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4th Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1938

TESTHeadingley, LeedsFri, 22 Jul - Mon, 25 Jul 1938 - 15:30

ENG

England

223/10 (98.1) & 123/10 (50.5)

Australia

242/10 (98.4) & 107/5 (32.3)

AUS

Australia won by 5 wickets

ENGEngland innings

223/10 (98.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill Edrich b O'Reilly	12	67	57	1	0	17.91	In 1938	55	6	0	Career	55	6	0
Charlie Barnett c (wk)Barnett b McCormick	30	134	143	1	0	22.38	In 1938	215	25	0	Career	1021	87	5
Joe Hardstaff run out	4	10	9	1	0	40.00	In 1938	15	3	0	Career	727	58	1
Wally Hammond(c) b O'Reilly	76	149	136	10	1	51.00	In 1938	344	46	1	Career	5936	419	23
Eddie Paynter st (wk)Barnett b Fleetwood-Smith	28	108	101	3	0	25.92	In 1938	407	53	2	Career	812	75	3
Denis Compton b O'Reilly	14	36	43	2	0	38.88	In 1938	213	35	0	Career	278	35	0
Fred Price(WK) c McCabe b O'Reilly	0	8	8	0	0	0.00	In 1938	6	1	0	Career	6	1	0
Hedley Verity not out	25	54	47	4	0	46.29	In 1938	44	5	0	Career	595	16	0
Doug Wright c Fingleton b Fleetwood-Smith	22	27	28	3	0	81.48	In 1938	39	6	0	Career	39	6	0
Ken Farnes c Fingleton b Fleetwood-Smith	2	2	1	0	0	100.00	In 1938	14	1	0	Career	33	1	0
Bill Bowes b O'Reilly	3	3	8	0	0	100.00	In 1938	3	0	0	Career	26	0	0
Extras (lb 4, nb 3)	7
Total 223 98.1 Ov (RR: 2.27)	223

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ernie McCormick	20.00	6	46	1	2.30	In 1938	10	4/101	Career	36
Mervyn Waite	18.00	7	31	0	1.72	In 1938	0	0/31	Career	0
Bill O'Reilly	34.10	17	66	5	1.93	In 1938	19	7/189	Career	133
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	25.00	7	73	3	2.92	In 1938	13	6/129	Career	41
Stan McCabe	1.00	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	2	4/13	Career	33

AUSAustralia innings

242/10 (98.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Fingleton b Verity	30	117	127	1	0	25.64	In 1938	123	9	0	Career	1189	53	1
Bill Brown b Wright	22	30	30	1	0	73.33	In 1938	428	43	0	Career	1240	68	1
Ben Barnett(WK) c (wk)Price b Farnes	57	140	131	5	0	40.71	In 1938	147	18	0	Career	147	18	0
Donald Bradman(c) b Bowes	103	184	178	9	0	55.97	In 1938	434	37	0	Career	5093	495	5
Stan McCabe b Farnes	1	9	14	0	0	11.11	In 1938	346	50	2	Career	2732	267	5
Jack Badcock b Bowes	4	12	11	0	0	33.33	In 1938	23	0	0	Career	151	16	0
Lindsay Hassett c Hammond b Wright	13	52	55	1	0	25.00	In 1938	147	19	1	Career	147	19	1
Mervyn Waite c (wk)Price b Farnes	3	35	47	0	0	8.57	In 1938	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Bill O'Reilly c Hammond b Farnes	2	6	12	0	0	33.33	In 1938	53	6	2	Career	403	15	11
Ernie McCormick b Bowes	0	5	7	0	0	0.00	In 1938	2	0	0	Career	54	2	0
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith not out	2	4	5	0	0	50.00	In 1938	14	1	0	Career	38	2	1
Extras (b 2, lb 3)	5
Total 242 98.4 Ov (RR: 2.45)	242

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ken Farnes	26.00	3	77	4	2.96	In 1938	12	6/96	Career	39
Bill Bowes	35.40	6	79	3	2.21	In 1938	3	6/34	Career	47
Doug Wright	15.00	4	38	2	2.53	In 1938	12	4/153	Career	12
Hedley Verity	19.00	6	30	1	1.57	In 1938	12	8/61	Career	113
Bill Edrich	3.00	0	13	0	4.33	In 1938	3	2/5	Career	3

ENGEngland innings

123/10 (50.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill Edrich st (wk)Barnett b Fleetwood-Smith	28	110	111	3	0	25.45	In 1938	55	6	0	Career	55	6	0
Charlie Barnett c (wk)Barnett b McCormick	29	69	77	5	0	42.02	In 1938	215	25	0	Career	1021	87	5
Joe Hardstaff b O'Reilly	11	23	23	2	0	47.82	In 1938	15	3	0	Career	727	58	1
Wally Hammond(c) c Brown b O'Reilly	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	344	46	1	Career	5936	419	23
Eddie Paynter not out	21	60	64	4	0	35.00	In 1938	407	53	2	Career	812	75	3
Denis Compton c (wk)Barnett b O'Reilly	15	20	19	3	0	75.00	In 1938	213	35	0	Career	278	35	0
Fred Price(WK) lbw b Fleetwood-Smith	6	14	20	1	0	42.85	In 1938	6	1	0	Career	6	1	0
Hedley Verity b Fleetwood-Smith	0	5	5	0	0	0.00	In 1938	44	5	0	Career	595	16	0
Doug Wright c Waite b Fleetwood-Smith	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	39	6	0	Career	39	6	0
Ken Farnes b O'Reilly	7	6	3	1	0	116.66	In 1938	14	1	0	Career	33	1	0
Bill Bowes lbw b O'Reilly	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	3	0	0	Career	26	0	0
Extras (lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	6
Total 123 50.5 Ov (RR: 2.41)	123

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ernie McCormick	11.00	4	18	1	1.63	In 1938	10	4/101	Career	36
Mervyn Waite	2.00	0	9	0	4.50	In 1938	0	0/31	Career	0
Bill O'Reilly	21.50	8	56	5	2.56	In 1938	19	7/189	Career	133
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	16.00	4	34	4	2.12	In 1938	13	6/129	Career	41

AUSAustralia innings

107/5 (32.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Fingleton lbw b Verity	9	43	42	0	0	20.93	In 1938	123	9	0	Career	1189	53	1
Bill Brown lbw b Farnes	9	12	15	1	0	75.00	In 1938	428	43	0	Career	1240	68	1
Donald Bradman(c) c Verity b Wright	16	31	35	1	0	51.61	In 1938	434	37	0	Career	5093	495	5
Stan McCabe c Barnett b Wright	15	16	17	1	0	93.75	In 1938	346	50	2	Career	2732	267	5
Lindsay Hassett c Edrich b Wright	33	36	32	5	0	91.66	In 1938	147	19	1	Career	147	19	1
Jack Badcock not out	5	42	46	0	0	11.90	In 1938	23	0	0	Career	151	16	0
Ben Barnett(WK) not out	15	18	20	3	0	83.33	In 1938	147	18	0	Career	147	18	0
Extras (b 4, nb 1)	5
Total 107/5 32.3 Ov (RR: 3.29)	107

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ken Farnes	11.30	4	17	1	1.47	In 1938	12	6/96	Career	39
Bill Bowes	11.00	0	35	0	3.18	In 1938	3	6/34	Career	47
Doug Wright	5.00	0	26	3	5.20	In 1938	12	4/153	Career	12
Hedley Verity	5.00	2	24	1	4.80	In 1938	12	8/61	Career	113