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2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1924

TEST MelbourneThu, 01 Jan - Thu, 08 Jan 1925

AUS

Australia

438/10 (20.00)

England

421/8 (20.00)

ENG

Australia won by 81 runs

AUSAustralia innings

438/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Extras (b 18, lb 5, nb 1)	24
TOTAL (149.5 Ov, RR: 4.01)	624	1198		40	0		In 1925	2235			Career	74520
Herbie Collins (c) c (wk)Strudwick b Tate	9	63	40	1	0	14.28	In 1925	213	14	0	Career	1181	116	0
Warren Bardsley c (wk)Strudwick b Gilligan	19	52	76	0	0	36.53	In 1925	64	3	0	Career	1822	142	0
Arthur Richardson run out	14	33	31	0	0	42.42	In 1925	143	13	0	Career	143	13	0
Bill Ponsford b Tate	128	233	222	6	0	54.93	In 1925	269	17	0	Career	269	17	0
Johnny Taylor run out	72	142	130	3	0	50.70	In 1925	313	20	0	Career	756	70	0
Vic Richardson run out	138	217	198	13	0	63.59	In 1925	206	18	0	Career	206	18	0
Charles Kelleway c (wk)Strudwick b Gilligan	32	138	132	2	0	23.18	In 1925	89	7	0	Career	891	63	0
Albert Hartkopf c Chapman b Gilligan	80	158	162	8	0	50.63	In 1925	80	8	0	Career	80	8	0
Jack Gregory c Gilligan b Tate	44	56	40	5	0	78.57	In 1925	82	9	0	Career	855	101	2
Bert Oldfield (WK) not out	39	100	106	2	0	39.00	In 1925	135	9	0	Career	272	25	0
Arthur Mailey lbw b Douglas	1	6	4	0	0	16.66	In 1925	71	5	0	Career	155	13	0
Extras (b 18, lb 5, nb 1)	24

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Maurice Tate	45.00	10	142	3	2.36	In 1925	20	6/42	Career	47
Johnny Douglas	19.50	0	95	1	3.63	In 1925	1	5/46	Career	45
Dick Tyldesley	35.00	3	130	0	2.78	In 1925	0	3/37	Career	12
Arthur Gilligan	26.00	1	114	3	3.28	In 1925	6	6/7	Career	29
'Young Jack' Hearne	13.00	1	69	0	3.98	In 1925	5	5/49	Career	23
Frank Woolley	11.00	3	26	0	1.77	In 1925	0	3/71	Career	37

ENGEngland innings

421/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Hobbs b Mailey	154	340	288	11	0	45.29	In 1925	348	21	0	Career	3286	165	7
Herbert Sutcliffe b Kelleway	176	481	431	17	0	36.59	In 1925	477	45	0	Career	780	57	1
Frank Woolley b Gregory	0	8	5	0	0	0.00	In 1925	173	21	1	Career	1927	125	9
'Young Jack' Hearne b Mailey	9	57	42	0	0	15.78	In 1925	39	3	0	Career	572	38	0
Patsy Hendren c (wk)Oldfield b Kelleway	32	66	57	1	0	48.48	In 1925	133	10	1	Career	867	66	4
Percy Chapman c (wk)Oldfield b Gregory	28	35	41	2	1	80.00	In 1925	89	6	3	Career	97	6	3
Johnny Douglas c Collins b AJ Richardson	8	40	45	0	0	20.00	In 1925	22	0	0	Career	920	51	0
Dick Tyldesley c Collins b Gregory	5	11	7	1	0	45.45	In 1925	5	1	0	Career	35	1	0
Maurice Tate b AJ Richardson	34	35	39	4	0	97.14	In 1925	41	4	0	Career	139	4	1
Arthur Gilligan (c) not out	17	23	21	3	0	73.91	In 1925	19	3	0	Career	164	3	1
Bert Strudwick (WK) b Hartkopf	4	14	12	0	0	28.57	In 1925	34	2	0	Career	212	11	0
Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 4)	12

