Joe Hardstaff and Hutton's 215-run partnership is ENG's highest for the 6th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 186 between Wally Hammond and Les Ames

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Scorecard summary

England • 903/7(335.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

364 (847)

3/178 (85)

187 (438)

1/150 (72)

Australia • 201/8(52.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

69 (153)

5/49 (19)

42 (41)

1/11 (3.1)

Australia • 123/8(34.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

46 (50)

4/63 (12.1)

33 (74)

2/15 (7)

Match details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1938
Series result	4-match series drawn 1-1 (1 abandoned)
Match number	Test no. 266
Match days	day (0-day match)
Test debut	Sid Barnes Arthur Wood
Umpires	Fanny Walden Frank Chester

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
WA Brown	caught	15	27
CL Badcock	bowled	9	29
SJ McCabe	caught	2	2
AL Hassett	lbw	10	12
SG Barnes	lbw	33	74
BA Barnett	bowled	46	50
MG Waite	caught	0	1
WJ O'Reilly	not out	7	7
LO Fleetwood-Smith	caught	0	3
DG Bradman	absent hurt
JHW Fingleton	absent hurt
Extras	(b 1)
Total	123(8 wkts; 34.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
K Farnes	12.1	1	63	4	5.17
WE Bowes	10	3	25	2	2.5
H Verity	7	3	15	2	2.14
M Leyland	5	0	19	0	3.8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Bill Brown	Jack Badcock
2nd	3	Stan McCabe	Bill Brown
3rd	17	Bill Brown	Lindsay Hassett
4th	6	Bill Brown	Sid Barnes
5th	74	Ben Barnett	Sid Barnes
6th	0	Ben Barnett	Mervyn Waite
7th	2	Bill O'Reilly	Ben Barnett
8th	6	Bill O'Reilly	Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

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