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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 282 (282/147)
The Ashes, 1946/47, 4th Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
31 January, 1,3,4,5,6 February 1947 (6-day match)

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

Toss: England
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott
Test Debuts: MR Harvey (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 239/4 (Compton 15*, Hardstaff 22*)
  • Day 2: England 460, Australia 24/2 (Morris 11*, Hassett 0*)
  • Day 3: Australia 293/4 (Miller 33*, Johnson 35*)
  • Day 4: Australia 487, England 96/0 (Hutton 58*, Washbrook 38*)
  • Day 5: England 274/8 (Compton 52*, Evans 0*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              lbw                b McCool              94 236 274  7 0
    C Washbrook           c Tallon           b Dooland             65 178 188  5 0
    WJ Edrich                            c & b Dooland             17  32  38  1 0
    *WR Hammond                              b Toshack             18  33  42  2 0
    DCS Compton                          c & b Lindwall           147 286 350 15 0
    J Hardstaff jnr                          b Miller              67 156 191  5 0
    JT Ikin               c Toshack          b Dooland             21  45  42  2 0
    NWD Yardley           not out                                  18  90  83  1 0
    AV Bedser                                b Lindwall             2  12  16  0 0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall             0   1   1  0 0
    DVP Wright                               b Lindwall             0   2   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 5, w 2)                         11
    Total                 (all out, 153 overs)                    460
    
    FoW: 1-137 (Washbrook), 2-173 (Edrich), 3-196 (Hutton),
         4-202 (Hammond), 5-320 (Hardstaff), 6-381 (Ikin),
         7-455 (Compton), 8-460 (Bedser), 9-460 (Evans),
         10-460 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    23      5     52      4
    Miller                      16      0     45      1
    Toshack                     30     13     59      1
    McCool                      29      1     91      1
    Johnson                     22      3     69      0
    Dooland                     33      1    133      3
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    MR Harvey                                b Bedser              12  15  24  2 0
    AR Morris             c Evans            b Bedser             122 268 255 12 2
    *DG Bradman                              b Bedser               0  10   9  0 0
    AL Hassett            c Hammond          b Wright              78 222 227  5 1
    KR Miller             not out                                 141 270 198  9 1
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Wright              52 119 127  5 0
    CL McCool             c Bedser           b Yardley              2  20  20  0 0
    +D Tallon                                b Wright               3  11   9  0 0
    RR Lindwall           c Evans            b Yardley             20  31  34  2 0
    B Dooland             c Bedser           b Yardley             29  58  61  3 0
    ERH Toshack           run out                                   0   2   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 16, lb 6, w 2, nb 4)                  28
    Total                 (all out, 118.4 overs)                  487
    
    FoW: 1-18 (Harvey), 2-18 (Bradman), 3-207 (Hassett),
         4-222 (Morris), 5-372 (Johnson), 6-389 (McCool),
         7-396 (Tallon), 8-423 (Lindwall), 9-486 (Dooland),
         10-487 (Toshack).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      30      6     97      3
    Edrich                      20      3     88      0
    Wright                      32.4    1    152      3
    Yardley                     31      7    101      3
    Ikin                         2      0      9      0
    Compton                      3      0     12      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton                                 b Johnson             76 144 161  7 0
    C Washbrook           c Tallon           b Lindwall            39  87  78  2 1
    WJ Edrich             c Bradman          b Toshack             46  92  98  6 0
    *WR Hammond           c Lindwall         b Toshack             22  50  64  1 0
    DCS Compton           not out                                 103 284 353 10 0
    J Hardstaff jnr                          b Toshack              9  38  53  0 0
    JT Ikin               lbw                b Toshack              1  18  28  0 0
    NWD Yardley           c Tallon           b Lindwall            18  54  55  0 0
    AV Bedser             c Tallon           b Miller               3  19  19  0 0
    +TG Evans             not out                                  10 133  96  1 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 3)                   13
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 125.1 overs)       340
    
    DNB: DVP Wright.
    
    FoW: 1-100 (Washbrook), 2-137 (Hutton), 3-178 (Edrich),
         4-188 (Hammond), 5-207 (Hardstaff), 6-215 (Ikin),
         7-250 (Yardley), 8-255 (Bedser).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    17.1    4     60      2
    Miller                      11      0     34      1
    Toshack                     36      6     76      4
    McCool                      19      3     41      0
    Johnson                     25      8     51      1
    Dooland                     17      2     65      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 314 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    MR Harvey                                b Yardley             31 100  83  3 0
    AR Morris             not out                                 124 193 171 12 0
    *DG Bradman           not out                                  56  91 102  4 0
    Extras                (lb 2, nb 2)                              4
    Total                 (1 wicket, 44 overs)                    215
    
    DNB: AL Hassett, KR Miller, IWG Johnson, CL McCool, +D Tallon,
         RR Lindwall, B Dooland, ERH Toshack.
    
    FoW: 1-116 (Harvey).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      15      1     68      0
    Edrich                       7      2     25      0
    Wright                       9      0     49      0
    Yardley                     13      0     69      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

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

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

    Match Officials' Pages: GE Borwick, JD Scott.

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