Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1924 (1924/25) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1925 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 81 runs
Australia won by 81 runs. Herbert Sutcliffe top-scored with 176 for England.
Australia, 576 (10 wkts)
| Herbie Collins | caught (Bert Strudwick) | 9 | 63 |
| Warren Bardsley | caught (Bert Strudwick) | 19 | 52 |
| Arthur Richardson | run out | 14 | 33 |
| Bill Ponsford | bowled | 128 | 233 |
| Johnny Taylor | run out | 72 | 142 |
| Vic Richardson | run out | 138 | 217 |
| Charles Kelleway | caught (Bert Strudwick) | 32 | 138 |
| Albert Hartkopf | caught (Percy Chapman) | 80 | 158 |
| Jack Gregory | caught (Arthur Gilligan) | 44 | 56 |
| Bert Oldfield | not out | 39 | 100 |
| Arthur Mailey | lbw | 1 | 6 |
Maurice Tate 45.00-10-142-3Johnny Douglas 19.50-0-95-1Dick Tyldesley 35.00-3-130-0Arthur Gilligan 26.00-1-114-3'Young Jack' Hearne 13.00-1-69-0Frank Woolley 11.00-3-26-0
England, 467 (10 wkts)
| Jack Hobbs | bowled | 154 | 340 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | bowled | 176 | 481 |
| Frank Woolley | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | bowled | 9 | 57 |
| Patsy Hendren | caught (Bert Oldfield) | 32 | 66 |
| Percy Chapman | caught (Bert Oldfield) | 28 | 35 |
| Johnny Douglas | caught (Herbie Collins) | 8 | 40 |
| Dick Tyldesley | caught (Herbie Collins) | 5 | 11 |
| Maurice Tate | bowled | 34 | 35 |
| Arthur Gilligan | not out | 17 | 23 |
| Bert Strudwick | bowled | 4 | 14 |
Jack Gregory 34.00-4-124-3Charles Kelleway 30.00-10-62-2Arthur Mailey 34.00-5-141-2Albert Hartkopf 26.00-1-120-1Arthur Richardson 14.00-6-20-2
Australia, 238 (10 wkts)
| Herbie Collins | bowled | 30 | 117 |
| Warren Bardsley | lbw | 2 | 3 |
| Arthur Richardson | bowled | 9 | 13 |
| Bill Ponsford | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| Johnny Taylor | bowled | 90 | 180 |
| Vic Richardson | caught (Bert Strudwick) | 8 | 31 |
| Charles Kelleway | caught ('Young Jack' Hearne) | 17 | 87 |
| Albert Hartkopf | lbw | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Gregory | not out | 36 | 101 |
| Bert Oldfield | lbw | 39 | 76 |
| Arthur Mailey | bowled | 3 | 15 |
Maurice Tate 33.30-8-99-6Johnny Douglas 4.00-0-9-0Dick Tyldesley 2.00-0-6-0Arthur Gilligan 11.00-2-40-0'Young Jack' Hearne 29.00-5-84-4
England, 280 (10 wkts)
| Jack Hobbs | lbw | 22 | 59 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | caught (Jack Gregory) | 127 | 390 |
| Bert Strudwick | lbw | 22 | 63 |
| 'Young Jack' Hearne | lbw | 23 | 70 |
| Frank Woolley | lbw | 50 | 152 |
| Patsy Hendren | bowled | 18 | 55 |
| Dick Tyldesley | caught (Bill Ponsford) | 0 | 10 |
| Johnny Douglas | bowled | 14 | 41 |
| Percy Chapman | not out | 4 | 11 |
| Arthur Gilligan | caught (Arthur Mailey) | 0 | 1 |
| Maurice Tate | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Jack Gregory 27.30-6-87-4Charles Kelleway 18.00-4-42-0Arthur Mailey 24.00-2-92-5Albert Hartkopf 4.00-1-14-0Arthur Richardson 22.00-7-35-1Herbie Collins 11.00-3-10-0
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