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1045:; Woodfull chose to bat down the order to allow the young New South Welshman to open the batting. The change had little effect on Ponsford, who scored 467 runs at an average of 77.83 against the Caribbean tourists. Ponsford and Jackson started the Test series well, their 172 run partnership in the second innings taking Australia to a 10-wicket victory in the first Test. Ponsford finished just short of his century, unbeaten on 92. Before walking out to bat, Jackson had said to Ponsford, "I see the skipper padded up. We won't give him a hit!" Jackson failed in the second Test at the SCG, but Ponsford went on to score his highest Test score to date, 183, before being bowled by 37: 1613:

him across the pitch against a fast bowler; but, that aside, his footwork was perfection. I never saw a better forcer of the ball to the on-side, and for this stroke his body moved beautifully into position." However, Ponsford was not a stylish batsman. Bradman said "There were more beautiful players, but for absolute efficiency and results where can one turn to equal ?" Robinson described Ponsford as the "founder of total batting, the first to make a habit of regarding 100 as merely the opening battle in a campaign for a larger triumph." The New South Wales and Australian bowler

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shyness intensified after his retirement. He would often walk along laneways to his work at the MCC, rather than be recognised on the way to the train station. While on the train, he would cover his face with the newspaper. At work, he disliked interaction with the public and would direct staff to advise visitors that he was not in, despite often being clearly in view. Bill O'Reilly said of Ponsford, "He spoke rarely and even then only if he could improve on silence." Nonetheless he was popular with his teammates and was said to have a droll sense of humour.

4834: 4551: 1127: 1251: 948: 1490: 1371: 4529: 997: 922:; later that month he scored 202 and 38 against New South Wales and he then added another 336 against South Australia over the New Year. He had scored 1,013 runs in the space of four innings. This feat was part of a sequence in which he scored a century in a record ten consecutive first-class matches from December 1926 to December 1927. In January 1928 the 1307:, Ponsford unsuccessfully applied for the position of club secretary, effectively its chief executive officer and one of the most prestigious positions in Australian cricket. However, in the event recently retired Test cricketer Ian Johnson was appointed to the position. Ponsford remained with the club until his retirement in June 1969. 1049:. Another century (109) in the third Test was part of a 229 run partnership with Bradman, who went on to score 223. Ponsford was reunited with Woodfull as his opening partner for the remaining Tests after Jackson, ill and struggling for form, was omitted. The West Indies had a famous victory in the fifth Test, but lost the series 4–1. 1629:, Ponsford discovered he possessed abnormal colour vision, unable to distinguish red from green. The examining doctor was astonished and asked Ponsford, "What colour did look to you after it was worn?" Ponsford replied, "I never noticed its colour, only its size." A later study identified Ponsford's specific colour vision as 993:'s "pace through the air is not all that fast for a fast bowler", with the qualification that "he makes great pace off the pitch". Larwood dismissed him for scores of two and six in the first Test, and fractured a bone in Ponsford's hand in the second. The injury sidelined Ponsford for the remainder of the Test series. 1568:

part of the ongoing modernisation of the MCG the W.H. Ponsford Stand was torn down; the new stand was completed in 2004 and again named in his honour. A statue of the cricketer was installed outside the W.H. Ponsford Stand in 1995—one of a series in place around the stadium commemorating Australia's sporting heroes.

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Ponsford was a shy person, on the field and off. Robinson wrote that Ponsford "was so reserved that you had to know him for three years or the duration of a Test tour before his reticence relaxed." Similarly, when photographed Ponsford would hang his head so his cap would cover most of his face. This

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In first-class cricket, Ponsford scored 13,819 runs at an average of 65.18, as of 2009 the fifth highest complete career average of any player, worldwide. Ponsford was not satisfied with merely making centuries; he strove to score 200 and more. Arriving in big cricket a few years before Bradman,

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during Tate's initial spell and Ponsford went on to make a century (110) on his Test debut. Ponsford later said "I was most grateful for Herbie taking until I was settled in. I doubt I would have scored a century but for his selfless approach." He scored 128 in the second Test at Melbourne; thereby

