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The Ashes (England in Australia)
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3rd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1946
3rd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1946
RESULT
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wed, 01 Jan - Tue, 07 Jan 1947
AUS
Australia
645/10 (20.00)
VS
England
659/3 (20.00)
ENG
Match drawn
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
AUS
Australia innings
645/10 (20.00)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Sid Barnes
lbw b Bedser
45
124
117
3
0
36.29
In 1947
342
24
0
Career
470
33
0
Arthur Morris
lbw b Bedser
21
40
50
2
0
52.50
In 1947
183
10
0
Career
183
10
0
Donald Bradman (c)
b Yardley
79
162
169
2
0
48.76
In 1947
549
49
0
Career
5642
544
5
Lindsay Hassett
c Hammond b Wright
12
48
53
0
0
25.00
In 1947
183
14
1
Career
401
39
2
Keith Miller
c (wk)Evans b Wright
33
68
61
3
0
48.52
In 1947
186
19
1
Career
216
19
1
Ian Johnson
lbw b Yardley
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1947
54
3
0
Career
61
3
0
Colin McCool
not out
104
174
183
8
0
59.77
In 1947
254
26
0
Career
261
26
0
Don Tallon (WK)
c (wk)Evans b Edrich
35
71
59
3
0
49.29
In 1947
171
17
0
Career
176
17
0
Ray Lindwall
b Bedser
9
30
23
1
0
30.00
In 1947
140
17
3
Career
140
17
3
Bruce Dooland
c Hammond b Edrich
19
68
78
0
0
27.94
In 1947
20
0
0
Career
20
0
0
Ernie Toshack
c Hutton b Edrich
6
6
8
1
0
100.00
In 1947
9
1
0
Career
9
1
0
Extras
(nb 2)
2
Total
365 97.3 Ov (RR: 3.74)
365
792
23
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Bill Voce
10.00
2
40
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
0
0
7/79
Career
98
0
Alec Bedser
31.00
4
99
3
2.39
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
7/41
Career
33
0
Doug Wright
26.00
2
124
2
3.57
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
5/167
Career
42
0
Norman Yardley
20.00
4
50
2
1.87
0
0
0
In 1947
6
0
3/50
Career
6
0
Bill Edrich
10.30
2
50
3
3.61
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
4/68
Career
19
0
ENG
England innings
659/3 (20.00)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
c McCool b Lindwall
2
10
15
0
0
20.00
In 1947
125
11
0
Career
1593
117
1
Cyril Washbrook
c (wk)Tallon b Dooland
62
207
235
1
1
29.95
In 1947
235
11
2
Career
398
11
2
Bill Edrich
lbw b Lindwall
89
237
173
10
0
37.55
In 1947
315
26
0
Career
622
58
0
Denis Compton
lbw b Toshack
11
23
19
1
0
47.82
In 1947
116
11
0
Career
730
69
0
Wally Hammond (c)
c & b Dooland
9
13
11
1
0
69.23
In 1947
128
10
3
Career
7130
499
27
Jack Ikin
c Miller b Dooland
48
144
142
2
0
33.33
In 1947
162
12
0
Career
209
12
0
Norman Yardley
b McCool
61
122
122
3
0
50.00
In 1947
203
20
0
Career
210
20
0
Godfrey Evans (WK)
b McCool
17
40
32
1
0
42.50
In 1947
31
1
0
Career
31
1
0
Bill Voce
lbw b Dooland
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1947
19
1
1
Career
308
7
8
Alec Bedser
not out
27
52
54
2
0
51.92
In 1947
87
7
0
Career
125
7
0
Doug Wright
b Johnson
10
28
30
1
0
35.71
In 1947
39
6
0
Career
147
12
0
Extras
(b 1, lb 12, nb 2)
15
Total
351 108.5 Ov (RR: 3.23)
351
877
22
1
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Ray Lindwall
20.00
1
64
2
2.40
0
0
0
In 1947
3
0
2/64
Career
5
0
Keith Miller
10.00
0
34
0
2.55
0
0
0
In 1947
12
0
7/60
Career
14
0
Ernie Toshack
26.00
5
88
1
2.53
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
6/17
Career
17
0
Colin McCool
19.00
3
53
2
2.09
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
5/73
Career
12
0
Bruce Dooland
27.00
5
69
4
1.91
0
0
0
In 1947
5
0
4/69
Career
5
0
Ian Johnson
6.50
1
28
1
3.16
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
