- Test no. 266 | 1938 season
- Played at Kennington Oval, London
- 20,22,23,24 August 1938 (timeless match)
| England 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| L Hutton | c Hassett b O'Reilly | 364 | 797 | 847 | 35 | 0 | 42.97 | |
| WJ Edrich | lbw b O'Reilly | 12 | 45 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 20.33 | |
| M Leyland | run out | 187 | 381 | 438 | 17 | 0 | 42.69 | |
| WR Hammond* | lbw b Fleetwood-Smith | 59 | 141 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 38.56 | |
| E Paynter | lbw b O'Reilly | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| DCS Compton | b Waite | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| J Hardstaff jnr | not out | 169 | 326 | 400 | 20 | 0 | 42.25 | |
| A Wood† | c & b Barnes | 53 | 92 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 55.78 | |
| H Verity | not out | 8 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.10 | |
| Extras | (b 22, lb 19, w 1, nb 8) | 50 | ||||||
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| Total | (7 wickets dec; 335.2 overs) | 903 | (2.69 runs per over) | |||||
| Did not bat K Farnes, WE Bowes |
| Fall of wickets1-29 (Edrich), 2-411 (Leyland), 3-546 (Hammond), 4-547 (Paynter), 5-555 (Compton), 6-770 (Hutton), 7-876 (Wood) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| MG Waite | 72 | 16 | 150 | 1 | 2.08 | |||
| SJ McCabe | 38 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 2.23 | |||
| WJ O'Reilly | 85 | 26 | 178 | 3 | 2.09 | |||
| LO Fleetwood-Smith | 87 | 11 | 298 | 1 | 3.42 | |||
| SG Barnes | 38 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 2.21 | |||
| AL Hassett | 13 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 4.00 | |||
| DG Bradman | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| WA Brown | c Hammond b Leyland | 69 | 166 | 153 | 6 | 0 | 45.09 | |
| CL Badcock | c Hardstaff b Bowes | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| SJ McCabe | c Edrich b Farnes | 14 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 93.33 | |
| AL Hassett | c Compton b Edrich | 42 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 102.43 | |
| SG Barnes | b Bowes | 41 | 68 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 56.94 | |
| BA Barnett† | c †Wood b Bowes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| MG Waite | b Bowes | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| WJ O'Reilly | c †Wood b Bowes | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| LO Fleetwood-Smith | not out | 16 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| DG Bradman* | absent hurt | - | ||||||
| JHW Fingleton | absent hurt | - | ||||||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, nb 3) | 9 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 52.1 overs) | 201 | (3.85 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-0 (Badcock), 2-19 (McCabe), 3-70 (Hassett), 4-145 (Barnes), 5-147 (Barnett), 6-160 (Waite), 7-160 (O'Reilly), 8-201 (Brown) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| K Farnes | 13 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 4.15 | |||
| WE Bowes | 19 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 2.57 | |||
| WJ Edrich | 10 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | |||
| H Verity | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | |||
| M Leyland | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.47 | |||
| WR Hammond | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Australia 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| WA Brown | c Edrich b Farnes | 15 | 47 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 55.55 | |
| CL Badcock | b Bowes | 9 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 31.03 | |
| SJ McCabe | c †Wood b Farnes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| AL Hassett | lbw b Bowes | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| SG Barnes | lbw b Verity | 33 | 64 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 44.59 | |
| BA Barnett† | b Farnes | 46 | 55 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 92.00 | |
| MG Waite | c Edrich b Verity | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| WJ O'Reilly | not out | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| LO Fleetwood-Smith | c Leyland b Farnes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| DG Bradman* | absent hurt | - | ||||||
| JHW Fingleton | absent hurt | - | ||||||
| Extras | (b 1) | 1 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 34.1 overs) | 123 | (3.60 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-15 (Badcock), 2-18 (McCabe), 3-35 (Hassett), 4-41 (Brown), 5-115 (Barnes), 6-115 (Waite), 7-117 (Barnett), 8-123 (Fleetwood-Smith) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| K Farnes | 12.1 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 5.17 | |||
| WE Bowes | 10 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 | |||
| H Verity | 7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2.14 | |||
| M Leyland | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Match details |
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Toss England, who chose to bat Series 4-match series drawn 1-1 (1 abandoned) |
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Test debuts
SG Barnes
(Australia);
A Wood
(England) |
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Umpires
F Chester and FI Walden |
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Close of play 20 Aug day 1 - England 1st innings 347/1 (L Hutton 160*, M Leyland 156*) 21 Aug rest day 22 Aug day 2 - England 1st innings 634/5 (L Hutton 300*, J Hardstaff jnr 40*) 23 Aug day 3 - Australia 1st innings 117/3 (WA Brown 29*, SG Barnes 25*) 24 Aug day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 123 (34.1 ov) - end of match |
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Match Coverage
Photos
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Aug 24, 1938 
Oval groundsman Bosser Martin with his heavy roller © Getty Images |
Aug 23, 1938 
Len Hutton nudges the ball behind square © Getty Images |
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