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3rd Test-South Africa in Australia Test Series 1931

TEST MelbourneThu, 31 Dec - Wed, 06 Jan 1932

AUS

Australia

558/10 (20.00) & 554/10 (164.4)

South Africa

328/3 (20.00) & 225/10 (115)

Australia won by 169 runs

AUSAustralia innings

558/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	7
TOTAL 198(77.1 Ov, RR: 2.56)	205						In 1931	1396	0	0	Career	121055	0	0
Bill Woodfull (c) c (wk)Cameron b Bell	7	0	48	0	0	0.00	In 1931	302	18	0	Career	1648	87	0
Bill Ponsford b Bell	7	0	17	1	0	0.00	In 1931	65	6	0	Career	1380	95	0
Donald Bradman c (wk)Cameron b Quinn	2	0	14	0	0	0.00	In 1931	507	50	0	Career	2396	228	0
Alan Kippax c Bell b Quinn	52	0	114	4	1	0.00	In 1931	120	9	1	Career	1087	94	1
Stan McCabe c Morkel b Bell	22	0	45	4	0	0.00	In 1931	199	18	1	Career	605	62	1
Keith Rigg c Mitchell b Bell	68	0	98	5	0	0.00	In 1931	196	17	0	Career	226	19	0
Ted a'Beckett c Mitchell b Quinn	6	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1931	10	0	0	Career	143	12	0
Bert Oldfield (WK) c Vincent b Quinn	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1931	64	5	1	Career	949	60	1
Clarrie Grimmett c Morkel b Bell	9	0	34	0	0	0.00	In 1931	48	1	0	Career	328	12	2
Tim Wall not out	6	0	18	0	0	0.00	In 1931	38	1	0	Career	59	3	1
Bert Ironmonger run out	12	0	12	2	0	0.00	In 1931	14	2	0	Career	29	2	0
Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	7

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Sandy Bell	26.10	9	69	5	2.63	In 1931	15	6/99	Career	26
Neville Quinn	31.00	13	42	4	1.35	In 1931	8	6/92	Career	21
Denys Morkel	3.00	0	12	0	4.00	In 1931	2	4/93	Career	18
Cyril Vincent	12.00	1	32	0	2.66	In 1931	9	6/131	Career	58
Quintin McMillan	2.00	0	22	0	11.00	In 1931	4	4/22	Career	12
Jim Christy	3.00	0	14	0	4.66	In 1931	0	1/20	Career	2

SASouth Africa innings

328/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 3, lb 13, nb 2)	18
TOTAL 358(188.3 Ov, RR: 1.89)	376						In 1931	1396	0	0	Career	121055	0	0
Syd Curnow b Grimmett	47	0	144	3	0	0.00	In 1931	75	7	0	Career	126	9	0
Bruce Mitchell c McCabe b Wall	17	0	58	1	0	0.00	In 1931	146	8	0	Career	852	32	0
Jim Christy c McCabe b Ironmonger	16	0	64	1	0	0.00	In 1931	173	17	1	Career	338	20	2
Herbie Taylor lbw b Grimmett	11	0	46	0	0	0.00	In 1931	150	13	0	Career	2569	70	5
Denys Morkel lbw b Ironmonger	33	0	89	2	0	0.00	In 1931	82	7	0	Career	596	7	0
Jock Cameron (c)(WK) st (wk)Oldfield b Ironmonger	39	0	96	4	0	0.00	In 1931	88	6	1	Career	753	15	5
Ken Viljoen c Wall b McCabe	111	0	205	9	0	0.00	In 1931	150	12	0	Career	296	20	0
Cyril Vincent c (wk)Oldfield b Wall	16	0	60	1	0	0.00	In 1931	127	14	1	Career	409	15	7
Quintin McMillan c (wk)Oldfield b Wall	29	0	129	3	0	0.00	In 1931	30	3	0	Career	277	14	3
Neville Quinn b McCabe	11	0	51	0	0	0.00	In 1931	18	0	0	Career	67	0	1
Sandy Bell not out	10	0	38	0	0	0.00	In 1931	12	0	0	Career	53	0	0
Extras (b 3, lb 13, nb 2)	18

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tim Wall	37.00	5	98	3	2.64	In 1931	13	5/39	Career	34
Ted a'Beckett	18.00	5	29	0	1.61	In 1931	0	1/47	Career	3
Clarrie Grimmett	63.00	23	100	2	1.58	In 1931	19	7/87	Career	104
Bert Ironmonger	49.00	26	72	3	1.46	In 1931	20	7/23	Career	37
Stan McCabe	21.30	4	41	2	1.90	In 1931	6	4/13	Career	15

