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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 February 1951 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AN Barlow, AF Cocks
Match Result: Australia won by 274 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Archer | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Roy Tattersall | 206 | 0 | 462 | 23 | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | c Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 43 | - | 144 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Alec Bedser | 43 | - | 99 | 3 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Freddie Brown b Doug Wright | 44 | - | 87 | 4 | - |
| 6. Jim Burke | b Roy Tattersall | 12 | - | 35 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 16 | - | 57 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | lbw b Doug Wright | 1 | - | 11 | - | - |
| +9. Don Tallon | b Roy Tattersall | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Len Hutton b Doug Wright | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Ken Archer), 2-95 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-205 (Neil Harvey), 4-281 (Keith Miller), 5-310 (Jim Burke), 6-357 (Ian Johnson), 7-363 (Ray Lindwall), 8-366 (Don Tallon), 9-367 (Bill Johnston), 371 (Arthur Morris). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.5 ovs) 371 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 26 | 4 | 74 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Warr | 16 | 2 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 25 | 1 | 99 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 25.5 | 5 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 156 | - | 370 | 11 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Jack Iverson b Ray Lindwall | 2 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | b Bill Johnston | 29 | - | 88 | 1 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Don Tallon b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 5. David Sheppard | b Jack Iverson | 9 | - | 60 | - | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | b Keith Miller | 16 | - | 37 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Jim Burke b Bill Johnston | 13 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | lbw b Jack Iverson | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| 9. Roy Tattersall | c Neil Harvey b Jack Iverson | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 10. John Warr | b Bill Johnston | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 14 | - | 62 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-80 (Reg Simpson), 3-96 (Denis Compton), 4-132 (David Sheppard), 5-161 (Freddie Brown), 6-195 (Godfrey Evans), 7-206 (Alec Bedser), 8-214 (Roy Tattersall), 9-219 (John Warr), 272 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 15b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs) 272 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 13.3 | 0 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 13 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 15 | 2 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Iverson | 26 | 4 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 25 | 4 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Archer | c Alec Bedser b Roy Tattersall | 32 | - | 115 | 2 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | run out ( > > ) | 16 | 0 | 28 | 2 | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Doug Wright | 31 | - | 97 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Freddie Brown | 68 | - | 108 | 9 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | b Doug Wright | 99 | - | 207 | 8 | - |
| 6. Jim Burke | not out | 101 | - | 245 | 9 | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | c Godfrey Evans b John Warr | 3 | - | 40 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | run out ( > > ) | 31 | - | 56 | 5 | - |
| +9. Don Tallon | c Len Hutton b Denis Compton | 5 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | not out | 9 | - | 21 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson |
| FOW | 1-26 (Arthur Morris), 2-79 (Ken Archer), 3-95 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-194 (Neil Harvey), 5-281 (Keith Miller), 6-297 (Ian Johnson), 7-367 (Ray Lindwall), 8-378 (Don Tallon). |
| Extras | 7b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 101.6 ovs) 403 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 25 | 6 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Warr | 21 | 0 | 76 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 21 | 2 | 109 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 27 | 2 | 116 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4.6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c sub b Bill Johnston | 45 | - | 90 | 5 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Bill Johnston | 31 | - | 115 | - | 1 |
| 3. Reg Simpson | c Jim Burke b Bill Johnston | 61 | - | 148 | 7 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c sub b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. David Sheppard | lbw b Keith Miller | 41 | - | 194 | 3 | - |
| +6. Godfrey Evans | c Ian Johnson b Keith Miller | 21 | - | 38 | 2 | - |
| 7. Alec Bedser | c Arthur Morris b Keith Miller | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Roy Tattersall | c Arthur Morris b Ian Johnson | 6 | - | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Warr | b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| *11. Freddie Brown | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-74 (Len Hutton), 2-90 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-90 (Denis Compton), 4-181 (Reg Simpson), 5-221 (Godfrey Evans), 6-221 (Alec Bedser), 7-228 (David Sheppard), 8-228 (Roy Tattersall), 9-228 (John Warr). |
| Extras | 15b, 3lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.6 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 13 | 4 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 25.6 | 6 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 27 | 4 | 73 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ken Archer, Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Jim Burke, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon, Bill Johnston, Jack Iverson