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England v Australia 4th Test

Australia tour of England - 1938 (1938) · Headingley, Leeds · 22 July 1938

Australia won by 5 wickets

Australia won by 5 wickets. Donald Bradman top-scored with 103 for Australia. Bill O'Reilly took 5/56.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1938 (1938)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
22 July 1938 to 25 July 1938
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 5 wickets
Captains
Wally Hammond (England), Donald Bradman (Australia)
Debuts
Fred Price (England), Mervyn Waite (Australia)
Umpires
F Chester and EJ Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Fred Price and Mervyn Waite played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 223 all out. Wally Hammond top-scored with 76 off 149 balls. Bill O'Reilly took 5 for 66 for Australia.

Australia replied with 242 all out. Donald Bradman top-scored with 103 off 184 balls, and Ben Barnett made 57. Ken Farnes took 4 for 77 for England. Australia led by 19 on first innings.

England made 123 all out in their second innings. Charlie Barnett top-scored with 29 off 69 balls. Bill O'Reilly took 5 for 56 for Australia. From 96 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 27 runs, to 123 for 10.

Set 105 to win, Australia made 107 for 5. Lindsay Hassett top-scored with 33 off 36 balls. Doug Wright took 3 for 26 for England.

Australia won by 5 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bill Edrichbowled1267
Charlie Barnettc Ben Barnett30134
Joe Hardstaffrun out410
Wally Hammondbowled76149
Eddie Paynterst Ben Barnett28108
Denis Comptonbowled1436
Fred Pricec Stan McCabe08
Hedley Veritynot out2554
Doug Wrightc Jack Fingleton2227
Ken Farnesc Jack Fingleton22
Bill Bowesbowled33

Extras 7 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick206461
Mervyn Waite187310
Bill O'Reilly34.117665
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith257733
Stan McCabe1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Bill Edrich), 2-34 (Joe Hardstaff), 3-88 (Charlie Barnett), 4-142 (Wally Hammond), 5-171 (Eddie Paynter), 6-171 (Denis Compton), 7-172 (Fred Price), 8-213 (Doug Wright), 9-215 (Ken Farnes), 10-223 (Bill Bowes)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Bill Edrich29
secondCharlie Barnett and Joe Hardstaff5
thirdWally Hammond and Charlie Barnett54
fourthWally Hammond and Eddie Paynter54
fifthEddie Paynter and Denis Compton29
sixthDenis Compton and Fred Price0
seventhHedley Verity and Fred Price1
eighthHedley Verity and Doug Wright41
ninthHedley Verity and Ken Farnes2
tenthHedley Verity and Bill Bowes8
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jack Fingletonbowled30117
Bill Brownbowled2230
Ben Barnettc Fred Price57140
Donald Bradmanbowled103184
Stan McCabebowled19
Jack Badcockbowled412
Lindsay Hassettc Wally Hammond1352
Mervyn Waitec Fred Price335
Bill O'Reillyc Wally Hammond26
Ernie McCormickbowled05
Chuck Fleetwood-Smithnot out24

Extras 5 · Total 242 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ken Farnes263774
Bill Bowes35.46793
Doug Wright154382
Hedley Verity196301
Bill Edrich30130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Bill Brown), 2-87 (Jack Fingleton), 3-128 (Ben Barnett), 4-136 (Stan McCabe), 5-145 (Jack Badcock), 6-195 (Lindsay Hassett), 7-232 (Mervyn Waite), 8-240 (Donald Bradman), 9-240 (Bill O'Reilly), 10-242 (Ernie McCormick)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown28
secondJack Fingleton and Ben Barnett59
thirdDonald Bradman and Ben Barnett41
fourthDonald Bradman and Stan McCabe8
fifthDonald Bradman and Jack Badcock9
sixthDonald Bradman and Lindsay Hassett50
seventhDonald Bradman and Mervyn Waite37
eighthDonald Bradman and Bill O'Reilly8
ninthBill O'Reilly and Ernie McCormick0
tenthChuck Fleetwood-Smith and Ernie McCormick2
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 123 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bill Edrichst Ben Barnett28110
Charlie Barnettc Ben Barnett2969
Joe Hardstaffbowled1123
Wally Hammondc Bill Brown01
Eddie Paynternot out2160
Denis Comptonc Ben Barnett1520
Fred Pricelbw614
Hedley Veritybowled05
Doug Wrightc Mervyn Waite01
Ken Farnesbowled76
Bill Boweslbw01

Extras 6 · Total 123 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick114181
Mervyn Waite2090
Bill O'Reilly21.58565
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith164344

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Charlie Barnett), 2-73 (Joe Hardstaff), 3-73 (Wally Hammond), 4-73 (Bill Edrich), 5-96 (Denis Compton), 6-116 (Fred Price), 7-116 (Hedley Verity), 8-116 (Doug Wright), 9-123 (Ken Farnes), 10-123 (Bill Bowes)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Bill Edrich60
secondJoe Hardstaff and Bill Edrich13
thirdWally Hammond and Bill Edrich0
fourthEddie Paynter and Bill Edrich0
fifthEddie Paynter and Denis Compton23
sixthEddie Paynter and Fred Price20
seventhHedley Verity and Eddie Paynter0
eighthEddie Paynter and Doug Wright0
ninthEddie Paynter and Ken Farnes7
tenthEddie Paynter and Bill Bowes0
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 107 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Jack Fingletonlbw943
Bill Brownlbw912
Donald Bradmanc Hedley Verity1631
Stan McCabec Charlie Barnett1516
Lindsay Hassettc Bill Edrich3336
Jack Badcocknot out542
Ben Barnettnot out1518

Did not bat: Mervyn Waite, Bill O'Reilly, Ernie McCormick, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

Extras 5 · Total 107 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ken Farnes11.34171
Bill Bowes110350
Doug Wright50263
Hedley Verity52241

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Bill Brown), 2-32 (Jack Fingleton), 3-50 (Donald Bradman), 4-61 (Stan McCabe), 5-91 (Lindsay Hassett)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown17
secondDonald Bradman and Jack Fingleton15
thirdDonald Bradman and Stan McCabe18
fourthStan McCabe and Lindsay Hassett11
fifthJack Badcock and Lindsay Hassett30
sixthJack Badcock and Ben Barnett16
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