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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
23, 24, 25, 27, 28 July 1953 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: F Chester, FS Lee
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | lbw b Keith Miller | 10 | - | 79 | 1 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | c Richie Benaud b Keith Miller | 55 | - | 223 | 3 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Alan Davidson b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | b Ray Lindwall | 24 | - | 165 | 1 | - |
| 6. Reg Simpson | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | run out ( > > ) | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 25 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Ray Lindwall b Ron Archer | 10 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | b Alan Davidson | 9 | - | 77 | - | - |
| 11. Alec Bedser | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Len Hutton), 2-33 (Bill Edrich), 3-36 (Denis Compton), 4-98 (Tom Graveney), 5-108 (Willie Watson), 6-110 (Trevor Bailey), 7-133 (Jim Laker), 8-149 (Godfrey Evans), 9-167 (Reg Simpson), 167 (Tony Lock). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.4 ovs) 167 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 35 | 10 | 54 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 28 | 13 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 20.4 | 7 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 18 | 4 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | c Tony Lock b Alec Bedser | 37 | - | 80 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Tony Lock b Alec Bedser | 10 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 71 | - | 150 | 9 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | c Bill Edrich b Trevor Bailey | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Graeme Hole | c Tony Lock b Alec Bedser | 53 | - | 120 | 6 | - |
| 6. Jim de Courcy | lbw b Tony Lock | 10 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | b Trevor Bailey | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ron Archer | not out | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ray Lindwall | b Alec Bedser | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | - |
| +11. Gil Langley | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 17 | - | 37 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Arthur Morris), 2-70 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-84 (Keith Miller), 4-168 (Neil Harvey), 5-183 (Jim de Courcy), 6-203 (Richie Benaud), 7-203 (Graeme Hole), 8-208 (Alan Davidson), 9-218 (Ray Lindwall), 266 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 4b, 8lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.5 ovs) 266 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 28.5 | 2 | 95 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 22 | 4 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 23 | 9 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | c Jim de Courcy b Ray Lindwall | 64 | - | 245 | 10 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | b Ray Lindwall | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 61 | - | 280 | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Alan Davidson b Keith Miller | 15 | - | 72 | - | - |
| 6. Reg Simpson | c Jim de Courcy b Keith Miller | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | c Graeme Hole b Alan Davidson | 38 | - | 261 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Ray Lindwall b Keith Miller | 1 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Richie Benaud b Alan Davidson | 48 | - | 115 | 6 | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | c Arthur Morris b Keith Miller | 8 | - | 40 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alec Bedser | not out | 3 | - | 45 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Len Hutton), 2-62 (Tom Graveney), 3-139 (Bill Edrich), 4-167 (Willie Watson), 5-171 (Reg Simpson), 6-182 (Godfrey Evans), 7-239 (Trevor Bailey), 8-244 (Denis Compton), 9-258 (Tony Lock), 275 (Jim Laker). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 177.3 ovs) 275 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 54 | 19 | 104 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 47 | 19 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 29.3 | 15 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 25 | 12 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 19 | 8 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | b Tony Lock | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 38 | 0 | 38 | - | - |
| 3. Graeme Hole | c Tom Graveney b Trevor Bailey | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | lbw b Alec Bedser | 34 | - | 31 | - | - |
| 5. Alan Davidson | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Jim de Courcy | not out | 13 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Keith Miller | ||||||
| 8. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| 9. Ron Archer | ||||||
| 10. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +11. Gil Langley |
| FOW | 1-27 (Lindsay Hassett), 2-54 (Arthur Morris), 3-111 (Neil Harvey), 4-117 (Graeme Hole). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 33 ovs) 147 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 17 | 1 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 8 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Bill Edrich, Tom Graveney, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Reg Simpson, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Alec Bedser