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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 March 1929 (timeless Test)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: GA Hele, AC Jones
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | lbw b Jack Ryder | 142 | 0 | 278 | 11 | - |
| 2. Douglas Jardine | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 19 | 126 | 101 | - | - |
| 3. Wally Hammond | c Alan Fairfax b Tim Wall | 38 | 0 | 76 | 4 | - |
| 4. Ernest Tyldesley | c Percy Hornibrook b Jack Ryder | 31 | 0 | 107 | 3 | - |
| +5. George Duckworth | c Alan Fairfax b Percy Hornibrook | 12 | 37 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 6. Patsy Hendren | c Percy Hornibrook b Alan Fairfax | 95 | 0 | 190 | 10 | - |
| 7. Maurice Leyland | c Alan Fairfax b Ron Oxenham | 137 | 330 | 300 | 18 | - |
| 8. Harold Larwood | b Tim Wall | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 9. George Geary | b Percy Hornibrook | 4 | 14 | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Maurice Tate | c sub b Percy Hornibrook | 15 | 0 | 46 | - | - |
| *11. Jack White | not out | 9 | 0 | 54 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-64 (Douglas Jardine), 2-146 (Wally Hammond), 3-235 (Jack Hobbs), 4-240 (Ernest Tyldesley), 5-261 (George Duckworth), 6-401 (Patsy Hendren), 7-409 (Harold Larwood), 8-428 (George Geary), 9-470 (Maurice Tate), 519 (Maurice Leyland). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 215.1 ovs) 519 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 49 | 8 | 123 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Hornibrook | 48 | 8 | 142 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Oxenham | 45.1 | 15 | 86 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 25 | 11 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Fairfax | 27 | 4 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ryder | 18 | 5 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Kippax | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Woodfull | c George Geary b Harold Larwood | 102 | 381 | 325 | 3 | - |
| 2. Archie Jackson | run out ( > > ) | 30 | 95 | 89 | 3 | - |
| 3. Alan Kippax | c George Duckworth b Jack White | 38 | 145 | 116 | 2 | - |
| *4. Jack Ryder | c Maurice Tate b Wally Hammond | 30 | 125 | 112 | 2 | - |
| 5. Don Bradman | c Maurice Tate b George Geary | 123 | 0 | 217 | 8 | - |
| 6. Alan Fairfax | lbw b George Geary | 65 | 242 | 232 | 2 | - |
| 7. Ron Oxenham | c George Duckworth b George Geary | 7 | 79 | 69 | - | - |
| +8. Bert Oldfield | c & b George Geary | 6 | 24 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 38 | 170 | 146 | 1 | - |
| 10. Tim Wall | c George Duckworth b George Geary | 9 | 18 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 11. Percy Hornibrook | lbw b Jack White | 26 | 106 | 95 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Archie Jackson), 2-143 (Alan Kippax), 3-203 (Jack Ryder), 4-203 (Bill Woodfull), 5-386 (Don Bradman), 6-399 (Alan Fairfax), 7-409 (Bert Oldfield), 8-420 (Ron Oxenham), 9-432 (Tim Wall), 491 (Percy Hornibrook). |
| Extras | 6b, 9lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 271.3 ovs) 491 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 34 | 7 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 62 | 26 | 108 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 81 | 36 | 105 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 75.3 | 22 | 136 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 3 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Leyland | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Hobbs | c Alan Fairfax b Clarrie Grimmett | 65 | 0 | 116 | 6 | - |
| 2. Douglas Jardine | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 3. Harold Larwood | b Tim Wall | 11 | 21 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | c Jack Ryder b Alan Fairfax | 16 | 0 | 44 | - | - |
| 5. Ernest Tyldesley | c Bert Oldfield b Tim Wall | 21 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 6. Patsy Hendren | b Clarrie Grimmett | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Maurice Leyland | not out | 53 | 138 | 140 | 6 | - |
| 8. Maurice Tate | c Alan Fairfax b Percy Hornibrook | 54 | 0 | 55 | 8 | - |
| 9. George Geary | b Tim Wall | 3 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| *10. Jack White | c Ron Oxenham b Tim Wall | 4 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| +11. George Duckworth | lbw b Ron Oxenham | 9 | 27 | 27 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Douglas Jardine), 2-19 (Harold Larwood), 3-75 (Wally Hammond), 4-119 (Jack Hobbs), 5-123 (Patsy Hendren), 6-131 (Ernest Tyldesley), 7-212 (Maurice Tate), 8-217 (George Geary), 9-231 (Jack White), 257 (George Duckworth). |
| Extras | 19b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.3 ovs) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tim Wall | 26 | 5 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Hornibrook | 19 | 5 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Oxenham | 10.3 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 24 | 7 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Fairfax | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Bert Oldfield | b Wally Hammond | 48 | 156 | 155 | 3 | - |
| 2. Percy Hornibrook | b Wally Hammond | 18 | 116 | 97 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bill Woodfull | b Wally Hammond | 35 | 154 | 128 | 2 | - |
| 4. Archie Jackson | b George Geary | 46 | 75 | 85 | 4 | - |
| 5. Alan Kippax | run out ( > > ) | 28 | 70 | 82 | - | - |
| *6. Jack Ryder | not out | 57 | 172 | 139 | 4 | - |
| 7. Don Bradman | not out | 37 | 0 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 8. Alan Fairfax | ||||||
| 9. Ron Oxenham | ||||||
| 10. Clarrie Grimmett | ||||||
| 11. Tim Wall |
| FOW | 1-51 (Percy Hornibrook), 2-80 (Bert Oldfield), 3-129 (Bill Woodfull), 4-158 (Archie Jackson), 5-204 (Alan Kippax). |
| Extras | 12b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 134.1 ovs) 287 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Larwood | 32.1 | 5 | 81 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Maurice Tate | 38 | 13 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 20 | 5 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack White | 18 | 8 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 26 | 8 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bert Oldfield, Percy Hornibrook, Bill Woodfull, Archie Jackson, Alan Kippax, Jack Ryder, Don Bradman, Alan Fairfax, Ron Oxenham, Clarrie Grimmett, Tim Wall