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Result of 1928
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The Ashes (England in Australia)
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3rd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1928
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sat, 29 Dec - Sat, 05 Jan 1929
AUS
Australia
401/10 (20.00) & 351/10 (165.5)
VS
England
332/8 (20.00) & 332/7 (159.5)
ENG
England won by 3 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
7
2
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
4
3
Ted
A'BECKETT
AUS
1
4
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
1
5
Jack
RYDER
AUS
1
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
6
2
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2
3
Ted
A'BECKETT
AUS
1
4
Jack
WHITE
ENG
5
5
George
GEARY
ENG
3
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
177
2
Jack
WHITE
ENG
171
3
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
164
4
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
210
5
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
169
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Vic
RICHARDSON
AUS
0.73
2
Jack
RYDER
AUS
0.51
3
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
0.4
Best Average
Full →
1
Jack
WHITE
ENG
28.5
2
George
GEARY
ENG
35.4
3
Maurice
TATE
ENG
39.25
Most 50s
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
95.5
2
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
70.5
3
Jack
RYDER
AUS
58.5
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
0.58
2
Percy
CHAPMAN
ENG
0.58
3
Patsy
HENDREN
ENG
0.46
Highest Score
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
112
2
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
112
3
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
107
Most 50s
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
2
2
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
116
Most Fours
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
16
2
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
15
3
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
8
Best Averages
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
96.5
2
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
47.5
Highest Score
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
200
Most Runs
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
191
2
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
141
3
Jack
RYDER
AUS
117
Best Economy
Full →
1
Stork
HENDRY
AUS
1.58
2
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
1.76
3
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
2.04
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2
Highest Score
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
135
2
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
62
Most Fours
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
21
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
57
Most 100s
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
2
Most Fours
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
13
2
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
9
Most Runs
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
232
Most 100s
Full →
1
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
2
2
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
2
3
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
114
Most Runs
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
193
2
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
95
Best Economy
Full →
1
Jack
WHITE
ENG
1.51
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
94
2
Ted
A'BECKETT
AUS
92
3
Ron
OXENHAM
AUS
67
Best Economy
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
1.69
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
2.04
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
4
Best Economy
Full →
1
Clarrie
GRIMMETT
AUS
2.16
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
57
2
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
71.14
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
157
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
2
Most Fours
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
8
2
Ted
A'BECKETT
AUS
6
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Donald
BRADMAN
AUS
501
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
George
DUCKWORTH
ENG
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
0.4
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
354
2
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
339
3
Jack
RYDER
AUS
230
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
2
2
Jack
WHITE
ENG
1
Most 100s
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
2
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
127
2
Jack
WHITE
ENG
107
Most Runs
Full →
1
Bill
WOODFULL
AUS
114
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Don
BLACKIE
AUS
24.14
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
94
2
Maurice
TATE
ENG
87
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
George
GEARY
ENG
73.8
2
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
79.5
3
Jack
WHITE
ENG
113.5
4
Maurice
TATE
ENG
139.5
5
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
144
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Herbert
SUTCLIFFE
ENG
715
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
576
Best Average
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
30
Highest Score
Full →
1
Alan
KIPPAX
AUS
100
Most sixes
Full →
1
Jack
RYDER
AUS
1
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Douglas
JARDINE
ENG
340
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Maurice
TATE
ENG
2
2
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
1
Best Average
Full →
1
Harold
LARWOOD
ENG
41
2
Wally
HAMMOND
ENG
49
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
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Herbert Sutcliffe
WKTS
7
BALLS
1154
RUNS
385
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 164.9 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Bert Oldfield
WKTS
7
BALLS
107
RUNS
78
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.3 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
7
BALLS
560
RUNS
146
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 80.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Vic Richardson
WKTS
6
BALLS
146
RUNS
56
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 24.3 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
6
BALLS
217
RUNS
124
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.2 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
6
BALLS
108
RUNS
85
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
6
BALLS
404
RUNS
133
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 67.3 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
5
BALLS
612
RUNS
401
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 122.4 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
5
BALLS
659
RUNS
388
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 131.8 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
5
BALLS
563
RUNS
171
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 112.6 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Alan Kippax
WKTS
4
BALLS
341
RUNS
142
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 85.3 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