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Ponsford was named captain of a Victorian side made of up of promising youngsters, to play against Tasmania at the MCG on 2–5 February 1923. In this, only his third first-class match, Ponsford broke the world record for the highest individual innings score at that level on the final day of the match,

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In 1986 the Western Stand of the Melbourne Cricket Ground was renamed the "W.H. Ponsford Stand". Ponsford was described by his son as being "tickled pink" by the honour, but that he would only agree to the renaming if he was not required to participate in any public appearance or media interview. As

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Ponsford simultaneously retired from baseball and cricket in 1934. In his newspaper column, he said that he liked both sports equally. He felt that baseball gave a player more opportunities to perform: "In cricket you may have the bad luck to get out early; which often means a blank afternoon. It is

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It is, perhaps, scarcely too much to say that English bowlers last summer thought he was every bit as difficult to get rid of as Bradman. Never a graceful or elegant batsman, Ponsford could with greater emphasis be called sound and workmanlike. He seemed in 1934 to hit the ball much harder than when

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caused him to miss three weeks of cricket in June and he was not chosen for the first three Tests of the English summer. He returned for the fourth and fifth Tests. The fifth Test was the only match that saw a result—an English victory—which meant that the hosts won the series and the Ashes one Test

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led to a significant shortage of players available for cricket. As a result, Ponsford was called up to make his first-grade debut for St Kilda during the 1916–17 season, just one week before his sixteenth birthday. This match was against his old club Fitzroy, and was played at the familiar Brunswick

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Ponsford was known for batting in partnerships, sharing in five that amassed over 375 runs each. Ponsford and his long-time partner, Woodfull, were known as "the two Bills", "Willy Wo and Willy Po" and "Mutt and Jeff" amongst other names. Together, the pair made 23 century partnerships; 12 of these

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There were no international visitors to Australia in the 1925–26 season, so Ponsford was able to play a full season for Victoria. He scored 701 runs at an average of 63.72, including three centuries, making him the fourth highest runscorer for the season. At the end of the season, Ponsford was

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and indeed in one match in Sydney, it was found to be slightly larger than permitted—the result of the bat spreading from his powerful hitting. Throughout his innings, Ponsford would pull his cap further to the left. Robinson claimed that "if you saw the peak at a rakish angle towards his left ear

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Fingleton wrote, "He crouched a little at the crease ... he tapped the ground impatiently with his bat while awaiting the ball, and his feet were so eager to be on the move that they began an impulsive move forward just before the ball was bowled. This was the shuffle that sometimes took

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saw an even larger partnership between Bradman and Ponsford. The pair added 451 runs for the second wicket in an Australian total of 701 runs. Bradman scored 244 and Ponsford—again dismissed hit wicket—his highest Test score, 266. This partnership remained the highest in Tests until 1991

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was the previous highest score against Tasmania. The former world record holder MacLaren was not so forthcoming. MacLaren thought that the two teams were both short of first-class standard and therefore the record should not be recognised. However, an agreement made in 1908 confirmed that matches

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had a major impact on Ponsford's technique and career. In the three Tests that Ponsford played during the Bodyline series, he estimated he was hit around fifty times. During the series Ponsford developed a habit of turning his back on the rising ball and, if hit, glowering at the affected bowler.

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I am feeling the strain of the last tour. I am thirty four and when you get to that age you start to lose your keenness. ... Test cricket has become too serious. It is not a game anymore but a battle ... I can remember when it was all quite different to what it is now. I do not want to

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wrote, "Ponsford had a much better season—especially in the Test matches—than four years previously. ... In helping his captain to wear down England's bowling he accomplished great work and, even if he was seldom really attractive to watch, there could be no question about his skill and how

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In the 1927–28 season, Ponsford continued where he had left off at the end of the previous summer. Ponsford topped the aggregate and the averages for the season, scoring 1,217 runs at an average of 152.12. In December 1927, he improved on his own first-class world record score, hitting 437

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In December 1914, Ponsford completed his schooling and earned a qualifying certificate, which allowed him to continue his education at a high school should he wish. He instead chose to attend a private training college, Hassett's, to study for the Bank Clerk's exam. Ponsford passed the exam and

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Baseball was a reasonably popular sport in Australia in the early 20th century and Ponsford alternated between cricket and baseball throughout his sporting life. At the time, baseball was generally played in Australia during the winter months, as many of the leading players were enthusiastic

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During the match, to the surprise of the public, the press and his teammates, Ponsford announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the relatively young age of 34. His announcement remarked upon the changing atmosphere in high level cricket and touched on the effects of Bodyline.

