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Test Match #302 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1948 England v Australia - 4th Test
Headingley, Leeds
22nd July, 1948
 
 England 496 & 365/8 dec
Australia 458 & 404/3
Australia won by 7 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Lindwall 81    0  0   16.33%
Cyril Washbrook c Lindwall b Johnston 143    22  0   28.83%
William Edrich c Morris b Johnson 111    13  1   22.38%
Alec Bedser c & b Johnson 79    8  2   15.93%
Denis Compton c †Saggers b Lindwall 23    0  0   4.64%
John Crapp b Toshack 5    0  0   1.01%
Norman Yardley* b Miller 25    0  0   5.04%
Kenneth Cranston b Loxton 10    0  0   2.02%
Godfrey Evans† c Hassett b Loxton 3    0  0   0.60%
Jim Laker c †Saggers b Loxton 4    0  0   0.81%
Richard Pollard not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1) 12  
Total All Out   (192.1 overs @ 2.58 rpo) 496
Fall of Wickets
 
1-168 Leonard Hutton, 2-268 Cyril Washbrook, 3-423 Alec Bedser, 4-426 William Edrich,
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5-447 John Crapp, 6-473 Denis Compton, 7-486 Kenneth Cranston, 8-490 Godfrey Evans,
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9-496 Jim Laker, 10-496 Norman Yardley
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 38.0 10 79 2 2.08 20.00
Keith Miller 17.1 2 43 1 2.50 10.00
William Johnston 38.0 12 86 1 2.26 10.00
Ernest Toshack 35.0 6 112 1 3.20 10.00
Samuel Loxton 26.0 4 55 3 2.12 30.00
Ian Johnson 33.0 9 89 2 2.70 20.00
Arthur Morris 5.0 0 20 0 4.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Arthur Morris c Cranston b Bedser 6    0  0   1.31%
Arthur Hassett c Crapp b Pollard 13    0  0   2.84%
Donald Bradman* b Pollard 33  56  0  0 58.93 7.21%
Keith Miller c Edrich b Yardley 58    0  0   12.66%
Neil Harvey b Laker 112    17  0   24.45%
Samuel Loxton b Yardley 93    8  5   20.31%
Ian Johnson c Cranston b Laker 10    0  0   2.18%
Ray Lindwall c Crapp b Bedser 77    0  0   16.81%
Ronald Saggers† st †Evans b Laker 5    0  0   1.09%
William Johnston c Edrich b Bedser 13    0  0   2.84%
Ernest Toshack not out 12    0  0   2.62%
Extras (b 9, lb 14, nb 3) 26  
Total All Out   (136.2 overs @ 3.36 rpo) 458
Fall of Wickets
 
1-13 Arthur Morris, 2-65 Arthur Hassett, 3-68 Donald Bradman, 4-189 Keith Miller,
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5-294 Neil Harvey, 6-329 Ian Johnson, 7-344 Samuel Loxton, 8-355 Ronald Saggers,
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9-403 William Johnston, 10-458 Ray Lindwall
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 31.2 4 92 3 2.94 30.00
Richard Pollard 38.0 6 104 2 2.74 20.00
Kenneth Cranston 14.0 1 51 0 3.64
William Edrich 3.0 0 19 0 6.33
Jim Laker 30.0 8 113 3 3.77 30.00
Norman Yardley 17.0 6 38 2 2.24 20.00
Denis Compton 3.0 0 15 0 5.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton c Bradman b Johnson 57    0  0   15.62%
Cyril Washbrook c Harvey b Johnston 65    0  0   17.81%
William Edrich lbw b Lindwall 54    0  0   14.79%
Denis Compton c Miller b Johnston 66    0  0   18.08%
John Crapp b Lindwall 18    0  0   4.93%
Norman Yardley* c Harvey b Johnston 7    0  0   1.92%
Kenneth Cranston c †Saggers b Johnston 0  2  0  0 0.00
Godfrey Evans† not out 47    0  0   12.88%
Alec Bedser c Hassett b Miller 17    4  0   4.66%
Jim Laker not out 15    0  0   4.11%
Extras (b 4, lb 12, nb 3) 19  
Total 8 wickets declared   (107.0 overs @ 3.41 rpo) 365
 
Did not Bat
 
Richard Pollard
Fall of Wickets
 
1-129 Cyril Washbrook, 2-129 Leonard Hutton, 3-232 William Edrich, 4-260 John Crapp,
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5-277 Norman Yardley, 6-278 Kenneth Cranston, 7-293 Denis Compton, 8-330 Alec Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 26.0 6 84 2 3.23 20.00
Keith Miller 21.0 5 53 1 2.52 10.00
William Johnston 29.0 5 95 4 3.28 40.00
Samuel Loxton 10.0 2 29 0 2.90
Ian Johnson 21.0 2 85 1 4.05 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 404)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Arthur Morris c Pollard b Yardley 182    33  0   45.05%
Arthur Hassett c & b Compton 17    1  0   4.21%
Donald Bradman* not out 173  292  29  0 59.25 42.82%
Keith Miller lbw b Cranston 12    2  0   2.97%
Neil Harvey not out 4    1  0   0.99%
Extras (b 6, lb 9, nb 1) 16  
Total 3 wickets   (114.1 overs @ 3.54 rpo) 404
 
Did not Bat
 
Samuel Loxton, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Ronald Saggers†, William Johnston,
 
Ernest Toshack
Fall of Wickets
 
1-57 Arthur Hassett, 2-358 Arthur Morris, 3-396 Keith Miller
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 21.0 2 56 0 2.67
Richard Pollard 22.0 6 55 0 2.50
Kenneth Cranston 7.1 0 28 1 3.91 10.00
Jim Laker 32.0 11 93 0 2.91
Norman Yardley 13.0 1 44 1 3.38 10.00
Denis Compton 15.0 3 82 1 5.47 10.00
Leonard Hutton 4.0 1 30 0 7.50
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Headingley, Leeds
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1948 England v Australia  (The Ashes) - 4th Test
Match No. Test #302
Match Conditions Day Match
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 268/2 (WJ Edrich 41*, AV Bedser 0*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 63/1 (AL Hassett 13*, DG Bradman 31*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 457/9 (RR Lindwall 76*, ERH Toshack 12*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 362/8 (TG Evans 47*, JC Laker 14*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 404/3, 114.1 overs - end of match

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