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England v New Zealand @ Old Trafford, Manchester
23, 25, 26 July 1949 (three-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: F Chester, FS Lee
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | b Trevor Bailey | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 2. Verdun Scott | b Trevor Bailey | 13 | - | 30 | - | - |
| *3. Walter Hadlee | b Trevor Bailey | 34 | - | 92 | 5 | - |
| 4. Merv Wallace | c Cyril Washbrook b Brian Close | 12 | - | 59 | 1 | - |
| 5. Martin Donnelly | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 75 | - | 170 | 12 | - |
| 6. John Reid | lbw b Les Jackson | 50 | - | 127 | 8 | - |
| 7. Geoff Rabone | c Freddie Brown b Trevor Bailey | 33 | - | 132 | 1 | - |
| +8. Frank Mooney | b Les Jackson | 5 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 9. Tom Burtt | st Godfrey Evans b Denis Compton | 32 | - | 63 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. Harry Cave | b Trevor Bailey | 12 | - | 16 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jack Cowie | not out | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-23 (Verdun Scott), 3-62 (Merv Wallace), 4-82 (Walter Hadlee), 5-198 (John Reid), 6-205 (Martin Donnelly), 7-217 (Frank Mooney), 8-269 (Tom Burtt), 9-288 (Harry Cave), 293 (Geoff Rabone). |
| Extras | 3b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 128.2 ovs) 293 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 30.2 | 5 | 84 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Jackson | 27 | 11 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 25 | 12 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 18 | 8 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 18 | 4 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | st Frank Mooney b Tom Burtt | 73 | - | 192 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Frank Mooney b Jack Cowie | 44 | - | 142 | 4 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Geoff Rabone b Tom Burtt | 78 | - | 158 | 10 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Jack Cowie | 25 | - | 38 | 2 | - |
| 5. Reg Simpson | c Martin Donnelly b Tom Burtt | 103 | - | 137 | 11 | 3 |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | not out | 72 | - | 120 | 4 | - |
| *7. Freddie Brown | c Merv Wallace b Tom Burtt | 22 | - | 24 | 3 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Frank Mooney b Tom Burtt | 12 | - | 9 | 2 | - |
| 9. Brian Close | c Geoff Rabone b Tom Burtt | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Eric Hollies | c Frank Mooney b Jack Cowie | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Les Jackson | not out | 7 | - | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-103 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-127 (Len Hutton), 3-172 (Denis Compton), 4-258 (Bill Edrich), 5-363 (Reg Simpson), 6-404 (Freddie Brown), 7-419 (Godfrey Evans), 8-419 (Brian Close), 9-419 (Eric Hollies). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 128 ovs) 440 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Cowie | 36 | 8 | 98 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 30 | 4 | 97 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 45 | 11 | 162 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | lbw b Denis Compton | 101 | 0 | 170 | 12 | - |
| 2. Verdun Scott | b Les Jackson | 13 | - | 30 | 1 | - |
| *3. Walter Hadlee | c Freddie Brown b Eric Hollies | 22 | - | 32 | 3 | - |
| 4. Merv Wallace | lbw b Eric Hollies | 14 | - | 46 | 2 | - |
| 5. Martin Donnelly | st Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 80 | - | 166 | 6 | - |
| 6. John Reid | b Trevor Bailey | 25 | - | 50 | 3 | - |
| 7. Geoff Rabone | not out | 39 | - | 96 | 2 | - |
| +8. Frank Mooney | st Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 15 | - | 8 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tom Burtt | not out | 27 | - | 28 | 3 | - |
| 10. Harry Cave | ||||||
| 11. Jack Cowie |
| FOW | 1-24 (Verdun Scott), 2-58 (Walter Hadlee), 3-109 (Merv Wallace), 4-187 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-235 (John Reid), 6-295 (Martin Donnelly), 7-313 (Frank Mooney). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 110 ovs) 348 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 0 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Jackson | 12 | 3 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 17 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 26 | 6 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 21 | 3 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Reg Simpson | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Washbrook | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Reg Simpson, Trevor Bailey, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Brian Close, Eric Hollies, Les Jackson