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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
28 February, 1, 3, 4, 5 March 1947 (six-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, JD Scott
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | retired hurt | 122 | 0 | 300 | 5 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 60 | 0 | 179 | 8 | - |
| 4. Laurie Fishlock | b Colin McCool | 14 | 40 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | hit wicket b Ray Lindwall | 17 | 0 | 48 | 1 | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Keith Miller b Ray Lindwall | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Jack Ikin | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 29 | 0 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 9. Peter Smith | b Ray Lindwall | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 10 | 37 | 38 | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-151 (Bill Edrich), 3-188 (Laurie Fishlock), 4-215 (Denis Compton), 5-225 (Norman Yardley), 6-225 (Jack Ikin), 7-244 (Peter Smith), 8-269 (Godfrey Evans), 9-280 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 7b, 8lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.3 ovs) 280 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 22 | 3 | 63 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 15.3 | 2 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Tribe | 28 | 2 | 95 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 16 | 4 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 13 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 71 | 166 | 137 | 6 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Alec Bedser | 57 | 0 | 162 | 6 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | b Doug Wright | 12 | 0 | 27 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Jack Ikin b Doug Wright | 24 | 0 | 115 | 3 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Jack Ikin b Doug Wright | 23 | 0 | 54 | - | - |
| 6. Ron Hamence | not out | 30 | 96 | 106 | 2 | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | c Norman Yardley b Doug Wright | 3 | 15 | 9 | - | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Denis Compton b Doug Wright | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Peter Smith b Doug Wright | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. George Tribe | c Laurie Fishlock b Doug Wright | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-126 (Sid Barnes), 2-146 (Arthur Morris), 3-146 (Don Bradman), 4-187 (Keith Miller), 5-218 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-230 (Colin McCool), 7-230 (Don Tallon), 8-233 (Ray Lindwall), 9-245 (George Tribe), 253 (Ernie Toshack). |
| Extras | 7b, 6lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 27 | 7 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Smith | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 29 | 4 | 105 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Laurie Fishlock | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Colin McCool | 24 | 0 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | st Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 24 | 0 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Ernie Toshack | 76 | 0 | 175 | 5 | - |
| 5. Jack Ikin | st Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | b Colin McCool | 11 | 0 | 32 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b Keith Miller | 20 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 8. Peter Smith | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 24 | 0 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | st Don Tallon b Colin McCool | 4 | 13 | 25 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | not out | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Len Hutton | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Laurie Fishlock), 2-42 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-65 (Bill Edrich), 4-65 (Jack Ikin), 5-85 (Norman Yardley), 6-120 (Godfrey Evans), 7-157 (Peter Smith), 8-184 (Denis Compton), 9-186 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.4 ovs) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 1 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Tribe | 14 | 0 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 21.4 | 5 | 44 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sid Barnes | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 30 | 73 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | run out ( > > ) | 17 | 0 | 60 | 2 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 63 | 0 | 117 | 7 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Jack Ikin b Doug Wright | 47 | 0 | 133 | 5 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | not out | 34 | 0 | 58 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ron Hamence | c Bill Edrich b Doug Wright | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | not out | 13 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 10. George Tribe | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-45 (Arthur Morris), 2-51 (Sid Barnes), 3-149 (Don Bradman), 4-173 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-180 (Ron Hamence). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 52.2 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 22 | 4 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Smith | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 22 | 1 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Sid Barnes, Arthur Morris, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Ron Hamence, Colin McCool, Don Tallon, Ray Lindwall, George Tribe, Ernie Toshack