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Test # 375 (375/162)
The Ashes, 1953, 4th Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
23,24,25,27,28 July 1953 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: F Chester and FS Lee

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 142/7 (Evans 18*, Lock 5*)
  • Day 2: England 167, Australia 266
  • Day 3: England 62/1 (Edrich 33*, Graveney 3*)
  • Day 4: England 177/5 (Compton 60*, Bailey 4*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    *L Hutton                                b Lindwall             0   1   2  0 0
    WJ Edrich             lbw                b Miller              10  79      1 0
    TW Graveney           c Benaud           b Miller              55 223      3 0
    DCS Compton           c Davidson         b Lindwall             0  10      0 0
    W Watson                                 b Lindwall            24 165      1 0
    RT Simpson            c Langley          b Lindwall            15            0
    TE Bailey             run out                                   7            0
    +TG Evans             lbw                b Lindwall            25  90        0
    JC Laker              c Lindwall         b Archer              10  43        0
    GAR Lock                                 b Davidson             9  77        0
    AV Bedser             not out                                   0          0 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 4)                              12
    Total                 (all out, 109.4 overs)                  167
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Hutton), 2-33 (Edrich), 3-36 (Compton),
         4-98 (Graveney), 5-108 (Watson), 6-110 (Bailey),
         7-133 (Laker), 8-149 (Evans), 9-167 (Simpson),
         10-167 (Lock).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    35     10     54      5
    Miller                      28     13     39      2
    Davidson                    20.4    7     23      1
    Archer                      18      4     27      1
    Benaud                       8      1     12      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    *AL Hassett           c Lock             b Bedser              37  80      0
    AR Morris             c Lock             b Bedser              10  35      0
    RN Harvey             lbw                b Bailey              71 150   9  0
    KR Miller             c Edrich           b Bailey               5          0
    GB Hole               c Lock             b Bedser              53 120   6  0
    JH de Courcy          lbw                b Lock                10       2  0
    R Benaud                                 b Bailey               7          0
    AK Davidson           c Evans            b Bedser               2       0  0
    RG Archer             not out                                  31          0
    RR Lindwall                              b Bedser               9   9   2  0
    +GRA Langley          c Hutton           b Bedser              17  37      0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 2)                         14
    Total                 (all out, 82.5 overs)                   266
    
    FoW: 1-27 (Morris), 2-70 (Hassett), 3-84 (Miller),
         4-168 (Harvey), 5-183 (de Courcy), 6-203 (Benaud),
         7-203 (Hole), 8-208 (Davidson), 9-218 (Lindwall),
         10-266 (Langley).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      28.5    2     95      6
    Bailey                      22      4     71      3
    Lock                        23      9     53      1
    Laker                        9      1     33      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    *L Hutton             c Langley          b Archer              25            0
    WJ Edrich             c de Courcy        b Lindwall            64 245     10 0
    TW Graveney                              b Lindwall             3          0 0
    DCS Compton           lbw                b Lindwall            61 280        0
    W Watson              c Davidson         b Miller              15  72        0
    RT Simpson            c de Courcy        b Miller               0   4   1  0 0
    TE Bailey             c Hole             b Davidson            38 261        0
    +TG Evans             c Lindwall         b Miller               1  20      0 0
    JC Laker              c Benaud           b Davidson            48 115      6 0
    GAR Lock              c Morris           b Miller               8  40      1 0
    AV Bedser             not out                                   3  45      0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 8)                               9
    Total                 (all out, 177.3 overs)                  275
    
    FoW: 1-57 (Hutton), 2-62 (Graveney), 3-139 (Edrich),
         4-167 (Watson), 5-171 (Simpson), 6-182 (Evans),
         7-239 (Bailey), 8-244 (Compton), 9-258 (Lock),
         10-275 (Laker).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    54     19    104      3
    Miller                      47     19     63      4
    Davidson                    29.3   15     36      2
    Archer                      25     12     31      1
    Benaud                      19      8     26      0
    Hole                         3      1      6      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 177 runs)                        R   M   4  6
    *AL Hassett                              b Lock                 4          0
    AR Morris             st Evans           b Laker               38  38      0
    GB Hole               c Graveney         b Bailey              33          0
    RN Harvey             lbw                b Bedser              34  31      0
    AK Davidson           not out                                  17          0
    JH de Courcy          not out                                  13          1
    Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 1)                          8
    Total                 (4 wickets, 33 overs)                   147
    
    DNB: KR Miller, R Benaud, RG Archer, RR Lindwall, +GRA Langley.
    
    FoW: 1-27 (Hassett), 2-54 (Morris), 3-111 (Harvey), 4-117 (Hole).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      17      1     65      1
    Bailey                       6      1      9      1
    Lock                         8      1     48      1
    Laker                        2      0     17      1
    

    • RT Simpson (1) retired hurt on 2* from 101/4 to 149/8
    • DCS Compton (2) retired hurt on 60* from 177/5 to 239/7




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, WJ Edrich, TW Graveney, DCS Compton, W Watson, RT Simpson, TE Bailey, TG Evans, JC Laker, GAR Lock, AV Bedser.

    Australia Player Pages: AL Hassett, AR Morris, RN Harvey, KR Miller, GB Hole, JH de Courcy, R Benaud, AK Davidson, RG Archer, RR Lindwall, GRA Langley.

    Match Officials' Pages: F Chester, FS Lee.

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