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England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1938 (1938) · Lord's, London · 24 June 1938

Match drawn

Match drawn. Wally Hammond top-scored with 240 for England. Bill O'Reilly took 4/93.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1938 (1938)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
24 June 1938 to 28 June 1938
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Wally Hammond (England), Donald Bradman (Australia)
Umpires
FI Walden and EJ Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 494 all out. Wally Hammond top-scored with 240 off 394 balls, and Eddie Paynter made 99. Bill O'Reilly took 4 for 93 for Australia. The innings was built on a 222-run stand for the fourth wicket between Wally Hammond and Eddie Paynter, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1930s average first-innings total at Lord's, 321 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 422 all out. Bill Brown top-scored with 206 not out off 370 balls, and Lindsay Hassett made 56. Hedley Verity took 4 for 103 for England. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the fourth wicket between Bill Brown and Lindsay Hassett. England led by 72 on first innings.

England made 242 for 8 in their second innings. Denis Compton top-scored with 76 not out off 137 balls, and Eddie Paynter made 43. Ernie McCormick took 3 for 72 for Australia.

Set 315 to win, Australia made 204 for 6. Donald Bradman top-scored with 102 not out off 135 balls, and Lindsay Hassett made 42.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 494 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Charlie Barnettc Bill Brown1821
Leonard Huttonc Bill Brown49
Bill Edrichbowled05
Wally Hammondbowled240394
Eddie Paynterlbw99188
Denis Comptonlbw621
Les Amesc Ernie McCormick83154
Hedley Veritybowled520
Arthur Wellardc Ernie McCormick43
Doug Wrightbowled623
Ken Farnesnot out56

Extras 24 · Total 494 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick2711014
Stan McCabe314860
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith33.521392
Bill O'Reilly376934
Arthur Chipperfield8.40510

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Leonard Hutton), 2-20 (Bill Edrich), 3-31 (Charlie Barnett), 4-253 (Eddie Paynter), 5-271 (Denis Compton), 6-457 (Wally Hammond), 7-472 (Hedley Verity), 8-476 (Arthur Wellard), 9-483 (Les Ames), 10-494 (Doug Wright)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Leonard Hutton12
secondCharlie Barnett and Bill Edrich8
thirdWally Hammond and Charlie Barnett11
fourthWally Hammond and Eddie Paynter222
fifthWally Hammond and Denis Compton18
sixthWally Hammond and Les Ames186
seventhLes Ames and Hedley Verity15
eighthLes Ames and Arthur Wellard4
ninthLes Ames and Doug Wright7
tenthKen Farnes and Doug Wright11
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 422 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jack Fingletonc Wally Hammond3169
Bill Brownnot out206370
Donald Bradmanbowled1826
Stan McCabec Hedley Verity3832
Lindsay Hassettlbw5699
Jack Badcockbowled02
Ben Barnettc Denis Compton845
Arthur Chipperfieldlbw13
Bill O'Reillybowled4245
Ernie McCormickc Charlie Barnett01
Chuck Fleetwood-Smithc Charlie Barnett744

Extras 15 · Total 422 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ken Farnes4361353
Arthur Wellard232962
Doug Wright162681
Hedley Verity35.491034
Bill Edrich4250

FALL OF WICKETS

1-69 (Jack Fingleton), 2-101 (Donald Bradman), 3-152 (Stan McCabe), 4-276 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-276 (Jack Badcock), 6-307 (Ben Barnett), 7-308 (Arthur Chipperfield), 8-393 (Bill O'Reilly), 9-393 (Ernie McCormick), 10-422 (Chuck Fleetwood-Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown69
secondDonald Bradman and Bill Brown32
thirdStan McCabe and Bill Brown51
fourthBill Brown and Lindsay Hassett124
fifthBill Brown and Jack Badcock0
sixthBill Brown and Ben Barnett31
seventhBill Brown and Arthur Chipperfield1
eighthBill O'Reilly and Bill Brown85
ninthBill Brown and Ernie McCormick0
tenthBill Brown and Chuck Fleetwood-Smith29
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 242 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Charlie Barnettc Stan McCabe1238
Leonard Huttonc Ernie McCormick516
Hedley Veritybowled1147
Bill Edrichc Stan McCabe1024
Eddie Paynterrun out43105
Wally Hammondcaught216
Denis Comptonnot out76137
Les Amesc Stan McCabe611
Arthur Wellardbowled3837
Doug Wrightnot out1013

Did not bat: Ken Farnes

Extras 29 · Total 242 for 8

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick245723
Stan McCabe121582
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith71300
Bill O'Reilly2910532

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Charlie Barnett), 2-28 (Leonard Hutton), 3-43 (Bill Edrich), 4-64 (Hedley Verity), 5-76 (Wally Hammond), 6-128 (Eddie Paynter), 7-142 (Les Ames), 8-216 (Arthur Wellard)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Leonard Hutton25
secondHedley Verity and Leonard Hutton3
thirdHedley Verity and Bill Edrich15
fourthHedley Verity and Eddie Paynter21
fifthWally Hammond and Eddie Paynter12
sixthEddie Paynter and Denis Compton52
seventhLes Ames and Denis Compton14
eighthArthur Wellard and Denis Compton74
ninthDenis Compton and Doug Wright26
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 204 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Jack Fingletonc Wally Hammond414
Bill Brownbowled1059
Donald Bradmannot out102135
Stan McCabec Leonard Hutton2122
Lindsay Hassettbowled4245
Jack Badcockc Doug Wright01
Ben Barnettc Eddie Paynter1417

Did not bat: Arthur Chipperfield, Bill O'Reilly, Ernie McCormick, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

Extras 11 · Total 204 for 6

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ken Farnes133510
Arthur Wellard91301
Doug Wright80561
Hedley Verity135292
Bill Edrich5.20272

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Jack Fingleton), 2-71 (Bill Brown), 3-111 (Stan McCabe), 4-175 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-180 (Jack Badcock), 6-204 (Ben Barnett)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown8
secondDonald Bradman and Bill Brown63
thirdDonald Bradman and Stan McCabe40
fourthDonald Bradman and Lindsay Hassett64
fifthDonald Bradman and Jack Badcock5
sixthDonald Bradman and Ben Barnett24
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