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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
8, 9, 10, 12, 13 July 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, D Davies
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Cyril Washbrook | b Bill Johnston | 11 | - | 30 | 1 | - |
| 2. George Emmett | c Sid Barnes b Ray Lindwall | 10 | - | 47 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 32 | - | 170 | 5 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | not out | 145 | - | 324 | 16 | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 37 | - | 115 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Tom Dollery | b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| *7. Norman Yardley | c Ian Johnson b Ernie Toshack | 22 | - | 83 | 3 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Bill Johnston b Ray Lindwall | 34 | - | 76 | 4 | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | run out ( > > ) | 37 | - | 145 | 7 | - |
| 10. Dick Pollard | b Ernie Toshack | 3 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Young | c Don Bradman b Bill Johnston | 4 | - | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-28 (George Emmett), 3-96 (Jack Crapp), 4-97 (Tom Dollery), 5-119 (Bill Edrich), 6-141 (Norman Yardley), 7-216 (Godfrey Evans), 8-337 (Alec Bedser), 9-352 (Dick Pollard), 363 (Jack Young). |
| Extras | 7b, 17lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 171.5 ovs) 363 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 40 | 8 | 99 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 45.5 | 13 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 41 | 20 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 38 | 16 | 77 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 51 | 0 | 218 | 6 | - |
| 2. Ian Johnson | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | lbw b Dick Pollard | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Cyril Washbrook b Jack Young | 38 | - | 101 | 5 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | lbw b Dick Pollard | 31 | - | 75 | 4 | - |
| 6. Sid Barnes | retired hurt | 1 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 7. Sam Loxton | b Dick Pollard | 36 | - | 77 | 6 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Edrich | 18 | - | 30 | 1 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Cyril Washbrook b Alec Bedser | 23 | - | 106 | 3 | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Jack Crapp b Alec Bedser | 3 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Ian Johnson), 2-13 (Don Bradman), 3-82 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-135 (Keith Miller), 5-139 (Arthur Morris), 6-172 (Don Tallon), 7-208 (Sam Loxton), 8-219 (Bill Johnston), 9-221 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93 ovs) 221 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 36 | 12 | 81 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 32 | 9 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 7 | 3 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 14 | 5 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Cyril Washbrook | not out | 85 | - | 208 | 11 | - |
| 2. George Emmett | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | run out ( > > ) | 53 | - | 138 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Ernie Toshack | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | not out | 19 | - | 55 | 2 | - |
| 6. Tom Dollery | ||||||
| *7. Norman Yardley | ||||||
| +8. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Dick Pollard | ||||||
| 11. Jack Young |
| FOW | 1-1 (George Emmett), 2-125 (Bill Edrich), 3-129 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 9b, 7lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 69 ovs) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 14 | 4 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 8 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 12 | 5 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | not out | 54 | 0 | 156 | 9 | - |
| 2. Ian Johnson | c Jack Crapp b Jack Young | 6 | - | 32 | 1 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | not out | 30 | 0 | 122 | 6 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | ||||||
| 5. Keith Miller | ||||||
| 6. Sid Barnes | ||||||
| 7. Sam Loxton | ||||||
| +8. Don Tallon | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 10. Bill Johnston | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-10 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 61 ovs) 92 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 19 | 12 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 21 | 12 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Cyril Washbrook, George Emmett, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Jack Crapp, Tom Dollery, Norman Yardley, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Dick Pollard, Jack Young