- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras23 (b 13, lb 9, w 1)TOTAL435 all out (108.2 Overs, RR: 4.01)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vic Richardson), 2-59 (Bill Woodfull), 3-64 (Donald Bradman), 4-163 (Leo O'Brien), 5-244 (Stan McCabe), 6-328 (Len Darling), 7-385 (Perker Lee), 8-414 (Bert Oldfield), 9-430 (Bill O'Reilly), 10-435 (Bert Ironmonger)
23/02Result
5th Test, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 23-28 1933
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![Australia]( "Australia")
435 & 182 -
![England]( "England")
454 & 168/2 (71.2 ov)
23/02Result
5th Test, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 23-28 1933
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![Australia]( "Australia")
435 & 182 -
![England]( "England")
454 & 168/2 (71.2 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 7, lb 7, nb 2)TOTAL454 all out (171.2 Overs, RR: 2.64)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Douglas Jardine), 2-153 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-245 (Wally Hammond), 4-310 (Harold Larwood), 5-330 (Maurice Leyland), 6-349 (Les Ames), 7-374 (Eddie Paynter), 8-418 (Bob Wyatt), 9-434 (Hedley Verity), 10-454 (Gubby Allen)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Alexander 35 1 129 1 3.68 0 0 SJ McCabe 12 1 27 0 2.25 0 0 WJ O'Reilly 45 7 100 3 2.22 0 0 H Ironmonger 31 13 64 0 2.06 0 0 PK Lee 40.2 11 111 4 2.75 0 0 LS Darling 7 5 3 0 0.42 0 0 DG Bradman 1 0 4 0 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 4, nb 3)TOTAL182 all out (54.4 Overs, RR: 3.32)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vic Richardson), 2-115 (Donald Bradman), 3-135 (Leo O'Brien), 4-139 (Stan McCabe), 5-148 (Len Darling), 6-161 (Bert Oldfield), 7-177 (Bill Woodfull), 8-178 (Bill O'Reilly), 9-178 (Harry Alexander), 10-182 (Perker Lee)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB H Larwood 11 0 44 1 4.00 0 0 W Voce 10 0 34 2 3.40 0 0 GOB Allen 11.4 2 54 2 4.62 0 0 WR Hammond 3 0 10 0 3.33 0 0 H Verity 19 9 33 5 1.73 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (b 6, lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL168/2 (71.2 Overs, RR: 2.35)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Douglas Jardine), 2-43 (Maurice Leyland)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Alexander 11 2 25 0 2.27 0 0 SJ McCabe 5 2 10 0 2.00 0 0 WJ O'Reilly 15 5 32 0 2.13 0 0 H Ironmonger 26 12 34 2 1.30 0 0 PK Lee 12.2 3 52 0 4.21 0 0 LS Darling 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Series result
England won the 5-match series 4-1
Match number
Season
Match days
23,24,25,27,28 February 1933 (timeless match)
Test debut
Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 23 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 296/5 (LS Darling 66*, WAS Oldfield 13*)
- Fri, 24 Feb - day 2 - England 1st innings 159/2 (WR Hammond 72*, H Larwood 5*)
- Sat, 25 Feb - day 3 - England 1st innings 418/8 (GOB Allen 25*)
- Sun, 26 Feb - rest day
- Mon, 27 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 11/0 (DR Jardine 6*, RES Wyatt 5*)
- Tue, 28 Feb - day 5 - England 2nd innings 168/2 (71.2 ov) - end of match
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia 1932-33 News
The decline of working-class cricketers in England
Before the Second World War, the majority of the English team were of working-class backgrounds. When England recently took the field against New Zealand, that number had dropped to just one-third
An irresistible force
Douglas Jardine's desire to win back the Ashes at all costs brought him the urn, and vilification in England and Australia
Bodyline
There was outrage over England's tactics in the 1932-33 Ashes, but in the years that followed bouncers shocked no one
Speedy Harry
Was Bodyline's chief protagonist the quickest ever? Duncan Hamilton does a good job of convincing us
Look back in equanimity
David Frith's history of cricket's most fractious series is exhaustive in its attention to detail
