The Tests started at the SCG and O'Reilly was the team's leading wicket-taker for the series with 27 wickets.Wisden (1934), p. 670. O'Reilly not only took most wickets but he also bowled by some distance the most overs on either side, and he achieved a bowling economy of less than two runs from each of his 383 eight-ball overs. In the first match, he took 3/117 from 67 overs as England amassed 530 and took a ten-wicket victory. While his figures suggested that he bowled poorly—none of his wickets were those of batsmen—he beat the batsmen repeatedly.McHarg, pp. 68–69. Between Tests, O'Reilly took 11 wickets in two Shield matches.McHarg, pp. 69–70.
