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South Africa v Australia @ Newlands, Cape Town
1, 2, 3, 4 January 1936 (four-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, JC Collings
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 78 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Brown | c & b Jack Robertson | 121 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Jack Fingleton | c Herby Wade b Xen Balaskas | 112 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Stan McCabe | c & b Xen Balaskas | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Len Darling | lbw b Xen Balaskas | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Vic Richardson | lbw b Bob Crisp | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Arthur Chipperfield | b Arthur Langton | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Bert Oldfield | b Jack Robertson | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Bill O'Reilly | b Xen Balaskas | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ernie McCormick | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith |
| FOW | 1-233 (Jack Fingleton), 2-235 (Stan McCabe), 3-251 (Bill Brown), 4-259 (Len Darling), 5-299 (Vic Richardson), 6-313 (Arthur Chipperfield), 7-313 (Bert Oldfield), 8-361 (Bill O'Reilly). |
| Extras | 14b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 115 ovs) 362 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Crisp | 14 | 2 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 30 | 2 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Robertson | 29 | 8 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Xen Balaskas | 38 | 1 | 126 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | lbw b Clarrie Grimmett | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Herby Wade | c & b Stan McCabe | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Eric Rowan | b Clarrie Grimmett | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bruce Mitchell | c Jack Fingleton b Bill O'Reilly | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | st Bert Oldfield b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Dudley Nourse | not out | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Nipper Nicholson | b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Arthur Langton | b Clarrie Grimmett | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Bob Crisp | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Xen Balaskas | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Robertson | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 38.2 ovs) 102 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 17 | 4 | 32 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 6.2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | b Clarrie Grimmett | 59 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Herby Wade | lbw b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Eric Rowan | c Vic Richardson b Bill O'Reilly | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | c & b Clarrie Grimmett | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bruce Mitchell | b Clarrie Grimmett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Viljoen | c Bill O'Reilly b Clarrie Grimmett | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Nipper Nicholson | c & b Bill O'Reilly | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Arthur Langton | b Bill O'Reilly | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Bob Crisp | c Vic Richardson b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Robertson | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Xen Balaskas | b Clarrie Grimmett | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-87 (Herby Wade), 2-97 (Jack Siedle), 3-137 (Dudley Nourse), 4-137 (Eric Rowan), 5-139 (Bruce Mitchell), 6-146 (Nipper Nicholson), 7-156 (Arthur Langton), 8-156 (Bob Crisp), 9-174 (Ken Viljoen), 182 (Xen Balaskas). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.4 ovs) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ernie McCormick | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 25 | 15 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 36.4 | 17 | 56 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 24 | 4 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jack Siedle, Herby Wade, Eric Rowan, Dudley Nourse, Bruce Mitchell, Ken Viljoen, Nipper Nicholson, Arthur Langton, Bob Crisp, Jack Robertson, Xen Balaskas