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1st Test-South Africa in Australia Test Series 1931

TESTBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneFri, 27 Nov - Thu, 03 Dec 1931

AUS

Australia

450/10 (137.3)

South Africa

170/10 (138.1) & 117/10 (60.1)

Australia won by an innings and 163 runs

AUSAustralia innings

450/10 (137.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill Woodfull(c) lbw b Vincent	76	0	178	8	0	0.00	In 1931	76	8	0	Career	1422	77	0
Bill Ponsford c Mitchell b Bell	19	0	40	3	0	0.00	In 1931	19	3	0	Career	1334	92	0
Donald Bradman lbw b Vincent	226	0	277	22	0	0.00	In 1931	226	22	0	Career	2115	200	0
Alan Kippax c (wk)Cameron b Vincent	1	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	968	85	0
Stan McCabe c Vincent b Morkel	27	0	50	2	0	0.00	In 1931	27	2	0	Career	433	46	0
Jack Nitschke c (wk)Cameron b Bell	6	0	23	0	0	0.00	In 1931	6	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Ron Oxenham b Bell	1	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	151	9	0
Bert Oldfield(WK) not out	56	0	117	5	1	0.00	In 1931	56	5	1	Career	941	60	1
Clarrie Grimmett b Bell	14	0	30	0	0	0.00	In 1931	14	0	0	Career	294	11	2
Tim Wall lbw b Quinn	14	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1931	14	0	0	Career	35	2	1
Bert Ironmonger b Quinn	2	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1931	2	0	0	Career	17	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	8
Total 450 137.3 Ov (RR: 3.27)	450

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Sandy Bell	42.00	5	120	4	2.85	In 1931	4	6/99	Career	15
Denys Morkel	13.00	1	57	1	4.38	In 1931	1	4/93	Career	17
Neville Quinn	38.30	6	113	2	2.93	In 1931	2	6/92	Career	15
Cyril Vincent	34.00	0	100	3	2.94	In 1931	3	6/131	Career	52
Quintin McMillan	10.00	0	52	0	5.20	In 1931	0	3/78	Career	8

SASouth Africa innings

170/10 (138.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jim Christy b Wall	24	0	96	2	0	0.00	In 1931	39	3	1	Career	204	6	2
Syd Curnow b Ironmonger	11	0	45	2	0	0.00	In 1931	19	3	0	Career	70	5	0
Bruce Mitchell run out	58	0	291	6	0	0.00	In 1931	58	6	0	Career	764	30	0
Jock Cameron(c)(WK) st (wk)Oldfield b Grimmett	4	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1931	25	0	1	Career	690	9	5
Herbie Taylor b Wall	41	0	100	5	0	0.00	In 1931	88	12	0	Career	2507	69	5
Eric Dalton c & b Ironmonger	11	0	37	1	0	0.00	In 1931	17	1	0	Career	66	4	0
Quintin McMillan c Oxenham b Ironmonger	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1931	0	0	0	Career	247	11	3
Denys Morkel c McCabe b Ironmonger	3	0	63	0	0	0.00	In 1931	8	0	0	Career	522	0	0
Cyril Vincent c Nitschke b Grimmett	10	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1931	11	0	0	Career	293	1	6
Neville Quinn c sub b Ironmonger	1	0	25	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	50	0	1
Sandy Bell not out	1	0	6	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	42	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 4)	6
Total 170 138.1 Ov (RR: 1.23)	170

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tim Wall	28.00	14	39	2	1.39	In 1931	7	5/39	Career	28
Stan McCabe	11.00	4	16	0	1.45	In 1931	0	4/41	Career	9
Clarrie Grimmett	41.10	21	49	2	1.19	In 1931	3	7/87	Career	88
Bert Ironmonger	47.00	29	42	5	0.89	In 1931	9	7/23	Career	26
Ron Oxenham	11.00	5	18	0	1.63	In 1931	0	4/51	Career	8

AUSAustralia innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jim Christy c McCabe b Ironmonger	15	0	20	1	1	0.00	In 1931	39	3	1	Career	204	6	2
Syd Curnow b Grimmett	8	0	71	1	0	0.00	In 1931	19	3	0	Career	70	5	0
Bruce Mitchell b Wall	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1931	58	6	0	Career	764	30	0
Jock Cameron(c)(WK) b Ironmonger	21	0	72	0	1	0.00	In 1931	25	0	1	Career	690	9	5
Herbie Taylor c Oxenham b Ironmonger	47	0	83	7	0	0.00	In 1931	88	12	0	Career	2507	69	5
Eric Dalton b Wall	6	0	30	0	0	0.00	In 1931	17	1	0	Career	66	4	0
Denys Morkel b Wall	5	0	22	0	0	0.00	In 1931	8	0	0	Career	522	0	0
Quintin McMillan c Nitschke b Wall	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1931	0	0	0	Career	247	11	3
Cyril Vincent c sub b Wall	1	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1931	11	0	0	Career	293	1	6
Neville Quinn c McCabe b Ironmonger	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	50	0	1
Sandy Bell not out	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1931	1	0	0	Career	42	0	0
Extras (b 6, lb 5, nb 3)	14
Total 117 60.1 Ov (RR: 1.94)	117