South African national cricket team in Australia in the 1931/32 season

The tour of the South African national cricket team to Australia in the 1931/32 season took place from November 27 to February 15, 1931. The international cricket tour was part of the 1931/32 international cricket season and comprised five tests . Australia won the series 5–0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1921/22 season in South Africa .

Stages

Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Adelaide oval	Adelaide	53,583	4th test
The gabba	Brisbane	42,000	1st test
Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	100.024	3rd & 5th test
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	48,000	2nd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
Australia	South Africa
Donald Bradman Jack Fingleton Clarrie Grimmett Bill Hunt Bert Ironmonger Alan Kippax Perker Lee Stan McCabe Laurie Nash Jack Nitschke Bill O'Reilly Bert Oldfield Ron Oxenham Bill Ponsford Keith Rigg Pud Thurlow Tim Wall Bill Woodfull Ted a'Beckett	Sandy Bell Lennox Brown Jock Cameron Jim Christy Syd Curnow Eric Dalton Quintin McMillan Bruce Mitchell Denys Morkel Neville Quinn Herbie Taylor Ken Viljoen Cyril Vincent

Testing

First test in Brisbane

November 27th - December 3rd scorecard	Brisbane	Australia 450 (137.3)	-	South Africa 170 (138.1) & 117 (60.1) (f / o)
		Australia wins with one innings and 163 runs

Second test in Sydney

December 18-21 Scorecard	Sydney	South Africa 153 (73) & 161 (73.3)	-	Australia 469 (154.5)
		Australia wins with one innings and 155 runs

Third test in Melbourne

December 31 - January 6 scorecard	Melbourne	Australia 198 (77.1) & 554 (164.4)	-	South Africa 358 (188.3) & 225 (115)
		Australia wins with 169 runs

Fourth test in Adelaide

January 29th - February 2nd scorecard	Adelaide	South Africa 308 (140.4) & 274 (123.2)	-	Australia 513 (138) & 73-0 (19.2)
		Australia wins with 10 wickets

Fifth test in Melbourne

February 12-15 scorecard	Melbourne	South Africa 36 (23.2) & 45 (31.3)	-	Australia 153 (54.3)
		Australia wins with one innings and 72 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo