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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
BatterHow outRB
Vic Richardsonc Douglas Jardine05
Bill Woodfullbowled1459
Donald Bradmanbowled4856
Leo O'Brienc Harold Larwood6188
Stan McCabec Wally Hammond73129
Len Darlingbowled85129
Bert Oldfieldrun out5296
Perker Leec Douglas Jardine4244
Bill O'Reillybowled1927
Unknown #609not out1717
Bert Ironmongerbowled14

Extras 23 · Total 435 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Harold Larwood32.210984
Bill Voce244801
Gubby Allen2511281
Wally Hammond80320
Hedley Verity173623
Bob Wyatt20120

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVic Richardson and Bill Woodfull0
secondBill Woodfull and Donald Bradman59
thirdDonald Bradman and Leo O'Brien5
fourthStan McCabe and Leo O'Brien99
fifthStan McCabe and Len Darling81
sixthBert Oldfield and Len Darling84
seventhBert Oldfield and Perker Lee57
eighthBert Oldfield and Bill O'Reilly29
ninthBill O'Reilly and Unknown #60916
tenthBert Ironmonger and Unknown #6095
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 454 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Douglas Jardinec Bert Oldfield1850
Herbert Sutcliffec Vic Richardson56137
Wally Hammondlbw101205
Harold Larwoodc Bert Ironmonger98148
Maurice Leylandrun out4287
Bob Wyattc Bert Ironmonger51196
Les Amesrun out427
Eddie Paynterbowled929
Gubby Allenc Donald Bradman48104
Hedley Verityc Bert Oldfield414
Bill Vocenot out735

Extras 16 · Total 454 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Unknown #6093511291
Stan McCabe121270
Bill O'Reilly4571003
Bert Ironmonger3113640
Perker Lee40.2111114
Len Darling7530
Donald Bradman1040

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstHerbert Sutcliffe and Douglas Jardine31
secondHerbert Sutcliffe and Wally Hammond122
thirdHarold Larwood and Wally Hammond92
fourthHarold Larwood and Maurice Leyland65
fifthBob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland20
sixthBob Wyatt and Les Ames19
seventhBob Wyatt and Eddie Paynter25
eighthBob Wyatt and Gubby Allen44
ninthGubby Allen and Hedley Verity16
tenthBill Voce and Gubby Allen20
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 182 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Vic Richardsonc Gubby Allen02
Bill Woodfullbowled67168
Donald Bradmanbowled7169
Leo O'Brienc Hedley Verity520
Stan McCabec Douglas Jardine46
Len Darlingc Bob Wyatt713
Bert Oldfieldc Bob Wyatt525
Perker Leebowled1521
Bill O'Reillybowled13
Unknown #609lbw01
Bert Ironmongernot out03

Extras 7 · Total 182 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Harold Larwood110441
Bill Voce100342
Gubby Allen11.42542
Wally Hammond30100
Hedley Verity199335

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVic Richardson and Bill Woodfull0
secondBill Woodfull and Donald Bradman115
thirdBill Woodfull and Leo O'Brien20
fourthBill Woodfull and Stan McCabe4
fifthBill Woodfull and Len Darling9
sixthBert Oldfield and Bill Woodfull13
seventhBill Woodfull and Perker Lee16
eighthPerker Lee and Bill O'Reilly1
ninthPerker Lee and Unknown #6090
tenthBert Ironmonger and Perker Lee4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 168 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Douglas Jardinec Vic Richardson2457
Bob Wyattnot out61215
Maurice Leylandbowled016
Wally Hammondnot out75140

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)OMRW
Unknown #609112250
Stan McCabe52100
Bill O'Reilly155320
Bert Ironmonger2612342
Perker Lee12.23520
Len Darling2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Douglas Jardine), 2-43 (Maurice Leyland)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Wyatt and Douglas Jardine43
secondBob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland0
thirdWally Hammond and Bob Wyatt125
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