RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 22 July, 1948, Headingley & Match Stats

AUS

458/10 (136.2 ov) & 404/3 (114.1 ov)

ENG

496/10 (192.1 ov) & 365/8 (107.0 ov)

Australia won by 7 wickets

England 1st Innings

496/10 (192.1 ov)

RR 2.58

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton b Lindwall	81	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c Lindwall b Johnston	143	0	22	0	0.00
William Edrich c Morris b Johnson	111	0	13	1	0.00
Alec Bedser c & b Johnson	79	0	8	2	0.00
Denis Compton c †Saggers b Lindwall	23	0	0	0	0.00
John Crapp b Toshack	5	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Yardley b Miller	25	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Cranston b Loxton	10	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans c Hassett b Loxton	3	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Laker c †Saggers b Loxton	4	0	0	0	0.00
Richard Pollard not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.58 RUNS PER OVER)	496/10 (192.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 168-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 268-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 426-4 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 423-3 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov), 473-6 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 447-5 (John Crapp, 0 ov), 496-10 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 486-7 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov), 490-8 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 496-9 (Jim Laker, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	38	10	79	2	2.08
Keith Miller	17.1	2	43	1	2.50
William Johnston	38	12	86	1	2.26
Ernest Toshack	35	6	112	1	3.20
Samuel Loxton	26	4	55	3	2.12
Ian Johnson	33	9	89	2	2.70
Arthur Morris	5	0	20	0	4.00

Australia 1st Innings

458/10 (136.2 ov)

RR 3.36

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Arthur Morris c Cranston b Bedser	6	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett c Crapp b Pollard	13	0	0	0	0.00
Donald Bradman b Pollard	33	56	0	0	58.93
Keith Miller c Edrich b Yardley	58	0	0	0	0.00
Neil Harvey b Laker	112	0	17	0	0.00
Samuel Loxton b Yardley	93	0	8	5	0.00
Ian Johnson c Cranston b Laker	10	0	0	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall c Crapp b Bedser	77	0	0	0	0.00
Ronald Saggers st †Evans b Laker	5	0	0	0	0.00
William Johnston c Edrich b Bedser	13	0	0	0	0.00
Ernest Toshack not out	12	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 14, w 0, nb 3, p 0)	26
TOTAL (3.36 RUNS PER OVER)	458/10 (136.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 13-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 65-2 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 68-3 (Donald Bradman, 0 ov), 189-4 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 294-5 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 344-7 (Samuel Loxton, 0 ov), 329-6 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 458-10 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 355-8 (Ronald Saggers, 0 ov), 403-9 (William Johnston, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	31.2	4	92	3	2.94
Richard Pollard	38	6	104	2	2.74
Kenneth Cranston	14	1	51	0	3.64
William Edrich	3	0	19	0	6.33
Jim Laker	30	8	113	3	3.77
Norman Yardley	17	6	38	2	2.24
Denis Compton	3	0	15	0	5.00

England 2nd Innings

365/8 (107.0 ov)

RR 3.41

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Bradman b Johnson	57	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c Harvey b Johnston	65	0	0	0	0.00
William Edrich lbw b Lindwall	54	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c Miller b Johnston	66	0	0	0	0.00
John Crapp b Lindwall	18	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Yardley c Harvey b Johnston	7	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Cranston c †Saggers b Johnston	0	2	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans not out	47	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser c Hassett b Miller	17	0	4	0	0.00
Jim Laker not out	15	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 12, w 0, nb 3, p 0)	19
TOTAL (3.41 RUNS PER OVER)	365/8 (107.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 129-2 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 129-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 232-3 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 293-7 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 260-4 (John Crapp, 0 ov), 277-5 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 278-6 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov), 330-8 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Richard Pollard

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	26	6	84	2	3.23
Keith Miller	21	5	53	1	2.52
William Johnston	29	5	95	4	3.28
Samuel Loxton	10	2	29	0	2.90
Ian Johnson	21	2	85	1	4.05

Australia 2nd Innings (target 404)

404/3 (114.1 ov)

RR 3.54

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Arthur Morris c Pollard b Yardley	182	0	33	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett c & b Compton	17	0	1	0	0.00
Donald Bradman not out	173	292	29	0	59.25
Keith Miller lbw b Cranston	12	0	2	0	0.00
Neil Harvey not out	4	0	1	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 9, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	16
TOTAL (3.54 RUNS PER OVER)	404/3 (114.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 358-2 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 57-1 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 396-3 (Keith Miller, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Samuel Loxton, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Ronald Saggers, William Johnston, Ernest Toshack

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	21	2	56	0	2.67
Richard Pollard	22	6	55	0	2.50
Kenneth Cranston	7.1	0	28	1	3.91
Jim Laker	32	11	93	0	2.91
Norman Yardley	13	1	44	1	3.38
Denis Compton	15	3	82	1	5.47
Leonard Hutton	4	1	30	0	7.50

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Thursday, July 22, 1948 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Headingley, Leeds