McCabe), 6-433 (Phil Lee), 7-444 (Jack Nitschke), 8-457 (Bert Oldfield), 9-469 (Tim Wall), 469 (Bert Ironmonger). |
| Extras | 5b, 12lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 154.5 ovs) 469 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sandy Bell | 46.5 | 6 | 140 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neville Quinn | 42 | 10 | 95 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lennox Brown | 29 | 3 | 100 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 24 | 5 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jim Christy | c Bill Woodfull b Bert Ironmonger | 41 | - | 32 | 7 | - |
| 2. Bruce Mitchell | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 24 | - | 67 | 1 | - |
| 3. Denijs Morkel | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 17 | - | 55 | 1 | - |
| *+4. Jock Cameron | b Tim Wall | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Herbie Taylor | c Clarrie Grimmett b Bert Ironmonger | 6 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Viljoen | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 7. Eric Dalton | c Don Bradman b Bert Ironmonger | 14 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| 8. Cyril Vincent | c Bill Ponsford b Clarrie Grimmett | 35 | - | 95 | 3 | - |
| 9. Lennox Brown | c Tim Wall b Phil Lee | 8 | - | 36 | - | - |
| 10. Neville Quinn | st Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 1 | - | 32 | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | not out | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-70 (Jim Christy), 2-89 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-89 (Jock Cameron), 4-100 (Denijs Morkel), 5-100 (Herbie Taylor), 6-100 (Ken Viljoen), 7-122 (Eric Dalton), 8-144 (Lennox Brown), 9-160 (Cyril Vincent), 161 (Neville Quinn). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.3 ovs) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 18 | 5 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 20.3 | 7 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Ironmonger | 19 | 10 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Lee | 13 | 4 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, Keith Rigg, Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Jack Nitschke, Phil Lee, Bert Oldfield, Clarrie Grimmett, Tim Wall, Bert Ironmonger