Test Match #281 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1946-1947 Australia v England - 3rd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1st January, 1947
 
Australia 365 & 536
England 351 & 310/7
Match drawn

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Sidney Barnes lbw b Bedser 45  124  3  0 36.29 12.33%
Arthur Morris lbw b Bedser 21  40  2  0 52.50 5.75%
Donald Bradman* b Yardley 79  162  2  0 48.77 21.64%
Arthur Hassett c Hammond b Wright 12  48  0  0 25.00 3.29%
Keith Miller c †Evans b Wright 33  68  3  0 48.53 9.04%
Ian Johnson lbw b Yardley 0  1  0  0 0.00
Colin McCool not out 104  174  8  0 59.77 28.49%
Donald Tallon c †Evans b Edrich 35  71  3  0 49.30 9.59%
Ray Lindwall b Bedser 9  30  1  0 30.00 2.47%
Bruce Dooland c Hammond b Edrich 19  68  0  0 27.94 5.21%
Ernest Toshack c Hutton b Edrich 6  6  1  0 100.00 1.64%
Extras (nb 2) 2  
Total All Out   (97.3 overs @ 3.74 rpo) 365
Fall of Wickets
 
1-32 Morris, 2-108 Barnes, 3-143 Hassett, 4-188 Bradman, 5-188 Johnson, 6-192 Miller,
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7-255 Tallon, 8-272 Lindwall, 9-355 Dooland, 10-365 Toshack
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Voce 10.0 2 40 0 4.00
Alec Bedser 31.0 4 99 3 3.19 30.00
Douglas Wright 26.0 2 124 2 4.77 20.00
Norman Yardley 20.0 4 50 2 2.50 20.00
William Edrich 10.3 2 50 3 4.76 30.00
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton c McCool b Lindwall 2  10  0  0 20.00 0.57%
Cyril Washbrook c †Tallon b Dooland 62  207  1  1 29.95 17.66%
William Edrich lbw b Lindwall 89  237  10  0 37.55 25.36%
Denis Compton lbw b Toshack 11  23  1  0 47.83 3.13%
Wally Hammond* c & b Dooland 9  13  1  0 69.23 2.56%
John Ikin c Miller b Dooland 48  144  2  0 33.33 13.68%
Norman Yardley b McCool 61  122  3  0 50.00 17.38%
Godfrey Evans b McCool 17  40  1  0 42.50 4.84%
William Voce lbw b Dooland 0  1  0  0 0.00
Alec Bedser not out 27  52  2  0 51.92 7.69%
Douglas Wright b Johnson 10  28  1  0 35.71 2.85%
Extras (b 1, lb 12, nb 2) 15  
Total All Out   (108.5 overs @ 3.23 rpo) 351
Fall of Wickets
 
1-8 Hutton, 2-155 Edrich, 3-167 Compton, 4-176 Hammond, 5-179 Washbrook,
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6-292 Yardley, 7-298 Ikin, 8-298 Voce, 9-324 Evans, 10-351 Wright
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 20.0 1 64 2 3.20 20.00
Keith Miller 10.0 0 34 0 3.40
Ernest Toshack 26.0 5 88 1 3.38 10.00
Colin McCool 19.0 3 53 2 2.79 20.00
Bruce Dooland 27.0 5 69 4 2.56 40.00
Ian Johnson 6.5 1 28 1 4.10 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Sidney Barnes c †Evans b Yardley 32  84  0  0 38.10 5.97%
Arthur Morris b Bedser 155  317  8  0 48.90 28.92%
Donald Bradman* c & b Yardley 49  95  4  0 51.58 9.14%
Arthur Hassett b Wright 9  21  1  0 42.86 1.68%
Keith Miller c Hammond b Yardley 34  84  3  0 40.48 6.34%
Colin McCool c †Evans b Bedser 43  106  3  0 40.57 8.02%
Ian Johnson run out 0  4  0  0 0.00
Donald Tallon c & b Wright 92  108  10  0 85.19 17.16%
Ray Lindwall c Washbrook b Bedser 100  90  13  1 111.11 18.66%
Bruce Dooland c Compton b Wright 1  4  0  0 25.00 0.19%
Ernest Toshack not out 2  8  0  0 25.00 0.37%
Extras (b 14, lb 2, nb 3) 19  
Total All Out   (113.3 overs @ 4.72 rpo) 536
Fall of Wickets
 
1-68 Barnes, 2-159 Bradman, 3-177 Hassett, 4-242 Miller, 5-333 Morris, 6-335 Johnson,
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7-341 McCool, 8-495 Tallon, 9-511 Dooland, 10-536 Lindwall
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Voce 6.0 1 29 0 4.83
Alec Bedser 34.3 4 176 3 5.10 30.00
Douglas Wright 32.0 3 131 3 4.09 30.00
Norman Yardley 20.0 0 67 3 3.35 30.00
William Edrich 18.0 1 86 0 4.78
Leonard Hutton 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 551)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton c Bradman b Toshack 40  168  3  0 23.81 12.90%
Cyril Washbrook b Dooland 112  299  8  1 37.46 36.13%
William Edrich lbw b McCool 13  34  1  0 38.24 4.19%
Denis Compton run out 14  27  2  0 51.85 4.52%
Wally Hammond* b Lindwall 26  80  3  0 32.50 8.39%
John Ikin c Hassett b Miller 5  34  0  0 14.71 1.61%
Norman Yardley not out 53  106  6  0 50.00 17.10%
Alec Bedser lbw b Miller 25  50  3  0 50.00 8.06%
Godfrey Evans not out 0  3  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 15, lb 6, w 1) 22  
Total 7 wickets   (100.0 overs @ 3.10 rpo) 310
 
Did not Bat
 
William Voce, Douglas Wright
Fall of Wickets
 
1-138 Hutton, 2-163 Edrich, 3-186 Compton, 4-197 Washbrook, 5-221 Ikin,
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6-249 Hammond, 7-294 Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 16.0 2 59 1 3.69 10.00
Keith Miller 11.0 0 41 2 3.73 20.00
Ernest Toshack 16.0 5 39 1 2.44 10.00
Colin McCool 24.0 9 41 1 1.71 10.00
Bruce Dooland 21.0 1 84 1 4.00 10.00
Ian Johnson 12.0 4 24 0 2.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1946-1947 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 3rd Test
Match No. Test #281
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 253/6 (CL McCool 28*, D Tallon 35*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 147/1 (C Washbrook 54*, WJ Edrich 83*)
Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 33/0 (SG Barnes 19*, AR Morris 14*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 293/4 (AR Morris 132*, CL McCool 25*)
Day 5 - England 2nd innings 91/0 (L Hutton 25*, C Washbrook 60*)
Day 6 - England 2nd Innings 310/7, 100.0 overs - end of match

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