England v Australia @ Lord's, London
25, 26, 27, 29, 30 June 1953 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, FS Lee
Match Result: Match Drawn
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | c Trevor Bailey b Alec Bedser | 104 | - | 296 | 11 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | st Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 30 | 0 | 80 | - | - | |
| 3. Neil Harvey | lbw b Alec Bedser | 59 | - | 179 | - | - | |
| 4. Keith Miller | b Johnny Wardle | 25 | - | 60 | - | 1 | |
| 5. Graeme Hole | c Denis Compton b Johnny Wardle | 13 | - | 45 | - | - | |
| 6. Richie Benaud | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 0 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Brian Statham b Alec Bedser | 76 | - | 161 | 13 | 1 | |
| 8. Doug Ring | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 18 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Brian Statham | 9 | - | 50 | - | - | |
| +10. Gil Langley | c Willie Watson b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Arthur Morris), 2-190 (Neil Harvey), 3-225 (Keith Miller), 4-229 (Richie Benaud), 5-240 (Graeme Hole), 6-280 (Doug Ring), 7-291 (Lindsay Hassett), 8-330 (Ray Lindwall), 9-331 (Gil Langley), 346 (Alan Davidson). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 140.4 ovs) 346 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 42.4 | 8 | 105 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 28 | 7 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 25 | 7 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 2 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 29 | 8 | 77 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Graeme Hole b Bill Johnston | 145 | - | 315 | 16 | - | |
| 2. Don Kenyon | c Alan Davidson b Ray Lindwall | 3 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 3. Tom Graveney | b Ray Lindwall | 78 | - | 208 | 12 | - | |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 57 | - | 133 | 9 | - | |
| 5. Willie Watson | st Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c & b Keith Miller | 2 | - | 50 | - | - | |
| 7. Freddie Brown | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 22 | - | 18 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | b Alan Davidson | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Alec Bedser | b Ray Lindwall | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 17 | - | 25 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Don Kenyon), 2-177 (Tom Graveney), 3-279 (Len Hutton), 4-291 (Willie Watson), 5-301 (Denis Compton), 6-328 (Freddie Brown), 7-328 (Godfrey Evans), 8-332 (Trevor Bailey), 9-341 (Alec Bedser), 372 (Johnny Wardle). |
| Extras | 11b, 1lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.5 ovs) 372 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 23 | 4 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 25 | 6 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 35 | 11 | 91 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 19 | 4 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 10.5 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Lindsay Hassett | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Brian Statham b Denis Compton | 89 | 0 | 210 | 13 | - | |
| 3. Keith Miller | b Johnny Wardle | 109 | - | 292 | 14 | 1 | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Alec Bedser | 21 | - | 67 | - | - | |
| 5. Graeme Hole | lbw b Freddie Brown | 47 | - | 104 | - | - | |
| 6. Richie Benaud | c Tom Graveney b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c & b Freddie Brown | 15 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Doug Ring | lbw b Freddie Brown | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Alec Bedser | 50 | - | 45 | 8 | 2 | |
| +10. Gil Langley | b Freddie Brown | 9 | - | 30 | - | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Lindsay Hassett), 2-168 (Arthur Morris), 3-227 (Neil Harvey), 4-235 (Keith Miller), 5-248 (Richie Benaud), 6-296 (Alan Davidson), 7-305 (Graeme Hole), 8-308 (Doug Ring), 9-362 (Gil Langley), 368 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.5 ovs) 368 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 31.5 | 8 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 15 | 3 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 27 | 4 | 82 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 10 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 46 | 18 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Graeme Hole b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Don Kenyon | c Lindsay Hassett b Ray Lindwall | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | |
| 3. Tom Graveney | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Bill Johnston | 33 | - | 100 | - | - | |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Graeme Hole b Doug Ring | 109 | - | 346 | 16 | - | |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c Richie Benaud b Doug Ring | 71 | - | 257 | 11 | - | |
| 7. Freddie Brown | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 28 | - | 35 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Alec Bedser | |||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-6 (Don Kenyon), 2-10 (Len Hutton), 3-12 (Tom Graveney), 4-73 (Denis Compton), 5-236 (Willie Watson), 6-246 (Trevor Bailey), 7-282 (Freddie Brown). |
| Extras | 7b, 6lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 126 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 19 | 3 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 17 | 8 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 29 | 10 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 29 | 5 | 84 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 17 | 6 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Len Hutton, Don Kenyon, Tom Graveney, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Trevor Bailey, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Alec Bedser, Brian Statham
Australia:
Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris, Keith Miller, Neil Harvey, Graeme Hole, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Doug Ring, Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston
