Australia v England 5th Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1932 (1932/33) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 23 February 1933
England won by 8 wickets
England won by 8 wickets. Wally Hammond top-scored with 101 for England. Hedley Verity took 5/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1932 (1932/33)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 23 February 1933 to 28 February 1933
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets
- Captains
- Bill Woodfull (Australia), Douglas Jardine (England)
- Umpires
- GE Borwick and GA Hele
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 435 all out. Len Darling top-scored with 85 off 129 balls, and Stan McCabe made 73. Harold Larwood took 4 for 98 for England. That was well above the 1930s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 349 across 6 Tests.
England replied with 454 all out. Wally Hammond top-scored with 101 off 205 balls, and Harold Larwood made 98. Perker Lee took 4 for 111 for Australia. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the second wicket between Herbert Sutcliffe and Wally Hammond. England led by 19 on first innings.
Australia made 182 all out in their second innings. Donald Bradman top-scored with 71 off 69 balls, and Bill Woodfull made 67. Hedley Verity took 5 for 33 for England. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the second wicket between Bill Woodfull and Donald Bradman, 63% of the total. From 148 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 178 for 9.
Set 164 to win, England made 168 for 2. Wally Hammond top-scored with 75 not out off 140 balls, and Bob Wyatt made 61. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the third wicket between Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt, 74% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 435 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Richardson | c Douglas Jardine | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Woodfull | bowled | 14 | 59 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 48 | 56 |
| Leo O'Brien | c Harold Larwood | 61 | 88 |
| Stan McCabe | c Wally Hammond | 73 | 129 |
| Len Darling | bowled | 85 | 129 |
| Bert Oldfield | run out | 52 | 96 |
| Perker Lee | c Douglas Jardine | 42 | 44 |
| Bill O'Reilly | bowled | 19 | 27 |
| Unknown #609 | not out | 17 | 17 |
| Bert Ironmonger | bowled | 1 | 4 |
Extras 23 · Total 435 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Larwood | 32.2 | 10 | 98 | 4 |
| Bill Voce | 24 | 4 | 80 | 1 |
| Gubby Allen | 25 | 1 | 128 | 1 |
| Wally Hammond | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 17 | 3 | 62 | 3 |
| Bob Wyatt | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vic Richardson and Bill Woodfull | 0 |
| second | Bill Woodfull and Donald Bradman | 59 |
| third | Donald Bradman and Leo O'Brien | 5 |
| fourth | Stan McCabe and Leo O'Brien | 99 |
| fifth | Stan McCabe and Len Darling | 81 |
| sixth | Bert Oldfield and Len Darling | 84 |
| seventh | Bert Oldfield and Perker Lee | 57 |
| eighth | Bert Oldfield and Bill O'Reilly | 29 |
| ninth | Bill O'Reilly and Unknown #609 | 16 |
| tenth | Bert Ironmonger and Unknown #609 | 5 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 454 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Jardine | c Bert Oldfield | 18 | 50 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | c Vic Richardson | 56 | 137 |
| Wally Hammond | lbw | 101 | 205 |
| Harold Larwood | c Bert Ironmonger | 98 | 148 |
| Maurice Leyland | run out | 42 | 87 |
| Bob Wyatt | c Bert Ironmonger | 51 | 196 |
| Les Ames | run out | 4 | 27 |
| Eddie Paynter | bowled | 9 | 29 |
| Gubby Allen | c Donald Bradman | 48 | 104 |
| Hedley Verity | c Bert Oldfield | 4 | 14 |
| Bill Voce | not out | 7 | 35 |
Extras 16 · Total 454 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown #609 | 35 | 1 | 129 | 1 |
| Stan McCabe | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 45 | 7 | 100 | 3 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 31 | 13 | 64 | 0 |
| Perker Lee | 40.2 | 11 | 111 | 4 |
| Len Darling | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Donald Bradman | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Herbert Sutcliffe and Douglas Jardine | 31 |
| second | Herbert Sutcliffe and Wally Hammond | 122 |
| third | Harold Larwood and Wally Hammond | 92 |
| fourth | Harold Larwood and Maurice Leyland | 65 |
| fifth | Bob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland | 20 |
| sixth | Bob Wyatt and Les Ames | 19 |
| seventh | Bob Wyatt and Eddie Paynter | 25 |
| eighth | Bob Wyatt and Gubby Allen | 44 |
| ninth | Gubby Allen and Hedley Verity | 16 |
| tenth | Bill Voce and Gubby Allen | 20 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 182 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Richardson | c Gubby Allen | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Woodfull | bowled | 67 | 168 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 71 | 69 |
| Leo O'Brien | c Hedley Verity | 5 | 20 |
| Stan McCabe | c Douglas Jardine | 4 | 6 |
| Len Darling | c Bob Wyatt | 7 | 13 |
| Bert Oldfield | c Bob Wyatt | 5 | 25 |
| Perker Lee | bowled | 15 | 21 |
| Bill O'Reilly | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown #609 | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Ironmonger | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 7 · Total 182 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Larwood | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Bill Voce | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Gubby Allen | 11.4 | 2 | 54 | 2 |
| Wally Hammond | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 19 | 9 | 33 | 5 |
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 (Unknown #609), 10-182 (Perker Lee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vic Richardson and Bill Woodfull | 0 |
| second | Bill Woodfull and Donald Bradman | 115 |
| third | Bill Woodfull and Leo O'Brien | 20 |
| fourth | Bill Woodfull and Stan McCabe | 4 |
| fifth | Bill Woodfull and Len Darling | 9 |
| sixth | Bert Oldfield and Bill Woodfull | 13 |
| seventh | Bill Woodfull and Perker Lee | 16 |
| eighth | Perker Lee and Bill O'Reilly | 1 |
| ninth | Perker Lee and Unknown #609 | 0 |
| tenth | Bert Ironmonger and Perker Lee | 4 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 168 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Jardine | c Vic Richardson | 24 | 57 |
| Bob Wyatt | not out | 61 | 215 |
| Maurice Leyland | bowled | 0 | 16 |
| Wally Hammond | not out | 75 | 140 |
Did not bat: Herbert Sutcliffe, Harold Larwood, Les Ames, Eddie Paynter, Gubby Allen, Hedley Verity, Bill Voce
Extras 8 · Total 168 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown #609 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 15 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bert Ironmonger | 26 | 12 | 34 | 2 |
| Perker Lee | 12.2 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Len Darling | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Douglas Jardine), 2-43 (Maurice Leyland)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bob Wyatt and Douglas Jardine | 43 |
| second | Bob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland | 0 |
| third | Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt | 125 |
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