Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 3, Match 8
INTERWAR XI vs EARLY TEST XI
at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Toss: Early Test XI won the toss and chose to bowl
INTERWAR XI 1st innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Hobbs st †Blackham b. Peel 10 32 2 0 31.3%
Herbert Sutcliffe c. Shrewsbury b. Briggs 51 111 11 0 45.9%
Don Bradman* b. Turner 82 146 18 0 56.2%
George Headley lbw b. Peel 11 29 2 0 37.9%
Charles Macartney c. Grace b. Giffen 41 98 6 1 41.8%
Mahadevan Sat'sivam b. Spofforth 44 98 9 0 44.9%
Les Ames† b. Spofforth 63 108 10 2 58.3%
Harold Larwood b. Turner 79 163 11 2 48.5%
Clem Gibson c. †Blackham b. Briggs 13 19 3 0 68.4%
Clarrie Grimmett b. Spofforth 30 49 4 1 61.2%
Bill O'Reilly not out 0 2 0 0 0.0%
Total: 445/10 Overs: 142.1 Run Rate: 3.13 Extras: 21
Day 2 2:01 PM
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INTERWAR XI Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs Sutcliffe þþþþþþþþþþþþ 29 (57)
D Bradman Sutcliffe þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 75 (168)
D Bradman G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 38 (58)
D Bradman Macartney þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 39 (66)
Sathasivam Macartney þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 56 (132)
Sathasivam L Ames þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 32 (66)
H Larwood L Ames þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 76 (138)
H Larwood C Gibson þþþþþþþþþþ 24 (32)
H Larwood C Grimmett þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 76 (133)
H Larwood B O'Reilly 0 (3)
Fall of Wickets 29/1 104/2 142/3 181/4 237/5
269/6 345/7 369/8 445/9 445/10
Total: 445/10 Overs: 142.1 Run Rate: 3.13 Extras: 21
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EARLY TEST XI Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Fred Spofforth 23.0 7 62 3 2.70 1 2
Charlie Turner 24.1 13 42 2 1.74 0 0
George Giffen 18.0 2 84 1 4.67 1 0
WG Grace 11.0 6 20 0 1.82 0 0
Bobby Peel 32.0 5 104 2 3.25 0 1
Johnny Briggs 34.0 7 121 2 3.56 0 4
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 7 Leg Byes: 10 Byes: 2
Total: 445/10 Overs: 142.1 Run Rate: 3.13 Extras: 21
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Many of the Interwar XI's batsmen got off to very good starts on a brilliant wicket for batting, but threw it away with some poor selection, including Don Bradman who scored only 82. But their lower-order managed to add a further 176 for the last 4 wickets after they had been reduced to 269/6. Les Ames and Harold Larwood cashed in with a couple of very useful half-centuries to their names.
EARLY TEST XI 1st innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Charles Bannerman c. Sutcliffe b. Grimmett 10 27 2 0 37.0%
WG Grace* c. Bradman b. Grimmett 24 42 6 0 57.1%
Arthur Shrewsbury c. Macartney b. Gibson 32 63 6 0 50.8%
Percy McDonnell lbw b. Larwood 44 68 8 0 64.7%
George Giffen c & b. Grimmett 9 14 2 0 64.3%
Billy Murdoch lbw b. Grimmett 68 156 16 0 43.6%
Johnny Briggs c. Hobbs b. Larwood 10 10 2 0 100.0%
Jack Blackham† b. O'Reilly 14 40 2 0 35.0%
Bobby Peel lbw b. Macartney 14 32 1 1 43.8%
Charlie Turner c. Hobbs b. O'Reilly 12 21 2 0 57.1%
Fred Spofforth not out 4 5 1 0 80.0%
Total: 256/10 Overs: 79.4 Run Rate: 3.21 Extras: 15
Day 3 1:19 PM
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EARLY TEST XI Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
Bannerman W Grace þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 38 (68)
Shrewsbury W Grace þ 3 (3)
Shrewsbury McDonnell þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 66 (114)
G Giffen McDonnell þþþþþþ 14 (22)
B Murdoch McDonnell þþþ 8 (16)
B Murdoch J Briggs þþþþ 10 (26)
B Murdoch J Blackham þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 64 (106)
B Murdoch B Peel þþþþþþþþþþþ 26 (64)
B Murdoch C Turner þþþþþþþþþþ 23 (50)
B Murdoch Spofforth þ 4 (9)
Fall of Wickets 38/1 41/2 107/3 121/4 129/5
139/6 203/7 229/8 252/9 256/10
Total: 256/10 Overs: 79.4 Run Rate: 3.21 Extras: 15
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INTERWAR XI Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Harold Larwood 17.0 2 75 2 4.41 0 1
Clem Gibson 12.0 2 33 1 2.75 0 1
Clarrie Grimmett 23.4 9 66 4 2.79 0 0
Bill O'Reilly 22.0 6 56 2 2.55 0 0
Charles Macartney 5.0 0 14 1 2.80 0 1
EXTRAS Wides: 0 No Balls: 3 Leg Byes: 11 Byes: 1
Total: 256/10 Overs: 79.4 Run Rate: 3.21 Extras: 15
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Clarrie Grimmett found a good bit of turn on the SCG pitch and rounded up four of the Early Test XI's batsmen on his way to a 4-wicket haul. Billy Murdoch and the lower-order had done just enough to avoid the embarrassment of a follow-on.
