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Thu, 31 Dec - Thu, 31 Dec 1931 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Melbourne
Australia won by 169 runs
Australia
558/10 (20.00) & 554/10 (164.4)
South Africa
328/3 (20.00) & 225/10 (115)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
558/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Bill Ponsford), 2-16 (Donald Bradman), 3-25 (Bill Woodfull), 4-74 (Stan McCab
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)
7
TOTAL
198(77.1 Ov, RR: 2.56)
4100
0
0
320
20
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bill Woodfull (c)
c †Cameron b Bell
7
0
48
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bill Ponsford
b Bell
7
0
17
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Donald Bradman
c †Cameron b Quinn
2
0
14
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Alan Kippax
c Bell b Quinn
52
0
114
4
1
0.00
In 1931
Career
Stan McCabe
c Morkel b Bell
22
0
45
4
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Keith Rigg
c Mitchell b Bell
68
0
98
5
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Ted a'Beckett
c Mitchell b Quinn
6
0
10
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bert Oldfield (WK)
c Vincent b Quinn
0
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Clarrie Grimmett
c Morkel b Bell
9
0
34
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Tim Wall
not out
6
0
18
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bert Ironmonger
run out
12
0
12
2
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)
7
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Sandy Bell
26.10
9
69
5
2.63
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Neville Quinn
31.00
13
42
4
1.35
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Denys Morkel
3.00
0
12
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Cyril Vincent
12.00
1
32
0
2.66
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Quintin McMillan
2.00
0
22
0
11.00
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Jim Christy
3.00
0
14
0
4.66
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
South Africa innigs
328/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-79 (Jim Christy), 3-89 (Syd Curnow), 4-108 (Herbie Taylor)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 13, nb 2)
18
TOTAL
358(188.3 Ov, RR: 1.89)
7520
0
0
480
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Syd Curnow
b Grimmett
47
0
144
3
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bruce Mitchell
c McCabe b Wall
17
0
58
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Jim Christy
c McCabe b Ironmonger
16
0
64
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Herbie Taylor
lbw b Grimmett
11
0
46
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Denys Morkel
lbw b Ironmonger
33
0
89
2
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Jock Cameron (c)(WK)
st †Oldfield b Ironmonger
39
0
96
4
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Ken Viljoen
c Wall b McCabe
111
0
205
9
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Cyril Vincent
c †Oldfield b Wall
16
0
60
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Quintin McMillan
c †Oldfield b Wall
29
0
129
3
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Neville Quinn
b McCabe
11
0
51
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Sandy Bell
not out
10
0
38
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 13, nb 2)
18
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Tim Wall
37.00
5
98
3
2.64
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Ted a'Beckett
18.00
5
29
0
1.61
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Clarrie Grimmett
63.00
23
100
2
1.58
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Bert Ironmonger
49.00
26
72
3
1.46
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Stan McCabe
21.30
4
41
2
1.90
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Australia innigs
554/10 (164.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Bill Ponsford), 2-328 (Donald Bradman), 3-408 (Bill Woodfull), 4-519 (Alan Ki
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 17, lb 3, nb 1)
21
TOTAL
554(164.4 Ov, RR: 3.36)
11500
0
0
700
20
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bill Woodfull (c)
c Mitchell b McMillan
161
0
300
5
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bill Ponsford
c Mitchell b Bell
34
0
53
2
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Donald Bradman
lbw b Vincent
167
0
183
18
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Alan Kippax
c Curnow b McMillan
67
0
150
5
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Stan McCabe
c Mitchell b McMillan
71
0
97
5
1
0.00
In 1931
Career
Keith Rigg
c Mitchell b Vincent
1
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Ted a'Beckett
b Vincent
4
0
20
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bert Oldfield (WK)
lbw b McMillan
0
0
9
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Clarrie Grimmett
not out
16
0
41
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Tim Wall
b Vincent
12
0
24
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bert Ironmonger
b Quinn
0
0
9
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 17, lb 3, nb 1)
21
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Sandy Bell
36.00
6
101
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Neville Quinn
36.40
6
113
1
3.08
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Denys Morkel
4.00
0
15
0
3.75
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Cyril Vincent
55.00
16
154
4
2.80
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Quintin McMillan
33.00
3
150
4
4.54
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
South Africa innigs
225/10 (115)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Syd Curnow), 2-120 (Jim Christy), 3-133 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-138 (Denys Morkel
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 6, nb 1)
15
TOTAL
225(115 Ov, RR: 1.95)
4800
40
0
260
20
0.00
In 1931
Career
Syd Curnow
b Grimmett
9
0
34
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Bruce Mitchell
c & b Grimmett
46
0
177
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Jim Christy
c †Oldfield b Ironmonger
63
0
112
5
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Herbie Taylor
b Grimmett
38
0
108
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Denys Morkel
b Ironmonger
4
0
4
1
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Jock Cameron (c)(WK)
lbw b Ironmonger
13
0
45
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Ken Viljoen
b Ironmonger
2
0
21
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Cyril Vincent
c Ponsford b Grimmett
34
0
40
5
1
0.00
In 1931
Career
Quintin McMillan
c Wall b Grimmett
1
0
26
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Neville Quinn
not out
0
0
8
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Sandy Bell
b Grimmett
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1931
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 6, nb 1)
15
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Tim Wall
13.00
3
35
0
2.69
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Ted a'Beckett
3.00
1
6
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Clarrie Grimmett
46.00
14
92
6
2.00
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Bert Ironmonger
42.00
18
54
4
1.28
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Stan McCabe
10.00
1
21
0
2.10
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
Donald Bradman
1.00
0
2
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1931
Career
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