Australia v England
Match drawn
31 January to 6 February 1947Adelaide
Australia
487 & 215/144 ov
England
460 & 340/8d125.1 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
460153 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 94 | 274 | 236 | 7 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 65 | 188 | 178 | 5 | 0 | 34.6 |
| Bill Edrich | caught | 17 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 44.7 |
| Wally Hammond | bowled | 18 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Denis Compton | caught | 147 | 350 | 286 | 15 | 0 | 42.0 |
| Joe Hardstaff | bowled | 67 | 191 | 156 | 5 | 0 | 35.1 |
| Jack Ikin | caught | 21 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Norman Yardley | not out | 18* | 83 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 21.7 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Wright | bowled | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 5, w 2 | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 153 overs (8-ball) | 460 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 490
1-137 Cyril Washbrook2-173 Bill Edrich3-196 Leonard Hutton4-202 Wally Hammond5-320 Joe Hardstaff6-381 Jack Ikin7-455 Denis Compton8-460 Alec Bedser9-460 Godfrey Evans10-460 Doug Wright
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 23 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 16 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 30 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 29 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 22 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dooland | 33 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
487118.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Harvey | bowled | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Arthur Morris | caught | 122 | 255 | 268 | 12 | 2 | 47.8 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught | 78 | 227 | 222 | 5 | 1 | 34.4 |
| Keith Miller | not out | 141* | 198 | 270 | 9 | 1 | 71.2 |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 52 | 127 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 40.9 |
| Colin McCool | caught | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Don Tallon | bowled | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Ray Lindwall | caught | 20 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 58.8 |
| Bruce Dooland | caught | 29 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Ernie Toshack | run out | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 16, lb 6, w 2, nb 4 | 28 | |||||
| Total | all out, 118.4 overs (8-ball) | 487 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 490
1-18 Merv Harvey2-18 Donald Bradman3-207 Lindsay Hassett4-222 Arthur Morris5-372 Ian Johnson6-389 Colin McCool7-396 Don Tallon8-423 Ray Lindwall9-486 Bruce Dooland10-487 Ernie Toshack
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 30 | 6 | 97 | 3 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 20 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 32.4 | 1 | 152 | 3 | 4.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 31 | 7 | 101 | 3 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
340/8d125.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 76 | 161 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 47.2 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 39 | 78 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Bill Edrich | caught | 46 | 98 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 46.9 |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 22 | 64 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 34.4 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 103* | 353 | 284 | 10 | 0 | 29.2 |
| Joe Hardstaff | bowled | 9 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Jack Ikin | lbw | 1 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Norman Yardley | caught | 18 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 |
| Alec Bedser | caught | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Godfrey Evans | not out | 10* | 96 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 3 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets declared, 125.1 overs (8-ball) | 340 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 490
1-100 Cyril Washbrook2-137 Leonard Hutton3-178 Bill Edrich4-188 Wally Hammond5-207 Joe Hardstaff6-215 Jack Ikin7-250 Norman Yardley8-255 Alec Bedser
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 17.1 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | 36 | 6 | 76 | 4 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | 19 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 25 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dooland | 17 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 314
215/144 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Harvey | bowled | 31 | 83 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 37.3 |
| Arthur Morris | not out | 124* | 171 | 193 | 12 | 0 | 72.5 |
| Donald Bradman | not out | 56* | 102 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 54.9 |
| Extras | lb 2, nb 2 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 1 wicket, 44 overs (8-ball) | 215 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 490
1-116 Merv Harvey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 15 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 4.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 5.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 13 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 5.31 | 0 | 0 |