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Wally Hammond's 905 Runs — 1928-29 Ashes Record

Australia v England

1929-03-08

In the 1928-29 Ashes Wally Hammond scored 905 runs in five Tests at an average of 113.12 — at the time, and for the next 60 years, the most by any batsman in any Test series. England won the series 4-1 under Percy Chapman.

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Chapman's Ashes — England Win 4-1 in Australia, 1928-29

Australia v England

1929-03-08

Percy Chapman's England side, led by Hammond's record 905 runs and supported by the new-ball pair of Larwood and George Geary, won the 1928-29 Ashes 4-1 — the first English Ashes win in Australia for 17 years and the series in which a 20-year-old Don Bradman made his Test debut.

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