Australian cricket team in England in 1934

Date

8 June 1934 — 22 August 1934

Location

Result

Australia won the 5-Test series 2–1

Teams
England	Australia
Captains
RES Wyatt (CF Walters deputised)	WM Woodfull
Most runs
M Leyland (478) CF Walters (401) H Sutcliffe (304)	DG Bradman (758) WH Ponsford (569) SJ McCabe (483)
Most wickets
H Verity (24) WE Bowes (19) K Farnes (10)	WJ O'Reilly (28) CV Grimmett (25) TW Wall (6)

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Australia won the 1934 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn. The Australian tourists were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the home side were led by Bob Wyatt, with Cyril Walters deputising for Wyatt in the first Test.

In the second Test of the series at Lord's, known as Verity's Match, left-arm spinner Hedley Verity took 15 wickets in the match to hand England their only victory in a Lord's Ashes Test in the twentieth century. The last two Tests of the series were notable for the prodigious runscoring of Bill Ponsford and Donald Bradman, who shared partnerships of at 388 at Headingley (scoring 181 and 304 respectively) and 451 at the Oval (scoring 266 and 244 respectively) in Ponsford's final Test.

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One-day: Ceylon v Australians

The Australians had a stopover in Colombo en route to England and played a one-day single-innings match there against the Ceylon national team, which at that time did not have Test status.^[1]

4 April 1934
Scorecard

Australians 284/6d (63 overs)	v	Ceylon 125/5 (28 overs)
Ernest Bromley 80* Bertram de Kretser 3/73 (14 overs)		Sargo Jayawickreme 56 Hans Ebeling 3/24 (10 overs)

Match Drawn
Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Umpires: WS Flindall and VR Schokman

Tour Matches

First-class Matches

2–3 May 1934	Worcestershire	v	Australians	Australians won by an innings and 297 runs
Scorecard	112 (56.3 overs) CF Walters 32 CV Grimmett 5/53 (24 overs)		504 (115 overs) DG Bradman 206 R Howorth 4/135 (23 overs)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: A Dolphin and TW Oates
Scorecard	95 (46.3 overs) Nawab of Pataudi 27 CV Grimmett 5/27 (15.3 overs)			New Road, Worcester Umpires: A Dolphin and TW Oates
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Match was scheduled for three days

5–8 May 1934	Leicestershire	v	Australians	Match Drawn
Scorecard	152 (67.5 overs) AW Shipman 30 WJ O'Reilly 7/39 (24 overs)		368/5d (140 overs) SJ McCabe 108* G Geary 2/48 (31 overs)	Aylestone Road, Leicester Umpires: F Chester and J Stone
Scorecard	263/9 (99.5 overs) EW Dawson 91 WJ O'Reilly 4/40 (28 overs)			Aylestone Road, Leicester Umpires: F Chester and J Stone
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat

9–11 May 1934	Cambridge University	v	Australians	Australians won by an innings and 163 runs
Scorecard	158 (66.3 overs) M Jahangir Khan 33 CV Grimmett 9/74 (28.3 overs)		481/5d WH Ponsford 229* JGW Davies 2/89 (39 overs)	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge Umpires: LC Braund and A Morton
Scorecard	160 (53.1 overs) (f/o) HR Cox 51 LO Fleetwood-Smith 3/31 (11.1 overs)
Australians won the toss and elected to bat

12–15 May 1934	M.C.C	v	Australians	Match Drawn
Scorecard	362 (121.3 overs) EH Hendren 135 TW Wall 6/74 (32.3 overs)		559/6 (161 overs) WH Ponsford 281* FR Brown 4/134 (37 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: J Hardstaff and A Morton
Scorecard	182/8 (72 overs) RES Wyatt 102* CV Grimmett 4/90 (32 overs)			Lord's, London Umpires: J Hardstaff and A Morton
Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat

16–18 May 1934	Essex	v	Australians	Australians won by an innings and 93 runs
Scorecard	220 (92.2 overs) M Nichols 62 WJ O'Reilly 6/79 (31.2 overs)		438 (101.2 overs) AG Chipperfield 175 K Farnes 3/111 (24 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: HG Baldwin and J Hardstaff
Scorecard	125 (56.2 overs) JA Cutmore 31 CV Grimmett 5/54 (26 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat

19–21 May 1934	Oxford University	v	Australians	Australians won by an innings and 33 runs
Scorecard	70 (24.3 overs) RG Tindall 18 LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/30 (9.3 overs)		319 (89.4 overs) LS Darling 100 RG Tindall 5/94 (24 overs)	Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: JH King and AH Stoner
Scorecard	216 (84.3 overs) (f/o) FC de Saram 128 CV Grimmett 7/109 (36.3 overs)			Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: JH King and AH Stoner
Australians won the toss and elected to bat

23–25 May 1934	Hampshire	v	Australians	Match Drawn
Report	420 (131.1 overs) WGLF Lowndes 140 SJ McCabe 4/79 (25 overs)		433 (100.5 overs) AG Chipperfield 116 AEG Baring 5/121 (26 overs)	County Ground, Southampton Umpires: D Hendren and W Reeves
Report	169/7d (75 overs) J Arnold 109* WJ O'Reilly 4/34 (24 overs)		10/1 (4.1 overs) AG Chipperfield 5* WGLF Lowndes 0/1 (1.1 overs)	County Ground, Southampton Umpires: D Hendren and W Reeves
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat

