Australian cricket team in England in 1934
{{Short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox cricket series
|series=Australian cricket team in England in 1934
|partof=
|date= 8 June 1934 — 22 August 1934
|place=England
|result=Australia won the 5-Test series 2–1
|team1={{cr|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|captain1=RES Wyatt
(CF Walters deputised)
|captain2=WM Woodfull
|runs1=M Leyland (478)
CF Walters (401)
H Sutcliffe (304)
|runs2=DG Bradman (758)
WH Ponsford (569)
SJ McCabe (483)
|runs3=
|wickets1=H Verity (24)
WE Bowes (19)
K Farnes (10)
|wickets2=WJ O'Reilly (28)
CV Grimmett (25)
TW Wall (6)
|wickets3=
}}
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.
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.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/8/Australia_in_Ceylon_1933-34.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Ceylon v Australia 1934 |access-date=30 June 2014}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 April 1934
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS|name=Australians}}
| score1 = 284/6d (63 overs)
| score2 = 125/5 (28 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|British Ceylon}} Ceylon
| runs1 = Ernest Bromley 80*
| wickets1 = Bertram de Kretser 3/73 (14 overs)
| runs2 = Sargo Jayawickreme 56
| wickets2 = Hans Ebeling 3/24 (10 overs)
| result = Match Drawn
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135976.html Scorecard]
| venue = Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
| umpires = WS Flindall and VR Schokman
| toss =
| rain =
}}
Tour Matches
=First-class Matches=
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 2–3 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Worcestershire
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 112 (56.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = CF Walters 32
| wickets-team1-inns1 = CV Grimmett 5/53 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 504 (115 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = DG Bradman 206
| wickets-team2-inns1 = R Howorth 4/135 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 95 (46.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Nawab of Pataudi 27
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 5/27 (15.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australians won by an innings and 297 runs
| umpires = A Dolphin and TW Oates
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14932.html Scorecard]
| toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes = Match was scheduled for three days
| stackable = yes
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 5–8 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Leicestershire
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 152 (67.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = AW Shipman 30
| wickets-team1-inns1 = WJ O'Reilly 7/39 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 368/5d (140 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = SJ McCabe 108*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = G Geary 2/48 (31 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 263/9 (99.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = EW Dawson 91
| wickets-team1-inns2 = WJ O'Reilly 4/40 (28 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = Aylestone Road, Leicester
| umpires = F Chester and J Stone
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14935.html Scorecard]
| toss = Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
| stackable=yes
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 9–11 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Cambridge University
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 158 (66.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = M Jahangir Khan 33
| wickets-team1-inns1 = CV Grimmett 9/74 (28.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 481/5d
| runs-team2-inns1 = WH Ponsford 229*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = JGW Davies 2/89 (39 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 160 (53.1 overs) (f/o)
| runs-team1-inns2 = HR Cox 51
| wickets-team1-inns2 = LO Fleetwood-Smith 3/31 (11.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australians won by an innings and 163 runs
| venue = FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
| umpires = LC Braund and A Morton
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14942.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australians won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date =12–15 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = M.C.C File:Marylebone cc logo.png
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 362 (121.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = EH Hendren 135
| wickets-team1-inns1 = TW Wall 6/74 (32.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 559/6 (161 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = WH Ponsford 281*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = FR Brown 4/134 (37 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 182/8 (72 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = RES Wyatt 102*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 4/90 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match Drawn
| umpires = J Hardstaff and A Morton
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14951.html Scorecard]
| toss = Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 16–18 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Essex
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 220 (92.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = M Nichols 62
| wickets-team1-inns1 = WJ O'Reilly 6/79 (31.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 438 (101.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = AG Chipperfield 175
| wickets-team2-inns1 = K Farnes 3/111 (24 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 125 (56.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = JA Cutmore 31
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 5/54 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australians won by an innings and 93 runs
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = HG Baldwin and J Hardstaff
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14958.html Scorecard]
| toss = Essex won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 19–21 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Oxford University
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 70 (24.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = RG Tindall 18
| wickets-team1-inns1 = LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/30 (9.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 319 (89.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = LS Darling 100
| wickets-team2-inns1 = RG Tindall 5/94 (24 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 216 (84.3 overs) (f/o)
| runs-team1-inns2 = FC de Saram 128
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 7/109 (36.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australians won by an innings and 33 runs
| venue = Christ Church Ground, Oxford
| umpires = JH King and AH Stoner
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14970.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australians won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 23–25 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Hampshire
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 420 (131.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = WGLF Lowndes 140
| wickets-team1-inns1 = SJ McCabe 4/79 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 433 (100.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = AG Chipperfield 116
| wickets-team2-inns1 = AEG Baring 5/121 (26 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 169/7d (75 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = J Arnold 109*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = WJ O'Reilly 4/34 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 10/1 (4.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = AG Chipperfield 5*
| wickets-team2-inns2 = WGLF Lowndes 0/1 (1.1 overs)
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = County Ground, Southampton
| umpires = D Hendren and W Reeves
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14975.html Report]
| toss = Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 26–28 May 1934
| time =
| team1 = Middlesex
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 258 (75.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = EH Hendren 115
| wickets-team1-inns1 = TW Wall 3/41 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 345 (70.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = DG Bradman 160
| wickets-team2-inns1 = HJ Enthoven 4/59 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 114 (43.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = EH Hendren 35
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 5/27 (12.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 29/0 (3.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = BA Barnett 14*
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australians won by 10 wickets
| umpires = WA Buswell and A Skelding
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14987.html Scorecard]
| toss = Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 30 May-1 June 1934
| time =
| team1 = Surrey
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 475/7d (145 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = A Sandham 219