INTERWAR XI 2nd innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Hobbs c. †Blackham b. Peel 40 86 8 0 46.5%
Herbert Sutcliffe c. †Blackham b. Turner 33 104 6 0 31.7%
Don Bradman* lbw b. Briggs 57 86 9 1 66.3%
George Headley b. Peel 58 164 12 0 35.4%
Charles Macartney not out 51 144 8 1 35.4%
Mahadevan Sat'sivam c. †Blackham b. Peel 13 45 3 0 28.9%
Les Ames† not out 9 16 2 0 56.3%
Harold Larwood
Clem Gibson
Clarrie Grimmett
Bill O'Reilly
Total: 282/5 Overs: 107.3 Run Rate: 2.62 Extras: 21
Day 4 2:29 PM
INNINGS DECLARED
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INTERWAR XI Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs Sutcliffe þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 74 (184)
D Bradman Sutcliffe þ 4 (8)
D Bradman G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 105 (161)
Macartney G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 59 (173)
Macartney Sathasivam þþþþþþþ 23 (87)
Macartney L Ames þþþþþ 17 (32)
Fall of Wickets 74/1 78/2 183/3 242/4 265/5
Total: 282/5 Overs: 107.3 Run Rate: 2.62 Extras: 21
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EARLY TEST XI Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Fred Spofforth 15.3 3 58 0 3.74 0 0
Charlie Turner 23.0 5 72 1 3.13 0 4
George Giffen 19.0 8 35 0 1.84 0 3
WG Grace 2.0 0 7 0 3.50 0 0
Bobby Peel 30.0 12 59 3 1.97 0 1
Johnny Briggs 18.0 6 38 1 2.11 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 0 No Balls: 8 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 9
Total: 282/5 Overs: 107.3 Run Rate: 2.62 Extras: 21
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Some of the Interwar XI's batsmen seemed a bit over-cautious in their approach with the pitch beginning to deteriorate as the match progressed. It was evident in the way George Headley and Charles Macartney, two generally aggressive batsmen, grinded out a couple of very sedate half-centuries by their standards. Nonetheless, they had set the Early Test XI an extremely improbable target of 472 with a day and a half remaining in the match.
EARLY TEST XI 2nd innings (Target: 472)
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Charles Bannerman c. Sathasivam b. O'Reilly 23 52 5 0 44.2%
WG Grace* c. †Ames b. O'Reilly 126 287 25 0 43.9%
Arthur Shrewsbury b. Macartney 6 14 1 0 42.9%
Percy McDonnell b. Grimmett 18 29 4 0 62.1%
George Giffen lbw b. Larwood 77 179 16 1 43.0%
Billy Murdoch c. †Ames b. Grimmett 8 50 1 0 16.0%
Johnny Briggs c. Hobbs b. Grimmett 14 53 2 0 26.4%
Jack Blackham† c. †Ames b. Larwood 9 13 1 0 69.2%
Bobby Peel c. Bradman b. Gibson 0 9 0 0 0.0%
Charlie Turner not out 3 22 0 0 13.6%
Fred Spofforth lbw b. Gibson 5 13 1 0 38.5%
Total: 297/10 Overs: 119.4 Run Rate: 2.48 Extras: 8
Day 5 4:58 PM
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EARLY TEST XI Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
Bannerman W Grace þþþþþþþþ 42 (96)
Shrewsbury W Grace þþþ 15 (29)
McDonnell W Grace þþþþþ 28 (60)
G Giffen W Grace þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 172 (371)
B Murdoch W Grace 0 (5)
B Murdoch J Briggs þþþþ 23 (86)
B Murdoch J Blackham þ 9 (22)
B Peel J Blackham 0 (8)
B Peel C Turner 0 (7)
Spofforth C Turner þ 8 (34)
Fall of Wickets 42/1 57/2 85/3 257/4 257/5
280/6 289/7 289/8 289/9 297/10
Total: 297/10 Overs: 119.4 Run Rate: 2.48 Extras: 8
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INTERWAR XI Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Harold Larwood 22.0 11 48 2 2.18 0 0
Clem Gibson 25.4 6 45 2 1.75 0 1
Clarrie Grimmett 29.0 11 82 3 2.83 1 0
Bill O'Reilly 30.0 7 80 2 2.67 0 0
Charles Macartney 13.0 3 38 1 2.92 2 0
EXTRAS Wides: 3 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 0
Total: 297/10 Overs: 119.4 Run Rate: 2.48 Extras: 8
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WG Grace, the greatest of the greats from Test cricket's first decade of existence rose up to the occasion with a marvelous 126 off 287 balls. It was the good doctor's first LAB century since Season IV, thus bringing an end to a very lean period for him.
But despite his efforts, the Early Test XI eventually failed to escape with a draw when Argentine bowling legend Clem Gibson claimed the wicket of Fred Spofforth just moments before the umpires could call it stumps on the final day. The Interwar XI had quite thrillingly prevailed by a 174-run margin.
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Interwar XI 445 & 282/5d
Early Test XI 256 & 297
Interwar XI won by 174 runs
Man of the match: Clarrie Grimmett (Interwar XI)
Points
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Interwar XI - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Early Test XI - 4 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 2)
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