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3rd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1936

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 01 Jan - Thu, 07 Jan 1937

AUS

Australia

200/10 (20.00) & 564/10 (149.7)

England

76/3 (20.00) & 323/10 (78.6)

ENG

Australia won by 365 runs

AUSAustralia innings

200/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Fingleton c Sims b Robins	38	117	119	4	0	32.47	In 1937	359	21	0	Career	1027	43	1
Bill Brown c (wk)Ames b Voce	1	17	29	0	0	5.88	In 1937	21	1	0	Career	738	23	1
Donald Bradman (c) c Robins b Verity	13	21	28	0	0	61.90	In 1937	403	33	0	Career	4252	429	5
Keith Rigg c Verity b Allen	16	51	45	1	0	31.37	In 1937	63	4	0	Career	346	24	0
Stan McCabe c Worthington b Voce	63	146	144	6	0	43.15	In 1937	236	25	0	Career	2131	185	3
Len Darling c Allen b Verity	20	54	56	1	0	37.03	In 1937	20	1	0	Career	474	21	0
Morris Sievers st (wk)Ames b Robins	1	23	22	0	0	4.34	In 1937	67	3	0	Career	67	3	0
Bert Oldfield (WK) not out	27	65	81	3	0	41.53	In 1937	52	6	0	Career	1400	78	1
Bill O'Reilly c Sims b Hammond	4	19	19	0	0	21.05	In 1937	47	2	3	Career	341	9	9
Frank Ward st (wk)Ames b Hammond	7	13	10	0	0	53.84	In 1937	27	0	0	Career	27	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 6, nb 2)	10
Total 200/9d 65.3 Ov (RR: 3.05)	200	526		15	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Bill Voce	18.00	3	49	2	2.04	In 1937	22	7/79	Career	87
Gubby Allen	12.00	2	35	1	2.18	In 1937	15	7/37	Career	69
Jim Sims	9.00	1	35	0	2.91	In 1937	3	5/73	Career	11
Hedley Verity	14.00	4	24	2	1.28	In 1937	9	8/61	Career	99
Walter Robins	7.00	0	31	2	3.32	In 1937	2	6/32	Career	51
Wally Hammond	5.30	0	16	2	2.23	In 1937	5	4/63	Career	57

ENGEngland innings

76/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Stan Worthington c Bradman b McCabe	0	4	2	0	0	0.00	In 1937	24	2	0	Career	271	21	0
Charlie Barnett c Darling b Sievers	11	34	27	2	0	32.35	In 1937	186	26	1	Career	401	26	3
Wally Hammond c Darling b Sievers	32	88	81	4	0	36.36	In 1937	339	43	0	Career	5259	345	21
Maurice Leyland c Darling b O'Reilly	17	49	41	1	0	34.69	In 1937	329	27	0	Career	2465	184	7
Jim Sims c Brown b Sievers	3	15	27	0	0	20.00	In 1937	3	0	0	Career	16	0	0
Les Ames (WK) b Sievers	3	23	19	0	0	13.04	In 1937	84	9	0	Career	1792	125	6
Walter Robins c O'Reilly b Sievers	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	In 1937	99	14	0	Career	507	47	0
Joe Hardstaff b O'Reilly	3	3	6	0	0	100.00	In 1937	109	14	0	Career	215	29	0
Gubby Allen (c) not out	0	2	9	0	0	0.00	In 1937	123	15	1	Career	629	55	2
Hedley Verity c Brown b O'Reilly	0	3	1	0	0	0.00	In 1937	37	4	0	Career	510	9	0
Bill Voce not out	0	4	3	0	0	0.00	In 1937	6	0	0	Career	249	4	7
Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 1)	7
Total 76/9d 28.2 Ov (RR: 2.69)	76	227		7	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Stan McCabe	2.00	1	7	1	2.62	In 1937	3	4/13	Career	31
Morris Sievers	11.20	5	21	5	1.40	In 1937	9	5/21	Career	9
Bill O'Reilly	12.00	5	28	3	1.75	In 1937	12	7/189	Career	101
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	3.00	1	13	0	3.25	In 1937	5	5/13	Career	14

AUSAustralia innings

564/10 (149.7)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill O'Reilly c & b Voce	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1937	47	2	3	Career	341	9	9
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith c Verity b Voce	0	7	13	0	0	0.00	In 1937	0	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Frank Ward c Hardstaff b Verity	18	75	68	0	0	24.00	In 1937	27	0	0	Career	27	0	0
Keith Rigg lbw b Sims	47	120	122	3	0	39.16	In 1937	63	4	0	Career	346	24	0
Bill Brown c Barnett b Voce	20	39	43	1	0	51.28	In 1937	21	1	0	Career	738	23	1
Jack Fingleton c (wk)Ames b Sims	136	428	386	6	0	31.77	In 1937	359	21	0	Career	1027	43	1
Donald Bradman (c) c Allen b Verity	270	375	458	22	0	72.00	In 1937	403	33	0	Career	4252	429	5
Stan McCabe lbw b Allen	22	51	43	2	0	43.13	In 1937	236	25	0	Career	2131	185	3
Len Darling b Allen	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1937	20	1	0	Career	474	21	0
Morris Sievers not out	25	86	71	1	0	29.06	In 1937	67	3	0	Career	67	3	0
Bert Oldfield (WK) lbw b Verity	7	28	23	1	0	25.00	In 1937	52	6	0	Career	1400	78	1
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 10, w 1)	19
Total 564 149.7 Ov (RR: 3.76)	564	1211		36	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Bill Voce	29.00	2	120	3	3.10	In 1937	22	7/79	Career	87
Gubby Allen	23.00	2	84	2	2.73	In 1937	15	7/37	Career	69
Jim Sims	23.00	1	109	2	3.55	In 1937	3	5/73	Career	11
Hedley Verity	37.70	9	79	3	1.56	In 1937	9	8/61	Career	99
Walter Robins	11.00	2	46	0	3.13	In 1937	2	6/32	Career	51
Wally Hammond	22.00	3	89	0	3.03	In 1937	5	4/63	Career	57
Stan Worthington	4.00	0	18	0	3.37	In 1937	0	2/24	Career	8

ENGEngland innings

323/10 (78.6)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Stan Worthington c Sievers b Ward	16	95	82	1	0	16.84	In 1937	24	2	0	Career	271	21	0
Charlie Barnett lbw b O'Reilly	23	57	45	4	0	40.35	In 1937	186	26	1	Career	401	26	3
Wally Hammond b Sievers	51	92	78	7	0	55.43	In 1937	339	43	0	Career	5259	345	21
Maurice Leyland not out	111	212	194	11	0	52.35	In 1937	329	27	0	Career	2465	184	7
Les Ames (WK) b Fleetwood-Smith	19	44	34	3	0	43.18	In 1937	84	9	0	Career	1792	125	6
Joe Hardstaff c Ward b Fleetwood-Smith	17	22	16	2	0	77.27	In 1937	109	14	0	Career	215	29	0
Gubby Allen (c) c Sievers b Fleetwood-Smith	11	11	8	1	0	100.00	In 1937	123	15	1	Career	629	55	2
Walter Robins b O'Reilly	61	68	65	7	0	89.70	In 1937	99	14	0	Career	507	47	0
Hedley Verity c McCabe b O'Reilly	11	25	15	1	0	44.00	In 1937	37	4	0	Career	510	9	0
Jim Sims lbw b Fleetwood-Smith	0	3	2	0	0	0.00	In 1937	3	0	0	Career	16	0	0
Bill Voce c Bradman b Fleetwood-Smith	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1937	6	0	0	Career	249	4	7
Extras (lb 3)	3
Total 323 78.6 Ov (RR: 4.10)	323	630		37	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Stan McCabe	8.00	0	32	0	3.00	In 1937	3	4/13	Career	31
Morris Sievers	12.00	2	39	1	2.43	In 1937	9	5/21	Career	9
Bill O'Reilly	21.00	6	65	3	2.32	In 1937	12	7/189	Career	101
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	25.60	2	124	5	3.61	In 1937	5	5/13	Career	14
Frank Ward	12.00	1	60	1	3.75	In 1937	11	6/138	Career	11