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TESTSydney Cricket GroundFri, 28 Feb - Wed, 05 Mar 1947

AUS

Australia

645/10 (20.00)

VS

England

659/3 (20.00)

ENG

Australia won by 5 wickets

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AUS vs ENG — 5th Test

Match No: 5th Test
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1947
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss: England, elected to bat first
Umpires: George BorwickJohn Scott
Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
Season: 1946/47

England

England innings

659/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 280 94.3 Ov (RR: 2.96)	280 (280)
Leonard Hutton	122 (122)
Bill Edrich	60 (60)

BOWLING

Ray Lindwall	7/63
Keith Miller	1/31
Colin McCool	1/34

Australia

Australia innings

645/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 253 76 Ov (RR: 3.32)	253 (253)
Sid Barnes	71 (71)
Arthur Morris	57 (57)

BOWLING

Doug Wright	7/105
Alec Bedser	2/49
Norman Yardley	0/8

England

England innings

-

BATTING

Total 186 60.4 Ov (RR: 3.07)	186 (186)
Denis Compton	76 (76)
Peter Smith	24 (24)

BOWLING

Colin McCool	5/44
Ray Lindwall	2/46
Keith Miller	1/11

Australia

Australia innings

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BATTING

Total 214/5 52.2 Ov (RR: 4.09)	214 (214)
Donald Bradman (c)	63 (63)
Lindsay Hassett	47 (47)

BOWLING

Doug Wright	2/93
Alec Bedser	2/75
Norman Yardley	0/7

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