Test Match #279 Standard Scorecard     
1946-1947 Australia v England - 1st Test
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
29th November, 1946
 
Australia 645
England 141 & 172
Australia won by an innings and 332 runs

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Sidney Barnes c Bedser b Wright 31  52  4  0 59.62 4.81%
Arthur Morris c Hammond b Bedser 2  9  0  0 22.22 0.31%
Donald Bradman* b Edrich 187  313  19  0 59.74 28.99%
Arthur Hassett c Yardley b Bedser 128  395  10  1 32.41 19.84%
Keith Miller lbw b Wright 79  154  6  1 51.30 12.25%
Colin McCool lbw b Wright 95  153  14  0 62.09 14.73%
Ian Johnson lbw b Wright 47  109  3  0 43.12 7.29%
Donald Tallon lbw b Edrich 14  36  3  0 38.89 2.17%
Ray Lindwall c Voce b Wright 31  39  3  2 79.49 4.81%
George Tribe c †Gibb b Edrich 1  6  0  0 16.67 0.16%
Ernest Toshack not out 1  6  0  0 16.67 0.16%
Extras (b 5, lb 11, w 2, nb 11) 29  
Total All Out   (159.0 overs @ 4.06 rpo) 645
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Morris, 2-46 Barnes, 3-322 Bradman, 4-428 Hassett, 5-465 Miller, 6-596 Johnson,
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7-599 McCool, 8-629 Tallon, 9-643 Tribe, 10-645 Lindwall
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Voce 28.0 9 92 0 3.29
Alec Bedser 41.0 5 159 2 3.88 20.00
Douglas Wright 43.6 4 167 5 3.80 50.00
William Edrich 25.0 2 107 3 4.28 30.00
Norman Yardley 13.0 1 47 0 3.62
John Ikin 2.0 0 24 0 12.00
Denis Compton 6.0 0 20 0 3.33
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Miller 7  16  0  0 43.75 4.96%
Cyril Washbrook c Barnes b Miller 6  30  0  0 20.00 4.26%
William Edrich c McCool b Miller 16  117  1  0 13.68 11.35%
Denis Compton lbw b Miller 17  37  1  0 45.95 12.06%
Wally Hammond* lbw b Toshack 32  145  3  0 22.07 22.70%
John Ikin c †Tallon b Miller 0  1  0  0 0.00
Norman Yardley c †Tallon b Toshack 29  114  4  0 25.44 20.57%
Paul Gibb b Miller 13  23  2  0 56.52 9.22%
William Voce not out 1  7  0  0 14.29 0.71%
Alec Bedser lbw b Miller 0  1  0  0 0.00
Douglas Wright c †Tallon b Toshack 4  8  1  0 50.00 2.84%
Extras (b 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 3) 16  
Total All Out   (61.5 overs @ 2.28 rpo) 141
Fall of Wickets
 
1-10 Hutton, 2-25 Washbrook, 3-49 Compton, 4-56 Edrich, 5-56 Ikin, 6-121 Hammond,
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7-134 Yardley, 8-136 Gibb, 9-136 Bedser, 10-141 Wright
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 12.0 4 23 0 1.92
Keith Miller 22.0 4 60 7 2.73 70.00
Ernest Toshack 16.5 11 17 3 1.01 30.00
George Tribe 9.0 2 19 0 2.11
Colin McCool 1.0 0 5 0 5.00
Sidney Barnes 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton c Barnes b Miller 0  1  0  0 0.00
Cyril Washbrook c Barnes b Miller 13  39  1  0 33.33 7.56%
William Edrich lbw b Toshack 7  17  1  0 41.18 4.07%
Denis Compton c Barnes b Toshack 15  90  1  0 16.67 8.72%
Wally Hammond* b Toshack 23  49  1  2 46.94 13.37%
John Ikin b Tribe 32  56  5  0 57.14 18.60%
Norman Yardley c Hassett b Toshack 0  3  0  0 0.00
Paul Gibb lbw b Toshack 11  33  2  0 33.33 6.40%
William Voce c Hassett b Tribe 18  21  1  1 85.71 10.47%
Alec Bedser c & b Toshack 18  33  2  0 54.55 10.47%
Douglas Wright not out 10  16  2  0 62.50 5.81%
Extras (b 15, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) 25  
Total All Out   (43.7 overs @ 3.89 rpo) 172
Fall of Wickets
 
1-0 Hutton, 2-13 Edrich, 3-33 Washbrook, 4-62 Compton, 5-65 Hammond, 6-65 Yardley,
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7-112 Ikin, 8-114 Gibb, 9-143 Voce, 10-172 Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Keith Miller 11.0 3 17 2 1.55 20.00
Ernest Toshack 20.7 2 82 6 3.87 60.00
George Tribe 12.0 2 48 2 4.00 20.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1946-1947 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 1st Test
Match No. Test #279
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 292/2 (DG Bradman 162*, AL Hassett 81*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 595/5 (CL McCool 92*, IWG Johnson 47*)
Day 3 - England 1st innings 21/1 (C Washbrook 5*, WJ Edrich 8*)
Day 4 - England 1st innings 117/5 (WR Hammond 30*, NWD Yardley 25*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 172, 43.7 overs - end of match