The Ashes, 1924/25, 5th Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
27,28 February, 2,3,4 March 1925 (timeless match)
Result: Australia won by 307 runs
Australia wins the 5-Test series 4-1
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RM Crockett and DA Elder
Test Debuts: CV Grimmett, AF Kippax (Aus).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 239/7 (Kelleway 9*, Oldfield 0*)
Day 2: Australia 295, England 167
Day 3: Australia 203/6 (Collins 27*, Kelleway 22*)
Day 4: Australia 325, England 88/5 (Hearne 18*, Whysall 1*)
Australia 1st innings
*HL Collins c Strudwick b Gilligan 1
J Ryder b Kilner 29
JM Gregory run out 29
TJE Andrews c Whysall b Kilner 26
JM Taylor c Whysall b Tate 15
WH Ponsford c Woolley b Kilner 80
AF Kippax b Kilner 42
C Kelleway lbw b Tate 9
+WAS Oldfield c Strudwick b Tate 29
AA Mailey b Tate 14
CV Grimmett not out 12
Extras (b 2, lb 5, nb 2) 9
Total (all out, 102.5 overs) 295
FoW: 1-3, 2-55, 3-64, 4-99, 5-103,
6-208, 7-239, 8-239, 9-264, 10-295.
Bowling O M R W
Tate 39.5 6 92 4
Gilligan 13 1 46 1
Kilner 38 4 97 4
Hearne 7 0 33 0
Woolley 5 0 18 0
England 1st innings
JB Hobbs c Oldfield b Gregory 0
H Sutcliffe c Mailey b Kelleway 22
A Sandham run out 4
FE Woolley b Grimmett 47
EH Hendren c Ponsford b Gregory 10
JW Hearne lbw b Grimmett 16
WW Whysall lbw b Grimmett 8
R Kilner st Oldfield b Grimmett 24
MW Tate b Ryder 25
*AER Gilligan st Oldfield b Grimmett 5
+H Strudwick not out 1
Extras (lb 4, nb 1) 5
Total (all out, 47.7 overs) 167
FoW: 1-0, 2-15, 3-28, 4-58, 5-96,
6-109, 7-122, 8-157, 9-163, 10-167.
Bowling O M R W
Gregory 9 1 42 2
Kelleway 15 1 38 1
Mailey 5 0 13 0
Ryder 7 0 24 1
Grimmett 11.7 2 45 5
Australia 2nd innings
JM Gregory lbw b Hearne 22
J Ryder b Gilligan 7
TJE Andrews c Woolley b Hearne 80
JM Taylor st Strudwick b Tate 25
WH Ponsford run out 5
AF Kippax c Whysall b Woolley 8
*HL Collins lbw b Tate 28
C Kelleway c Whysall b Tate 73
+WAS Oldfield not out 65
AA Mailey b Tate 0
CV Grimmett b Tate 0
Extras (b 6, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) 12
Total (all out, 118.3 overs) 325
FoW: 1-7, 2-43, 3-110, 4-130, 5-152,
6-156, 7-209, 8-325, 9-325, 10-325.
Bowling O M R W
Tate 39.3 6 115 5
Gilligan 15 2 46 1
Kilner 34 13 54 0
Hearne 22 0 84 2
Woolley 8 1 14 1
England 2nd innings (target: 454 runs)
JB Hobbs st Oldfield b Grimmett 13
H Sutcliffe b Gregory 0
A Sandham lbw b Grimmett 15
FE Woolley c Andrews b Kelleway 28
EH Hendren c Oldfield b Grimmett 10
JW Hearne lbw b Grimmett 24
WW Whysall st Oldfield b Grimmett 18
R Kilner c Ponsford b Collins 1
MW Tate c Mailey b Kelleway 33
*AER Gilligan not out 0
+H Strudwick c Mailey b Grimmett 0
Extras (b 1, lb 3) 4
Total (all out, 44.4 overs) 146
FoW: 1-3, 2-31, 3-32, 4-60, 5-84,
6-99, 7-100, 8-146, 9-146, 10-146.
Bowling O M R W
Gregory 10 0 53 1
Kelleway 7 1 16 2
Grimmett 19.4 3 37 6
Collins 8 2 36 1 |
