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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
14, 16, 17, 18 August 1948 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, D Davies
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 149 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 30 | 0 | 124 | 1 | - |
| 2. John Dewes | b Keith Miller | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill Johnston | 3 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Arthur Morris b Ray Lindwall | 4 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | b Ray Lindwall | 7 | 0 | 31 | - | - |
| 7. Allan Watkins | lbw b Bill Johnston | 0 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Young | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Eric Hollies | not out | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (John Dewes), 2-10 (Bill Edrich), 3-17 (Denis Compton), 4-23 (Jack Crapp), 5-35 (Norman Yardley), 6-42 (Allan Watkins), 7-45 (Godfrey Evans), 8-45 (Alec Bedser), 9-47 (Jack Young), 52 (Len Hutton). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.1 ovs) 52 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 16.1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Godfrey Evans b Eric Hollies | 61 | - | 126 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | run out ( > > ) | 196 | 0 | 406 | 16 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | b Eric Hollies | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Jack Young | 37 | - | 134 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | st Godfrey Evans b Eric Hollies | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Neil Harvey | c Jack Young b Eric Hollies | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sam Loxton | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Edrich | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | c Bill Edrich b Jack Young | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Don Tallon | c Jack Crapp b Eric Hollies | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Doug Ring | c Jack Crapp b Alec Bedser | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-117 (Sid Barnes), 2-117 (Don Bradman), 3-226 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-243 (Keith Miller), 5-265 (Neil Harvey), 6-304 (Sam Loxton), 7-332 (Ray Lindwall), 8-359 (Arthur Morris), 9-389 (Don Tallon), 389 (Doug Ring). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 158.2 ovs) 389 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 31.2 | 9 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 51 | 16 | 118 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 56 | 14 | 131 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. John Dewes | b Ray Lindwall | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Ray Lindwall | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Ray Lindwall b Bill Johnston | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | b Keith Miller | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Allan Watkins | c Lindsay Hassett b Doug Ring | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Bill Johnston | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Young | not out | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Eric Hollies | c Arthur Morris b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (John Dewes), 2-64 (Bill Edrich), 3-125 (Denis Compton), 4-153 (Len Hutton), 5-164 (Jack Crapp), 6-167 (Allan Watkins), 7-178 (Godfrey Evans), 8-181 (Alec Bedser), 9-188 (Norman Yardley), 188 (Eric Hollies). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105.3 ovs) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 25 | 3 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 15 | 6 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 27.3 | 12 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 28 | 13 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, John Dewes, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Jack Crapp, Norman Yardley, Allan Watkins, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Jack Young, Eric Hollies