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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 December 1946 (six-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, JD Scott
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 33 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Don Tallon b Ian Johnson | 39 | 0 | 112 | 2 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Fred Freer | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | lbw b Colin McCool | 71 | 0 | 202 | 6 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - |
| *5. Wally Hammond | c Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Jack Ikin | c Lindsay Hassett b Ian Johnson | 60 | 0 | 174 | 3 | - |
| 7. Norman Yardley | c Don Tallon b Ian Johnson | 25 | 0 | 48 | 3 | - |
| 8. Peter Smith | lbw b Ian Johnson | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | b Ian Johnson | 5 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | b Ian Johnson | 14 | 51 | 46 | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | not out | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-88 (Len Hutton), 3-97 (Denis Compton), 4-99 (Wally Hammond), 5-148 (Bill Edrich), 6-187 (Norman Yardley), 7-197 (Peter Smith), 8-205 (Godfrey Evans), 9-234 (Jack Ikin), 255 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 4b, 11lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.1 ovs) 255 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Freer | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Tribe | 20 | 3 | 70 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 30.1 | 12 | 42 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 23 | 2 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 234 | 667 | 649 | 17 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Bill Edrich | 5 | 0 | 48 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Johnson | c Cyril Washbrook b Bill Edrich | 7 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Denis Compton b Bill Edrich | 34 | 0 | 81 | 3 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Godfrey Evans b Peter Smith | 40 | 0 | 73 | 7 | - |
| *6. Don Bradman | lbw b Norman Yardley | 234 | 0 | 397 | 24 | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | c Wally Hammond b Peter Smith | 12 | 36 | 34 | 1 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c & b Doug Wright | 30 | 46 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 9. Fred Freer | not out | 28 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. George Tribe | not out | 25 | 16 | 16 | 5 | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-24 (Arthur Morris), 2-37 (Ian Johnson), 3-96 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-159 (Keith Miller), 5-564 (Don Bradman), 6-564 (Sid Barnes), 7-595 (Colin McCool), 8-617 (Don Tallon). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 173 ovs) 659 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 46 | 7 | 153 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 26 | 3 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 46 | 8 | 169 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Smith | 37 | 1 | 172 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ikin | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | hit wicket b Keith Miller | 37 | 0 | 24 | 6 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Colin McCool b Ian Johnson | 41 | 0 | 87 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Colin McCool | 119 | 0 | 314 | 7 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Don Bradman b Fred Freer | 54 | 0 | 120 | 5 | - |
| *5. Wally Hammond | c Ernie Toshack b Colin McCool | 37 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Jack Ikin | b Fred Freer | 17 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 7. Norman Yardley | b Colin McCool | 35 | 0 | 50 | 4 | - |
| 8. Peter Smith | c Lindsay Hassett b Ian Johnson | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | st Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 9 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | c Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-49 (Len Hutton), 2-118 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-220 (Denis Compton), 4-280 (Wally Hammond), 5-309 (Jack Ikin), 6-327 (Bill Edrich), 7-346 (Peter Smith), 8-366 (Norman Yardley), 9-369 (Godfrey Evans), 371 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.4 ovs) 371 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 3 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Freer | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Tribe | 12 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 29 | 7 | 92 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 32.4 | 4 | 109 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sid Barnes | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Sid Barnes, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Don Bradman, Colin McCool, Don Tallon, Fred Freer, George Tribe, Ernie Toshack