AUSAustralia innings

554/10 (164.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 17, lb 3, nb 1)	21
TOTAL 554(164.4 Ov, RR: 3.36)	575						In 1931	1396	0	0	Career	121055	0	0
Bill Woodfull (c) c Mitchell b McMillan	161	0	300	5	0	0.00	In 1931	302	18	0	Career	1648	87	0
Bill Ponsford c Mitchell b Bell	34	0	53	2	0	0.00	In 1931	65	6	0	Career	1380	95	0
Donald Bradman lbw b Vincent	167	0	183	18	0	0.00	In 1931	507	50	0	Career	2396	228	0
Alan Kippax c Curnow b McMillan	67	0	150	5	0	0.00	In 1931	120	9	1	Career	1087	94	1
Stan McCabe c Mitchell b McMillan	71	0	97	5	1	0.00	In 1931	199	18	1	Career	605	62	1
Keith Rigg c Mitchell b Vincent	1	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1931	196	17	0	Career	226	19	0
Ted a'Beckett b Vincent	4	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1931	10	0	0	Career	143	12	0
Bert Oldfield (WK) lbw b McMillan	0	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1931	64	5	1	Career	949	60	1
Clarrie Grimmett not out	16	0	41	0	0	0.00	In 1931	48	1	0	Career	328	12	2
Tim Wall b Vincent	12	0	24	0	0	0.00	In 1931	38	1	0	Career	59	3	1
Bert Ironmonger b Quinn	0	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1931	14	2	0	Career	29	2	0
Extras (b 17, lb 3, nb 1)	21

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Sandy Bell	36.00	6	101	1	2.80	In 1931	15	6/99	Career	26
Neville Quinn	36.40	6	113	1	3.08	In 1931	8	6/92	Career	21
Denys Morkel	4.00	0	15	0	3.75	In 1931	2	4/93	Career	18
Cyril Vincent	55.00	16	154	4	2.80	In 1931	9	6/131	Career	58
Quintin McMillan	33.00	3	150	4	4.54	In 1931	4	4/22	Career	12

SASouth Africa innings

225/10 (115)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 8, lb 6, nb 1)	15
TOTAL 225(115 Ov, RR: 1.95)	240						In 1931	1396	0	0	Career	121055	0	0
Syd Curnow b Grimmett	9	0	34	1	0	0.00	In 1931	75	7	0	Career	126	9	0
Bruce Mitchell c & b Grimmett	46	0	177	0	0	0.00	In 1931	146	8	0	Career	852	32	0
Jim Christy c (wk)Oldfield b Ironmonger	63	0	112	5	0	0.00	In 1931	173	17	1	Career	338	20	2
Herbie Taylor b Grimmett	38	0	108	1	0	0.00	In 1931	150	13	0	Career	2569	70	5
Denys Morkel b Ironmonger	4	0	4	1	0	0.00	In 1931	82	7	0	Career	596	7	0
Jock Cameron (c)(WK) lbw b Ironmonger	13	0	45	0	0	0.00	In 1931	88	6	1	Career	753	15	5
Ken Viljoen b Ironmonger	2	0	21	0	0	0.00	In 1931	150	12	0	Career	296	20	0
Cyril Vincent c Ponsford b Grimmett	34	0	40	5	1	0.00	In 1931	127	14	1	Career	409	15	7
Quintin McMillan c Wall b Grimmett	1	0	26	0	0	0.00	In 1931	30	3	0	Career	277	14	3
Neville Quinn not out	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1931	18	0	0	Career	67	0	1
Sandy Bell b Grimmett	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	In 1931	12	0	0	Career	53	0	0
Extras (b 8, lb 6, nb 1)	15

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Tim Wall	13.00	3	35	0	2.69	In 1931	13	5/39	Career	34
Ted a'Beckett	3.00	1	6	0	2.00	In 1931	0	1/47	Career	3
Clarrie Grimmett	46.00	14	92	6	2.00	In 1931	19	7/87	Career	104
Bert Ironmonger	42.00	18	54	4	1.28	In 1931	20	7/23	Career	37
Stan McCabe	10.00	1	21	0	2.10	In 1931	6	4/13	Career	15
Donald Bradman	1.00	0	2	0	2.00	In 1931	0	1/7	Career	1