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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 303 (303/153)
The Ashes, 1948, 5th Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
14,16,17,18 August 1948 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 149 runs
Australia wins the 5-Test series 4-0

Toss: England
Umpires: HG Baldwin and D Davies
Test Debuts: JG Dewes, AJ Watkins (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 52, Australia 153/2 (Morris 77*, Hassett 10*)
  • Day 2: Australia 389, England 54/1 (Hutton 19*, Edrich 23*)
  • Day 3: England 178/7 (Yardley 2*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              c Tallon           b Lindwall            30 124 147  1 0
    JG Dewes                                 b Miller               1   6   5  0 0
    WJ Edrich             c Hassett          b Johnston             3  20  20  0 0
    DCS Compton           c Morris           b Lindwall             4   9  11  0 0
    JF Crapp              c Tallon           b Miller               0  19  23  0 0
    *NWD Yardley                             b Lindwall             7  31  33  0 0
    AJ Watkins            lbw                b Johnston             0  16  16  0 0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall             1   9   4  0 0
    AV Bedser                                b Lindwall             0   3   5  0 0
    JA Young                                 b Lindwall             0   4   5  0 0
    WE Hollies            not out                                   0  12   8  0 0
    Extras                (b 6)                                     6
    Total                 (all out, 42.1 overs)                    52
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Dewes), 2-10 (Edrich), 3-17 (Compton), 4-23 (Crapp),
         5-35 (Yardley), 6-42 (Watkins), 7-45 (Evans), 8-45 (Bedser),
         9-47 (Young), 10-52 (Hutton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    16.1    5     20      6
    Miller                       8      5      5      2
    Johnston                    16      4     20      2
    Loxton                       2      1      1      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             c Evans            b Hollies             61 126        0
    AR Morris             run out                                 196 406     16 0
    *DG Bradman                              b Hollies              0   1   2  0 0
    AL Hassett            lbw                b Young               37 134        0
    KR Miller             st Evans           b Hollies              5            0
    RN Harvey             c Young            b Hollies             17            0
    SJE Loxton            c Evans            b Edrich              15            0
    RR Lindwall           c Edrich           b Young                9            0
    +D Tallon             c Crapp            b Hollies             31            0
    DT Ring               c Crapp            b Bedser               9            0
    WA Johnston           not out                                   0   1   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 2, nb 3)                         9
    Total                 (all out, 158.2 overs)                  389
    
    FoW: 1-117 (Barnes), 2-117 (Bradman), 3-226 (Hassett),
         4-243 (Miller), 5-265 (Harvey), 6-304 (Loxton),
         7-332 (Lindwall), 8-359 (Morris), 9-389 (Tallon),
         10-389 (Ring).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      31.2    9     61      1
    Watkins                      4      1     19      0
    Young                       51     16    118      2
    Hollies                     56     14    131      5
    Compton                      2      0      6      0
    Edrich                       9      1     38      1
    Yardley                      5      1      7      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              c Tallon           b Miller              64            0
    JG Dewes                                 b Lindwall            10            0
    WJ Edrich                                b Lindwall            28            0
    DCS Compton           c Lindwall         b Johnston            39            0
    JF Crapp                                 b Miller               9            0
    *NWD Yardley          c Miller           b Johnston             9            0
    AJ Watkins            c Hassett          b Ring                 2          0 0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall             8            0
    AV Bedser                                b Johnston             0   5   5  0 0
    JA Young              not out                                   3  10   7  0 0
    WE Hollies            c Morris           b Johnston             0   1   1  0 0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 4, nb 3)                        16
    Total                 (all out, 105.3 overs)                  188
    
    FoW: 1-20 (Dewes), 2-64 (Edrich), 3-125 (Compton),
         4-153 (Hutton), 5-164 (Crapp), 6-167 (Watkins),
         7-178 (Evans), 8-181 (Bedser), 9-188 (Yardley),
         10-188 (Hollies).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    25      3     50      3
    Miller                      15      6     22      2
    Johnston                    27.3   12     40      4
    Loxton                      10      2     16      0
    Ring                        28     13     44      1
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, JG Dewes, WJ Edrich, DCS Compton, JF Crapp, NWD Yardley, AJ Watkins, TG Evans, AV Bedser, JA Young, WE Hollies.

    Australia Player Pages: SG Barnes, AR Morris, DG Bradman, AL Hassett, KR Miller, RN Harvey, SJE Loxton, RR Lindwall, D Tallon, DT Ring, WA Johnston.

    Match Officials' Pages: HG Baldwin, D Davies.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Graham.Rose (grahamr@hadrian.bt.co.uk)  
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