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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
20, 22, 23, 24 August 1938 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, FI Walden
Match Result: England won by an innings and 579 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill O'Reilly | 364 | 0 | 797 | 35 | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 12 | 0 | 45 | - | - |
| 3. Maurice Leyland | run out ( > > ) | 187 | 438 | 381 | 17 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | lbw b Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 59 | 0 | 141 | 4 | - |
| 5. Eddie Paynter | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Denis Compton | b Mervyn Waite | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 7. Joe Hardstaff | not out | 169 | 0 | 326 | 20 | - |
| +8. Arthur Wood | c & b Sid Barnes | 53 | 95 | 92 | 8 | - |
| 9. Hedley Verity | not out | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ken Farnes | ||||||
| 11. Bill Bowes |
| FOW | 1-29 (Bill Edrich), 2-411 (Maurice Leyland), 3-546 (Wally Hammond), 4-547 (Eddie Paynter), 5-555 (Denis Compton), 6-770 (Len Hutton), 7-876 (Arthur Wood). |
| Extras | 22b, 19lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 50 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 335.2 ovs) 903 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mervyn Waite | 72 | 16 | 150 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stan McCabe | 38 | 8 | 85 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 85 | 26 | 178 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 87 | 11 | 298 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sid Barnes | 38 | 3 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Hassett | 13 | 2 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Bradman | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Brown | c Wally Hammond b Maurice Leyland | 69 | 0 | 166 | 6 | - |
| 2. Jack Badcock | c Joe Hardstaff b Bill Bowes | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 3. Stan McCabe | c Bill Edrich b Ken Farnes | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Denis Compton b Bill Edrich | 42 | 0 | 33 | 5 | - |
| 5. Sid Barnes | b Bill Bowes | 41 | 72 | 68 | 5 | - |
| +6. Ben Barnett | c Arthur Wood b Bill Bowes | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Mervyn Waite | b Bill Bowes | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - |
| 8. Bill O'Reilly | c Arthur Wood b Bill Bowes | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | not out | 16 | 20 | 26 | 3 | - |
| *10. Don Bradman | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Fingleton | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Jack Badcock), 2-19 (Stan McCabe), 3-70 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-145 (Sid Barnes), 5-147 (Ben Barnett), 6-160 (Mervyn Waite), 7-160 (Bill O'Reilly), 8-201 (Bill Brown). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.1 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 13 | 2 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bowes | 19 | 3 | 49 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 10 | 2 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Leyland | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Brown | c Bill Edrich b Ken Farnes | 15 | 0 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 2. Jack Badcock | b Bill Bowes | 9 | 29 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 3. Stan McCabe | c Arthur Wood b Ken Farnes | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Bill Bowes | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 5. Sid Barnes | lbw b Hedley Verity | 33 | 74 | 64 | 4 | - |
| +6. Ben Barnett | b Ken Farnes | 46 | 50 | 55 | 7 | - |
| 7. Mervyn Waite | c Bill Edrich b Hedley Verity | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Bill O'Reilly | not out | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | c Maurice Leyland b Ken Farnes | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| *10. Don Bradman | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Fingleton | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Jack Badcock), 2-18 (Stan McCabe), 3-35 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-41 (Bill Brown), 5-115 (Sid Barnes), 6-115 (Mervyn Waite), 7-117 (Ben Barnett), 8-123 (Chuck Fleetwood-Smith). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 34.1 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 12.1 | 1 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bowes | 10 | 3 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Leyland | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Bill Edrich, Maurice Leyland, Wally Hammond, Eddie Paynter, Denis Compton, Joe Hardstaff, Arthur Wood, Hedley Verity, Ken Farnes, Bill Bowes