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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
24, 25, 26, 28, 29 June 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: D Davies, CN Woolley
Match Result: Australia won by 409 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Len Hutton b Alec Coxon | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Len Hutton b Alec Coxon | 105 | 0 | 209 | 14 | 1 |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 38 | 0 | 115 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | b Norman Yardley | 47 | - | 175 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | lbw b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bill Brown | lbw b Norman Yardley | 24 | - | 84 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Edrich | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Norman Yardley b Alec Bedser | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Alec Bedser | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | st Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Sid Barnes), 2-87 (Don Bradman), 3-166 (Arthur Morris), 4-173 (Keith Miller), 5-216 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-225 (Bill Brown), 7-246 (Ian Johnson), 8-275 (Ray Lindwall), 9-320 (Don Tallon), 350 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 129.3 ovs) 350 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 43 | 14 | 100 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Coxon | 35 | 10 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 21.3 | 8 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 15 | 4 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Ian Johnson | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | 70 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tom Dollery | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | b Ray Lindwall | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alec Coxon | c & b Ian Johnson | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Don Tallon b Ian Johnson | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | b Ray Lindwall | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-32 (Len Hutton), 3-46 (Bill Edrich), 4-46 (Tom Dollery), 5-133 (Denis Compton), 6-134 (Norman Yardley), 7-145 (Godfrey Evans), 8-186 (Alec Coxon), 9-197 (Jim Laker), 215 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.4 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 27.4 | 7 | 70 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 22 | 4 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 35 | 13 | 72 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 18 | 11 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Cyril Washbrook b Norman Yardley | 141 | - | 277 | 14 | 2 |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Doug Wright | 62 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Bill Edrich b Alec Bedser | 89 | 0 | 185 | 13 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | b Norman Yardley | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Alec Bedser b Jim Laker | 74 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Bill Brown | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Coxon | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ian Johnson | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Don Tallon | ||||||
| 10. Bill Johnston | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-122 (Arthur Morris), 2-296 (Sid Barnes), 3-296 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-329 (Don Bradman), 5-416 (Bill Brown), 6-445 (Keith Miller), 7-460 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 22b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 130.2 ovs) 460 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 34 | 6 | 112 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Coxon | 28 | 3 | 82 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 19 | 4 | 69 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 31.2 | 6 | 111 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 13 | 4 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Ian Johnson b Ray Lindwall | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Ernie Toshack | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Ian Johnson b Ernie Toshack | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tom Dollery | b Ray Lindwall | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | b Ernie Toshack | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alec Coxon | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | not out | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill Johnston | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | c Ray Lindwall b Ernie Toshack | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-42 (Len Hutton), 2-52 (Bill Edrich), 3-65 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-106 (Denis Compton), 5-133 (Norman Yardley), 6-133 (Alec Coxon), 7-141 (Tom Dollery), 8-141 (Jim Laker), 9-158 (Alec Bedser), 186 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 16b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.1 ovs) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 23 | 9 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 33 | 15 | 62 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 20.1 | 6 | 40 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Tom Dollery, Norman Yardley, Alec Coxon, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Doug Wright