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Williams, pp. 182–183. While the source is discussing Donald Bradman's candidacy in 1939, it states "Nevertheless, the job was, and indeed still is, one of the most attractive jobs in the world of Australian cricket ..." and "The job was one of the most prestigious in Australian

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to represent his state and certainly as a catcher the equal of anybody. ... But it was as a batter that Bill outshone anyone ... Ponsford could, and did, hit to any part of a baseball field at will, and would nominate innings by innings, where he would hit the

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was arranged on behalf of the two Victorian opening batsmen, Woodfull and Ponsford. Woodfull—the senior member of the partnership—had announced his retirement from first-class cricket before returning from England and the press had speculated that Ponsford would succeed him as

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suspected that Ponsford's sensitivity to criticism, especially from the media, was a key factor behind the early retirement. The memory of being omitted from the Australian side twice during the Bodyline series also stung Ponsford sorely. Ponsford continued playing for the

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and followed this with 151 at the MCG against Queensland. In his next match, against New South Wales, Ponsford again rewrote the record books. Ponsford scored 352 runs, 334 of them in a single day, and helped Victoria to an innings total of 1,107, which remains the

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was complimentary, saying "It would be hard to speak in too high terms of praise of the magnificent displays of batting given by Ponsford and Bradman" but noted that "Before Bradman joined him Ponsford had shown an inclination to draw away from the bowling of

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cricketers who viewed the sport as a means of improving their fielding skills. As with cricket, Ponsford started his baseball career at Alfred Crescent School, where his coach was the former Victorian player Charles Landsdown. As a junior Ponsford played

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for 181, Australia were 427/4; the partnership had yielded 388 runs. Bradman went on to make 304. The partnership was the highest ever in Test cricket at the time and as of 2009 is still the highest fourth wicket partnership for Australia.

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for a time Ponsford was considered the heaviest scorer in cricket history. Jack Fingleton claimed that "The true perspective of Ponsford's deeds had barely dawned on the game when Bradman ruthlessly thrust him from public thought ..."

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stated that "it is only fair to say that on more than one occasion task was rendered the easier by the skilful manner in which Woodfull and Ponsford, by batting of different description, had taken the sting out of the England bowling."

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Answering to the nickname of "Puddin'", Ponsford was a thickset man, weighing in at around 13 stone (83 kg) during his playing career. Despite this, he was known for his quick footwork, and was regarded as an excellent player of

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series of 1932–33 was a contributing factor in his early retirement from cricket a year and a half later. Ponsford also represented his state and country in baseball, and credited the sport with improving his cricketing skills.

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he was here in 1926 and 1930, while his placing improved out of all knowledge. A delivery overpitched to any degree, he almost invariably punished to the full, while he could cut and turn the ball to leg with great certainty.

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claimed that Ponsford was "... the best batter of the season. ... Indeed, as an all-round man, it is doubtful if he has a superior in the state." In 1925, Ponsford captained the Victorian team and was selected as

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refer to that "bodyline" business—I am out of all that. Cricket was a different game before bodyline. Naturally I have a tinge of regret ... but it is better to go out of cricket before being dropped.

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In the season following his return to Australia, Ponsford continued to make large scores. He started the season by hitting 214 runs (out of a Victoria team total of 315) against South Australia at the

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Pollard (1986), p. 219. Ponsford was apparently genuine in lamenting his demise but team mates and opponents found it comical that a man who had scored 352 runs could count himself unlucky when dismissed.

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An innings-by-innings breakdown of Ponsford's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last 10 innings (blue line). Blue markers signify an innings that ended

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After the disappointments of the Bodyline series, Ponsford returned to domestic cricket in 1933–34, scoring 606 runs at an average of 50.50. At the end of the domestic season, he was selected for his

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and famously said, "Cripes, I am unlucky." For the season, Ponsford went on to score 1,229 runs at an average of 122.90, including six centuries and two half-centuries from only ten innings.

