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England vs Australia, 3rd Test at Manchester, Jul 08 1938 - Full Scorecard

ABANDONED
3rd Test, Manchester, July 08 - 12, 1938, Australia tour of England
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England Team
Wally Hammond (c)
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Stan Nichols 
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Tom Goddard 
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Hedley Verity 
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Eddie Paynter 
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Charlie Barnett 
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Joe Hardstaff 
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Leonard Hutton 
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Denis Compton 
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Bill Edrich 
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Doug Wright 
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Paul Gibb †
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Frank Smailes 
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Australia Team
Donald Bradman (c)
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Stan McCabe 
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Bill O'Reilly 
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Jack Fingleton 
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Bill Brown 
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Arthur Chipperfield 
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Chuck Fleetwood-Smith 
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Ernie McCormick 
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Jack Badcock 
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Frank Ward 
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Ben Barnett †
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Lindsay Hassett 
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Mervyn Waite 
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Sid Barnes 
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Ted White 
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Charlie Walker 
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Close of Play
Fri, 08 Jul - day 1 - no play
Sat, 09 Jul - day 2 - no play
Sun, 10 Jul - rest day
Mon, 11 Jul - day 3 - no play
Tue, 12 Jul - day 4 - no play
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General
  • Match abandoned due to rain
Match Details
Old Trafford, Manchester
Tossno toss
Series
Australia tour of England
Season1938
Series result4-match series level 0-0 (1 abandoned)
Match numberTest no. 000264a
Match daysday (4-day match)
Umpires
England
Arthur Dolphin
England
Bill Reeves
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