Fred Tate
vs Alan Kippax
WKTS
4
BALLS
339
RUNS
144
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 84.8 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Vic Richardson
WKTS
4
BALLS
197
RUNS
116
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 49.3 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Vic Richardson
WKTS
4
BALLS
77
RUNS
49
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 19.3 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs George Geary
WKTS
4
BALLS
202
RUNS
60
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 50.5 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Stork Hendry
WKTS
3
BALLS
114
RUNS
23
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 38.0 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Stork Hendry
WKTS
3
BALLS
378
RUNS
137
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 126.0 balls/wkt
Harold Larwood
vs Stork Hendry
WKTS
3
BALLS
150
RUNS
55
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 50.0 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Jack Ryder
WKTS
3
BALLS
224
RUNS
113
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 74.7 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Ted a'Beckett
WKTS
3
BALLS
232
RUNS
68
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 77.3 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
3
BALLS
560
RUNS
264
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 186.7 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
3
BALLS
667
RUNS
321
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 222.3 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
3
BALLS
193
RUNS
98
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 64.3 balls/wkt
Fred Tate
vs Clarrie Grimmett
WKTS
3
BALLS
47
RUNS
39
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.7 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Ron Oxenham
WKTS
3
BALLS
239
RUNS
66
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 79.7 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Percy Chapman
WKTS
3
BALLS
100
RUNS
44
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 33.3 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
2
BALLS
36
RUNS
10
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Ron Oxenham
WKTS
2
BALLS
137
RUNS
22
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 68.5 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
2
BALLS
448
RUNS
208
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 224.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
2
BALLS
234
RUNS
75
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 117.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
2
BALLS
198
RUNS
93
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 99.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
2
BALLS
86
RUNS
28
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 43.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Percy Chapman
WKTS
2
BALLS
106
RUNS
72
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 53.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Jack White
WKTS
2
BALLS
41
RUNS
14
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.5 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Percy Chapman
WKTS
2
BALLS
84
RUNS
44
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 42.0 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Donald Bradman
WKTS
2
BALLS
381
RUNS
255
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 190.5 balls/wkt
Cameron White
vs Don Blackie
WKTS
2
BALLS
23
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.5 balls/wkt
Jeff Hammond
vs Bill Woodfull
WKTS
2
BALLS
333
RUNS
85
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 166.5 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
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
Cameron White
vs Clarrie Grimmett
WKTS
2
BALLS
50
RUNS
10
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 25.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
2
BALLS
158
RUNS
34
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 79.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
2
BALLS
139
RUNS
73
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 69.5 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
1
BALLS
213
RUNS
62
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 213.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Douglas Jardine
WKTS
1
BALLS
378
RUNS
98
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 378.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs George Geary
WKTS
1
BALLS
203
RUNS
66
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 203.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
1
BALLS
472
RUNS
200
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 472.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Stork Hendry
WKTS
1
BALLS
84
RUNS
37
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 84.0 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 Don Blackie
WKTS
1
BALLS
26
RUNS
8
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 26.0 balls/wkt
George Geary
vs Ted a'Beckett
WKTS
1
BALLS
66
RUNS
29
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 66.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Percy Chapman
WKTS
1
BALLS
65
RUNS
44
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 65.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Patsy Hendren
WKTS
1
BALLS
93
RUNS
45
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 93.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Jack White
WKTS
1
BALLS
49
RUNS
29
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 49.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Sir Jack Hobbs
WKTS
1
BALLS
156
RUNS
49
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 156.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs George Geary
WKTS
1
BALLS
21
RUNS
8
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 21.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Herbert Sutcliffe
WKTS
1
BALLS
182
RUNS
33
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 182.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
1
BALLS
11
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Harold Larwood
WKTS
1
BALLS
8
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Wally Hammond
WKTS
1
BALLS
603
RUNS
177
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 603.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Herbert Sutcliffe
WKTS
1
BALLS
253
RUNS
58
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 253.0 balls/wkt
Jack Ryder
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
25
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Stork Hendry
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
6
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 6.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
18
RUNS
25
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Ron Oxenham
vs Maurice Tate
WKTS
1
BALLS
50
RUNS
47
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 50.0 balls/wkt
Clarrie Grimmett
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
58
RUNS
5
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 58.0 balls/wkt
Don Blackie
vs George Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
8
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.0 balls/wkt