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Test Match #283 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1946-1947 Australia v England - 5th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
28th February, 1947
 
 Australia 253 & 214/5
England 280 & 186
Australia won by 5 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton retired hurt 122  356  5  0 34.27 43.57%
Cyril Washbrook b Lindwall 0  2  0  0 0.00
William Edrich c †Tallon b Lindwall 60  174  8  0 34.48 21.43%
Laurence Fishlock b McCool 14  40  1  0 35.00 5.00%
Denis Compton hit wicket b Lindwall 17  41  1  0 41.46 6.07%
Norman Yardley* c Miller b Lindwall 2  14  0  0 14.29 0.71%
John Ikin b Lindwall 0  4  0  0 0.00
Godfrey Evans† b Lindwall 29  49  2  0 59.18 10.36%
Thomas Smith b Lindwall 2  19  0  0 10.53 0.71%
Alec Bedser not out 10  37  0  0 27.03 3.57%
Douglas Wright c †Tallon b Miller 7  18  1  0 38.89 2.50%
Extras (b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 1) 17  
Total All Out   (94.3 overs @ 2.96 rpo) 280
Fall of Wickets
 
1-1 Washbrook, 2-151 Edrich, 3-188 Fishlock, 4-215 Compton, 5-225 Yardley, 6-225 Ikin,
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7-244 Smith, 8-269 Evans, 9-280 Wright
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 22.0 3 63 7 2.86 70.00
Keith Miller 15.3 2 31 1 2.00 10.00
George Tribe 28.0 2 95 0 3.39
Ernest Toshack 16.0 4 40 0 2.50
Colin McCool 13.0 0 34 1 2.62 10.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Sidney Barnes c †Evans b Bedser 71  166  6  0 42.77 28.06%
Arthur Morris lbw b Bedser 57  139  6  0 41.01 22.53%
Donald Bradman* b Wright 12  23  0  0 52.17 4.74%
Arthur Hassett c Ikin b Wright 24  104  3  0 23.08 9.49%
Keith Miller c Ikin b Wright 23  48  0  0 47.92 9.09%
Ronald Hamence not out 30  96  2  0 31.25 11.86%
Colin McCool c Yardley b Wright 3  15  0  0 20.00 1.19%
Donald Tallon† c Compton b Wright 0  3  0  0 0.00
Ray Lindwall c Smith b Wright 0  2  0  0 0.00
George Tribe c Fishlock b Wright 9  5  1  0 180.00 3.56%
Ernest Toshack run out 5  15  0  0 33.33 1.98%
Extras (b 7, lb 6, nb 6) 19  
Total All Out   (76.0 overs @ 3.33 rpo) 253
Fall of Wickets
 
1-126 Barnes, 2-146 Morris, 3-146 Bradman, 4-187 Miller, 5-218 Hassett, 6-230 McCool,
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7-230 Tallon, 8-233 Lindwall, 9-245 Tribe, 10-253 Toshack
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 27.0 7 49 2 1.81 20.00
William Edrich 7.0 0 34 0 4.86
Thomas Smith 8.0 0 38 0 4.75
Douglas Wright 29.0 4 105 7 3.62 70.00
Norman Yardley 5.0 2 8 0 1.60
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Laurence Fishlock lbw b Lindwall 0  1  0  0 0.00
Cyril Washbrook b McCool 24  49  2  0 48.98 12.90%
William Edrich st †Tallon b McCool 24  65  2  0 36.92 12.90%
Denis Compton c Miller b Toshack 76  178  5  0 42.70 40.86%
John Ikin st †Tallon b McCool 0  2  0  0 0.00
Norman Yardley* b McCool 11  43  0  0 25.58 5.91%
Godfrey Evans† b Miller 20  71  0  0 28.17 10.75%
Thomas Smith c †Tallon b Lindwall 24  58  2  0 41.38 12.90%
Alec Bedser st †Tallon b McCool 4  13  0  0 30.77 2.15%
Douglas Wright not out 1  5  0  0 20.00 0.54%
Leonard Hutton absent ill          
Extras (b 1, lb 1) 2  
Total All Out   (60.4 overs @ 3.07 rpo) 186
Fall of Wickets
 
1-0 Fishlock, 2-42 Washbrook, 3-65 Edrich, 4-65 Ikin, 5-85 Yardley, 6-120 Evans,
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7-157 Smith, 8-184 Compton, 9-186 Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 12.0 1 46 2 3.83 20.00
Keith Miller 6.0 1 11 1 1.83 10.00
George Tribe 14.0 0 58 0 4.14
Ernest Toshack 4.0 1 14 1 3.50 10.00
Colin McCool 21.4 5 44 5 2.03 50.00
Sidney Barnes 3.0 0 11 0 3.67
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 214)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Sidney Barnes c †Evans b Bedser 30  73  2  0 41.10 14.02%
Arthur Morris run out 17  41  2  0 41.46 7.94%
Donald Bradman* c Compton b Bedser 63  117  7  0 53.85 29.44%
Arthur Hassett c Ikin b Wright 47  122  5  0 38.52 21.96%
Keith Miller not out 34  44  6  0 77.27 15.89%
Ronald Hamence c Edrich b Wright 1  10  0  0 10.00 0.47%
Colin McCool not out 13  18  0  0 72.22 6.07%
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 4) 9  
Total 5 wickets   (52.2 overs @ 4.09 rpo) 214
 
Did Not Bat
 
Donald Tallon†, Ray Lindwall, George Tribe, Ernest Toshack
Fall of Wickets
 
1-45 Morris, 2-51 Barnes, 3-149 Bradman, 4-173 Hassett, 5-180 Hamence
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 22.0 4 75 2 3.41 20.00
William Edrich 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Thomas Smith 2.0 0 8 0 4.00
Douglas Wright 22.0 1 93 2 4.23 20.00
Norman Yardley 3.0 1 7 0 2.33
Denis Compton 1.2 0 8 0 6.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1946-1947 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 5th Test
Match No. Test #283
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 237/6 (L Hutton 122*, TG Evans 0*)
Day 2 - No play
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 189/4 (AL Hassett 12*, RA Hamence 0*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 144/6 (DCS Compton 51*, TPB Smith 14*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 214/5, 52.2 overs - end of match
 
NOTES
 
 
England 1st innings - Leonard Hutton retired hurt/ill at 237/6

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