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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1931, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 January 1932 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, GA Hele
Match Result: Australia won by 169 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Woodfull | c Jock Cameron b Sandy Bell | 7 | - | 48 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Ponsford | b Sandy Bell | 7 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| 3. Don Bradman | c Jock Cameron b Neville Quinn | 2 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 4. Alan Kippax | c Sandy Bell b Neville Quinn | 52 | - | 114 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. Stan McCabe | c Denijs Morkel b Sandy Bell | 22 | - | 45 | 4 | - |
| 6. Keith Rigg | c Bruce Mitchell b Sandy Bell | 68 | - | 98 | 5 | - |
| 7. Ted a'Beckett | c Bruce Mitchell b Neville Quinn | 6 | - | 10 | - | - |
| +8. Bert Oldfield | c Cyril Vincent b Neville Quinn | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | c Denijs Morkel b Sandy Bell | 9 | - | 34 | - | - |
| 10. Tim Wall | not out | 6 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Bert Ironmonger | run out ( > > ) | 12 | - | 12 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Bill Ponsford), 2-16 (Don Bradman), 3-25 (Bill Woodfull), 4-74 (Stan McCabe), 5-135 (Alan Kippax), 6-143 (Ted a'Beckett), 7-143 (Bert Oldfield), 8-173 (Keith Rigg), 9-179 (Clarrie Grimmett), 198 (Bert Ironmonger). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77.1 ovs) 198 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sandy Bell | 26.1 | 9 | 69 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neville Quinn | 31 | 13 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 12 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Quintin McMillan | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Christy | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Syd Curnow | b Clarrie Grimmett | 47 | - | 144 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Mitchell | c Stan McCabe b Tim Wall | 17 | - | 58 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jim Christy | c Stan McCabe b Bert Ironmonger | 16 | - | 64 | 1 | - |
| 4. Herbie Taylor | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 11 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 5. Denijs Morkel | lbw b Bert Ironmonger | 33 | - | 89 | 2 | - |
| *+6. Jock Cameron | st Bert Oldfield b Bert Ironmonger | 39 | - | 96 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ken Viljoen | c Tim Wall b Stan McCabe | 111 | - | 205 | 9 | - |
| 8. Cyril Vincent | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 16 | - | 60 | 1 | - |
| 9. Quintin McMillan | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 29 | - | 129 | 3 | - |
| 10. Neville Quinn | b Stan McCabe | 11 | - | 51 | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | not out | 10 | - | 38 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-79 (Jim Christy), 3-89 (Syd Curnow), 4-108 (Herbie Taylor), 5-163 (Denijs Morkel), 6-183 (Jock Cameron), 7-225 (Cyril Vincent), 8-329 (Ken Viljoen), 9-336 (Quintin McMillan), 358 (Neville Quinn). |
| Extras | 3b, 13lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 188.3 ovs) 358 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 37 | 5 | 98 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted a'Beckett | 18 | 5 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 63 | 23 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Ironmonger | 49 | 26 | 72 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 21.3 | 4 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Woodfull | c Bruce Mitchell b Quintin McMillan | 161 | - | 300 | 5 | - |
| 2. Bill Ponsford | c Bruce Mitchell b Sandy Bell | 34 | - | 53 | 2 | - |
| 3. Don Bradman | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 167 | - | 183 | 18 | - |
| 4. Alan Kippax | c Syd Curnow b Quintin McMillan | 67 | - | 150 | 5 | - |
| 5. Stan McCabe | c Bruce Mitchell b Quintin McMillan | 71 | - | 97 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. Keith Rigg | c Bruce Mitchell b Cyril Vincent | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 7. Ted a'Beckett | b Cyril Vincent | 4 | - | 20 | - | - |
| +8. Bert Oldfield | lbw b Quintin McMillan | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 16 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 10. Tim Wall | b Cyril Vincent | 12 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Bert Ironmonger | b Neville Quinn | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Bill Ponsford), 2-328 (Don Bradman), 3-408 (Bill Woodfull), 4-519 (Alan Kippax), 5-521 (Stan McCabe), 6-521 (Keith Rigg), 7-524 (Bert Oldfield), 8-530 (Ted a'Beckett), 9-550 (Tim Wall), 554 (Bert Ironmonger). |
| Extras | 17b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 164.4 ovs) 554 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sandy Bell | 36 | 6 | 101 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neville Quinn | 36.4 | 6 | 113 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 55 | 16 | 154 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Quintin McMillan | 33 | 3 | 150 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Syd Curnow | b Clarrie Grimmett | 9 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bruce Mitchell | c & b Clarrie Grimmett | 46 | - | 177 | - | - |
| 3. Jim Christy | c Bert Oldfield b Bert Ironmonger | 63 | - | 112 | 5 | - |
| 4. Herbie Taylor | b Clarrie Grimmett | 38 | - | 108 | 1 | - |
| 5. Denijs Morkel | b Bert Ironmonger | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| *+6. Jock Cameron | lbw b Bert Ironmonger | 13 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 7. Ken Viljoen | b Bert Ironmonger | 2 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Cyril Vincent | c Bill Ponsford b Clarrie Grimmett | 34 | - | 40 | 5 | 1 |
| 9. Quintin McMillan | c Tim Wall b Clarrie Grimmett | 1 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Neville Quinn | not out | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Syd Curnow), 2-120 (Jim Christy), 3-133 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-138 (Denijs Morkel), 5-178 (Jock Cameron), 6-186 (Ken Viljoen), 7-188 (Herbie Taylor), 8-208 (Quintin McMillan), 9-225 (Cyril Vincent), 225 (Sandy Bell). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 115 ovs) 225 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted a'Beckett | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 46 | 14 | 92 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Ironmonger | 42 | 18 | 54 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Bradman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, Don Bradman, Alan Kippax, Stan McCabe, Keith Rigg, Ted a'Beckett, Bert Oldfield, Clarrie Grimmett, Tim Wall, Bert Ironmonger