6/42
Career
9
0
AUS
Australia innings
-
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Sid Barnes
c (wk)Evans b Yardley
32
84
73
0
0
38.09
In 1947
342
24
0
Career
470
33
0
Arthur Morris
b Bedser
155
317
364
8
0
48.89
In 1947
183
10
0
Career
183
10
0
Donald Bradman (c)
c & b Yardley
49
95
99
4
0
51.57
In 1947
549
49
0
Career
5642
544
5
Lindsay Hassett
b Wright
9
21
22
1
0
42.85
In 1947
183
14
1
Career
401
39
2
Keith Miller
c Hammond b Yardley
34
84
80
3
0
40.47
In 1947
186
19
1
Career
216
19
1
Colin McCool
c (wk)Evans b Bedser
43
106
108
3
0
40.56
In 1947
254
26
0
Career
261
26
0
Ian Johnson
run out
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1947
54
3
0
Career
61
3
0
Don Tallon (WK)
c & b Wright
92
108
105
10
0
85.18
In 1947
171
17
0
Career
176
17
0
Ray Lindwall
c Washbrook b Bedser
100
90
113
13
1
111.11
In 1947
140
17
3
Career
140
17
3
Bruce Dooland
c Compton b Wright
1
4
8
0
0
25.00
In 1947
20
0
0
Career
20
0
0
Ernie Toshack
not out
2
8
14
0
0
25.00
In 1947
9
1
0
Career
9
1
0
Extras
(b 14, lb 2, nb 3)
19
Total
536 113.3 Ov (RR: 4.72)
536
921
42
1
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Bill Voce
6.00
1
29
0
3.62
0
0
0
In 1947
0
0
7/79
Career
98
0
Alec Bedser
34.30
4
176
3
3.84
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
7/41
Career
33
0
Doug Wright
32.00
3
131
3
3.07
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
5/167
Career
42
0
Norman Yardley
20.00
0
67
3
2.51
0
0
0
In 1947
6
0
3/50
Career
6
0
Bill Edrich
18.00
1
86
0
3.58
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
4/68
Career
19
0
Leonard Hutton
3.00
0
28
0
7.00
0
0
0
In 1947
0
0
1/7
Career
2
0
ENG
England innings
-
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
c Bradman b Toshack
40
168
178
3
0
23.80
In 1947
125
11
0
Career
1593
117
1
Cyril Washbrook
b Dooland
112
299
245
8
1
37.45
In 1947
235
11
2
Career
398
11
2
Bill Edrich
lbw b McCool
13
34
22
1
0
38.23
In 1947
315
26
0
Career
622
58
0
Denis Compton
run out
14
27
22
2
0
51.85
In 1947
116
11
0
Career
730
69
0
Wally Hammond (c)
b Lindwall
26
80
77
3
0
32.50
In 1947
128
10
3
Career
7130
499
27
Jack Ikin
c Hassett b Miller
5
34
33
0
0
14.70
In 1947
162
12
0
Career
209
12
0
Norman Yardley
not out
53
106
89
6
0
50.00
In 1947
203
20
0
Career
210
20
0
Alec Bedser
lbw b Miller
25
50
49
3
0
50.00
In 1947
87
7
0
Career
125
7
0
Godfrey Evans (WK)
not out
0
3
15
0
0
0.00
In 1947
31
1
0
Career
31
1
0
Extras
(b 15, lb 6, w 1)
22
Total
310/7 100 Ov (RR: 3.10)
310
801
26
1
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Ray Lindwall
16.00
2
59
1
2.76
0
0
0
In 1947
3
0
2/64
Career
5
0
Keith Miller
11.00
0
41
2
2.79
0
0
0
In 1947
12
0
7/60
Career
14
0
Ernie Toshack
16.00
5
39
1
1.82
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
6/17
Career
17
0
Colin McCool
24.00
9
41
1
1.28
0
0
0
In 1947
11
0
5/73
Career
12
0
Bruce Dooland
21.00
1
84
1
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
5
0
4/69
Career
5
0
Ian Johnson
12.00
4
24
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1947
9
0
6/42
Career
9
0
MILESTONES
Ray Lindwall
scored their 1st Test hundred
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Colin McCool
scored their 1st Test hundred
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Arthur Morris
scored their 1st Test hundred
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Cyril Washbrook
scored their 1st Test hundred
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Bruce Dooland
played their 1st Test
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Sir Leonard Hutton
took their 10th Test catch
ENG
REACHED
Now on 10.
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