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believed that the task of maintaining such high standards had affected Ponsford's nervous energy: "At the age of 34 he felt that he never wanted to see a bat or a cricket game again."

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scoring 429 runs and batting for nearly eight hours. Along the way, he broke Armstrong's record for the highest score for Victoria (250), before surpassing former England captain

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said of Ponsford's innings "... he hit the ball hard and placed it well when scoring in front of the wicket. Moreover, his defence was rock-like in its steadiness and accuracy."

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In the fourth Test at Headingley, Bradman joined Ponsford at the fall of the third wicket when the Australians had scored only 39 runs (39/3). By the time Ponsford was dismissed

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Ponsford used a heavy bat—2 pounds 10 ounces (1.2 kg)—nicknamed "Big Bertha". Opposition players sometimes joked that Ponsford's bat was larger than allowed under the

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fielders. When Ponsford returned to the dressing room after his dismissal, his teammates were amazed by the mass of bruises that covered his back and shoulders. Ponsford remarked to

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in both average and aggregate. In the 1929–30 domestic season, Ponsford scored 729 runs at an average of 45.56, including three centuries, to finish fourth in the season aggregates.

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described Ponsford's performances for the season as "something of a disappointment" but noted that "he batted well enough on occasion to demonstrate his undoubted abilities".

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Ponsford was a shy and taciturn man. After retiring from cricket, he went to some lengths to avoid interaction with the public. He spent over three decades working for the

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becoming the first batsman to score centuries in his first two Tests. Ponsford played in all five Tests of the series, scoring 468 runs at an average of 46.80.

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three weeks after his record-breaking innings, Ponsford—still batting down the order, at number five—made 108. The South Australian (and former Australian) captain

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later said that "I don't think it was the rungetting Ponny enjoyed so much as the bowlers' discomfort, especially when those bowlers came from New South Wales."

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One name in Australian baseball stands pre-eminent above all others and that is the name of Bill Ponsford ... During his long career he was a star

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Ponsford (front row, left) wearing the Big V of the Victorian baseball team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1919. His future Test cricket teammate,

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In the four Tests that Ponsford for the English summer, he made 569 runs at an average of 94.83. His performance saw him named as one of the five

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for Victoria against the tourists, and added 275* against South Australia. Before the Test series started, Ponsford had declared in a column in the

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As a convention, cricket seasons are denoted as a single year to represent northern hemisphere summer, or dashed for southern hemisphere. See

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exceeded 150 runs. Ponsford's other prolific partnership was with Bradman. In two Tests in 1934, the pair set records that still stand today:

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Ponsford broke into international cricket in the 1924–25 season. After scoring 166 for Victoria against South Australia, and 81 for an

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In 1932, at the end of his five-year contract with the newspaper, Ponsford successfully applied for a position on the staff of the

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in February 1921—his first-class cricket debut. His selection was controversial; the leading personality in Victorian cricket and

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in London described Ponsford as "the most remarkable and the most heart-breaking scoring-machine ever invented". Ponsford toured

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Pollard (1988), p. 851. "More than any other batsman of the time, he spurned the satisfaction of a century or a double-century"

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that visited Australia in 1927. Ponsford's Victorian team defeated Stanford 5–3; it was the visitors' only loss on the tour.

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and the highest for the second wicket until 1997. As of 2009, it remains the highest ever in Australian Test history. Again

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Quoted in Leckey (2006), pp. 126–127. The quote is not from Clark's book but from another forum. Clark's book can be found

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Ponsford learnt the rudiments of cricket from his uncle Cuthbert Best—a former club player for Fitzroy. He had the best

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The third highest partnership for Australia in Test cricket and the highest for Australia for the fourth wicket: 388

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partnership by an Australian pair to this day. Later that season, he scored a pair of centuries against arch-rivals

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sent their first-ever touring team to Australia for a five Test series. Ponsford was paired with a new partner,

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said of the pair batting together, " was the only one who could play in Bradman's company and make it a duet."