26–28 May 1934	Middlesex	v	Australians	Australians won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	258 (75.2 overs) EH Hendren 115 TW Wall 3/41 (16 overs)		345 (70.2 overs) DG Bradman 160 HJ Enthoven 4/59 (16 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: WA Buswell and A Skelding
Scorecard	114 (43.4 overs) EH Hendren 35 CV Grimmett 5/27 (12.4 overs)		29/0 (3.4 overs) BA Barnett 14*	Lord's, London Umpires: WA Buswell and A Skelding
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat

30 May-1 June 1934	Surrey	v	Australians	Match Drawn
Scorecard	475/7d (145 overs) A Sandham 219 AG Chipperfield 2/48 (15 overs)		629 (128.2 overs) SJ McCabe 240 AR Gover 5/147 (34 overs)	Kennington Oval, London Umpires: F Chester and FI Walden
Scorecard	162/2 (42 overs) RJ Gregory 59* CV Grimmett 1/16 (8 overs)			Kennington Oval, London Umpires: F Chester and FI Walden
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat

2–5 June 1934	Lancashire	v	Australians	Match Drawn
Scorecard	285 (107.5 overs) GE Tyldesley 107 LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/107 (38 overs)		367 (120 overs) SJ McCabe 142 AD Baxter 3/38 (15 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: G Beet and JA Newman
Scorecard			338/3 (115 overs) WM Woodfull 172* FS Booth 1/60 (20 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: G Beet and JA Newman
Australians won the toss and elected to bat

13–15 June 1934	Australians	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	284 (88.1 overs) AG Chipperfield 71 ADG Matthews 4/71 (23 overs)		187 (83.2 overs) AW Snowden 105 LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/63 (27 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: W Reeves and J Stone
Scorecard	234 (78.5 overs) WA Brown 113 ADG Matthews 5/87 (26.5 overs)		133/9 (62 overs) AH Bakewell 53 LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/29 (20 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: W Reeves and J Stone
Australians won the toss and elected to bat

16–19 June 1934	Gentlemen of England	v	Australians	Australians won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	177 (62.4 overs) WGLF Lowndes 44 CV Grimmett 4/76 (17.4 overs)		230 (61 overs) LS Darling 42 ERT Holmes 3/31 (14 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: J Hardstaff and JA Newman
Scorecard	287 (88.3 overs) BH Lyon 67 ERT Holmes 67 CV Grimmett 4/71 (27.3 overs)		235/2 (57 overs) SJ McCabe 105* FR Brown 1/28 (8 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: J Hardstaff and JA Newman
Gentlemen of England won the toss and elected to bat

Test Matches

First Test

8–12 June 1934
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
374 (152.2 overs) AG Chipperfield 99 (208) K Farnes 5/102 (40.2 overs)		268 (138.3 overs) EH Hendren 79 (247) CV Grimmett 5/81 (58.3 overs)
273/8d (90 overs) SJ McCabe 88 (121) K Farnes 5/77 (25 overs)		141 (107.4 overs) CF Walters 46 (153) WJ O'Reilly 7/54 (41.4 overs)

Australia won by 238 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: F Chester and A Dolphin

Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Test debut: WA Brown, AG Chipperfield (Aus) and K Farnes (Eng)

Second Test

22–25 June 1934
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
440 (198.3 overs) Les Ames 120 (325) Tim Wall 4/108 (49 overs)		284 (109 overs) Bill Brown 105 (202) Hedley Verity 7/61 (36 overs)
		118 (f/o) (53.3 overs) Bill Woodfull 43 (118) Hedley Verity 8/43 (22.3 overs)

England won by an innings and 38 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Frank Chester and Joe Hardstaff, Sr.

England won the toss and elected to bat

Third Test

6–10 July 1934
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
627/9d (201 overs) Maurice Leyland 153 (309) Bill O'Reilly 7/189 (59 overs)		491 (190.3 overs) Stan McCabe 137 (204) Hedley Verity 4/78 (53 overs)
123/0d (52 overs) Herbert Sutcliffe 69 (161)		66/1 (27 overs) Stan McCabe 33 (74) Gubby Allen 1/23 (6 overs)

Match Drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Joe Hardstaff, Sr. and Fanny Walden

England won the toss and elected to bat
Test debut: JL Hopwood (England)

Fourth Test

20–24 July 1934
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
200 (105.4 overs) Cyril Walters 44 (114) Clarrie Grimmett 4/57 (30.4 overs)		584 (183.5 overs) Donald Bradman 304 (473) Bill Bowes 6/142 (50 overs)
229/6 (135.5 overs) Maurice Leyland 49 (186) Clarrie Grimmett 3/72 (56.5 overs)

Match Drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Arthur Dolphin and Joe Hardstaff, Sr.

England won the toss and elected to bat
Test debut: WW Keeton (Eng)

Fifth Test

18–22 August 1934
(Timeless Test)
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
701 (171.2 overs) Bill Ponsford 266 (422) Bill Bowes 4/164 (38 overs)		321 (117.3 overs) Maurice Leyland 110 (171) Hans Ebeling 3/74 (21 overs)
327 (68.3 overs) Donald Bradman 77 (106) Bill Bowes 5/55 (11.3 overs)		145 (63.3 overs) Wally Hammond 43 (113) Clarrie Grimmett 5/64 (26.3 overs)

Australia won by 562 runs
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires: Frank Chester and Fanny Walden

Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Test debut: HI Ebeling (Aus)

References

^ "Ceylon v Australia 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

External links

CricketArchive – tour summaries

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1935

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