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English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37

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TheEngland cricket team toured Australia in the 1936–37 season to play a five-matchTest series againstAustralia forThe Ashes. The tour was organised by theMarylebone Cricket Club and matches outside the Tests were played under the MCC name.

Australia won the series 3–2, having been 2–0 down, and therefore retained The Ashes. The 1936-37 Australia side are the only team to win a five-match series after losing the first two Tests, with Bradman being the only captain to win a five-match series after losing the first two Tests.[1][2]

Test series summary

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First Test

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4, 5, 7, 8, 9 December 1936
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard
v
358 (113.6 overs)
M Leyland 126 (290)
WJ O'Reilly 5/102 (40.6 overs)
234 (85.6 overs)
JHW Fingleton 100 (310)
WE Voce 6/41 (20.6 overs)
256 (116.6 overs)
GOB Allen 68 (205)
FA Ward 6/102 (46 overs)
58 (12.3 overs)
AG Chipperfield 26* (18)
GOB Allen 5/36 (6 overs)

Second Test

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18, 19, 21, 22 December 1936
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard
v
426/6d (141.2 overs)
WR Hammond 231* (579)
EL McCormick 2/79 (20 overs)
80 (23.7 overs)
WJ O'Reilly 37* (44)
WE Voce 4/10 (8 overs)
324 (f/o) (96.7 overs)
SJ McCabe 93 (186)
WR Hammond 3/29 (15.7 overs)
England won by an innings and 22 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney
Umpires:GE Borwick andJD Scott
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 20 December was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

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1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 January 1937
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard
v
200/9d (65.3 overs)
SJ McCabe 63 (146)
WR Hammond 2/16 (5.3 overs)
76/9d (28.2 overs)
WR Hammond 32 (88)
MW Seivers 3/28 (12 overs)
564 (149.7 overs)
DG Bradman 270 (375)
H Verity 3/79 (37.7 overs)
323 (78.6 overs)
M Leyland 111* (212)
LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/124 (25.6 overs)
Australia won by 365 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne
Umpires:GE Borwick andJD Scott
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 3 January was taken as a rest day.
  • Bradman's second innings was rated byWisden as the best Test match innings of all time.[3]

Fourth Test

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29, 30 January, 1, 2, 3, 4 February 1937
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard
v
288 (77.6 overs)
SJ McCabe 88 (145)
K Farnes 3/71 (20.6 overs)
330 (113.4 overs)
CJ Barnett 129 (332)
LO Fleetwood-Smith 4/51 (30 overs)
433 (123.2 overs)
DG Bradman 212 (395)
WR Hammond 5/57 (15.2 overs)
243 (74 overs)
RE Wyatt 50 (108)
LO Fleetwood-Smith 6/110 (30 overs)
Australia won by 148 runs
Adelaide Oval,Adelaide
Umpires:GE Borwick andJD Scott
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 31 January was taken as a rest day.
  • RG Gregory (AUS) made his Test debut.

Fifth Test

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26, 27 February, 1, 2, 3 March 1937
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard
v
604 (140.5 overs)
DG Bradman 169 (191)
K Farnes 6/96 (28.5 overs)
239 (71.5 overs)
J Hardstaff 83 (234)
WJ O'Reilly 5/51 (23 overs)
165 (f/o) (49.2 overs)
WR Hammond 56 (106)
LO Fleetwood-Smith 3/36 (13.2 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 200 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne
Umpires:GE Borwick andJD Scott
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 28 February was taken as a rest day.

Ceylon and New Zealand

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The English team had a stopover inColomboen route to Australia and played a one-day single-innings match there against the Ceylon national team, which at that time did not have Test status.[4]

At the end of the tour theteam visited New Zealand, playing three first-class matches, but no Tests.[5]

References

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  1. ^Bull, Andy (9 May 2013)."20 great Ashes moments No4: Don Bradman records Wisden's best innings, 1937".The Guardian. Retrieved14 January 2021.
  2. ^"Test matches — Winning a series after coming from behind".Cricinfo. Retrieved26 April 2008.
  3. ^"Laxman, Kumble in Wisden's top ten list".Cricinfo. 26 July 2001. Retrieved23 August 2008.
  4. ^"Ceylon v MCC 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved3 July 2014.
  5. ^"M.C.C. in New Zealand, 1936-37".Cricinfo. Retrieved19 July 2019.
Sources
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Further reading
  • Bill Frindall,The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978, Wisden, 1979
  • Chris Harte,A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
  • Ray Robinson,On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

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