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack Gregory	34.00	4	124	3	2.73	In 1925	14	7/69	Career	71
Charles Kelleway	30.00	10	62	2	1.55	In 1925	4	4/27	Career	32
Arthur Mailey	34.00	5	141	2	3.11	In 1925	14	9/115	Career	75
Albert Hartkopf	26.00	1	120	1	3.46	In 1925	1	1/120	Career	1
Arthur Richardson	14.00	6	20	2	1.07	In 1925	3	2/20	Career	3

AUSAustralia innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Herbie Collins (c) b Hearne	30	117	114	1	0	25.64	In 1925	213	14	0	Career	1181	116	0
Warren Bardsley lbw b Tate	2	3	2	0	0	66.66	In 1925	64	3	0	Career	1822	142	0
Arthur Richardson b Tate	9	13	9	1	0	69.23	In 1925	143	13	0	Career	143	13	0
Bill Ponsford b Tate	4	9	13	0	0	44.44	In 1925	269	17	0	Career	269	17	0
Johnny Taylor b Tate	90	180	149	7	0	50.00	In 1925	313	20	0	Career	756	70	0
Vic Richardson c (wk)Strudwick b Hearne	8	31	19	0	0	25.80	In 1925	206	18	0	Career	206	18	0
Charles Kelleway c & b Hearne	17	87	58	2	0	19.54	In 1925	89	7	0	Career	891	63	0
Albert Hartkopf lbw b Tate	0	6	8	0	0	0.00	In 1925	80	8	0	Career	80	8	0
Jack Gregory not out	36	101	86	4	0	35.64	In 1925	82	9	0	Career	855	101	2
Bert Oldfield (WK) lbw b Hearne	39	76	70	3	0	51.31	In 1925	135	9	0	Career	272	25	0
Arthur Mailey b Tate	3	15	9	0	0	20.00	In 1925	71	5	0	Career	155	13	0
Extras (b 11, lb 1)	12

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Maurice Tate	33.30	8	99	6	2.22	In 1925	20	6/42	Career	47
Johnny Douglas	4.00	0	9	0	1.68	In 1925	1	5/46	Career	45
Dick Tyldesley	2.00	0	6	0	2.25	In 1925	0	3/37	Career	12
Arthur Gilligan	11.00	2	40	0	2.72	In 1925	6	6/7	Career	29
'Young Jack' Hearne	29.00	5	84	4	2.17	In 1925	5	5/49	Career	23

ENGEngland innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jack Hobbs lbw b Mailey	22	59	45	2	0	37.28	In 1925	348	21	0	Career	3286	165	7
Herbert Sutcliffe c Gregory b Mailey	127	390	379	12	0	32.56	In 1925	477	45	0	Career	780	57	1
Bert Strudwick (WK) lbw b Gregory	22	63	42	1	0	34.92	In 1925	34	2	0	Career	212	11	0
'Young Jack' Hearne lbw b Gregory	23	70	60	2	0	32.85	In 1925	39	3	0	Career	572	38	0
Frank Woolley lbw b AJ Richardson	50	152	128	6	0	32.89	In 1925	173	21	1	Career	1927	125	9
Patsy Hendren b Gregory	18	55	54	3	0	32.72	In 1925	133	10	1	Career	867	66	4
Dick Tyldesley c Ponsford b Mailey	0	10	4	0	0	0.00	In 1925	5	1	0	Career	35	1	0
Johnny Douglas b Mailey	14	41	46	0	0	34.14	In 1925	22	0	0	Career	920	51	0
Percy Chapman not out	4	11	16	0	0	36.36	In 1925	89	6	3	Career	97	6	3
Arthur Gilligan (c) c & b Mailey	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1925	19	3	0	Career	164	3	1
Maurice Tate b Gregory	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1925	41	4	0	Career	139	4	1
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 2)	10

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Jack Gregory	27.30	6	87	4	2.38	In 1925	14	7/69	Career	71
Charles Kelleway	18.00	4	42	0	1.75	In 1925	4	4/27	Career	32
Arthur Mailey	24.00	2	92	5	2.87	In 1925	14	9/115	Career	75
Albert Hartkopf	4.00	1	14	0	2.62	In 1925	1	1/120	Career	1
Arthur Richardson	22.00	7	35	1	1.19	In 1925	3	2/20	Career	3
Herbie Collins	11.00	3	10	0	0.68	In 1925	0	2/37	Career	3