Test Match #284 Standard Scorecard     
1946-1947 New Zealand v England - 1st Test
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
21st March, 1947
 
New Zealand 345/9 dec
England 265/7 dec
Match drawn

 
New Zealand   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Walter Hadlee* c Bedser b Yardley 116    11  0   33.62%
Bert Sutcliffe c †Evans b Bedser 58    7  0   16.81%
Verdun Scott c Hammond b Pollard 18    2  0   5.22%
Walter Wallace c †Evans b Bedser 9    1  0   2.61%
Donald Taylor lbw b Bedser 12    1  0   3.48%
Frank Smith b Bedser 18    1  0   5.22%
Eric Tindill b Pollard 1    0  0   0.29%
Roy Scott b Edrich 18    3  0   5.22%
John Cowie b Pollard 45    4  1   13.04%
Thomas Burtt not out 24    0  0   6.96%
Extras (b 10, lb 11, nb 5) 26  
Total 9 wickets declared   (102.4 overs @ 3.36 rpo) 345
 
Did not Bat
 
Colin Snedden
Fall of Wickets
 
1-133 Sutcliffe, 2-195 Hadlee, 3-212 Wallace, 4-212 VJ Scott, 5-234 Smith, 6-238 Tindill,
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7-258 Taylor, 8-281 RH Scott, 9-345 Cowie
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 39.0 5 95 4 2.44 40.00
Richard Pollard 29.4 8 73 3 2.46 30.00
William Edrich 11.0 2 35 1 3.18 10.00
Douglas Wright 13.0 1 61 0 4.69
Thomas Smith 6.0 0 43 0 7.17
Norman Yardley 4.0 0 12 1 3.00 10.00
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Cyril Washbrook c Smith b Cowie 2    0  0   0.75%
Norman Yardley b Cowie 22    2  0   8.30%
William Edrich c Taylor b RH Scott 42    3  0   15.85%
Denis Compton b Cowie 38    2  1   14.34%
Wally Hammond* c Sutcliffe b Cowie 79    10  0   29.81%
John Ikin c †Tindill b Cowie 45    6  0   16.98%
Godfrey Evans not out 21    3  0   7.92%
Thomas Smith c sub b Cowie 1    0  0   0.38%
Alec Bedser not out 8    2  0   3.02%
Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 1) 7  
Total 7 wickets declared   (83.0 overs @ 3.19 rpo) 265
 
Did not Bat
 
Douglas Wright, Richard Pollard
Fall of Wickets
 
1-2 Washbrook, 2-46 Yardley, 3-79 Edrich, 4-125 Compton, 5-222 Ikin, 6-241 Hammond,
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7-249 Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Cowie 30.0 4 83 6 2.77 60.00
Roy Scott 23.0 3 74 1 3.22 10.00
Thomas Burtt 14.0 1 55 0 3.93
Colin Snedden 16.0 5 46 0 2.88
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Toss England won the toss and elected to field
Series 1946-1947 New Zealand v England - 1st Test
Match No. Test #284
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 306/8 (J Cowie 24*, TB Burtt 9*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 265/7, 83 overs (TG Evans 21*, AV Bedser 8*)
Day 3 - No play
Day 4 - No play