Australia v England
Australia won by an innings and 33 runs
13 to 19 December 1946Sydney
Australiawon by an innings and 33 runs
659/8d173 ov
England
255 & 371106.4 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
25596.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | caught | 39 | 128 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 30.5 |
| Cyril Washbrook | bowled | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Bill Edrich | lbw | 71 | 236 | 202 | 6 | 0 | 30.1 |
| Denis Compton | caught | 5 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 21.7 |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jack Ikin | caught | 60 | 214 | 174 | 3 | 0 | 28.0 |
| Norman Yardley | caught | 25 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 48.1 |
| Peter Smith | lbw | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 14 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 |
| Doug Wright | not out | 15* | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 11 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 96.1 overs (8-ball) | 255 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 660
1-10 Cyril Washbrook2-88 Leonard Hutton3-97 Denis Compton4-99 Wally Hammond5-148 Bill Edrich6-187 Norman Yardley7-197 Peter Smith8-205 Godfrey Evans9-234 Jack Ikin10-255 Alec Bedser
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Miller | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Freer | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| George Tribe | 20 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 30.1 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 23 | 2 | 73 | 3 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
659/8d173 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Barnes | caught | 234 | 667 | 649 | 17 | 0 | 35.1 |
| Arthur Morris | bowled | 5 | 29 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 |
| Ian Johnson | caught | 7 | 27 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught | 34 | 74 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 45.9 |
| Keith Miller | caught | 40 | 79 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 50.6 |
| Donald Bradman | lbw | 234 | 396 | 397 | 24 | 0 | 59.1 |
| Colin McCool | caught | 12 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Don Tallon | caught | 30 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 65.2 |
| Fred Freer | not out | 28* | 21 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 133.3 |
| George Tribe | not out | 25* | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 156.3 |
| Extras | lb 7, w 1, nb 2 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets declared, 173 overs (8-ball) | 659 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 660
1-24 Arthur Morris2-37 Ian Johnson3-96 Lindsay Hassett4-159 Keith Miller5-564 Donald Bradman6-564 Sid Barnes7-595 Colin McCool8-617 Don Tallon
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 46 | 7 | 153 | 1 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 26 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 46 | 8 | 169 | 1 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Smith | 37 | 1 | 172 | 2 | 4.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
371106.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | hit wicket | 37 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 94.9 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 41 | 72 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 56.9 |
| Bill Edrich | bowled | 119 | 379 | 314 | 7 | 0 | 31.4 |
| Denis Compton | caught | 54 | 125 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 43.2 |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 37 | 96 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 38.5 |
| Jack Ikin | bowled | 17 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 37.8 |
| Norman Yardley | bowled | 35 | 56 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Peter Smith | caught | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Godfrey Evans | stumped | 9 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 3* | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Doug Wright | caught | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 2 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 106.4 overs (8-ball) | 371 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 660
1-49 Leonard Hutton2-118 Cyril Washbrook3-220 Denis Compton4-280 Wally Hammond5-309 Jack Ikin6-327 Bill Edrich7-346 Peter Smith8-366 Norman Yardley9-369 Godfrey Evans10-371 Doug Wright
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Miller | 11 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Freer | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| George Tribe | 12 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 29 | 7 | 92 | 2 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 32.4 | 4 | 109 | 5 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Barnes | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |