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Australia v England
Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia and New Zealand 1936/37 (1st Test)
VenueBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th December 1936 (timeless match)
Balls per over8
TossEngland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultEngland won by 322 runs
UmpiresGE Borwick, JD Scott
Close of play day 1England (1) 263/6 (Hardstaff 27*, Robins 6*)
Close of play day 2Australia (1) 151/2 (Fingleton 61*, McCabe 37*)
Close of play day 3England (2) 75/2 (Fagg 24*, Hammond 12*)
Close of play day 4Australia (2) 3/1 (Badcock 0*, Sievers 2*)

England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
TS Worthingtonc Oldfield b McCormick011-- 
CJ Barnettc Oldfield b O'Reilly69153145111 
AE Faggc Oldfield b McCormick42823-- 
WR Hammondc Robinson b McCormick011-- 
M Leylandb Ward12629025111- 
+LEG Amesc Chipperfield b Ward2466493- 
J Hardstaffc McCabe b O'Reilly431481256- 
RWV Robinsc sub (WA Brown) b O'Reilly3851407- 
*GOB Allenc McCabe b O'Reilly35987541 
H Verityc Sievers b O'Reilly767631- 
W Vocenot out4117-- 
Extras(1 b, 3 lb, 4 nb)8
Total(all out, 113.6 overs)358
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Worthington, 0.1 ov), 2-20 (Fagg), 3-20 (Hammond), 4-119 (Barnett), 5-162 (Ames), 6-252 (Leyland), 7-311 (Hardstaff), 8-311 (Robins), 9-343 (Verity), 10-358 (Allen)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McCormick8   1263--
Sievers16   5420--
O'Reilly40.6131025--
Ward36   31382--
Chipperfield11   3320--
McCabe2   0100--

Australia first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JHW Fingletonb Verity1003103016- 
CL Badcockb Allen810111- 
*DG Bradmanc Worthington b Voce3857715- 
SJ McCabec Barnett b Voce511281166- 
RH Robinsonc Hammond b Voce275-- 
AG Chipperfieldc Ames b Voce76153-- 
MW Sieversb Allen87155-- 
+WAS Oldfieldc Ames b Voce63430-- 
WJ O'Reillyc Leyland b Voce3613-- 
FA Wardc Hardstaff b Allen035-- 
EL McCormicknot out142-- 
Extras(4 b, 1 lb, 5 nb)10
Total(all out, 85.6 overs)234
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Badcock), 2-89 (Bradman), 3-166 (McCabe), 4-176 (Robinson), 5-202 (Chipperfield), 6-220 (Fingleton), 7-229 (Sievers), 8-231 (Oldfield), 9-231 (Ward), 10-234 (O'Reilly)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Allen16   2713--
Voce20.65416--
Hammond4   0120--
Verity28   11521--
Robins17   0480--

England second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
TS Worthingtonst Oldfield b McCabe823191- 
CJ Barnettc Badcock b Ward2695754- 
AE Faggst Oldfield b Ward271461081- 
WR Hammond hit wkt b Ward25119955- 
M Leylandc Bradman b Ward331411071- 
+LEG Amesb Sievers921232- 
*GOB Allenc Fingleton b Sievers682051948- 
J Hardstaffst Oldfield b Ward2078643- 
RWV Robinsc Chipperfield b Ward066-- 
H Veritylbw b Sievers1991582- 
W Vocenot out21120-- 
Extras(14 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)19
Total(all out, 116.6 overs)256
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Worthington), 2-50 (Barnett), 3-82 (Fagg), 4-105 (Hammond), 5-122 (Ames), 6-144 (Leyland), 7-205 (Hardstaff), 8-205 (Robins), 9-247 (Verity), 10-256 (Allen)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Sievers19.69293--
McCabe6   1141--
Ward46   161026--
O'Reilly35   15590--
Chipperfield10   2330--

Australia second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JHW Fingletonb Voce011-- 
CL Badcockc Fagg b Allen0513-- 
MW Sieversc Voce b Allen52219-- 
+WAS Oldfieldb Voce1028352- 
*DG Bradmanc Fagg b Allen021-- 
SJ McCabec Leyland b Allen7861- 
RH Robinsonc Hammond b Voce334-- 
AG Chipperfieldnot out2618314- 
WJ O'Reillyb Allen054-- 
FA Wardb Voce11513-- 
EL McCormickabsent hurt
Extras(6 nb)6
Total(all out, 12.3 overs)58
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Fingleton), 2-3 (Badcock), 3-7 (Sievers), 4-7 (Bradman), 5-16 (McCabe), 6-20 (Robinson), 7-35 (Oldfield), 8-41 (O'Reilly), 9-58 (Ward)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Voce6.30164--
Allen6   0365--

Notes
--> CL Badcock made his debut in Test matches
--> RH Robinson made his debut in Test matches
--> MW Sievers made his debut in Test matches
--> FA Ward made his debut in Test matches
--> RH Robinson made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CJ Barnett (1) 50 in 112 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> CJ Barnett (1) passed his previous highest score of 52 in Test matches
--> M Leyland (1) 50 in 149 balls, 139 minutes with 3 fours
--> M Leyland (1) 100 in 248 balls, 224 minutes with 8 fours
--> M Leyland (1) passed 28000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 49
--> JHW Fingleton (1) 50 in 132 balls, 138 minutes with 2 fours
--> JHW Fingleton (1) 100 in 306 balls, 297 minutes with 6 fours
--> SJ McCabe (1) 50 in 117 balls with 6 fours
--> GOB Allen (2) 50 in 153 balls with 6 fours
--> CL Badcock made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> RH Robinson made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> MW Sievers made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> FA Ward made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> RWV Robins made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> TS Worthington made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> CJ Barnett made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> AG Chipperfield made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> J Hardstaff made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> EL McCormick made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> AE Fagg made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> EL McCormick achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the England first innings (previous best was 3-28)
--> FA Ward achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the England second innings
--> MW Sievers achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed GOB Allen in the England second innings (previous best was 2-18)