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Result of 1928
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The Ashes (England in Australia)
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5th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1928
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fri, 08 Mar - Sat, 16 Mar 1929
AUS
Australia
401/10 (20.00) & 287/5 (134.1)
VS
England
332/8 (20.00) & 257/10 (86.3)
ENG
Australia won by 5 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
2
2
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
2
3
Maurice
TATE
ENG
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
14.5
2
Tim
WALL
AUS
23.62
3
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
48.25
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
5
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
3
3
Jack
WHITE
ENG
2
4
Tim
WALL
AUS
5
5
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
3
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
184
2
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
164
3
Jack
WHITE
ENG
164
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2
2
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
1
3
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
1
Most Wickets
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
6
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
4
3
Jack
WHITE
ENG
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
193
2
Tim
WALL
AUS
189
3
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
120
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Tim
WALL
AUS
8
2
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
4
3
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
1.35
2
Jack
WHITE
ENG
1.76
3
Maurice
TATE
ENG
1.84
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
2
2
Jack
RYDER
AUS
2
3
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2
Most 50s
Full →
1
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
0.75
2
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
0.62
Best Economy
Full →
1
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
0.67
2
Jack
RYDER
AUS
1.61
3
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2.16
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
0.49
Best Averages
Full →
1
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
190
2
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
103.5
Most 50s
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
2
2
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Tim
WALL
AUS
0.5
Best Averages
Full →
1
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
48
Most Fours
Full →
1
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
24
2
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
17
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
0.48
2
Archie
JACKSON
AUS
0.45
Best Averages
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
160
2
Jack
RYDER
AUS
87
Most Fours
Full →
1
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
10
Highest Score
Full →
1
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
142
2
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
137
Best Averages
Full →
1
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
68.5
Most Fours
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
11
2
Archie
JACKSON
AUS
7
3
Jack
RYDER
AUS
6
Highest Score
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
123
2
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
102
3
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
95
Most Runs
Full →
1
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
207
2
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
190
Highest Score
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
65
Most Runs
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
160
2
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
137
3
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
96
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Jack
WHITE
ENG
2
Most Runs
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
87
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
2
2
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
2
3
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
136
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
106
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
54
Best Economy
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
63
2
George
GEARY
ENG
101
3
Tim
WALL
AUS
56.25
4
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
100.5
Best Averages
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
65
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
0.48
Best Average
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
21
2
George
GEARY
ENG
22.67
Most 100s
Full →
1
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
2
2
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
102
2
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
147
Best Average
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
52
2
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
53
Most 100s
Full →
1
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
2
2
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Jack
WHITE
ENG
136
2
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
142
3
Tim
WALL
AUS
123
4
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
86
Most Fours
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
8
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Maurice
LEYLAND
ENG
468
2
Sir
JACK
HOBBS
ENG
427
3
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
535
4
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
336
5
Jack
RYDER
AUS
297
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
108
2
George
GEARY
ENG
105
Most Runs
Full →
1
Archie
JACKSON
AUS
76
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
84
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Alan
FAIRFAX
AUS
242
2
Percy
HORNIBROOK
AUS
222
Bowler Matchups
Full matchups →
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
11
BALLS
221
RUNS
176
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.1 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
9
BALLS
588
RUNS
413
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 65.3 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
7
BALLS
560
RUNS
146
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 80.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
6
BALLS
108
RUNS
85
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
6
BALLS
217
RUNS
124
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.2 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
6
BALLS
404
RUNS
133
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 67.3 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
5
BALLS
255
RUNS
88
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 51.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
5
BALLS
659
RUNS
388
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 131.8 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Clarrie Grimmett
WKTS
4
BALLS
184
RUNS
63
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 46.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Alan Kippax
WKTS
4
BALLS
520
RUNS
175
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 130.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Alan Kippax
WKTS
4
BALLS
341
RUNS
142
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 85.3 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
4
BALLS
152
RUNS
23
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 38.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Maurice Leyland
WKTS
4
BALLS
240
RUNS
136
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 60.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs George Geary
WKTS
4
BALLS
202
RUNS
60
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 50.5 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Maurice Leyland
WKTS
4
BALLS
406
RUNS
172
