Test Match #159 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1924-1925 Australia v England - 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1st January, 1925
 
Australia 600 & 250
England 479 & 290
Australia won by 81 runs

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Herbie Collins* c †Strudwick b Tate 9  63  1  0 14.29 1.50%
Warren Bardsley c †Strudwick b Gilligan 19  52  0  0 36.54 3.17%
Arthur Richardson run out 14  33  0  0 42.42 2.33%
William Ponsford b Tate 128  233  6  0 54.94 21.33%
John Taylor run out 72  142  3  0 50.70 12.00%
Victor Richardson run out 138  217  13  0 63.59 23.00%
Charles Kelleway c †Strudwick b Gilligan 32  138  2  0 23.19 5.33%
Albert Hartkopf c Chapman b Gilligan 80  158  8  0 50.63 13.33%
John Gregory c Gilligan b Tate 44  56  5  0 78.57 7.33%
Bert Oldfield not out 39  100  2  0 39.00 6.50%
Arthur Mailey lbw b Douglas 1  6  0  0 16.67 0.17%
Extras (b 18, lb 5, nb 1) 24  
Total All Out   (149.5 overs @ 4.01 rpo) 600
Fall of Wickets
 
1-22 Collins, 2-47 AJ Richardson, 3-47 Bardsley, 4-208 Taylor, 5-301 Ponsford,
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6-424 VY Richardson, 7-439 Kelleway, 8-499 Gregory, 9-599 Hartkopf, 10-600 Mailey
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Maurice Tate 45.0 10 142 3 3.16 30.00
John Douglas 19.5 0 95 1 4.79 10.00
Dick Tyldesley 35.0 3 130 0 3.71
Arthur Gilligan 26.0 1 114 3 4.38 30.00
John Hearne 13.0 1 69 0 5.31
Frank Woolley 11.0 3 26 0 2.36
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Jack Hobbs b Mailey 154  340  11  0 45.29 32.15%
Herbert Sutcliffe b Kelleway 176  481  17  0 36.59 36.74%
Frank Woolley b Gregory 0  8  0  0 0.00
John Hearne b Mailey 9  57  0  0 15.79 1.88%
Patsy Hendren c †Oldfield b Kelleway 32  66  1  0 48.48 6.68%
Percy Chapman c †Oldfield b Gregory 28  35  2  1 80.00 5.85%
John Douglas c Collins b AJ Richardson 8  40  0  0 20.00 1.67%
Dick Tyldesley c Collins b Gregory 5  11  1  0 45.45 1.04%
Maurice Tate b AJ Richardson 34  35  4  0 97.14 7.10%
Arthur Gilligan* not out 17  23  3  0 73.91 3.55%
Herbert Strudwick b Hartkopf 4  14  0  0 28.57 0.84%
Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 4) 12  
Total All Out   (138.0 overs @ 3.47 rpo) 479
Fall of Wickets
 
1-283 Hobbs, 2-284 Woolley, 3-305 Hearne, 4-373 Hendren, 5-404 Sutcliffe,
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6-412 Chapman, 7-418 Tyldesley, 8-453 Douglas, 9-458 Tate, 10-479 Strudwick
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Gregory 34.0 4 124 3 3.65 30.00
Charles Kelleway 30.0 10 62 2 2.07 20.00
Arthur Mailey 34.0 5 141 2 4.15 20.00
Albert Hartkopf 26.0 1 120 1 4.62 10.00
Arthur Richardson 14.0 6 20 2 1.43 20.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Herbie Collins* b Hearne 30  117  1  0 25.64 12.00%
Warren Bardsley lbw b Tate 2  3  0  0 66.67 0.80%
Arthur Richardson b Tate 9  13  1  0 69.23 3.60%
William Ponsford b Tate 4  9  0  0 44.44 1.60%
John Taylor b Tate 90  180  7  0 50.00 36.00%
Victor Richardson c †Strudwick b Hearne 8  31  0  0 25.81 3.20%
Charles Kelleway c & b Hearne 17  87  2  0 19.54 6.80%
Albert Hartkopf lbw b Tate 0  6  0  0 0.00
John Gregory not out 36  101  4  0 35.64 14.40%
Bert Oldfield lbw b Hearne 39  76  3  0 51.32 15.60%
Arthur Mailey b Tate 3  15  0  0 20.00 1.20%
Extras (b 11, lb 1) 12  
Total All Out   (79.3 overs @ 3.15 rpo) 250
Fall of Wickets
 
1-3 Bardsley, 2-13 AJ Richardson, 3-27 Ponsford, 4-106 Collins, 5-126 VY Richardson,
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6-166 Taylor, 7-168 Kelleway, 8-168 Hartkopf, 9-239 Oldfield, 10-250 Mailey
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Maurice Tate 33.3 8 99 6 2.96 60.00
John Douglas 4.0 0 9 0 2.25
Dick Tyldesley 2.0 0 6 0 3.00
Arthur Gilligan 11.0 2 40 0 3.64
John Hearne 29.0 5 84 4 2.90 40.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 372)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Jack Hobbs lbw b Mailey 22  59  2  0 37.29 7.59%
Herbert Sutcliffe c Gregory b Mailey 127  390  12  0 32.56 43.79%
Herbert Strudwick lbw b Gregory 22  63  1  0 34.92 7.59%
John Hearne lbw b Gregory 23  70  2  0 32.86 7.93%
Frank Woolley lbw b AJ Richardson 50  152  6  0 32.89 17.24%
Patsy Hendren b Gregory 18  55  3  0 32.73 6.21%
Dick Tyldesley c Ponsford b Mailey 0  10  0  0 0.00
John Douglas b Mailey 14  41  0  0 34.15 4.83%
Percy Chapman not out 4  11  0  0 36.36 1.38%
Arthur Gilligan* c & b Mailey 0  1  0  0 0.00
Maurice Tate b Gregory 0  1  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 2) 10  
Total All Out   (106.3 overs @ 2.73 rpo) 290
Fall of Wickets
 
1-36 Hobbs, 2-75 Strudwick, 3-121 Hearne, 4-211 Woolley, 5-254 Hendren,
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6-255 Tyldesley, 7-280 Sutcliffe, 8-289 Douglas, 9-289 Gilligan, 10-290 Tate
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Gregory 27.3 6 87 4 3.16 40.00
Charles Kelleway 18.0 4 42 0 2.33
Arthur Mailey 24.0 2 92 5 3.83 50.00
Albert Hartkopf 4.0 1 14 0 3.50
Arthur Richardson 22.0 7 35 1 1.59 10.00
Herbie Collins 11.0 3 10 0 0.91
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1924-1925 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #159
Match Conditions Day Match
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 300/4 (WH Ponsford 128*, VY Richardson 39*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 600
Day 3 - England 1st innings 283/0 (JB Hobbs 154*, H Sutcliffe 123*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 63/3 (HL Collins 17*, JM Taylor 25*)
Day 5 - England 2nd innings 54/1 (H Sutcliffe 12*, H Strudwick 15*)
Day 6 - England 2nd innings 259/6 (H Sutcliffe 114*, JWHT Douglas 0*)
Day 7 - England 2nd Innings 290, 106.3 overs - end of match

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