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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
15, 17, 18, 19 August 1953 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: D Davies, FS Lee
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 53 | - | 135 | 4 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Alec Bedser | 16 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3. Keith Miller | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Len Hutton b Fred Trueman | 36 | - | 79 | - | - |
| 5. Graeme Hole | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 37 | - | 63 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jim de Courcy | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Ron Archer | c & b Alec Bedser | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Bill Edrich b Jim Laker | 22 | - | 52 | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 62 | - | 115 | 8 | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | c Bill Edrich b Tony Lock | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Arthur Morris), 2-41 (Keith Miller), 3-107 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-107 (Neil Harvey), 5-118 (Jim de Courcy), 6-160 (Graeme Hole), 7-160 (Ron Archer), 8-207 (Alan Davidson), 9-245 (Gil Langley), 275 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.3 ovs) 275 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 29 | 3 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 24.3 | 3 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 14 | 3 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 9 | 2 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | b Bill Johnston | 82 | - | 218 | 8 | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 21 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 3. Peter May | c Ron Archer b Bill Johnston | 39 | - | 140 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 16 | - | 68 | - | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | c Keith Miller b Ray Lindwall | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | b Ron Archer | 64 | - | 222 | 7 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | run out ( > > ) | 28 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 8. Jim Laker | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tony Lock | c Alan Davidson b Ray Lindwall | 4 | - | 52 | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | b Bill Johnston | 10 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 11. Alec Bedser | not out | 22 | - | 70 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Bill Edrich), 2-137 (Peter May), 3-154 (Len Hutton), 4-167 (Denis Compton), 5-170 (Tom Graveney), 6-210 (Godfrey Evans), 7-225 (Jim Laker), 8-237 (Tony Lock), 9-262 (Fred Trueman), 306 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 9b, 5lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.3 ovs) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 32 | 7 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 34 | 12 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 45 | 16 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 10.3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Jim Laker | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Tony Lock | 26 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3. Graeme Hole | lbw b Jim Laker | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Tony Lock | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Fred Trueman b Jim Laker | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Jim de Courcy | run out ( > > ) | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ron Archer | c Bill Edrich b Tony Lock | 49 | - | 63 | 7 | 1 |
| 8. Alan Davidson | b Tony Lock | 21 | - | 41 | - | 1 |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Denis Compton b Jim Laker | 12 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +10. Gil Langley | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 6 | - | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Lindsay Hassett), 2-59 (Graeme Hole), 3-60 (Neil Harvey), 4-61 (Keith Miller), 5-61 (Arthur Morris), 6-85 (Jim de Courcy), 7-135 (Alan Davidson), 8-140 (Ron Archer), 9-144 (Gil Langley), 162 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 11b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.5 ovs) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 21 | 9 | 45 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 16.5 | 2 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | run out ( > > ) | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | not out | 55 | - | 210 | 6 | - |
| 3. Peter May | c Alan Davidson b Keith Miller | 37 | - | 112 | 5 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | not out | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | ||||||
| 6. Trevor Bailey | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Jim Laker | ||||||
| 9. Tony Lock | ||||||
| 10. Fred Trueman | ||||||
| 11. Alec Bedser |
| FOW | 1-24 (Len Hutton), 2-88 (Peter May). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 63.5 ovs) 132 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 21 | 5 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 29 | 14 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Hassett | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Morris | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Bill Edrich, Peter May, Denis Compton, Tom Graveney, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Fred Trueman, Alec Bedser