| wickets-team1-inns1 = AG Chipperfield 2/48 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 629 (128.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = SJ McCabe 240
| wickets-team2-inns1 = AR Gover 5/147 (34 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 162/2 (42 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = RJ Gregory 59*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 1/16 (8 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = Kennington Oval, London
| umpires = F Chester and FI Walden
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14998.html Scorecard]
| toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 2–5 June 1934
| time =
| team1 = Lancashire
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 285 (107.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = GE Tyldesley 107
| wickets-team1-inns1 = LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/107 (38 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 367 (120 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = SJ McCabe 142
| wickets-team2-inns1 = AD Baxter 3/38 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 338/3 (115 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = WM Woodfull 172*
| wickets-team2-inns2 = FS Booth 1/60 (20 overs)
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = G Beet and JA Newman
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15003.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australians won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 13–15 June 1934
| time =
| team1 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| score-team1-inns1 = 284 (88.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = AG Chipperfield 71
| wickets-team1-inns1 = ADG Matthews 4/71 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 187 (83.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = AW Snowden 105
| wickets-team2-inns1 = LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/63 (27 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 234 (78.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = WA Brown 113
| wickets-team1-inns2 = ADG Matthews 5/87 (26.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 133/9 (62 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = AH Bakewell 53
| wickets-team2-inns2 = LO Fleetwood-Smith 5/29 (20 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = W Reeves and J Stone
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15034.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australians won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{Test match collapsible|stack=yes
| date = 16–19 June 1934
| time =
| team1 = Gentlemen of England
| team2 = {{cr|Australia|name=Australians}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 177 (62.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = WGLF Lowndes 44
| wickets-team1-inns1 = CV Grimmett 4/76 (17.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 230 (61 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = LS Darling 42
| wickets-team2-inns1 = ERT Holmes 3/31 (14 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 287 (88.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = BH Lyon 67
ERT Holmes 67
| wickets-team1-inns2 = CV Grimmett 4/71 (27.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 235/2 (57 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = SJ McCabe 105*
| wickets-team2-inns2 = FR Brown 1/28 (8 overs)
| result = Australians won by 8 wickets
| umpires = J Hardstaff and JA Newman
| motm =
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15038.html Scorecard]
| toss = Gentlemen of England won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Test Matches
=First Test=
{{Test match
| date = 8–12 June 1934
| time =
| team2 = {{cr-rt|England}}
| team1 = {{cr|Australia}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 374 (152.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = AG Chipperfield 99 (208)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = K Farnes 5/102 (40.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 268 (138.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = EH Hendren 79 (247)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = CV Grimmett 5/81 (58.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 273/8d (90 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = SJ McCabe 88 (121)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = K Farnes 5/77 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 141 (107.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = CF Walters 46 (153)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = WJ O'Reilly 7/54 (41.4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 238 runs
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = F Chester and A Dolphin
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62619.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Test debut: WA Brown, AG Chipperfield (Aus) and K Farnes (Eng)
}}
=Second Test=
{{Test match
| date = 22–25 June 1934
| time =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 = {{cr|Australia}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 440 (198.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Les Ames 120 (325)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Tim Wall 4/108 (49 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 284 (109 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Bill Brown 105 (202)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Hedley Verity 7/61 (36 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 118 (f/o) (53.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Bill Woodfull 43 (118)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Hedley Verity 8/43 (22.3 overs)
| result = England won by an innings and 38 runs
| umpires = Frank Chester and Joe Hardstaff, Sr.
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62620.html Scorecard]
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Third Test=
{{Test match
| date = 6–10 July 1934
| time =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 = {{cr|Australia}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 627/9d (201 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Maurice Leyland 153 (309)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Bill O'Reilly 7/189 (59 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 491 (190.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Stan McCabe 137 (204)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Hedley Verity 4/78 (53 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 123/0d (52 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Herbert Sutcliffe 69 (161)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 66/1 (27 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Stan McCabe 33 (74)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Gubby Allen 1/23 (6 overs)
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Joe Hardstaff, Sr. and Fanny Walden
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62621.html Scorecard]
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes = Test debut: JL Hopwood (England)
}}
=Fourth Test=
{{Test match
| date = 20–24 July 1934
| time =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 = {{cr|Australia}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 200 (105.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Cyril Walters 44 (114)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Clarrie Grimmett 4/57 (30.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 584 (183.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Donald Bradman 304 (473)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Bill Bowes 6/142 (50 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 229/6 (135.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Maurice Leyland 49 (186)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Clarrie Grimmett 3/72 (56.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match Drawn
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = Arthur Dolphin and Joe Hardstaff, Sr.
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62622.html Scorecard]
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes = Test debut: WW Keeton (Eng)
}}
=Fifth Test=
{{Test match
| date = 18–22 August 1934
(Timeless Test)
| time =
| team2 = {{cr-rt|England}}
| team1 = {{cr|Australia}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 701 (171.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bill Ponsford 266 (422)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Bill Bowes 4/164 (38 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 321 (117.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Maurice Leyland 110 (171)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Hans Ebeling 3/74 (21 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 327 (68.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Donald Bradman 77 (106)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Bill Bowes 5/55 (11.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 145 (63.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Wally Hammond 43 (113)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Clarrie Grimmett 5/64 (26.3 overs)
| result = Australia won by 562 runs
| venue = Kennington Oval, London
| umpires = Frank Chester and Fanny Walden
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62623.html Scorecard]
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
| notes = Test debut: HI Ebeling (Aus)
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1934.html CricketArchive – tour summaries]
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
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