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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 281 (281/146)
The Ashes, 1946/47, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,2,3,4,6,7 January 1947 (6-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott
Test Debuts: B Dooland (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 253/6 (McCool 28*, Tallon 35*)
  • Day 2: Australia 365, England 147/1 (Washbrook 54*, Edrich 83*)
  • Day 3: England 351, Australia 33/0 (Barnes 19*, Morris 14*)
  • Day 4: Australia 293/4 (Morris 132*, McCool 25*)
  • Day 5: Australia 536, England 91/0 (Hutton 25*, Washbrook 60*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             lbw                b Bedser              45 117 124  3 0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Bedser              21  50  40  2 0
    *DG Bradman                              b Yardley             79 169 162  2 0
    AL Hassett            c Hammond          b Wright              12  53  48  0 0
    KR Miller             c Evans            b Wright              33  61  68  3 0
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Yardley              0   1   1  0 0
    CL McCool             not out                                 104 183 174  8 0
    +D Tallon             c Evans            b Edrich              35  59  71  3 0
    RR Lindwall                              b Bedser               9  23  30  1 0
    B Dooland             c Hammond          b Edrich              19  78  68  0 0
    ERH Toshack           c Hutton           b Edrich               6   8   6  1 0
    Extras                (nb 2)                                    2
    Total                 (all out, 97.3 overs)                   365
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Morris), 2-108 (Barnes), 3-143 (Hassett),
         4-188 (Bradman), 5-188 (Johnson), 6-192 (Miller),
         7-255 (Tallon), 8-272 (Lindwall), 9-355 (Dooland),
         10-365 (Toshack).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Voce                        10      2     40      0
    Bedser                      31      4     99      3
    Wright                      26      2    124      2
    Yardley                     20      4     50      2
    Edrich                      10.3    2     50      3
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              c McCool           b Lindwall             2  15  10  0 0
    C Washbrook           c Tallon           b Dooland             62 235 207  1 1
    WJ Edrich             lbw                b Lindwall            89 173 237 10 0
    DCS Compton           lbw                b Toshack             11  19  23  1 0
    *WR Hammond                          c & b Dooland              9  11  13  1 0
    JT Ikin               c Miller           b Dooland             48 142 144  2 0
    NWD Yardley                              b McCool              61 122 122  3 0
    +TG Evans                                b McCool              17  32  40  1 0
    W Voce                lbw                b Dooland              0   1   1  0 0
    AV Bedser             not out                                  27  54  52  2 0
    DVP Wright                               b Johnson             10  30  28  1 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 12, nb 2)                       15
    Total                 (all out, 108.5 overs)                  351
    
    FoW: 1-8 (Hutton), 2-155 (Edrich), 3-167 (Compton),
         4-176 (Hammond), 5-179 (Washbrook), 6-292 (Yardley),
         7-298 (Ikin), 8-298 (Voce), 9-324 (Evans), 10-351 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    20      1     64      2
    Miller                      10      0     34      0
    Toshack                     26      5     88      1
    McCool                      19      3     53      2
    Dooland                     27      5     69      4
    Johnson                      6.5    1     28      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             c Evans            b Yardley             32  73  84  0 0
    AR Morris                                b Bedser             155 364 317  8 0
    *DG Bradman                          c & b Yardley             49  99  95  4 0
    AL Hassett                               b Wright               9  22  21  1 0
    KR Miller             c Hammond          b Yardley             34  80  84  3 0
    CL McCool             c Evans            b Bedser              43 108 106  3 0
    IWG Johnson           run out                                   0   6   4  0 0
    +D Tallon                            c & b Wright              92 105 108 10 0
    RR Lindwall           c Washbrook        b Bedser             100 113  90 13 1
    B Dooland             c Compton          b Wright               1   8   4  0 0
    ERH Toshack           not out                                   2  14   8  0 0
    Extras                (b 14, lb 2, nb 3)                       19
    Total                 (all out, 113.3 overs)                  536
    
    FoW: 1-68 (Barnes), 2-159 (Bradman), 3-177 (Hassett),
         4-242 (Miller), 5-333 (Morris), 6-335 (Johnson),
         7-341 (McCool), 8-495 (Tallon), 9-511 (Dooland),
         10-536 (Lindwall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Voce                         6      1     29      0
    Bedser                      34.3    4    176      3
    Wright                      32      3    131      3
    Yardley                     20      0     67      3
    Edrich                      18      1     86      0
    Hutton                       3      0     28      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 551 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              c Bradman          b Toshack             40 178 168  3 0
    C Washbrook                              b Dooland            112 245 299  8 1
    WJ Edrich             lbw                b McCool              13  22  34  1 0
    DCS Compton           run out                                  14  22  27  2 0
    *WR Hammond                              b Lindwall            26  77  80  3 0
    JT Ikin               c Hassett          b Miller               5  33  34  0 0
    NWD Yardley           not out                                  53  89 106  6 0
    AV Bedser             lbw                b Miller              25  49  50  3 0
    +TG Evans             not out                                   0  15   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 15, lb 6, w 1)                        22
    Total                 (7 wickets, 100 overs)                  310
    
    DNB: W Voce, DVP Wright.
    
    FoW: 1-138 (Hutton), 2-163 (Edrich), 3-186 (Compton),
         4-197 (Washbrook), 5-221 (Ikin), 6-249 (Hammond),
         7-294 (Bedser).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    16      2     59      1
    Miller                      11      0     41      2
    Toshack                     16      5     39      1
    McCool                      24      9     41      1
    Dooland                     21      1     84      1
    Johnson                     12      4     24      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: SG Barnes, AR Morris, DG Bradman, AL Hassett, KR Miller, IWG Johnson, CL McCool, D Tallon, RR Lindwall, B Dooland, ERH Toshack.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, WJ Edrich, DCS Compton, WR Hammond, JT Ikin, NWD Yardley, TG Evans, W Voce, AV Bedser, DVP Wright.

    Match Officials' Pages: GE Borwick, JD Scott.

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