- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras23 (b 9, lb 12, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL583/7d (153 Overs, RR: 3.81 per 6 ball, 520 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-287, 3-335, 4-384, 5-462, 6-509, 7-544
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RA Halcombe 29 3 81 1 2.79 1 1 SJ McCabe 36 7 87 2 2.41 0 0 WA Evans 34 10 89 1 2.61 0 0 EJ Martin 16 0 126 0 7.87 0 0 DG Bradman 19 1 106 2 5.57 0 0 VY Richardson 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 RJ Bryant 16 1 58 1 3.62 0 0
- BATSMENRExtras17 (b 11, lb 5, nb 1)TOTAL159 all out (46.2 Overs, RR: 3.43 per 6 ball, 171 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-67, 3-76, 4-89, 5-115, 6-115, 7-148, 8-149, 9-154, 10-159
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GOB Allen 4 0 24 0 6.00 0 1 WR Hammond 9 1 29 0 3.22 0 0 TB Mitchell 13 2 37 2 2.84 0 0 H Verity 18 7 37 7 2.05 0 0 M Leyland 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0 E Paynter 0.2 0 0 1 0.00 0 0
- BATSMENRExtras9 (lb 7, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL139/4 (f/o) (42 Overs, RR: 3.3 per 6 ball, 143 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-19, 3-53, 4-113
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GOB Allen 7 2 16 2 2.28 1 1 E Paynter 12 1 31 1 2.58 0 0 H Verity 1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0 WR Hammond 3 1 7 0 2.33 0 0 M Leyland 8 1 23 0 2.87 0 0 LEG Ames 6 0 25 1 4.16 0 0 H Sutcliffe 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0 DR Jardine 2 1 8 0 4.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Marylebone Cricket Club , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
27,28,29 October 1932 (3-day match)
Umpires
Balls per over
8
Close of Play
- Thu, 27 Oct - day 1 - Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings 359/3 (WR Hammond 37*, LEG Ames 15*)
- Fri, 28 Oct - day 2 - Australian XI 1st innings 59/0 (VY Richardson 21*, JHW Fingleton 28*)
- Sat, 29 Oct - day 3 - Australian XI 2nd innings 139/4 (42 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 12th Men: M Inverarity (Aust) and WE Bowes (MCC)
- Crowds: 10947, 12000, 19970. Total: 42,917 Receipts: 3343 pounds
- Bryan was forced to leave the field on the first day with a leg strain. Richardson lead Australia in his absence.
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia 1932-33 News
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An irresistible force
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Bodyline
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Speedy Harry
Was Bodyline's chief protagonist the quickest ever? Duncan Hamilton does a good job of convincing us
Look back in equanimity
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