- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 5, lb 5)TOTAL165 all out (79 Overs, RR: 2.08)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Sir Leonard Hutton, 3.1 ov), 2-15 (Cyril Washbrook, 12.2 ov), 3-46 (Bill Edrich, 27.3 ov), 4-46 (Joe Hardstaff, 27.5 ov), 5-48 (Denis Compton, 30.6 ov), 6-60 (Charlie Barnett, 39.3 ov), 7-74 (Godfrey Evans, 45.6 ov), 8-74 (Norman Yardley, 46.5 ov), 9-163 (Sir Alec Bedser, 75.5 ov), 10-165 (Jim Laker, 78.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RR Lindwall 13 5 30 1 2.30 0 0 KR Miller 19 8 38 3 2.00 0 0 WA Johnston 25 11 36 5 1.44 0 0 ERH Toshack 14 8 28 1 2.00 0 0 IWG Johnson 5 1 19 0 3.80 0 0 AR Morris 3 1 4 0 1.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 9, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL509 all out (216.2 Overs, RR: 2.35)Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Arthur Morris, 31.5 ov), 2-121 (Sid Barnes, 53.2 ov), 3-121 (Keith Miller, 55.5 ov), 4-185 (Bill Brown, 75.4 ov), 5-305 (Sir Donald Bradman, 136.3 ov), 6-338 (Ian Johnson, 149.4 ov), 7-365 (Don Tallon, 166.1 ov), 8-472 (Lindsay Hassett, 204.6 ov), 9-476 (Ray Lindwall, 207.2 ov), 10-509 (Ernie Toshack, 216.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WJ Edrich 18 1 72 0 4.00 1 0 AV Bedser 44.2 12 113 3 2.54 0 1 CJ Barnett 17 5 36 0 2.11 0 0 JA Young 60 28 79 1 1.31 0 0 JC Laker 55 14 138 4 2.50 0 0 DCS Compton 5 0 24 0 4.80 0 0 NWD Yardley 17 6 32 2 1.88 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 12, lb 17, nb 3)TOTAL441 all out (183 Overs, RR: 2.4)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Cyril Washbrook, 2.6 ov), 2-39 (Bill Edrich, 20.6 ov), 3-150 (Sir Leonard Hutton, 66.2 ov), 4-243 (Joe Hardstaff, 104.2 ov), 5-264 (Charlie Barnett, 115.4 ov), 6-321 (Norman Yardley, 140.3 ov), 7-405 (Denis Compton, 173.4 ov), 8-413 (Jim Laker, 177.3 ov), 9-423 (Godfrey Evans, 179.6 ov), 10-441 (Jack Young, 182.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KR Miller 44 10 125 4 2.84 0 0 WA Johnston 59 12 147 4 2.49 0 0 ERH Toshack 33 14 60 1 1.81 0 3 IWG Johnson 42 15 66 1 1.57 0 0 SG Barnes 5 2 11 0 2.20 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras4 (lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL98/2 (28.3 Overs, RR: 3.43)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Arthur Morris), 2-48 (Sir Donald Bradman)
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Series result
Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
10,11,12,14,15 June 1948 (5-day match)
Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 10 Jun - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 17/0 (SG Barnes 6*, AR Morris 10*)
- Fri, 11 Jun - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 293/4 (DG Bradman 130*, AL Hassett 41*)
- Sat, 12 Jun - day 3 - England 2nd innings 121/2 (L Hutton 63*, DCS Compton 36*)
- Sun, 13 Jun - rest day
- Mon, 14 Jun - day 4 - England 2nd innings 345/6 (DCS Compton 154*, TG Evans 10*)
- Tue, 15 Jun - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 98/2 (28.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Lunch: England 411-7 (177 overs, Evans 41, Laker 2)
- SG Barnes 50: 76 balls, 75 mins, 9x4
- Winning hit made by Hassett
- Tea: England 248-4 (107 overs, Compton 97, Barnett 0)
- DCS Compton 100: 258 balls, 227 mins, 12x4
- DCS ompton150: 391 balls, 332 mins, 15x4
- AL Hassett 50: 197 balls, 183 mins, 9x4
- Lunch: Australia 385-6 (177 overs, Hassett 84, Lindwall 9)
- AL Hassett 100: 333 balls, 308 mins, 14x4 1x6
- Tea: Australia all out 509
- L Hutton50: 120 balls, 112 mins, 9x4 Compton 50: 116 balls, 95 mins, 5x4 Lunch: England 191-3 (78 overs, Compton 63, Hardstaff 31)
- SG Barness 50 off 136 balls, 129 mins, 4x4
- Lunch: Australia 104-1 (46 overs, Barnes 51, Bradman 19)
- DG Bradman 50: 111 balls, 100 mins, 2x4
- Tea: Australia 215-2 (94 overs, Bradman 78, Hassett 15)
- DG Bradman 100: 233 balls, 211 mins, 7x4
- England 1st innings:
- Play started at 12.04
- Lunch: England 13-1 (5 overs, Washbrook 6, Edrich 3)
- Tea: England 75-8 (48 overs, Evans 1, Bedser 0)
- JC Laker 50: 78 balls, 4x4 63 mins
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