Australia tour of England 1948 - Photos

Sir Don Bradman (centre) with two old former England players, Alec Bedser (left) and Norman Yardley at a Lord's Taverners charity evening in London's Hilton hotel•May 13, 1974•PA Photos

Warwickshire's Charlie Grove is run out by Middlesex's Michael Laws as Eric Hollies sprints to the other end, Middlesex v Warwickshire, County Championship, Lord's, August 30, 1948

Warwickshire's Charlie Grove is run out by Middlesex's Michael Laws as Eric Hollies sprints to the other end•Aug 30, 1948•Getty Images

Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 14, 1948

Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval•Aug 14, 1948•Getty Images

Denis Compton drops his bat after being struck by Ray Lindwall, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 14, 1948

Denis Compton drops his bat after being struck by Ray Lindwall•Aug 14, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 1948

Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval•Aug 14, 1948•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Kids snack on candy apples and read comics as they wait for the match to begin, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 14, 1948

Kids snack on candy apples and read comics as they wait for the match to begin•Aug 14, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Don Bradman dropped by Jack Crapp off Denis Compton, England v Australia, 4th Test, Leeds, July 27, 1948

Don Bradman dropped by Jack Crapp off Denis Compton•Jul 27, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Don Bradman hooks, England v Australia, 4th Test, 2nd day, Leeds, July 23, 1948

Don Bradman hooks•Jul 23, 1948•PA Photos/Getty Images

Denis Compton plays a bouncer from Ray Lindwall despite being hit on the face by the bowler previously, England v Australia, 3rd Test, Old Trafford, 1st day, July 8, 1948

Denis Compton plays a bouncer from Ray Lindwall despite being hit on the face by the bowler previously•Jul 08, 1948•Getty Images

Don Bradman is caught off Alec Bedser's bowling for 38, England v Australia, 2nd Test, Lord's, 1st day, June 24, 1948

Don Bradman is caught off Alec Bedser's bowling for 38•Jun 24, 1948•PA Photos

Don Bradman sings "Auld Lang Syne" at a farewell lunch at the Savoy in London, September 20, 1948

Don Bradman sings "Auld Lang Syne" at a farewell lunch at the Savoy in London•Sep 20, 1948•PA Photos

Eric Hollies bowls, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, 2nd day, August 16, 1948

Eric Hollies bowls•Aug 16, 1948•Getty Images

Crowds queue outside The Oval ahead of the start of the final Test, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 14, 1948

Crowds queue outside The Oval ahead of the start of the final Test•Aug 14, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval•Aug 14, 1948•Getty Images

The newspaper tells the story after England were bowled out for 52, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 1948

The newspaper tells the story after England were bowled out for 52•Aug 14, 1948•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Crowds queue outside The Oval ahead of the start of the final Test•Aug 14, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Lindsay Hassett caught and bowled Denis Compton for 17, England v Australia, 4th Test, Leeds, July 27, 1948

Lindsay Hassett caught and bowled Denis Compton for 17•Jul 27, 1948•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Alec Bedser and a bandaged Denis Compton resume England's innings, England v Australia, 3rd Test, Old Trafford, July 10, 1948

Alec Bedser and a bandaged Denis Compton resume England's innings•Jul 10, 1948•The Cricketer International

The England XI for the second Test against Australia, Lord's, June 1948

The England XI for the second Test against Australia in 1948•Jun 24, 1948•The Cricketer International

Don Bradman pictured on the 1948 Ashes tour•Jun 15, 1948•Patrick Eagar/PA Photos

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