Test Debut : vs England, at Sydney, on 19/12/1924

Last Test : vs England, at The Oval, on 18/8/1934

Short Profile:

Bill Ponsford was a fine batsman whose run scoring feats were to a certain extent eclipsed by those of his contemporary, Don Bradman. He was a steady, if unspectacular bat, and was capable of amassing huge scores. He was perhaps at his best in Australia. He usually opened the innings. He made 5 centuries against England, the first in 1924, and the last in 1934. With Bradman he put on 451 for the second wicket at the Oval in 1934, and remains the only player to score two first-class quadruple centuries. (Dave Liverman)

He played for Australia 29 times and took 21 catches with no stumpings, he did not bowl in Test cricket. He averaged 48.23 with the bat fro48 innings that included seven centuries and one duck. Intotal he scored 2122 runs in his career.