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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 December 1928 (timeless Test)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DA Elder, GA Hele
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | lbw b George Geary | 68 | 216 | 174 | 4 | - |
| 2. Vic Richardson | b Harold Larwood | 27 | 52 | 58 | 4 | - |
| 3. Alan Kippax | b George Geary | 9 | 22 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 4. Bill Ponsford | retired hurt | 5 | 24 | 18 | - | - |
| 5. Stork Hendry | b George Geary | 37 | 0 | 82 | 4 | - |
| *6. Jack Ryder | lbw b George Geary | 25 | 60 | 55 | 3 | - |
| 7. Otto Nothling | b Harold Larwood | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - |
| +8. Bert Oldfield | not out | 41 | 114 | 103 | 4 | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 20 | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Don Blackie | b George Geary | 8 | 26 | 34 | - | - |
| 11. Bert Ironmonger | c George Duckworth b Harold Larwood | 1 | 20 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Vic Richardson), 2-65 (Alan Kippax), 3-152 (Bill Woodfull), 4-153 (Stork Hendry), 5-171 (Otto Nothling), 6-192 (Jack Ryder), 7-222 (Clarrie Grimmett), 8-251 (Don Blackie), 9-253 (Bert Ironmonger). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.2 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 26.2 | 4 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 21 | 9 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 38 | 10 | 79 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 18 | 5 | 35 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | c Bert Oldfield b Clarrie Grimmett | 40 | 0 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Stork Hendry b Bert Ironmonger | 11 | 0 | 65 | - | - |
| 3. Wally Hammond | b Bert Ironmonger | 251 | 0 | 461 | 30 | - |
| 4. Douglas Jardine | run out ( > > ) | 28 | 123 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 5. Patsy Hendren | c Vic Richardson b Don Blackie | 74 | 0 | 123 | 8 | - |
| *6. Percy Chapman | c Jack Ryder b Don Blackie | 20 | 0 | 50 | - | 2 |
| 7. Harold Larwood | c Jack Ryder b Clarrie Grimmett | 43 | 82 | 89 | 6 | - |
| 8. George Geary | lbw b Don Blackie | 66 | 203 | 162 | 8 | - |
| 9. Maurice Tate | lbw b Don Blackie | 25 | 0 | 19 | 5 | - |
| +10. George Duckworth | not out | 39 | 148 | 124 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jack White | st Bert Oldfield b Stork Hendry | 29 | 0 | 38 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-65 (Jack Hobbs), 3-148 (Douglas Jardine), 4-293 (Patsy Hendren), 5-341 (Percy Chapman), 6-432 (Harold Larwood), 7-496 (Wally Hammond), 8-523 (Maurice Tate), 9-592 (George Geary), 636 (Jack White). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 4w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 272.1 ovs) 636 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Otto Nothling | 42 | 15 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 64 | 14 | 191 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Ironmonger | 68 | 21 | 142 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Blackie | 59 | 10 | 148 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stork Hendry | 23.1 | 4 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 11 | 3 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Kippax | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | run out ( > > ) | 111 | 286 | 258 | 6 | - |
| 2. Vic Richardson | c Patsy Hendren b Maurice Tate | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Stork Hendry | lbw b Maurice Tate | 112 | 0 | 233 | 7 | - |
| 4. Alan Kippax | lbw b Maurice Tate | 10 | 34 | 34 | 1 | - |
| *5. Jack Ryder | c Percy Chapman b Harold Larwood | 79 | 83 | 86 | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Otto Nothling | run out ( > > ) | 44 | 106 | 98 | 6 | - |
| +7. Bert Oldfield | lbw b Maurice Tate | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Clarrie Grimmett | c Percy Chapman b George Geary | 18 | 50 | 60 | - | - |
| 9. Don Blackie | not out | 11 | 38 | 38 | - | - |
| 10. Bert Ironmonger | b George Geary | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Ponsford | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Vic Richardson), 2-215 (Stork Hendry), 3-234 (Bill Woodfull), 4-246 (Alan Kippax), 5-347 (Jack Ryder), 6-348 (Bert Oldfield), 7-370 (Otto Nothling), 8-397 (Clarrie Grimmett), 9-397 (Bert Ironmonger). |
| Extras | 5b, 6lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.4 ovs) 397 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 35 | 5 | 105 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 46 | 14 | 99 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 30 | 5 | 83 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 31.4 | 11 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. George Geary | b Stork Hendry | 8 | 21 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 2. Maurice Tate | c sub b Stork Hendry | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| +3. George Duckworth | not out | 2 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Jack White | not out | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Jack Hobbs | ||||||
| 6. Herbert Sutcliffe | ||||||
| 7. Wally Hammond | ||||||
| 8. Douglas Jardine | ||||||
| 9. Patsy Hendren | ||||||
| *10. Percy Chapman | ||||||
| 11. Harold Larwood |
| FOW | 1-8 (Maurice Tate), 2-13 (George Geary). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 7 ovs) 16 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Otto Nothling | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stork Hendry | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Woodfull, Vic Richardson, Stork Hendry, Alan Kippax, Jack Ryder, Otto Nothling, Bert Oldfield, Clarrie Grimmett, Don Blackie, Bert Ironmonger, Bill Ponsford