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 101.5 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
3
BALLS
560
RUNS
264
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 186.7 balls/wkt
Alan Fairfax
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
3
BALLS
36
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Ron Oxenham
WKTS
3
BALLS
239
RUNS
66
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 79.7 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
3
BALLS
667
RUNS
321
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 222.3 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Tim Wall
WKTS
3
BALLS
59
RUNS
13
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 19.7 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
2
BALLS
381
RUNS
255
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 190.5 balls/wkt
Alan Fairfax
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
2
BALLS
34
RUNS
10
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 17.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
2
BALLS
268
RUNS
78
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 134.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
2
BALLS
198
RUNS
93
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 99.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Ron Oxenham
WKTS
2
BALLS
137
RUNS
22
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 68.5 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Archie Jackson
WKTS
2
BALLS
193
RUNS
82
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 96.5 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
2
BALLS
333
RUNS
85
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 166.5 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Bert Oldfield
WKTS
2
BALLS
164
RUNS
49
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 82.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Bert Oldfield
WKTS
2
BALLS
54
RUNS
9
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 27.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Bert Oldfield
WKTS
2
BALLS
25
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.5 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Jack Ryder
WKTS
2
BALLS
316
RUNS
150
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 158.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Jack Ryder
WKTS
2
BALLS
71
RUNS
30
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 35.5 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Jack Ryder
WKTS
2
BALLS
165
RUNS
112
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 82.5 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Clarrie Grimmett
WKTS
2
BALLS
50
RUNS
10
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 25.0 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
2
BALLS
49
RUNS
27
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 24.5 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
2
BALLS
92
RUNS
69
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 46.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Jack White
WKTS
2
BALLS
41
RUNS
14
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.5 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
2
BALLS
448
RUNS
208
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 224.0 balls/wkt
Alan Fairfax
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
2
BALLS
285
RUNS
143
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 142.5 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
2
BALLS
147
RUNS
85
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 73.5 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
2
BALLS
36
RUNS
10
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs George Geary
WKTS
2
BALLS
67
RUNS
12
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 33.5 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
2
BALLS
24
RUNS
15
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
2
BALLS
158
RUNS
34
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 79.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
1
BALLS
378
RUNS
98
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 378.0 balls/wkt
Alan Fairfax
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
1
BALLS
42
RUNS
16
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 42.0 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
1
BALLS
136
RUNS
60
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 136.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Maurice Leyland
WKTS
1
BALLS
330
RUNS
137
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 330.0 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs Maurice Leyland
WKTS
1
BALLS
43
RUNS
20
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 43.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
1
BALLS
603
RUNS
177
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 603.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
1
BALLS
8
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.0 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
1
BALLS
13
RUNS
9
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 13.0 balls/wkt
Percy Hornibrook
vs George Geary
WKTS
1
BALLS
14
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 14.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Ernest Tyldesley
WKTS
1
BALLS
116
RUNS
31
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 116.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Ernest Tyldesley
WKTS
1
BALLS
62
RUNS
21
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 62.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
1
BALLS
93
RUNS
45
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 93.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Jack White
WKTS
1
BALLS
20
RUNS
4
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
25
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
50
RUNS
47
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 50.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
61
RUNS
54
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 61.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
58
RUNS
5
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 58.0 balls/wkt
Tim Wall
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
34
RUNS
18
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 34.0 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Jack Ryder
WKTS
1
BALLS
125
RUNS
30
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 125.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Bert Oldfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
51
RUNS
7
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 51.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
1
BALLS
134
RUNS
30
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 134.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
1
BALLS
216
RUNS
68
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 216.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Alan Kippax
WKTS
1
BALLS
22
RUNS
9
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 22.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Clarrie Grimmett
WKTS
1
BALLS
15
RUNS
5
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Alan Fairfax
WKTS
1
BALLS
242
RUNS
65
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 242.0 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Percy Hornibrook
WKTS
1
BALLS
116
RUNS
18
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 116.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Percy Hornibrook
WKTS
1
BALLS
106
RUNS
26
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 106.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Percy Hornibrook
WKTS
1
BALLS
9
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 9.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Archie Jackson
WKTS
1
BALLS
331
RUNS
164
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 331.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Tim Wall
WKTS
1
BALLS
18
RUNS
9
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
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