Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
31 January, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 February 1947 (six-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: GE Borwick, JD Scott
Match Result: Match Drawn
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Len Hutton | lbw b Colin McCool | 94 | 0 | 236 | 7 | - | |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Bruce Dooland | 65 | 0 | 178 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c & b Bruce Dooland | 17 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| *4. Wally Hammond | b Ernie Toshack | 18 | 0 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Denis Compton | c & b Ray Lindwall | 147 | 0 | 286 | 15 | - | |
| 6. Joe Hardstaff | b Keith Miller | 67 | 0 | 156 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Jack Ikin | c Ernie Toshack b Bruce Dooland | 21 | 0 | 45 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Norman Yardley | not out | 18 | 0 | 90 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Ray Lindwall | 2 | 16 | 12 | - | - | |
| +10. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Doug Wright | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-137 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-173 (Bill Edrich), 3-196 (Len Hutton), 4-202 (Wally Hammond), 5-320 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-381 (Jack Ikin), 7-455 (Denis Compton), 8-460 (Alec Bedser), 9-460 (Godfrey Evans), 460 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 153 ovs) 460 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 23 | 5 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 16 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 30 | 13 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 29 | 1 | 91 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 22 | 3 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Dooland | 33 | 1 | 133 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mervyn Harvey | b Alec Bedser | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 122 | 0 | 268 | 12 | 2 | |
| *3. Don Bradman | b Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | c Wally Hammond b Doug Wright | 78 | 0 | 222 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5. Keith Miller | not out | 141 | 0 | 270 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6. Ian Johnson | lbw b Doug Wright | 52 | 0 | 119 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Colin McCool | c Alec Bedser b Norman Yardley | 2 | 20 | 20 | - | - | |
| +8. Don Tallon | b Doug Wright | 3 | 9 | 11 | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Godfrey Evans b Norman Yardley | 20 | 0 | 31 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Bruce Dooland | c Alec Bedser b Norman Yardley | 29 | 61 | 58 | 3 | - | |
| 11. Ernie Toshack | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Mervyn Harvey), 2-18 (Don Bradman), 3-207 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-222 (Arthur Morris), 5-372 (Ian Johnson), 6-389 (Colin McCool), 7-396 (Don Tallon), 8-423 (Ray Lindwall), 9-486 (Bruce Dooland), 487 (Ernie Toshack). |
| Extras | 16b, 6lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.4 ovs) 487 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 30 | 6 | 97 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 20 | 3 | 88 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 32.4 | 1 | 152 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 31 | 7 | 101 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Ikin | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Ian Johnson | 76 | 0 | 144 | 7 | - | |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 39 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Don Bradman b Ernie Toshack | 46 | 0 | 92 | 6 | - | |
| *4. Wally Hammond | c Ray Lindwall b Ernie Toshack | 22 | 0 | 50 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Denis Compton | not out | 103 | 0 | 284 | 10 | - | |
| 6. Joe Hardstaff | b Ernie Toshack | 9 | 0 | 38 | - | - | |
| 7. Jack Ikin | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| 8. Norman Yardley | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 18 | 0 | 54 | - | - | |
| 9. Alec Bedser | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 3 | 19 | 19 | - | - | |
| +10. Godfrey Evans | not out | 10 | 0 | 133 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Doug Wright |
| FOW | 1-100 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-137 (Len Hutton), 3-178 (Bill Edrich), 4-188 (Wally Hammond), 5-207 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-215 (Jack Ikin), 7-250 (Norman Yardley), 8-255 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 125.1 ovs) 340 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 17.1 | 4 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 36 | 6 | 76 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 19 | 3 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 25 | 8 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Dooland | 17 | 2 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mervyn Harvey | b Norman Yardley | 31 | 83 | 100 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | not out | 124 | 0 | 193 | 12 | - | |
| *3. Don Bradman | not out | 56 | 0 | 91 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | |||||||
| 5. Keith Miller | |||||||
| 6. Ian Johnson | |||||||
| 7. Colin McCool | |||||||
| +8. Don Tallon | |||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | |||||||
| 10. Bruce Dooland | |||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-116 (Mervyn Harvey). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 44 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 15 | 1 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 13 | 0 | 69 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Mervyn Harvey, Arthur Morris, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Ian Johnson, Colin McCool, Don Tallon, Ray Lindwall, Bruce Dooland, Ernie Toshack
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Wally Hammond, Denis Compton, Joe Hardstaff, Jack Ikin, Norman Yardley, Alec Bedser, Godfrey Evans, Doug Wright
