Australia v England 5th Test
England tour of Australia - 1928 (1928/29) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 8 March 1929 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 5 wickets
Australia won by 5 wickets. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 142 for England.
England, 506 (10 wkts)
| Jack Hobbs | lbw | 142 | 301 |
| Douglas Jardine | caught (Bert Oldfield) | 19 | 126 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Alan Fairfax) | 38 | 100 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | caught (Percy Hornibrook) | 31 | 116 |
| George Duckworth | caught (Alan Fairfax) | 12 | 37 |
| Patsy Hendren | caught (Percy Hornibrook) | 95 | 188 |
| Maurice Leyland | caught (Alan Fairfax) | 137 | 330 |
| Harold Larwood | bowled | 4 | 3 |
| George Geary | bowled | 4 | 14 |
| Maurice Tate | caught | 15 | 35 |
| Jack White | not out | 9 | 48 |
Tim Wall 49.00-8-123-3Percy Hornibrook 48.00-8-142-3Ron Oxenham 45.10-15-86-1Clarrie Grimmett 25.00-11-40-0Alan Fairfax 27.00-4-84-1Jack Ryder 18.00-5-29-2Alan Kippax 3.00-1-2-0
Australia, 474 (10 wkts)
| Bill Woodfull | caught (George Geary) | 102 | 381 |
| Archie Jackson | run out | 30 | 95 |
| Alan Kippax | caught (George Duckworth) | 38 | 145 |
| Jack Ryder | caught (Maurice Tate) | 30 | 125 |
| Donald Bradman | caught (Maurice Tate) | 123 | 247 |
| Alan Fairfax | lbw | 65 | 242 |
| Ron Oxenham | caught (George Duckworth) | 7 | 79 |
| Bert Oldfield | caught (George Geary) | 6 | 24 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | not out | 38 | 170 |
| Tim Wall | caught (George Duckworth) | 9 | 18 |
| Percy Hornibrook | lbw | 26 | 106 |
Harold Larwood 34.00-7-83-1Maurice Tate 62.00-26-108-0George Geary 81.00-36-105-5Jack White 75.30-22-136-2Wally Hammond 16.00-3-31-1Maurice Leyland 3.00-0-11-0
England, 237 (10 wkts)
| Jack Hobbs | caught (Alan Fairfax) | 65 | 126 |
| Douglas Jardine | caught (Bert Oldfield) | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Larwood | bowled | 11 | 21 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Jack Ryder) | 16 | 42 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | caught (Bert Oldfield) | 21 | 62 |
| Patsy Hendren | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Maurice Leyland | not out | 53 | 138 |
| Maurice Tate | caught (Alan Fairfax) | 54 | 57 |
| George Geary | bowled | 3 | 18 |
| Jack White | caught (Ron Oxenham) | 4 | 20 |
| George Duckworth | lbw | 9 | 27 |
Tim Wall 26.00-5-66-5Percy Hornibrook 19.00-5-51-1Ron Oxenham 10.30-1-34-1Clarrie Grimmett 24.00-7-66-2Alan Fairfax 7.00-0-20-1
Australia, 269 (5 wkts)
| Bert Oldfield | bowled | 48 | 156 |
| Percy Hornibrook | bowled | 18 | 116 |
| Bill Woodfull | bowled | 35 | 154 |
| Archie Jackson | bowled | 46 | 75 |
| Alan Kippax | run out | 28 | 70 |
| Jack Ryder | not out | 57 | 172 |
| Donald Bradman | not out | 37 | 89 |
| Alan Fairfax | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oxenham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Harold Larwood 32.10-5-81-0Maurice Tate 38.00-13-76-0George Geary 20.00-5-31-1Jack White 18.00-8-28-0Wally Hammond 26.00-8-53-3
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