England v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of England - 1934 (1934) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 6 July 1934

Match drawn

Match drawn. Maurice Leyland top-scored with 153 for England. Bill O'Reilly took 7/189.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1934 (1934)
Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates: 6 July 1934 to 10 July 1934
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Bob Wyatt (England), Bill Woodfull (Australia)
Debut: Len Hopwood (England)
Umpires: FI Walden and J Hardstaff snr

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Len Hopwood's first Test.

England batted first and made 627 for 9. Maurice Leyland top-scored with 153 off 309 balls, and Patsy Hendren made 132. Bill O'Reilly took 7 for 189 for Australia. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the fifth wicket between Patsy Hendren and Maurice Leyland. That was well above the 1930s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 332 across 8 Tests.

Australia replied with 491 all out. Stan McCabe top-scored with 137 off 204 balls, and Bill Woodfull made 73. Hedley Verity took 4 for 78 for England. The innings was built on a 196-run stand for the second wicket between Stan McCabe and Bill Brown. England led by 136 on first innings.

England made 123 for 0 in their second innings. Herbert Sutcliffe top-scored with 69 not out off 161 balls, and Cyril Walters made 50. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the first wicket between Herbert Sutcliffe and Cyril Walters, 100% of the total.

Set 260 to win, Australia made 66 for 1. Stan McCabe top-scored with 33 not out off 74 balls.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 627 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Cyril Walters	c Len Darling	52	79
Herbert Sutcliffe	c Arthur Chipperfield	63	135
Bob Wyatt	bowled	0	1
Wally Hammond	bowled	4	2
Patsy Hendren	c Bill O'Reilly	132	248
Maurice Leyland	caught	153	309
Les Ames	c Bill Ponsford	72	181
Len Hopwood	bowled	2	4
Gubby Allen	bowled	61	112
Hedley Verity	not out	60	125
Nobby Clark	not out	2	17

Extras 26 · Total 627 for 9

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Tim Wall	36	3	131	0
Stan McCabe	32	3	98	1
Clarrie Grimmett	57	20	122	1
Bill O'Reilly	59	9	189	7
Arthur Chipperfield	7	0	29	0
Len Darling	10	0	32	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-68 (Cyril Walters), 2-68 (Bob Wyatt), 3-72 (Wally Hammond), 4-149 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 5-340 (Patsy Hendren), 6-482 (Maurice Leyland), 7-492 (Len Hopwood), 8-510 (Les Ames), 9-605 (Gubby Allen)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Herbert Sutcliffe and Cyril Walters	68
second	Herbert Sutcliffe and Bob Wyatt	0
third	Herbert Sutcliffe and Wally Hammond	4
fourth	Patsy Hendren and Herbert Sutcliffe	77
fifth	Patsy Hendren and Maurice Leyland	191
sixth	Maurice Leyland and Les Ames	142
seventh	Les Ames and Len Hopwood	10
eighth	Les Ames and Gubby Allen	18
ninth	Gubby Allen and Hedley Verity	95
tenth	Nobby Clark and Hedley Verity	22

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 491 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bill Brown	c Cyril Walters	72	188
Bill Ponsford	c Patsy Hendren	12	29
Stan McCabe	c Hedley Verity	137	204
Bill Woodfull	run out	73	238
Len Darling	bowled	37	113
Donald Bradman	c Les Ames	30	52
Bert Oldfield	c Bob Wyatt	13	51
Arthur Chipperfield	c Cyril Walters	26	95
Clarrie Grimmett	bowled	0	14
Bill O'Reilly	not out	30	116
Tim Wall	run out	18	38

Extras 43 · Total 491 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Nobby Clark	40	9	100	1
Gubby Allen	31	3	113	0
Wally Hammond	28.3	6	111	3
Hedley Verity	53	24	78	4
Len Hopwood	38	20	46	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Bill Ponsford), 2-230 (Bill Brown), 3-242 (Stan McCabe), 4-320 (Len Darling), 5-378 (Donald Bradman), 6-409 (Bill Woodfull), 7-411 (Bert Oldfield), 8-419 (Clarrie Grimmett), 9-454 (Arthur Chipperfield), 10-491 (Tim Wall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Ponsford and Bill Brown	34
second	Stan McCabe and Bill Brown	196
third	Bill Woodfull and Stan McCabe	12
fourth	Bill Woodfull and Len Darling	78
fifth	Bill Woodfull and Donald Bradman	58
sixth	Bert Oldfield and Bill Woodfull	31
seventh	Bert Oldfield and Arthur Chipperfield	2
eighth	Clarrie Grimmett and Arthur Chipperfield	8
ninth	Bill O'Reilly and Arthur Chipperfield	35
tenth	Tim Wall and Bill O'Reilly	37

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 123 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Cyril Walters	not out	50	152
Herbert Sutcliffe	not out	69	161

Did not bat: Bob Wyatt, Wally Hammond, Patsy Hendren, Maurice Leyland, Les Ames, Len Hopwood, Gubby Allen, Hedley Verity, Nobby Clark

Extras 4 · Total 123 for 0

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R
Tim Wall	9	0	31
Stan McCabe	13	4	35
Clarrie Grimmett	17	5	28
Bill O'Reilly	13	4	25

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Herbert Sutcliffe and Cyril Walters	123	312

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 66 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R	B
Bill Brown	c Wally Hammond	0	5
Bill Ponsford	not out	30	83
Stan McCabe	not out	33	74

Did not bat: Bill Woodfull, Len Darling, Donald Bradman, Bert Oldfield, Arthur Chipperfield, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill O'Reilly, Tim Wall

Extras 3 · Total 66 for 1

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Nobby Clark	4	1	16	0
Gubby Allen	6	0	23	1
Wally Hammond	2	1	2	0
Hedley Verity	5	4	2	0
Len Hopwood	9	5	16	0
Patsy Hendren	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Bill Brown)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Ponsford and Bill Brown	1
second	Bill Ponsford and Stan McCabe	65

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