Wally Hammond and Les Ames's 186-run partnership is ENG's highest for the 6th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 170 between Sutcliffe and Bob Wyatt

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Scorecard summary

England • 494/10(137.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

240 (394)

4/93 (37)

99 (188)

4/101 (27)

Australia • 422/10(121.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

206* (370)

4/103 (35.4)

56 (99)

3/135 (43)

England • 242/8(72 overs)

2nd INNINGS

76* (137)

3/72 (24)

43 (105)

2/53 (29)

Australia • 204/6(48.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

102* (135)

2/29 (13)

42 (45)

2/27 (5.2)

Match details

Lord's, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1938
Series result	5-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 264
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Fanny Walden Tiger Smith

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JHW Fingleton	caught	4	14
WA Brown	bowled	10	59
DG Bradman	not out	102	135
SJ McCabe	caught	21	22
AL Hassett	bowled	42	45
CL Badcock	caught	0	1
BA Barnett	caught	14	17
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, nb 1, w 2)
Total	204(6 wkts; 48.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
K Farnes	13	3	51	0	3.92
AW Wellard	9	1	30	1	3.33
DVP Wright	8	0	56	1	7
H Verity	13	5	29	2	2.23
WJ Edrich	5.2	0	27	2	5.06

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	8	Jack Fingleton	Bill Brown
2nd	63	Donald Bradman	Bill Brown
3rd	40	Donald Bradman	Stan McCabe
4th	64	Donald Bradman	Lindsay Hassett
5th	5	Donald Bradman	Jack Badcock
6th	24	Donald Bradman	Ben Barnett

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