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Sheffield Shield, 1937/38
Victoria v South Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1937, 1,3,4 January 1938 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Victoria 3, South Australia 1

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: AN Barlow and WJ Moore
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: South Australia 287/9 (Ward 15*, Cotton 2*)
  • Day 2: South Australia 304, Victoria 290/4 (Ledward 21*, Sievers 1*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 364, South Australia 148/3 (Robinson 45*, Hamence 32*)
    South Australia 1st innings
    CL Badcock            c Pearson          b Fleetwood-Smith     50
    RS Whitington         c Rigg             b Fleetwood-Smith     81
    *DG Bradman           c Sievers          b Gregory             54
    RH Robinson           c Rigg             b Fleetwood-Smith     12
    RA Hamence            st Barnett         b Fleetwood-Smith      8
    MG Waite              c Pearson          b Fleetwood-Smith     30
    +CW Walker            c Pearson          b Fleetwood-Smith     13
    RG Williams                              b Fleetwood-Smith     15
    FA Ward               not out                                  26
    CV Grimmett           c Pearson          b Fleetwood-Smith      4
    HNJ Cotton            c Ledward          b Fleetwood-Smith      8
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 2)                              3
    Total                 (all out, 91.3 overs, 346 mins)         304
    
    FoW: 1-69, 2-149, 3-179, 4-204, 5-213,
         6-241, 7-258, 8-271, 9-279, 10-304.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCormick                   16      1     60      0 (1nb)
    Sievers                     17      5     39      0
    Pearson                     17      3     41      0 (1nb)
    Fleetwood-Smith             31.3    1    135      9
    Gregory                     10      1     26      1
    
    Victoria 1st innings
    *KE Rigg              c Walker           b Williams           118
    IS Lee                               c & b Grimmett            67
    RG Gregory            st Walker          b Grimmett            61
    AL Hassett            lbw                b Grimmett            17
    JA Ledward                               b Grimmett            29
    MW Sievers            st Walker          b Ward                 1
    FW Sides              c Whitington       b Grimmett            47
    WE Pearson                           c & b Grimmett            13
    +BA Barnett           not out                                   3
    EL McCormick          lbw                b Waite                0
    LO Fleetwood-Smith    run out (Ward/Walker)                     0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 2)                    8
    Total                 (all out, 100.6 overs, 384 mins)        364
    
    FoW: 1-157, 2-213, 3-245, 4-288, 5-290,
         6-312, 7-360, 8-361, 9-364, 10-364.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotton                      15      1     76      0 (2nb,2w)
    Williams                    18      2     49      1
    Grimmett                    30.6    4     95      6
    Waite                       18      5     38      1
    Ward                        19      4     98      1
    
    South Australia 2nd innings
    CL Badcock                               b McCormick            0
    RS Whitington         lbw                b Fleetwood-Smith     29
    *DG Bradman           c Sievers          b Gregory             35
    RH Robinson           run out (Pearson)                        62
    RA Hamence            c Hassett          b McCormick           64
    MG Waite              c Barnett          b Gregory             51
    +CW Walker            run out (Hassett/Barnett/Gregory)        25
    RG Williams           st Barnett         b Fleetwood-Smith     11
    FA Ward               c Gregory          b Fleetwood-Smith      9
    CV Grimmett           c Barnett          b Sievers             31
    HNJ Cotton            not out                                  18
    Extras                (b 13, lb 3, w 1, nb 4)                  21
    Total                 (all out, 95.2 overs, 359 mins)         356
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-63, 3-67, 4-194, 5-201,
         6-242, 7-254, 8-278, 9-321, 10-356.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCormick                   20      1     91      2 (3nb)
    Sievers                     18.2    4     45      1 (1nb)
    Pearson                      3      0     13      0
    Fleetwood-Smith             37      3    137      3 (1w)
    Gregory                     16      1     46      2
    Ledward                      1      0      3      0
    
    Victoria 2nd innings (target: 297 runs)
    *KE Rigg              c Robinson         b Williams            20
    IS Lee                c Bradman          b Grimmett            34
    RG Gregory            c Hamence          b Ward                11
    JA Ledward            not out                                  58
    +BA Barnett           lbw                b Ward                17
    MW Sievers            not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 4)                                     4
    Total                 (4 wickets, 33 overs, 125 mins)         144
    
    DNB: AL Hassett, FW Sides, WE Pearson, EL McCormick,
         LO Fleetwood-Smith.
    
    FoW: 1-33, 2-61, 3-73, 4-139.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Cotton                       6      0     21      0
    Williams                     6      0     17      1
    Ward                        10      1     40      2
    Grimmett                    11      1     62      1
    

    • 12th Men: EH Bromley (Vic) and BH Leak (SA)
    • Crowds: 19343, 15172, 24801, 6332. Total: 65,648. Receipts: 2878 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Victoria, South Australia.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    South Australia Player Pages: CL Badcock, RS Whitington, DG Bradman, RH Robinson, RA Hamence, MG Waite, CW Walker, RG Williams, FA Ward, CV Grimmett, HNJ Cotton.

    Victoria Player Pages: KE Rigg, IS Lee, RG Gregory, AL Hassett, JA Ledward, MW Sievers, FW Sides, WE Pearson, BA Barnett, EL McCormick, LO Fleetwood-Smith.

    Match Officials' Pages: AN Barlow, WJ Moore.

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