RESULT
4th Test, Adelaide, January 31 - February 06, 1947, England tour of Australia
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw b McCool | 94 | 274 | 236 | 7 | 0 | 34.30 | ||
| Cyril Washbrook | c †Tallon b Dooland | 65 | 188 | 178 | 5 | 0 | 34.57 | ||
| Bill Edrich | c & b Dooland | 17 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 44.73 | ||
| Wally Hammond (c) | b Toshack | 18 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Denis Compton | c & b Lindwall | 147 | 350 | 286 | 15 | 0 | 42.00 | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | b Miller | 67 | 191 | 156 | 5 | 0 | 35.07 | ||
| Jack Ikin | c Toshack b Dooland | 21 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Norman Yardley | not out | 18 | 83 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 21.68 | ||
| Alec Bedser | b Lindwall | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | b Lindwall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Doug Wright | b Lindwall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, w 2) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 153 Ov (RR: 3.00) | 460 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-137 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-173 (Bill Edrich), 3-196 (Leonard Hutton), 4-202 (Wally Hammond), 5-320 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-381 (Jack Ikin), 7-455 (Denis Compton), 8-460 (Alec Bedser), 9-460 (Godfrey Evans), 10-460 (Doug Wright) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 23 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 1.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 16 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 30 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 1.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 29 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 2.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 22 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 2.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dooland | 33 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 3.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Harvey | b Bedser | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Arthur Morris | c †Evans b Bedser | 122 | 255 | 268 | 12 | 2 | 47.84 | ||
| Donald Bradman (c) | b Bedser | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Lindsay Hassett | c Hammond b Wright | 78 | 227 | 222 | 5 | 1 | 34.36 | ||
| Keith Miller | not out | 141 | 198 | 270 | 9 | 1 | 71.21 | ||
| Ian Johnson | lbw b Wright | 52 | 127 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 40.94 | ||
| Colin McCool | c Bedser b Yardley | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Don Tallon † | b Wright | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Ray Lindwall | c †Evans b Yardley | 20 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 | ||
| Bruce Dooland | c Bedser b Yardley | 29 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 47.54 | ||
| Ernie Toshack | run out | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 16, lb 6, nb 4, w 2) | 28 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 118.4 Ov (RR: 4.10) | 487 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Merv Harvey), 2-18 (Donald Bradman), 3-207 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-222 (Arthur Morris), 5-372 (Ian Johnson), 6-389 (Colin McCool), 7-396 (Don Tallon), 8-423 (Ray Lindwall), 9-486 (Bruce Dooland), 10-487 (Ernie Toshack) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 30 | 6 | 97 | 3 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 20 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 32.4 | 1 | 152 | 3 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 31 | 7 | 101 | 3 | 2.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | b Johnson | 76 | 161 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 47.20 | ||
| Cyril Washbrook | c †Tallon b Lindwall | 39 | 78 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | ||
| Bill Edrich | c Bradman b Toshack | 46 | 98 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 46.93 | ||
| Wally Hammond (c) | c Lindwall b Toshack | 22 | 64 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 34.37 | ||
| Denis Compton | not out | 103 | 353 | 284 | 10 | 0 | 29.17 | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | b Toshack | 9 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 16.98 | ||
| Jack Ikin | lbw b Toshack | 1 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | ||
| Norman Yardley | c †Tallon b Lindwall | 18 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 32.72 | ||
| Alec Bedser | c †Tallon b Miller | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.78 | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | not out | 10 | 96 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 10.41 | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 3, nb 3, w 2) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 125.1 Ov (RR: 2.71) | 340/8d | |||||||
Did not bat: Doug Wright | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-100 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-137 (Leonard Hutton), 3-178 (Bill Edrich), 4-188 (Wally Hammond), 5-207 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-215 (Jack Ikin), 7-250 (Norman Yardley), 8-255 (Alec Bedser) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 17.1 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 2.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2.31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 36 | 6 | 76 | 4 | 1.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 19 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 25 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 1.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dooland | 17 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 314 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Harvey | b Yardley | 31 | 83 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 37.34 | ||
| Arthur Morris | not out | 124 | 171 | 193 | 12 | 0 | 72.51 | ||
| Donald Bradman (c) | not out | 56 | 102 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 54.90 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 2) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 44 Ov (RR: 4.88) | 215/1 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-116 (Merv Harvey) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 15 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 13 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 3.98 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 31 Jan - day 1 - England 1st innings 239/4 (Denis Compton 15*, Joe Hardstaff 22*)
Sat, 01 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 24/2 (Arthur Morris 11*, Lindsay Hassett 0*)
Sun, 02 Feb - rest day
Mon, 03 Feb - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 293/4 (Keith Miller 33*, Ian Johnson 35*)
Tue, 04 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 96/0 (Leonard Hutton 58*, Cyril Washbrook 38*)
Wed, 05 Feb - day 5 - England 2nd innings 274/8 (Denis Compton 52*, Godfrey Evans 0*)
Thu, 06 Feb - day 6 - Australia 2nd innings 215/1 (44 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
| Adelaide Oval | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1946/47 |
| Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 2-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 282 |
| Match days | day (6-day match) |
| Test debut | Merv Harvey |
| Umpires | |
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