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against Tasmania should be categorised as first-class matches. An exchange of letters between MacLaren and the

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for his club side (something he did not rectify until the 1923–24 season), Ponsford was called up to represent

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Despite being heavily built, Ponsford was quick on his feet and renowned as one of the finest ever players of

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Ponsford improved rapidly and by 1913 he was included in the Victorian schoolboys side for a tournament in

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leave Australia and accept contracts in the professional English leagues. To keep Ponsford in Melbourne,

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The son of William and Elizabeth (née Best) Ponsford, Bill Ponsford was born in the Melbourne suburb of

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in 1922 and continued in the movement until 1985, retiring with the rank of Master Mason. During the

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to nil. For the tour, Ponsford made 901 runs at an average of 40.95, including three centuries.

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In 1919, Ponsford was selected for Victoria's baseball team, alongside future Test cricket teammate

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of Victoria. Walking out to bat in the match, the pair were cheered by the crowd to the strains of "

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felt that "no bowler could have got a marble, much less a ball between his bat and his left leg."

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The highest partnership for Australia in Test cricket and the highest for the second wicket: 451

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was not completely straight. He had a tendency to shuffle too far to the off; this exposed his

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you could tell he was heading for his second hundred". When volunteering for service with the

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Ponsford (middle row, second from left) with the 1930 Australian team selected to tour England

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Robinson (1946), pp. 134–140. "... he was the world's greatest player of slow bowling."

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for his school team in 1913, 1914 and 1915 and eventually rose to the captaincy. His local

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ball ... Ponsford will always remain amongst the greatest sportsmen of all time.

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in an Australian representative team that played three matches against an outfit from the

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Woodfull remarked that Ponsford's retirement was premature, while teammate and journalist

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The two higher partnerships on this list all post-date the Ponsford-Bradman partnership.

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announced on 31 December 1981. Ponsford was one of the ten inaugural inductees when the

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After failing in the fourth Test, Ponsford was again dropped. The hostile barrage of

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was .357. Ponsford's next match against American opposition was against a team from

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Street Oval. The young Ponsford's shot-making lacked power, and after making twelve

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head office in early 1916. In May 1916, the Ponsford family moved to Orrong Road in

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None of the six partnerships listed above Ponsford and Mayne include an Australian.

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watched Ponsford bat and commented, " is young and full of promise; in fact, since

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not so with baseball; you are in the game all the time." Joe Clark, the author of

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difficult he was to get out." The outstanding performer of the tour was the young

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on 19 October 1900. His father was a postman whose family had emigrated from

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Fingleton, Jack (1980). "How did 'Ponny' sleep?". In Pollard, Jack (ed.).

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from around the world applauded the new record-holder, including one from

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church; the pair married in 1924 and settled in the Melbourne suburb of

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behind his legs on six occasions in Tests against England. However,

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Bradman and Ponsford during the fourth Test against England in 1934

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The Big Ship: Warwick Armstrong and the making of modern cricket

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In a response to the record-breaking feats of Don Bradman, the

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Records are Made to be Broken: The Real Story of Bill Ponsford

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until 1939, but never represented his state or country again.

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With the series locked at 1–1, the fifth and deciding Test at

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in which red appears dark. Ponsford did not enjoy batting on

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Statue of Ponsford outside the W.H. Ponsford Stand at the MCG

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Current at 23 March 2009. Minimum qualification: 50 innings.

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and cricket matches. In 1956, following the retirement of

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Ponsford travelled to England for a second time, with the

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and Victoria, was Ponsford's first cricketing role model.

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recognised and published Ponsford's score as the record.

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South Africans during their tour of Australia in 1931–32

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cricket season leading run-scorers (1900–01 to 1949–50)

4087:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 December 2005 1386:. He was again selected in the following year—now as a 4314:(Enlarged ed.). Sydney: Jack Pollard Publishing. 3708: 2815:"Victoria v South Australia: Sheffield Shield 1928/29" 2666:"Victoria v South Australia: Sheffield Shield 1927/28" 2634:"Victoria v New South Wales: Sheffield Shield 1927/28" 2480:"Victoria v New South Wales: Sheffield Shield 1926/27" 2426:"South Australia v Victoria: Sheffield Shield 1926/27" 2165:"Victoria v South Australia: Sheffield Shield 1924/25" 2138:"New South Wales v Victoria: Sheffield Shield 1923/24" 2039:"South Australia v Victoria: Sheffield Shield 1922/23" 1136:

third tour of England with the Australian team in 1934

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at the wicket after the dismissal of opening batsman

