A few overs later Bill Ponsford copped a broken wrist from Larwood and was retired for the rest of the summer.
Australias 12th man had to field the entirety of both Englands innings - a whopping 279 overs.

That mans name was Don Bradman.

Not related to this story but I am from a little village called Great Preston, about 10 miles SE of Leeds, Yorkshire. Our neighbouring town is called Kippax. There must have been some interaction between Mr and town Kippax because I can remember a bat signed by Mr Kippax displayed in Great Preston's Miners Welfare Club. I do remember as a child being really excited that we had a bat signed by an Australian Test Player and that players name was Kippax.
Thanks for sparking that memory.

I thought the name "Alan Kippax" was familiar. You note that he had taken a long time to get into the Australian team, and that he was still establishing his position, hence the innings of "9" was a worry for him, but it's worth noting that it didn't stop his future selection. He played in the next Test, Melbourne, and scored a century. He was a regular in the Australian team from 1928 to 1934. 22 Tests. 1,192 runs, 36.12, 2 hundreds, 8 fifites, highest score - 146.

This is a great documentation of events. I don't really follow cricket, but I've watched some games and used to play it. I actually found this video while search for more information about Alan Kippax, because he's my great, great, great uncle.

When I was a boy my family lived down the road from George Geary. He was a tall, lithe, affable man. Rotund is the last adjective one would use to describe him.

The Kippax name was a long standing one in the Sydney community. Kippax Lake, which is visible to fans as they cross the Tibby Cotter Bridge when walking to the SCG, is named after Alan's grandfather who had been a local Alderman
Alan was also a very handy golfer being an A grader at the nearby Lakes Club. As a huge admirer of Victor Trumper (and Monty Noble?) he was also a first grade baseball player with the Waverley Club. Trumper and Noble had been elite baseball players with Paddington. Kippax is known to have played for an Australian baseball team in exhibition games in Moore Park / SCG.
We can find a document online issued for the testimonial cricket game for Alan played at Waverley. The team lineups contains many famous names.

8 ball overs in those days. Australia had 8 ball overs between 1924/5and 1978/9. Kerry Packer insisted on getting rid of them as part of the peace agreement with the ACB in order to get more ads into the broadcast.

Thank you for this video and for the time in putting this together.
Despite this incident relations between both teams was very good according to reports.
If I had a time machine I would go back to this series.
I'm fascinated by it.
The players then had such elegance and style in attire alone.
The 1920s seemed to be a wonderful time until the Crash.
The stadiums looked fantastic.
England had a great team - Hobbs, Sutcliffe,  Hammond,  Jardine, Larwood and Tate.
Jardine apparently left the 5th test to tour India before it was finished.
Captain Chapman was a drinker who lived life but unfortunately died an alcoholic.
Hammond the womanizer was at times preoccupied with the Women's section when not scoring his record number of runs.
And Bradman made his debut.

8 Ball overs in those days.

Thanks. I think it just goes to show the wisdom of not having home umpires that an Australian can get bowled, and the Australian umpire can't find it in himself to give him out.

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story.

I thought it was a reference to the kippax stand at Maine road former home of man city

As a Pom,  loving your work.

Interesting video. I guess one question might be - why didn’t Hele say to Elder - Dave, that’s not your call, I’ve already given it not out for bowled.  The footage here does seem to show ball deflecting off the keeper’s foot onto the stumps. But was that the actual incident.

How is it possible that neither bowler or wicketkeeper appeal if a bail was dislodged? Usually they appeal for everything, I never heard of a batsman being bowled and the wicketkeeper didn't notice.

I love Aussie wines.

Wow wonderfully produced video feels like just traveled back in time. By the way i think he was not out

Great video. Interesting incident.

Didn't Australian ceicket use 8 ball overs in those days???

This contains errors. The 6th ball (mentioned twice as the last ball) was not so in the era of 8 ball overs.