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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
22, 23, 24, 26, 27 July 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, F Chester
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Ray Lindwall | 81 | - | 187 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Ray Lindwall b Bill Johnston | 143 | - | 317 | 22 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Arthur Morris b Ian Johnson | 111 | - | 314 | 13 | 1 |
| 4. Alec Bedser | c & b Ian Johnson | 79 | - | 177 | 8 | 2 |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Ron Saggers b Ray Lindwall | 23 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 6. Jack Crapp | b Ernie Toshack | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Norman Yardley | b Keith Miller | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ken Cranston | b Sam Loxton | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | c Lindsay Hassett b Sam Loxton | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | c Ron Saggers b Sam Loxton | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Dick Pollard | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-168 (Len Hutton), 2-268 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-423 (Alec Bedser), 4-426 (Bill Edrich), 5-447 (Jack Crapp), 6-473 (Denis Compton), 7-486 (Ken Cranston), 8-490 (Godfrey Evans), 9-496 (Jim Laker), 496 (Norman Yardley). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 192.1 ovs) 496 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 38 | 10 | 79 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 17.1 | 2 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 38 | 12 | 86 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 35 | 6 | 112 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 26 | 4 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 33 | 9 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Morris | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c Ken Cranston b Alec Bedser | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Lindsay Hassett | c Jack Crapp b Dick Pollard | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | b Dick Pollard | 33 | 0 | 59 | - | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | c Bill Edrich b Norman Yardley | 58 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5. Neil Harvey | b Jim Laker | 112 | - | 188 | 17 | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | b Norman Yardley | 93 | - | 135 | 8 | 5 |
| 7. Ian Johnson | c Ken Cranston b Jim Laker | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | c Jack Crapp b Alec Bedser | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Ron Saggers | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Bill Edrich b Alec Bedser | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Arthur Morris), 2-65 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-68 (Don Bradman), 4-189 (Keith Miller), 5-294 (Neil Harvey), 6-329 (Ian Johnson), 7-344 (Sam Loxton), 8-355 (Ron Saggers), 9-403 (Bill Johnston), 458 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 9b, 14lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.2 ovs) 458 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 31.2 | 4 | 92 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 38 | 6 | 104 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 14 | 1 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 30 | 8 | 113 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 17 | 6 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Don Bradman b Ian Johnson | 57 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Neil Harvey b Bill Johnston | 65 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3. Bill Edrich | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 54 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 66 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | b Ray Lindwall | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Neil Harvey b Bill Johnston | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ken Cranston | c Ron Saggers b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | not out | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | c Lindsay Hassett b Keith Miller | 17 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Dick Pollard |
| FOW | 1-129 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-129 (Len Hutton), 3-232 (Bill Edrich), 4-260 (Jack Crapp), 5-277 (Norman Yardley), 6-278 (Ken Cranston), 7-293 (Denis Compton), 8-330 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 4b, 12lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 107 ovs) 365 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 26 | 6 | 84 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 21 | 5 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 29 | 5 | 95 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 21 | 2 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c Dick Pollard b Norman Yardley | 182 | 0 | 291 | 33 | - |
| 2. Lindsay Hassett | c & b Denis Compton | 17 | - | 74 | 1 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | not out | 173 | 0 | 255 | 29 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | lbw b Ken Cranston | 12 | - | 30 | 2 | - |
| 5. Neil Harvey | not out | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | ||||||
| 7. Ian Johnson | ||||||
| 8. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +9. Ron Saggers | ||||||
| 10. Bill Johnston | ||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-57 (Lindsay Hassett), 2-358 (Arthur Morris), 3-396 (Keith Miller). |
| Extras | 6b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 114.1 ovs) 404 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 21 | 2 | 56 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Pollard | 22 | 6 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 7.1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 32 | 11 | 93 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 13 | 1 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 15 | 3 | 82 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Jack Crapp, Norman Yardley, Ken Cranston, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Jim Laker, Dick Pollard