Test Match #282 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1946-1947 Australia v England - 4th Test
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
31st January, 1947
 
Australia 487 & 215/1
England 460 & 340/8 dec
Match drawn

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton lbw b McCool 94  274  7  0 34.31 20.43%
Cyril Washbrook c †Tallon b Dooland 65  188  5  0 34.57 14.13%
William Edrich c & b Dooland 17  38  1  0 44.74 3.70%
Wally Hammond* b Toshack 18  42  2  0 42.86 3.91%
Denis Compton c & b Lindwall 147  350  15  0 42.00 31.96%
Joseph Hardstaff b Miller 67  191  5  0 35.08 14.57%
John Ikin c Toshack b Dooland 21  42  2  0 50.00 4.57%
Norman Yardley not out 18  83  1  0 21.69 3.91%
Alec Bedser b Lindwall 2  16  0  0 12.50 0.43%
Godfrey Evans b Lindwall 0  1  0  0 0.00
Douglas Wright b Lindwall 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 2) 11  
Total All Out   (153.0 overs @ 3.01 rpo) 460
Fall of Wickets
 
1-137 Washbrook, 2-173 Edrich, 3-196 Hutton, 4-202 Hammond, 5-320 Hardstaff,
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6-381 Ikin, 7-455 Compton, 8-460 Bedser, 9-460 Evans, 10-460 Wright
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 23.0 5 52 4 2.26 40.00
Keith Miller 16.0 0 45 1 2.81 10.00
Ernest Toshack 30.0 13 59 1 1.97 10.00
Colin McCool 29.0 1 91 1 3.14 10.00
Ian Johnson 22.0 3 69 0 3.14
Bruce Dooland 33.0 1 133 3 4.03 30.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Mervyn Harvey b Bedser 12  24  2  0 50.00 2.46%
Arthur Morris c †Evans b Bedser 122  255  12  2 47.84 25.05%
Donald Bradman* b Bedser 0  9  0  0 0.00
Arthur Hassett c Hammond b Wright 78  227  5  1 34.36 16.02%
Keith Miller not out 141  198  9  1 71.21 28.95%
Ian Johnson lbw b Wright 52  127  5  0 40.94 10.68%
Colin McCool c Bedser b Yardley 2  20  0  0 10.00 0.41%
Donald Tallon b Wright 3  9  0  0 33.33 0.62%
Ray Lindwall c †Evans b Yardley 20  34  2  0 58.82 4.11%
Bruce Dooland c Bedser b Yardley 29  61  3  0 47.54 5.95%
Ernest Toshack run out 0  3  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 16, lb 6, w 2, nb 4) 28  
Total All Out   (118.4 overs @ 4.10 rpo) 487
Fall of Wickets
 
1-18 Harvey, 2-18 Bradman, 3-207 Hassett, 4-222 Morris, 5-372 Johnson, 6-389 McCool,
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7-396 Tallon, 8-423 Lindwall, 9-486 Dooland, 10-487 Toshack
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 30.0 6 97 3 3.23 30.00
William Edrich 20.0 3 88 0 4.40
Douglas Wright 32.4 1 152 3 4.65 30.00
Norman Yardley 31.0 7 101 3 3.26 30.00
John Ikin 2.0 0 9 0 4.50
Denis Compton 3.0 0 12 0 4.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Johnson 76  161  7  0 47.20 22.35%
Cyril Washbrook c †Tallon b Lindwall 39  78  2  1 50.00 11.47%
William Edrich c Bradman b Toshack 46  98  6  0 46.94 13.53%
Wally Hammond* c Lindwall b Toshack 22  64  1  0 34.38 6.47%
Denis Compton not out 103  353  10  0 29.18 30.29%
Joseph Hardstaff b Toshack 9  53  0  0 16.98 2.65%
John Ikin lbw b Toshack 1  28  0  0 3.57 0.29%
Norman Yardley c †Tallon b Lindwall 18  55  0  0 32.73 5.29%
Alec Bedser c †Tallon b Miller 3  19  0  0 15.79 0.88%
Godfrey Evans not out 10  96  1  0 10.42 2.94%
Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 3) 13  
Total 8 wickets declared   (125.1 overs @ 2.72 rpo) 340
 
Did not Bat
 
Douglas Wright
Fall of Wickets
 
1-100 Washbrook, 2-137 Hutton, 3-178 Edrich, 4-188 Hammond, 5-207 Hardstaff,
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6-215 Ikin, 7-250 Yardley, 8-255 Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 17.1 4 60 2 3.50 20.00
Keith Miller 11.0 0 34 1 3.09 10.00
Ernest Toshack 36.0 6 76 4 2.11 40.00
Colin McCool 19.0 3 41 0 2.16
Ian Johnson 25.0 8 51 1 2.04 10.00
Bruce Dooland 17.0 2 65 0 3.82
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 314)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Mervyn Harvey b Yardley 31  83  3  0 37.35 14.42%
Arthur Morris not out 124  171  12  0 72.51 57.67%
Donald Bradman* not out 56  102  4  0 54.90 26.05%
Extras (lb 2, nb 2) 4  
Total 1 wickets   (44.0 overs @ 4.89 rpo) 215
 
Did not Bat
 
Arthur Hassett, Keith Miller, Ian Johnson, Colin McCool, Donald Tallon†, Ray Lindwall,
 
Bruce Dooland, Ernest Toshack
Fall of Wickets
 
1-116 Harvey
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 15.0 1 68 0 4.53
William Edrich 7.0 2 25 0 3.57
Douglas Wright 9.0 0 49 0 5.44
Norman Yardley 13.0 0 69 1 5.31 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1946-1947 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 4th Test
Match No. Test #282
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 239/4 (DCS Compton 15*, J Hardstaff jnr 22*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 24/2 (AR Morris 11*, AL Hassett 0*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 293/4 (KR Miller 33*, IWG Johnson 35*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 96/0 (L Hutton 58*, C Washbrook 38*)
Day 5 - England 2nd innings 274/8 (DCS Compton 52*, TG Evans 0*)
Day 6 - Australia 2nd Innings 215/1, 44.0 overs - end of match

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