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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 279 (279/144)
The Ashes, 1946/47, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
29,30 November, 2,3,4 December 1946 (6-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 332 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott
Test Debuts: AR Morris, GE Tribe (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 292/2 (Bradman 162*, Hassett 81*)
  • Day 2: Australia 595/5 (McCool 92*, Johnson 47*)
  • Day 3: Australia 645, England 21/1 (Washbrook 5*, Edrich 8*)
  • Day 4: England 117/5 (Hammond 30*, Yardley 25*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    SG Barnes             c Bedser           b Wright              31  66  52  4 0
    AR Morris             c Hammond          b Bedser               2  11   9  0 0
    *DG Bradman                              b Edrich             187 316 313 19 0
    AL Hassett            c Yardley          b Bedser             128 392 395 10 1
    KR Miller             lbw                b Wright              79 160 154  6 1
    CL McCool             lbw                b Wright              95 156 153 14 0
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Wright              47 110 109  3 0
    +D Tallon             lbw                b Edrich              14  39  36  3 0
    RR Lindwall           c Voce             b Wright              31  49  39  3 2
    GE Tribe              c Gibb             b Edrich               1   7   6  0 0
    ERH Toshack           not out                                   1   7   6  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 11, w 2, nb 11)                 29
    Total                 (all out, 158.6 overs)                  645
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Morris), 2-46 (Barnes), 3-322 (Bradman),
         4-428 (Hassett), 5-465 (Miller), 6-596 (Johnson),
         7-599 (McCool), 8-629 (Tallon), 9-643 (Tribe),
         10-645 (Lindwall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Voce                        28      9     92      0
    Bedser                      41      5    159      2
    Wright                      43.6    4    167      5
    Edrich                      25      2    107      3
    Yardley                     13      1     47      0
    Ikin                         2      0     24      0
    Compton                      6      0     20      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton                                 b Miller               7  16  16  0 0
    C Washbrook           c Barnes           b Miller               6  55  30  0 0
    WJ Edrich             c McCool           b Miller              16  98 117  1 0
    DCS Compton           lbw                b Miller              17  36  37  1 0
    *WR Hammond           lbw                b Toshack             32 132 145  3 0
    JT Ikin               c Tallon           b Miller               0   1   1  0 0
    NWD Yardley           c Tallon           b Toshack             29 125 114  4 0
    +PA Gibb                                 b Miller              13  19  23  2 0
    W Voce                not out                                   1  11   7  0 0
    AV Bedser             lbw                b Miller               0   1   1  0 0
    DVP Wright            c Tallon           b Toshack              4   5   8  1 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 3)                   16
    Total                 (all out, 61.5 overs)                   141
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Hutton), 2-25 (Washbrook), 3-49 (Compton),
         4-56 (Edrich), 5-56 (Ikin), 6-121 (Hammond),
         7-134 (Yardley), 8-136 (Gibb), 9-136 (Bedser),
         10-141 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    12      4     23      0
    Miller                      22      4     60      7
    Toshack                     16.5   11     17      3
    Tribe                        9      2     19      0
    McCool                       1      0      5      0
    Barnes                       1      0      1      0
    
    England 2nd innings (following on)                              R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              c Barnes           b Miller               0   1   1  0 0
    C Washbrook           c Barnes           b Miller              13  46  39  1 0
    WJ Edrich             lbw                b Toshack              7  14  17  1 0
    DCS Compton           c Barnes           b Toshack             15  68  90  1 0
    *WR Hammond                              b Toshack             23  44  49  1 2
    JT Ikin                                  b Tribe               32  42  56  5 0
    NWD Yardley           c Hassett          b Toshack              0   2   3  0 0
    +PA Gibb              lbw                b Toshack             11  37  33  2 0
    W Voce                c Hassett          b Tribe               18  16  21  1 1
    AV Bedser                            c & b Toshack             18  29  33  2 0
    DVP Wright            not out                                  10  16  16  2 0
    Extras                (b 15, lb 7, w 1, nb 2)                  25
    Total                 (all out, 43.7 overs)                   172
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Hutton), 2-13 (Edrich), 3-33 (Washbrook),
         4-62 (Compton), 5-65 (Hammond), 6-65 (Yardley),
         7-112 (Ikin), 8-114 (Gibb), 9-143 (Voce), 10-172 (Bedser).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Miller                      11      3     17      2
    Toshack                     20.7    2     82      6
    Tribe                       12      2     48      2
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

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

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

    Match Officials' Pages: GE Borwick, JD Scott.

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