742:, despite batting low in the order, at number eight. 4524: 3032: 3030: 4117: 4115: 4113: 4111: 3423:"Test matches: Highest partnerships for any wicket" 3506:"Cricketer of the Year – 1935: Bill Ponsford" 3478: 3395: 3281: 3222: 3109: 3073: 3037: 3002: 2970: 2943: 2902: 2813: 2786: 2759: 2732: 2699: 2664: 2632: 2605: 2578: 2551: 2518: 2478: 2451: 2424: 2366: 2326: 2299: 2267: 2217: 2190: 2163: 2136: 2083: 2037: 1984: 1957: 1907: 1484: 859:, the experienced Collins was confident enough to 495:. However, critics questioned his ability against 4013: 3510:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 3457:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 3374:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 3260:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 3027: 2869:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 2607:"Victoria v Queensland: Sheffield Shield 1927/28" 2453:"Victoria v Queensland: Sheffield Shield 1926/27" 2403:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 1823:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive 1291:unsuccessfully tried to retain his services, and 559:. His mother was also born in the goldfields, at 41:Studio portrait of William Ponsford, ca. 1925.jpg 5226: 4108: 597:, awarded Ponsford a medallion—presented by the 563:, before moving to Melbourne with her father, a 4611:Highest individual score in first-class cricket 4475:(revised ed.). Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 4473:On Top Down Under: Australia's Cricket Captains 3867:"First-class matches: Most runs in an innings" 3810: 3529: 3527: 3190: 3188: 1295:—the Editor-in-Chief of the Herald, father of 826: 4860: 4652: 3745: 3743: 3701: 3699: 3697: 3545: 3543: 3541: 3539: 3370:"Fourth Test match: England v Australia 1934" 3249: 3247: 3245: 3152: 3150: 2858: 2856: 2854: 2393: 2391: 2389: 1536:For services to cricket, Ponsford was made a 1066:English team that toured Australia in 1932–33 4675:Australian Cricket Board Team of the Century 4442:Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players 3658: 3584: 3582: 3580: 3578: 3453:"Fifth Test match: England v Australia 1934" 2929: 2927: 2925: 2897: 2895: 1593:powerfully, although critics noted that his 1548:was launched in 1996. In 2000, Ponsford and 930:New Zealand with an Australian squad in 1928 605:in the Edinburgh Gardens to practise in the 5280:Cricketers who made a century on Test debut 4423:The pictorial history of Australian cricket 3995:"Panel selects cricket team of the century" 3923:(Supplement). 30 December 1981. p. 35. 3614: 3612: 3524: 3185: 2069: 2067: 2065: 2014: 2012: 1943: 1941: 1939: 1902: 1900: 1890: 1888: 1842: 1840: 1813: 1811: 1809: 1807: 1326:, Ponsford attempted to volunteer with the 4867: 4853: 4659: 4645: 4622:Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne 1927–28 4549: 3740: 3694: 3536: 3253: 3242: 3147: 2862: 2851: 2535: 2386: 1797: 1795: 1785: 1783: 35: 5235:Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductees 4309: 4297: 3783: 3575: 2922: 2892: 1667:may require free registration for access. 1538:Member of the Order of the British Empire 1121: 900:highest team total in first-class cricket 807:in December, he made 248 and shared in a 4617:Victoria v Tasmania at Melbourne 1922–23 4458: 4425:(revised ed.). Melbourne: JM Dent. 4278: 3913: 3609: 3559: 3557: 3555: 2346: 2242: 2062: 2009: 1936: 1897: 1885: 1837: 1804: 1724: 1679: 1677: 1571: 1552:were chosen to open the batting for the 1488: 1369: 1249: 1125: 995: 946: 942: 653: 649: 437:, he formed a successful and long-lived 4489: 4439: 4417: 4303:Masters of Cricket: From Trumper to May 4256: 1977: 1792: 1780: 1755: 1753: 1258:Ponsford began his working life at the 1110:While the manager of the England team, 910:, he then turned to look at his broken 870:Australian team to tour England in 1926 468:are the only cricketers to twice score 5300:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 5255:Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World 5227: 4497:. London: Little Brown & Company. 