England v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of England - 1934 (1934) · Lord's, London · 22 June 1934
England won by an innings and 38 runs
England won by an innings and 38 runs. Les Ames top-scored with 120 for England. Hedley Verity took 8/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1934 (1934)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 22 June 1934 to 25 June 1934
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 38 runs
- Captains
- Bob Wyatt (England), Bill Woodfull (Australia)
- Umpires
- F Chester and J Hardstaff snr
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 440 all out. Les Ames top-scored with 120 off 325 balls, and Maurice Leyland made 109. Tim Wall took 4 for 108 for Australia. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the sixth wicket between Maurice Leyland and Les Ames. That was well above the 1930s average first-innings total at Lord's, 321 across 10 Tests.
Australia replied with 284 all out. Bill Brown top-scored with 105 off 202 balls. Hedley Verity took 7 for 61 for England. England led by 156 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 118 all out in their second innings. Bill Woodfull top-scored with 43 off 118 balls. Hedley Verity took 8 for 43 for England. From 94 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 118 for 10.
England won by an innings and 38 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 440 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Walters | c Ernie Bromley | 82 | 203 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw | 20 | 123 |
| Wally Hammond | c Arthur Chipperfield | 2 | 5 |
| Patsy Hendren | c Stan McCabe | 13 | 15 |
| Bob Wyatt | c Bert Oldfield | 33 | 98 |
| Maurice Leyland | bowled | 109 | 252 |
| Les Ames | c Bert Oldfield | 120 | 325 |
| George Geary | c Arthur Chipperfield | 9 | 49 |
| Hedley Verity | st Bert Oldfield | 29 | 89 |
| Ken Farnes | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Bowes | not out | 10 | 25 |
Extras 12 · Total 440 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wall | 49 | 7 | 108 | 4 |
| Stan McCabe | 18 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 53.3 | 13 | 102 | 1 |
| Bill O'Reilly | 38 | 15 | 70 | 1 |
| Arthur Chipperfield | 34 | 10 | 91 | 3 |
| Len Darling | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-78 (Wally Hammond), 3-99 (Patsy Hendren), 4-130 (Cyril Walters), 5-182 (Bob Wyatt), 6-311 (Maurice Leyland), 7-359 (George Geary), 8-409 (Les Ames), 9-410 (Ken Farnes), 10-440 (Hedley Verity)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Herbert Sutcliffe and Cyril Walters | 70 |
| second | Wally Hammond and Cyril Walters | 8 |
| third | Patsy Hendren and Cyril Walters | 21 |
| fourth | Bob Wyatt and Cyril Walters | 31 |
| fifth | Bob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland | 52 |
| sixth | Maurice Leyland and Les Ames | 129 |
| seventh | George Geary and Les Ames | 48 |
| eighth | Les Ames and Hedley Verity | 50 |
| ninth | Hedley Verity and Ken Farnes | 1 |
| tenth | Hedley Verity and Bill Bowes | 30 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 284 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | bowled | 22 | 91 |
| Bill Brown | c Les Ames | 105 | 202 |
| Donald Bradman | c Hedley Verity | 36 | 37 |
| Stan McCabe | c Wally Hammond | 34 | 88 |
| Len Darling | c Herbert Sutcliffe | 0 | 5 |
| Arthur Chipperfield | not out | 37 | 119 |
| Ernie Bromley | c George Geary | 4 | 9 |
| Bert Oldfield | c Herbert Sutcliffe | 23 | 58 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | bowled | 9 | 27 |
| Bill O'Reilly | bowled | 4 | 16 |
| Tim Wall | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 10 · Total 284 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Farnes | 12 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| Bill Bowes | 31 | 5 | 98 | 3 |
| George Geary | 22 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 36 | 15 | 61 | 7 |
| Wally Hammond | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Maurice Leyland | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Bill Woodfull), 2-141 (Donald Bradman), 3-203 (Bill Brown), 4-204 (Len Darling), 5-205 (Stan McCabe), 6-218 (Ernie Bromley), 7-258 (Bert Oldfield), 8-273 (Clarrie Grimmett), 9-284 (Bill O'Reilly), 10-284 (Tim Wall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Woodfull and Bill Brown | 68 |
| second | Donald Bradman and Bill Brown | 73 |
| third | Stan McCabe and Bill Brown | 62 |
| fourth | Stan McCabe and Len Darling | 1 |
| fifth | Stan McCabe and Arthur Chipperfield | 1 |
| sixth | Ernie Bromley and Arthur Chipperfield | 13 |
| seventh | Bert Oldfield and Arthur Chipperfield | 40 |
| eighth | Clarrie Grimmett and Arthur Chipperfield | 15 |
| ninth | Bill O'Reilly and Arthur Chipperfield | 11 |
| tenth | Tim Wall and Arthur Chipperfield | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 118 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Woodfull | c Wally Hammond | 43 | 118 |
| Bill Brown | c Cyril Walters | 2 | 14 |
| Stan McCabe | c Patsy Hendren | 19 | 56 |
| Donald Bradman | c Les Ames | 13 | 27 |
| Len Darling | bowled | 10 | 25 |
| Arthur Chipperfield | c George Geary | 14 | 35 |
| Ernie Bromley | c Hedley Verity | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Oldfield | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | c Wally Hammond | 0 | 1 |
| Bill O'Reilly | not out | 8 | 30 |
| Tim Wall | c Patsy Hendren | 1 | 10 |
Extras 7 · Total 118 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Farnes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Bowes | 14 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Hedley Verity | 22.3 | 8 | 43 | 8 |
| Wally Hammond | 13 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Bill Brown), 2-43 (Stan McCabe), 3-57 (Donald Bradman), 4-94 (Bill Woodfull), 5-94 (Len Darling), 6-95 (Ernie Bromley), 7-95 (Bert Oldfield), 8-95 (Clarrie Grimmett), 9-112 (Arthur Chipperfield), 10-118 (Tim Wall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Woodfull and Bill Brown | 10 |
| second | Bill Woodfull and Stan McCabe | 33 |
| third | Bill Woodfull and Donald Bradman | 14 |
| fourth | Bill Woodfull and Len Darling | 37 |
| fifth | Len Darling and Arthur Chipperfield | 0 |
| sixth | Ernie Bromley and Arthur Chipperfield | 1 |
| seventh | Bert Oldfield and Arthur Chipperfield | 0 |
| eighth | Clarrie Grimmett and Arthur Chipperfield | 0 |
| ninth | Bill O'Reilly and Arthur Chipperfield | 17 |
| tenth | Tim Wall and Bill O'Reilly | 6 |
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