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Australia vs South Africa

Match info: Test Series 1st Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground - First Test

Date: 31st Dec 1931

Home team and score Away team score

Australia

198 All out (77.1 overs)
554 All out (164.4 overs)

Result

South Africa

358 All out (188.3 overs)
225 All out (115.0 overs)

Australia win by 169 runs

South Africa 2nd Innings

England vs Pakistan quick scorecard
Batsman Wicket Bowler Runs Balls 4s 6s
TOTAL: All out 225 (115.0 Ov)
S.H. Curnow b Grimmett 9 0 - -
B. Mitchell c&b Grimmett 46 0 - -
J.A.J. Christy c Oldfield b Ironmonger 63 0 - -
H.W. Taylor b Grimmett 38 0 - -
D.P.B. Morkel b Ironmonger 4 0 - -
H.B. Cameron lbw b Ironmonger 13 0 - -
K.G. Viljoen b Ironmonger 2 0 - -
C.L. Vincent c Ponsford b Grimmett 34 0 - -
Q. McMillan c Wall b Grimmett 1 0 - -
N.A. Quinn not out 0 0 - -
A.J. Bell b Grimmett 0 0 - -
Extras: 1nb, 0w, 8b, 6lb 15      
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
T.W. Wall 13.0 3 35 0
E.L. a'Beckett 3.0 1 6 0
C.V. Grimmett 46.0 14 92 6
H. Ironmonger 42.0 18 54 4
S.J. McCabe 10.0 1 21 0
D.G. Bradman 1.0 0 2 0

Australia 2nd Innings

England vs Pakistan quick scorecard
Batsman Wicket Bowler Runs Balls 4s 6s
TOTAL: All out 554 (164.0 Ov)
W.M. Woodfull c Mitchell b McMillan 161 0 - -
W.H. Ponsford c Mitchell b Bell 34 0 - -
D.G. Bradman lbw b Vincent 167 0 - -
A.F. Kippax c Curnow b McMillan 67 0 - -
S.J. McCabe c Mitchell b McMillan 71 0 - -
K.E. Rigg c Mitchell b Vincent 1 0 - -
E.L. a'Beckett b Vincent 4 0 - -
W.A.S. Oldfield lbw b McMillan 0 0 - -
C.V. Grimmett not out 16 0 - -
T.W. Wall b Vincent 12 0 - -
H. Ironmonger b Quinn 0 0 - -
Extras: 1nb, 0w, 17b, 3lb 21      
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
A.J. Bell 36.0 6 101 1
N.A. Quinn 36.0 6 113 1
D.P.B. Morkel 4.0 0 15 0
C.L. Vincent 55.0 16 154 4
Q. McMillan 33.0 3 150 4

South Africa 1st Innings

England vs Pakistan quick scorecard
Batsman Wicket Bowler Runs Balls 4s 6s
TOTAL: All out 358 (188.0 Ov)
S.H. Curnow b Grimmett 47 0 - -
B. Mitchell c McCabe b Wall 17 0 - -
J.A.J. Christy c McCabe b Ironmonger 16 0 - -
H.W. Taylor lbw b Grimmett 11 0 - -
D.P.B. Morkel lbw b Ironmonger 33 0 - -
H.B. Cameron st Oldfield b Ironmonger 39 0 - -
K.G. Viljoen c Wall b McCabe 111 0 - -
C.L. Vincent c Oldfield b Wall 16 0 - -
Q. McMillan c Oldfield b Wall 29 0 - -
N.A. Quinn b McCabe 11 0 - -
A.J. Bell not out 10 0 - -
Extras: 2nb, 0w, 3b, 13lb 18      
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
T.W. Wall 37.0 5 98 3
E.L. a'Beckett 18.0 5 29 0
C.V. Grimmett 63.0 23 100 2
H. Ironmonger 49.0 26 72 3
S.J. McCabe 21.0 4 41 2

Australia 1st Innings

England vs Pakistan quick scorecard
Batsman Wicket Bowler Runs Balls 4s 6s
TOTAL: All out 198 (77.0 Ov)
W.M. Woodfull c Cameron b Bell 7 0 - -
W.H. Ponsford b Bell 7 0 - -
D.G. Bradman c Cameron b Quinn 2 0 - -
A.F. Kippax c Bell b Quinn 52 0 - -
S.J. McCabe c Morkel b Bell 22 0 - -
K.E. Rigg c Mitchell b Bell 68 0 - -
E.L. a'Beckett c Mitchell b Quinn 6 0 - -
W.A.S. Oldfield c Vincent b Quinn 0 0 - -
C.V. Grimmett c Morkel b Bell 9 0 - -
T.W. Wall not out 6 0 - -
H. Ironmonger run out 12 0 - -
Extras: 1nb, 1w, 1b, 4lb 7      
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
A.J. Bell 26.0 9 69 5
N.A. Quinn 31.0 13 42 4
D.P.B. Morkel 3.0 0 12 0
C.L. Vincent 12.0 1 32 0
Q. McMillan 2.0 0 22 0
J.A.J. Christy 3.0 0 14 0