4372: 4053: 3957: 3256:"The Australian team in England, 1934" 2356:was nine months younger than Ponsford. 1052:Ponsford had less success against the 4848: 4640: 4471:Robinson, Ray; Haigh, Gideon (1996). 4395: 4350: 4328: 3552: 3498: 2865:"The Australian team in England 1930" 2251: 2050:from the original on 24 December 2008 1674: 1338:in rural Victoria, and was an active 1330:, but was rejected on account of his 1310:Ponsford met Vera Neill at his local 1076:directed at the body, later known as 1016:caused him to miss the third Test at 491:powerfully and he possessed a strong 5295:Australian people of English descent 4334:Archie Jackson: The Keats of Cricket 4250: 3877:from the original on 3 February 2009 3828:from the original on 3 February 2009 3433:from the original on 8 February 2009 3015:from the original on 8 December 2008 2983:from the original on 8 December 2008 2645:from the original on 8 December 2008 2491:from the original on 26 January 2009 2280:from the original on 8 December 2008 2230:from the original on 8 December 2008 1997:from the original on 26 January 2009 1750: 880:in May. Unfortunately for Ponsford, 823:, accumulating 110 in each innings. 4061:. State of Victoria. Archived from 3999:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 955:A strong England team—captained by 13: 2399:"The Australians in England, 1926" 1192:Upon their return to Australia, a 555:, to work in the mines during the 476:, set in 1934 in combination with 14: 5321: 5270:Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers 4520: 4444:. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 3965:"Australian Cricket Hall of Fame" 3945:from the original on 29 June 2011 644: 117:5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 4832: 4588:16 December 1988 – 6 April 1991 4527: 4466:(1st ed.). 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The manager of the Giants, 1172:Wisden Cricketers of the Year 776:Victorian Cricket Association 755:Governor General of Australia 530: 176:19 December 1924 v 4584:Oldest Living Test Cricketer 4547:Sport Australia Hall of Fame 3512:. John Wisden & Co. 1935 3459:. John Wisden & Co. 1935 3376:. John Wisden & Co. 1935 2405:. John Wisden & Co. 1927 1825:. John Wisden & Co. 1992 1363:, later as a senior for the 1203:For He's a Jolly Good Fellow 7: 5275:Australian baseball players 4495:Bradman: An Australian Hero 4220:Leckey (2006), pp. 150–153. 4044:Leckey (2006), pp. 120–121. 3728:Leckey (2006), pp. 133–134. 3655:Leckey (2006), pp. 165–166. 3549:Leckey (2006), pp. 113–116. 3533:Leckey (2006), pp. 111–112. 1426:United States Pacific Fleet 1394:from the United States—the 1353: 1185:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1074:fast, short pitched bowling 1059: 977:toured Australia in 1928–29 827:Test debut and more records 781:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 694:Despite failing to score a 683:and averaged 9.30 runs per 470:400 runs in an innings 187:22 August 1934 v 10: 5326: 3935:"Ponsford, William Harold" 3173:. Melbourne Cricket Ground 2863:Southerton, S. J. (1931). 2257:Perry (2000), pp. 126–131. 1933:Haigh (2001), pp. 297–298. 1627:Royal Australian Air Force 1479: 1367:he converted to catching. 