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Test # 283 (283/148)
The Ashes, 1946/47, 5th Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
28 February, 1,3,4,5 March 1947 (6-day match)

Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: England
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott
Test Debuts: RA Hamence (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 237/6 (Hutton 122*, Evans 0*)
  • Day 2: No play
  • Day 3: England 280, Australia 189/4 (Hassett 12*, Hamence 0*)
  • Day 4: Australia 253, England 144/6 (Compton 51*, Smith 14*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              retired hurt                            122 300 356  5 0
    C Washbrook                              b Lindwall             0   4   2  0 0
    WJ Edrich             c Tallon           b Lindwall            60 179 174  8 0
    LB Fishlock                              b McCool              14  42  40  1 0
    DCS Compton           hit wicket         b Lindwall            17  48  41  1 0
    *NWD Yardley          c Miller           b Lindwall             2   5  14  0 0
    JT Ikin                                  b Lindwall             0   6   4  0 0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall            29  54  49  2 0
    TPB Smith                                b Lindwall             2  15  19  0 0
    AV Bedser             not out                                  10  38  37  0 0
    DVP Wright            c Tallon           b Miller               7  22  18  1 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 1)                   17
    Total                 (all out, 94.3 overs)                   280
    
    FoW: 1-1 (Washbrook), 2-151 (Edrich), 3-188 (Fishlock),
         4-215 (Compton), 5-225 (Yardley), 6-225 (Ikin),
         7-244 (Smith), 8-269 (Evans), 9-280 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    22      3     63      7
    Miller                      15.3    2     31      1
    Tribe                       28      2     95      0
    Toshack                     16      4     40      0
    McCool                      13      0     34      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             c Evans            b Bedser              71 137 166  6 0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Bedser              57 162 139  6 0
    *DG Bradman                              b Wright              12  27  23  0 0
    AL Hassett            c Ikin             b Wright              24 115 104  3 0
    KR Miller             c Ikin             b Wright              23  54  48  0 0
    RA Hamence            not out                                  30 106  96  2 0
    CL McCool             c Yardley          b Wright               3   9  15  0 0
    +D Tallon             c Compton          b Wright               0   5   3  0 0
    RR Lindwall           c Smith            b Wright               0   3   2  0 0
    GE Tribe              c Fishlock         b Wright               9   8   5  1 0
    ERH Toshack           run out                                   5  13  15  0 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 6, nb 6)                        19
    Total                 (all out, 76 overs)                     253
    
    FoW: 1-126 (Barnes), 2-146 (Morris), 3-146 (Bradman),
         4-187 (Miller), 5-218 (Hassett), 6-230 (McCool),
         7-230 (Tallon), 8-233 (Lindwall), 9-245 (Tribe),
         10-253 (Toshack).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      27      7     49      2
    Edrich                       7      0     34      0
    Smith                        8      0     38      0
    Wright                      29      4    105      7
    Yardley                      5      2      8      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    LB Fishlock           lbw                b Lindwall             0   1   1  0 0
    C Washbrook                              b McCool              24  50  49  2 0
    WJ Edrich             st Tallon          b McCool              24  71  65  2 0
    DCS Compton           c Miller           b Toshack             76 175 178  5 0
    JT Ikin               st Tallon          b McCool               0   3   2  0 0
    *NWD Yardley                             b McCool              11  32  43  0 0
    +TG Evans                                b Miller              20  42  71  0 0
    TPB Smith             c Tallon           b Lindwall            24  48  58  2 0
    AV Bedser             st Tallon          b McCool               4  25  13  0 0
    DVP Wright            not out                                   1   4   5  0 0
    L Hutton              absent hurt                               -
    Extras                (b 1, lb 1)                               2
    Total                 (all out, 60.4 overs)                   186
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Fishlock), 2-42 (Washbrook), 3-65 (Edrich),
         4-65 (Ikin), 5-85 (Yardley), 6-120 (Evans), 7-157 (Smith),
         8-184 (Compton), 9-186 (Bedser).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    12      1     46      2
    Miller                       6      1     11      1
    Tribe                       14      0     58      0
    Toshack                      4      1     14      1
    McCool                      21.4    5     44      5
    Barnes                       3      0     11      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 214 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             c Evans            b Bedser              30  70  73  2 0
    AR Morris             run out                                  17  60  41  2 0
    *DG Bradman           c Compton          b Bedser              63 117 117  7 0
    AL Hassett            c Ikin             b Wright              47 133 122  5 0
    KR Miller             not out                                  34  58  44  6 0
    RA Hamence            c Edrich           b Wright               1  10  10  0 0
    CL McCool             not out                                  13  21  18  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 1, nb 4)                         9
    Total                 (5 wickets, 52.2 overs)                 214
    
    DNB: +D Tallon, RR Lindwall, GE Tribe, ERH Toshack.
    
    FoW: 1-45 (Morris), 2-51 (Barnes), 3-149 (Bradman),
         4-173 (Hassett), 5-180 (Hamence).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      22      4     75      2
    Edrich                       2      0     14      0
    Smith                        2      0      8      0
    Wright                      22      1     93      2
    Yardley                      3      1      7      0
    Compton                      1.2    0      8      0
    

    • L Hutton retired hurt at 237/6




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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, WJ Edrich, LB Fishlock, DCS Compton, NWD Yardley, JT Ikin, TG Evans, TPB Smith, AV Bedser, DVP Wright.

    Australia Player Pages: SG Barnes, AR Morris, DG Bradman, AL Hassett, KR Miller, RA Hamence, CL McCool, D Tallon, RR Lindwall, GE Tribe, ERH Toshack.

    Match Officials' Pages: GE Borwick, JD Scott.

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