RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 28 February, 1947, Sydney Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

253/10 (76.0 ov) & 214/5 (52.2 ov)

ENG

280/10 (94.3 ov) & 186/10 (60.4 ov)

Australia won by 5 wickets

England 1st Innings

280/10 (94.3 ov)

RR 2.97

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton retired hurt	122	356	5	0	34.27
Cyril Washbrook b Lindwall	0	2	0	0	0.00
William Edrich c †Tallon b Lindwall	60	174	8	0	34.48
Laurence Fishlock b McCool	14	40	1	0	35.00
Denis Compton hit wicket b Lindwall	17	41	1	0	41.46
Norman Yardley c Miller b Lindwall	2	14	0	0	14.29
John Ikin b Lindwall	0	4	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans b Lindwall	29	49	2	0	59.18
Thomas Smith b Lindwall	2	19	0	0	10.53
Alec Bedser not out	10	37	0	0	27.03
Douglas Wright c †Tallon b Miller	7	18	1	0	38.89
EXTRAS (b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	17
TOTAL (2.97 RUNS PER OVER)	280/10 (94.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 151-2 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 188-3 (Laurence Fishlock, 0 ov), 215-4 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 225-5 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 225-6 (John Ikin, 0 ov), 269-8 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 244-7 (Thomas Smith, 0 ov), 280-9 (Douglas Wright, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	22	3	63	7	2.86
Keith Miller	15.3	2	31	1	2.00
George Tribe	28	2	95	0	3.39
Ernest Toshack	16	4	40	0	2.50
Colin McCool	13	0	34	1	2.62

Australia 1st Innings

253/10 (76.0 ov)

RR 3.33

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sidney Barnes c †Evans b Bedser	71	166	6	0	42.77
Arthur Morris lbw b Bedser	57	139	6	0	41.01
Donald Bradman b Wright	12	23	0	0	52.17
Lindsay Hassett c Ikin b Wright	24	104	3	0	23.08
Keith Miller c Ikin b Wright	23	48	0	0	47.92
Ronald Hamence not out	30	96	2	0	31.25
Colin McCool c Yardley b Wright	3	15	0	0	20.00
Donald Tallon c Compton b Wright	0	3	0	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall c Smith b Wright	0	2	0	0	0.00
George Tribe c Fishlock b Wright	9	5	1	0	180.00
Ernest Toshack run out	5	15	0	0	33.33
EXTRAS (b 7, lb 6, w 0, nb 6, p 0)	19
TOTAL (3.33 RUNS PER OVER)	253/10 (76.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 126-1 (Sidney Barnes, 0 ov), 146-2 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 146-3 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 218-5 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 187-4 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 230-6 (Colin McCool, 0 ov), 230-7 (Donald Tallon, 0 ov), 233-8 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 245-9 (George Tribe, 0 ov), 253-10 (Ernest Toshack, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	27	7	49	2	1.81
William Edrich	7	0	34	0	4.86
Thomas Smith	8	0	38	0	4.75
Douglas Wright	29	4	105	7	3.62
Norman Yardley	5	2	8	0	1.60

England 2nd Innings

186/10 (60.4 ov)

RR 3.08

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Laurence Fishlock lbw b Lindwall	0	1	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook b McCool	24	49	2	0	48.98
William Edrich st †Tallon b McCool	24	65	2	0	36.92
Denis Compton c Miller b Toshack	76	178	5	0	42.70
John Ikin st †Tallon b McCool	0	2	0	0	0.00
Norman Yardley b McCool	11	43	0	0	25.58
Godfrey Evans b Miller	20	71	0	0	28.17
Thomas Smith c †Tallon b Lindwall	24	58	2	0	41.38
Alec Bedser st †Tallon b McCool	4	13	0	0	30.77
Douglas Wright not out	1	5	0	0	20.00
Leonard Hutton absent ill	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	2
TOTAL (3.08 RUNS PER OVER)	186/10 (60.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (Laurence Fishlock, 0 ov), 42-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 65-3 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 184-8 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 65-4 (John Ikin, 0 ov), 85-5 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 120-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 157-7 (Thomas Smith, 0 ov), 186-9 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	12	1	46	2	3.83
Keith Miller	6	1	11	1	1.83
George Tribe	14	0	58	0	4.14
Ernest Toshack	4	1	14	1	3.50
Colin McCool	21.4	5	44	5	2.03
Sidney Barnes	3	0	11	0	3.67

Australia 2nd Innings (target 214)

214/5 (52.2 ov)

RR 4.10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sidney Barnes c †Evans b Bedser	30	73	2	0	41.10
Arthur Morris run out	17	41	2	0	41.46
Donald Bradman c Compton b Bedser	63	117	7	0	53.85
Lindsay Hassett c Ikin b Wright	47	122	5	0	38.52
Keith Miller not out	34	44	6	0	77.27
Ronald Hamence c Edrich b Wright	1	10	0	0	10.00
Colin McCool not out	13	18	0	0	72.22
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	9
TOTAL (4.10 RUNS PER OVER)	214/5 (52.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 51-2 (Sidney Barnes, 0 ov), 45-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 149-3 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 173-4 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 180-5 (Ronald Hamence, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Donald Tallon, Ray Lindwall, George Tribe, Ernest Toshack

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	22	4	75	2	3.41
William Edrich	2	0	14	0	7.00
Thomas Smith	2	0	8	0	4.00
Douglas Wright	22	1	93	2	4.23
Norman Yardley	3	1	7	0	2.33
Denis Compton	1.2	0	8	0	6.00

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Friday, February 28, 1947 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney