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England v Australia @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
10, 11, 12, 14, 15 June 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, E Cooke
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Keith Miller | 3 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Bill Brown b Ray Lindwall | 6 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Bill Johnston | 18 | - | 74 | 1 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Keith Miller | 19 | - | 60 | 2 | - |
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Charlie Barnett | b Bill Johnston | 8 | - | 16 | 1 | - |
| *7. Norman Yardley | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 3 | - | 26 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Arthur Morris b Bill Johnston | 12 | - | 18 | 2 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 63 | - | 101 | 6 | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | c Bill Brown b Bill Johnston | 22 | - | 89 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jack Young | not out | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Len Hutton), 2-15 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-46 (Bill Edrich), 4-46 (Joe Hardstaff), 5-48 (Denis Compton), 6-60 (Charlie Barnett), 7-74 (Godfrey Evans), 8-74 (Norman Yardley), 9-163 (Alec Bedser), 165 (Jim Laker). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79 ovs) 165 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 5 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 19 | 8 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 25 | 11 | 36 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 14 | 8 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Morris | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 62 | - | 153 | 6 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Jim Laker | 31 | 0 | 121 | 3 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 138 | 0 | 290 | 10 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | c Bill Edrich b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 5. Bill Brown | lbw b Norman Yardley | 17 | - | 58 | 1 | - |
| 6. Lindsay Hassett | b Alec Bedser | 137 | - | 354 | 20 | 1 |
| 7. Ian Johnson | b Jim Laker | 21 | - | 38 | 3 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c & b Jack Young | 10 | - | 39 | 1 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Godfrey Evans b Norman Yardley | 42 | - | 121 | 7 | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | not out | 17 | - | 27 | 2 | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | lbw b Alec Bedser | 19 | - | 18 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-73 (Arthur Morris), 2-121 (Sid Barnes), 3-121 (Keith Miller), 4-185 (Bill Brown), 5-305 (Don Bradman), 6-338 (Ian Johnson), 7-365 (Don Tallon), 8-472 (Lindsay Hassett), 9-476 (Ray Lindwall), 509 (Ernie Toshack). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 216.2 ovs) 509 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Edrich | 18 | 1 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 44.2 | 12 | 113 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Barnett | 17 | 5 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 60 | 28 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 55 | 14 | 138 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 17 | 6 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Keith Miller | 74 | - | 168 | 11 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 1 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Don Tallon b Ian Johnson | 13 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | hit wicket b Keith Miller | 184 | - | 413 | 19 | - |
| 5. Joe Hardstaff | c Lindsay Hassett b Ernie Toshack | 43 | - | 101 | 6 | - |
| 6. Charlie Barnett | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 6 | - | 33 | - | - |
| *7. Norman Yardley | c & b Bill Johnston | 22 | - | 66 | 4 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Don Tallon b Bill Johnston | 50 | - | 124 | 8 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 3 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Young | b Bill Johnston | 9 | - | 8 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-39 (Bill Edrich), 3-150 (Len Hutton), 4-243 (Joe Hardstaff), 5-264 (Charlie Barnett), 6-321 (Norman Yardley), 7-405 (Denis Compton), 8-413 (Jim Laker), 9-423 (Godfrey Evans), 441 (Jack Young). |
| Extras | 12b, 17lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 183 ovs) 441 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 44 | 10 | 125 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 59 | 12 | 147 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 33 | 14 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 42 | 15 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sid Barnes | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | not out | 64 | - | 87 | 11 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Alec Bedser | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | not out | 21 | - | 39 | 2 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | ||||||
| 6. Bill Brown | ||||||
| 7. Ian Johnson | ||||||
| +8. Don Tallon | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 10. Bill Johnston | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-38 (Arthur Morris), 2-48 (Don Bradman). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 28.3 ovs) 98 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 14.3 | 4 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Joe Hardstaff, Charlie Barnett, Norman Yardley, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Jack Young