South Africa v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of South Africa - 1935 (1935/36) · Newlands, Cape Town · 1 January 1936
Australia won by an innings and 78 runs
Australia won by an innings and 78 runs. Bill Brown top-scored with 121 for Australia. Clarrie Grimmett took 5/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of South Africa - 1935 (1935/36)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 1 January 1936 to 4 January 1936
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 78 runs
- Captains
- Vic Richardson (Australia), Herby Wade (South Africa)
- Umpires
- JC Collings and RGA Ashman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 362 for 8. Bill Brown top-scored with 121, and Jack Fingleton made 112. Xen Balaskas took 4 for 126 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 233-run stand for the first wicket between Jack Fingleton and Bill Brown, 64% of the total.
South Africa replied with 102 all out. Dudley Nourse top-scored with 44 not out. Clarrie Grimmett took 5 for 32 for Australia. From 86 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 16 runs, to 102 for 10. Australia led by 260 on first innings. South Africa followed on.
South Africa made 182 all out in their second innings. Jack Siedle top-scored with 59. Clarrie Grimmett took 5 for 56 for Australia. From 137 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 156 for 8.
Australia won by an innings and 78 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 362 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | c Jack Robertson | 121 |
| Jack Fingleton | c Herby Wade | 112 |
| Stan McCabe | c Xen Balaskas | 0 |
| Len Darling | lbw | 12 |
| Vic Richardson | lbw | 14 |
| Arthur Chipperfield | bowled | 30 |
| Bert Oldfield | bowled | 8 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 30 |
| Bill O'Reilly | bowled | 17 |
| Ernie McCormick | not out | 0 |
Did not bat: Chuck Fleetwood-Smith
Extras 18 · Total 362 for 8
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Crisp | 14 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Chud Langton | 30 | 2 | 94 | 1 |
| Jack Robertson | 29 | 8 | 75 | 2 |
| Xen Balaskas | 38 | 1 | 126 | 4 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-233 (Jack Fingleton), 2-235 (Stan McCabe), 3-251 (Bill Brown), 4-259 (Len Darling), 5-299 (Vic Richardson), 6-313 (Arthur Chipperfield), 7-313 (Bert Oldfield), 8-361 (Bill O'Reilly)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jack Fingleton and Bill Brown | 233 |
| second | Stan McCabe and Bill Brown | 2 |
| third | Len Darling and Bill Brown | 16 |
| fourth | Vic Richardson and Len Darling | 8 |
| fifth | Vic Richardson and Arthur Chipperfield | 40 |
| sixth | Bert Oldfield and Arthur Chipperfield | 14 |
| seventh | Bert Oldfield and Clarrie Grimmett | 0 |
| eighth | Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly | 48 |
| ninth | Clarrie Grimmett and Ernie McCormick | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 102 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Siedle | lbw | 1 |
| Herby Wade | c Stan McCabe | 0 |
| Eric Rowan | bowled | 12 |
| Bruce Mitchell | c Jack Fingleton | 14 |
| Ken Viljoen | st Bert Oldfield | 14 |
| Dudley Nourse | not out | 44 |
| Nipper Nicholson | bowled | 0 |
| Chud Langton | bowled | 3 |
| Bob Crisp | bowled | 0 |
| Xen Balaskas | bowled | 0 |
| Jack Robertson | run out | 1 |
Extras 13 · Total 102 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie McCormick | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stan McCabe | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 17 | 4 | 32 | 5 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 6.2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Herby Wade), 2-12 (Eric Rowan), 3-21 (Jack Siedle), 4-29 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-86 (Ken Viljoen), 6-88 (Nipper Nicholson), 7-95 (Chud Langton), 8-95 (Bob Crisp), 9-95 (Xen Balaskas), 10-102 (Jack Robertson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jack Siedle and Herby Wade | 0 |
| second | Jack Siedle and Eric Rowan | 12 |
| third | Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell | 9 |
| fourth | Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen | 8 |
| fifth | Ken Viljoen and Dudley Nourse | 57 |
| sixth | Dudley Nourse and Nipper Nicholson | 2 |
| seventh | Chud Langton and Dudley Nourse | 7 |
| eighth | Bob Crisp and Dudley Nourse | 0 |
| ninth | Xen Balaskas and Dudley Nourse | 0 |
| tenth | Dudley Nourse and Jack Robertson | 7 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 182 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Siedle | bowled | 59 |
| Herby Wade | lbw | 31 |
| Eric Rowan | c Vic Richardson | 19 |
| Dudley Nourse | c Clarrie Grimmett | 25 |
| Bruce Mitchell | bowled | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | c Bill O'Reilly | 23 |
| Nipper Nicholson | c Bill O'Reilly | 4 |
| Chud Langton | bowled | 4 |
| Bob Crisp | c Vic Richardson | 0 |
| Jack Robertson | not out | 12 |
| Xen Balaskas | bowled | 2 |
Extras 3 · Total 182 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie McCormick | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 25 | 15 | 35 | 4 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 36.4 | 17 | 56 | 5 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 24 | 4 | 80 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-87 (Herby Wade), 2-97 (Jack Siedle), 3-137 (Dudley Nourse), 4-137 (Eric Rowan), 5-139 (Bruce Mitchell), 6-146 (Nipper Nicholson), 7-156 (Chud Langton), 8-156 (Bob Crisp), 9-174 (Ken Viljoen), 10-182 (Xen Balaskas)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jack Siedle and Herby Wade | 87 |
| second | Jack Siedle and Eric Rowan | 10 |
| third | Dudley Nourse and Eric Rowan | 40 |
| fourth | Bruce Mitchell and Eric Rowan | 0 |
| fifth | Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen | 2 |
| sixth | Ken Viljoen and Nipper Nicholson | 7 |
| seventh | Ken Viljoen and Chud Langton | 10 |
| eighth | Ken Viljoen and Bob Crisp | 0 |
| ninth | Ken Viljoen and Jack Robertson | 18 |
| tenth | Xen Balaskas and Jack Robertson | 8 |
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