1328:Royal Australian Air Force 199:Domestic team information 148:International information 5290:Cricketers from Melbourne 5240:Australia Test cricketers 5168: 4884: 4829: 4682: 4625: 4608: 4600: 4590: 4581: 4573: 4568: 4279:Derriman, Philip (1984). 3941:. Australian Government. 3597:Leckey (2006), pp. 81–83. 3588:Leckey (2006), pp. 60–64. 3520:– via ESPNcricinfo. 3467:– via ESPNcricinfo. 3384:– via ESPNcricinfo. 3270:– via ESPNcricinfo. 3254:Southerton, S. J (1935). 2879:– via ESPNcricinfo. 2413:– via ESPNcricinfo. 1882:Leckey (2006),* pp. 46–47 1864:Leckey (2006), pp. 43–44. 1833:– via ESPNcricinfo. 1819:"Obituary: Bill Ponsford" 1768:Leckey (2006), pp. 15–20. 1759:Leckey (2006), pp. 29–30. 1301:Australian rules football 641:in the following season. 574:, which stood beside the 433:. Usually playing as an 405: 401: 232: 227: 223: 211: 206: 203: 198: 194: 183: 169:Test debut (cap 168: 152: 147: 137: 129: 121: 113: 105: 86: 61: 51: 46: 34: 4403:. Sydney: Random House. 4264:. Editions Tom Thomson. 4202:Robinson (1946), p. 146. 4193:Robinson (2006), p. 145. 4166:Robinson (1946), p. 142. 4139:Robinson (1946), p. 140. 3969:Melbourne Cricket Ground 3904:Robinson (1946), p. 134. 3203:Robinson (1946), p. 148. 3194:Robinson (1946), p. 147. 1732:"Grandstands at the MCG" 1683:Robinson (1946), p. 145. 1652: 1554:Australian Cricket Board 716:Melbourne Cricket Ground 666:and the creation of the 517:Melbourne Cricket Ground 458:highest individual score 5195:Leading wicket-takers: 4184:Pollard (1988), p. 851. 4175:Pollard (1988), p. 855. 4157:Bradman (1994), p. 299. 4059:"MCG WH Ponsford Stand" 3856:Pollard (1988), p. 850. 3212:Bradman (1994), p. 298. 3156:Derriman (1984), p. 82. 3135:Derriman (1984), p. 83. 3099:Derriman (1984), p. 61. 3063:Pollard (1986), p. 255. 1116:R. C. 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Melbourne: Text. 4262:Farewell to cricket 3975:on 21 December 2010 1562:Team of the Century 1558:Team of the Century 1438:Stanford University 1404:John "Mugsy" McGraw 722:'s English team by 462:first-class cricket 442:opening the batting 362:10 wickets in match 80:Victoria, Australia 31: 5202:1900–01 to 1949–50 5179:1900–01 to 1949–50 3920:The London Gazette 3716:"New Generic Page" 2523:on 26 January 2009 1645:" in the morning. 1540:(MBE) in the 1982 1500: 1416:The Sporting Globe 1392:major league teams 1380: 1260:State Savings Bank 1256: 1132: 1018:Headingley Stadium 1002: 953: 660: 627:State Savings Bank 499:, and the hostile 21: 5220: 5219: 4842: 4841: 4635: 4634: 4626:Succeeded by 4591:Succeeded by 4517: 4516: 4001:. 18 January 2000 1659:References using 1396:Chicago White Sox 1194:testimonial match 965:Herbert Sutcliffe 811:of 456 runs with 712:Warwick Armstrong 710:, "The Big Ship" 576:Edinburgh Gardens 428: 419: 418: 397: 396: 228:Career statistics 5317: 4869: 4862: 4855: 4846: 4845: 4837: 4836: 4824: 4823: 4809: 4808: 4799: 4798: 4789: 4788: 4779: 4778: 4769: 4768: 4754: 4753: 4738: 4737: 4728: 4727: 4718: 4717: 4703: 4702: 4693: 4692: 4676: 4670: 4661: 4654: 4647: 4638: 4637: 4601:Preceded by 4574:Preceded by 4566: 4565: 4553: 4537: 4532: 4531: 4530: 4508: 4491:Wiliams, Charles 4486: 4467: 4455: 4436: 4414: 4388: 4369: 4347: 4325: 4306: 4294: 4275: 4251: 4239: 4236: 4230: 4227: 4221: 4218: 4212: 4209: 4203: 4200: 4194: 4191: 4185: 4182: 4176: 4173: 4167: 4164: 4158: 4155: 4149: 4146: 4140: 4137: 4131: 4128: 4122: 4119: 4106: 4103: 4097: 4096: 4094: 4092: 4081: 4075: 4074: 4072: 4070: 4051: 4045: 4042: 4036: 4035: 4033: 4031: 4017: 4011: 4010: 4008: 4006: 3991: 3985: 3984: 3982: 3980: 3971:. 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