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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 January 1947 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, JD Scott
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | lbw b Alec Bedser | 45 | 124 | 117 | 3 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Alec Bedser | 21 | 0 | 50 | 2 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | b Norman Yardley | 79 | 0 | 169 | 2 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Wally Hammond b Doug Wright | 12 | 0 | 53 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 33 | 0 | 61 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ian Johnson | lbw b Norman Yardley | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | not out | 104 | 174 | 183 | 8 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Edrich | 35 | 71 | 59 | 3 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Alec Bedser | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bruce Dooland | c Wally Hammond b Bill Edrich | 19 | 68 | 78 | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | c Len Hutton b Bill Edrich | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Arthur Morris), 2-108 (Sid Barnes), 3-143 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-188 (Don Bradman), 5-188 (Ian Johnson), 6-192 (Keith Miller), 7-255 (Don Tallon), 8-272 (Ray Lindwall), 9-355 (Bruce Dooland), 365 (Ernie Toshack). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.3 ovs) 365 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Voce | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 31 | 4 | 99 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 26 | 2 | 124 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 20 | 4 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 10.3 | 2 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Colin McCool b Ray Lindwall | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Bruce Dooland | 62 | 0 | 235 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Bill Edrich | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 89 | 0 | 173 | 10 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| *5. Wally Hammond | c & b Bruce Dooland | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jack Ikin | c Keith Miller b Bruce Dooland | 48 | 0 | 142 | 2 | - |
| 7. Norman Yardley | b Colin McCool | 61 | 0 | 122 | 3 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Colin McCool | 17 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 9. Bill Voce | lbw b Bruce Dooland | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 27 | 52 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | b Ian Johnson | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Len Hutton), 2-155 (Bill Edrich), 3-167 (Denis Compton), 4-176 (Wally Hammond), 5-179 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-292 (Norman Yardley), 7-298 (Jack Ikin), 8-298 (Bill Voce), 9-324 (Godfrey Evans), 351 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 1b, 12lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.5 ovs) 351 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 20 | 1 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 26 | 5 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 19 | 3 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Dooland | 27 | 5 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 6.5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | c Godfrey Evans b Norman Yardley | 32 | 84 | 73 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Alec Bedser | 155 | 0 | 364 | 8 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | c & b Norman Yardley | 49 | 0 | 99 | 4 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | b Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Wally Hammond b Norman Yardley | 34 | 0 | 80 | 3 | - |
| 6. Colin McCool | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 43 | 106 | 108 | 3 | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c & b Doug Wright | 92 | 108 | 105 | 10 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Cyril Washbrook b Alec Bedser | 100 | 0 | 113 | 13 | 1 |
| 10. Bruce Dooland | c Denis Compton b Doug Wright | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | not out | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Sid Barnes), 2-159 (Don Bradman), 3-177 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-242 (Keith Miller), 5-333 (Arthur Morris), 6-335 (Ian Johnson), 7-341 (Colin McCool), 8-495 (Don Tallon), 9-511 (Bruce Dooland), 536 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 14b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.3 ovs) 536 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Voce | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 34.3 | 4 | 176 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 32 | 3 | 131 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 20 | 0 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 18 | 1 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Don Bradman b Ernie Toshack | 40 | 0 | 178 | 3 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Bruce Dooland | 112 | 0 | 245 | 8 | 1 |
| 3. Bill Edrich | lbw b Colin McCool | 13 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | run out ( > > ) | 14 | 0 | 22 | 2 | - |
| *5. Wally Hammond | b Ray Lindwall | 26 | 0 | 77 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jack Ikin | c Lindsay Hassett b Keith Miller | 5 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| 7. Norman Yardley | not out | 53 | 0 | 89 | 6 | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | lbw b Keith Miller | 25 | 50 | 49 | 3 | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | not out | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Voce | ||||||
| 11. Doug Wright |
| FOW | 1-138 (Len Hutton), 2-163 (Bill Edrich), 3-186 (Denis Compton), 4-197 (Cyril Washbrook), 5-221 (Jack Ikin), 6-249 (Wally Hammond), 7-294 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 15b, 6lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 100 ovs) 310 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 16 | 2 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 0 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 16 | 5 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 24 | 9 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Dooland | 21 | 1 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 12 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Sid Barnes, Arthur Morris, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Colin McCool, Ian Johnson, Don Tallon, Ray Lindwall, Bruce Dooland, Ernie Toshack