1946–47 Ashes series
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The 1946–47 Ashes series consisted of five
"Few seasons have created so much advance interest as 1946–47",
First Test – Brisbane
29 November – 4 December 1946
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D.G. Bradman (c) 187 A.L. Hassett (vc) 128 C.L. McCool 95 K.R. Miller 79 Wright, D.V.P. 5/167 Edrich, W.J. 3/107 |
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- 2 December 1946
Preliminaries
Cause of the dead Brisbane wicket when Australia batted was the drought which had been suffered in Queensland for such a long period...People who were praying for water were among those to give the tourists a tremendous Brisbane welcome. Rain had fallen in every match in which the Englishmen had played and the record was maintained until the end of the tour, and the Test storm at Brisbane, the second of the match, was the worst I have ever witnessed.[10]
Due to the war this was the first Test to be played in Australia since 3 March 1937 and there were eight Australian debutants;
Australia – First Innings
Bradman had only made 28, when he played Bill Voce into the slips. Jack Ikin caught the ball and threw it high in the air in joy. He had caught the great Bradman, and Australia, he thought, were three down for under a hundred on a good wicket. That was how it looked to Ikin, to some of the other English players and some of the crowd, and that was how it looked to me sitting watching from the dressing room. Bradman, however, thought it was a bump ball and he stayed, as he was fully entitled to do if there was any doubt in his mind... the umpire gave him not out and he went on to make 187 of Australia's total of 645.[12]
The innings began well for England as
England – First Innings
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hailstones fell the size of golf-balls, and the trim field was swiftly reduced to a lake whereon floated the stumps. What was equally extraordinary was the strength of the tropical Queensland sun which next morning sucked away the moisture, so against all prediction, and thanks also to the sandy soil perfect for drainage, play was possible sharp at time. I recall broadcasting home from the ground... describing the scene of desolation with part of the playing arena still under a foot of water... English listeners who had gone to bed with this comforting information had to be told when they woke up next morning that fifteen English wickets had fallen and the game was over.[19]
E.W. Swanton
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Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook went out to bat with thunder in the air and Hutton never settled down to the short-pitched bowling of Lindwall and Miller and was bowled for 7 in "a real shock attack...Miller's success was gained by one ball of perfection mixed with many of faulty direction which had England's record holder twisting and turning in a most unbatsmanlike fashion".[15] Soon after Bill Edrich came out play was stopped for bad light as a thunderstorm broke over the ground. Play resumed only 10 minutes late the next day, but "England were twice caught on sticky wickets. They stood no chance. On a typical Brisbane sticky the good length ball and the half-volley became almost unplayable. Sometimes it rose chest high. At others it skidded along the ground."[5] In their "opening blitz" Keith Miller dug the ball in short and "nearly every ball from Lindwall rose head high".[17] "Edrich batted for 105 minutes. He suffered more than 40 body blows with a nonchalant contempt for danger and seemed content to be battered black and blue rather than lose his wicket. It was grim concentration and unflinching courage of the type rarely seen in Australia, and he was undaunted even after a terrific sickener under the ribs from Miller".[20] He was out for 16, but Alan Kippax said it was "one of the best knocks he had ever witnessed" and worthy of a century.[20] Wally Hammond had made his finest innings just such a wicket at Melbourne in 1936–37 while making 32 and here made the same number of runs, which Arthur Morris called it "the most thorough batting lesson he had ever received"[21] Ray Lindwall wrote that Hammond and Edrich "were hit on the body repeatedly. Their concentration never faltered and their skill never waned...This was vintage batting of a kind that probably no Australian could produce".[5] Miller used a limited leg-trap and an English pressman wrote that this was Bodyline, to the anger of Vic Richardson, Alan Kippax and Clarrie Grimmett who had seen the real thing. Miller slowed his pace as the ball leapt so much that it could hit the batsman, but not get them out and dismissed all five batsman that day, his 7/60 in the innings remaining his best return for Australia for the rest of his career.[20] Only three hours play were allowed that day and just after Hammond and Yardley walked off after appealing for light a second thunderstorm hit Brisbane. "Those who huddled in the pavilion...will never forget (as will the residents of Brisbane, who lost thousands of planes of glass) the darkness that came over the ground and the roar of the storm coming in the distance. This was the day when jagged pieces of hail, as big as cricket balls, plummeted on the ground, and the covers and the stumps went swirling away in the flood".[22] In 30 minutes the ground was a lake with the water almost reaching the height of the picket fence on the boundary.[23] At any other venue the game would have ended, but the drought-stricken ground soaked up most of the water overnight, the Queensland sun soon dried out the ground and play began on time at noon, much to the surprise to some pressmen and players who arrived late. Ernie Toshack's left-arm medium pace should have won him a hatful of wickets the previous day, but he could not bowl as Bradman suggested. So, before play began Bradman took him down the pitch and showed him exactly where he wanted him to bowl and even make him bowl a practice over alongside to make sure he got it right.[18][24] Resuming on 117/5 Hammond and Yardley were both out to Toshack (3/17), the Yorkshire vice-captain after a gritty innings of 29 over two hours, and Miller wrapped up the tail to have England out for 141.[4][18][25]
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England – Second Innings
Bradman made England
Result
The First Test at Brisbane taught the Englishmen many things and on the second day one English player summed up those thoughts. He said to me – "We are the first Ambassadors ever embroiled in a war while on a goodwill mission." And war it was, even though it was waged on only one side.[29]
Australia won the First Test by an innings and 332 runs to take a 1–0 lead in the series. It was their first victory over England at
Second Test – Sydney
13–19 December 1946
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From the batsman's viewpoint it looked perfect. It was a rusty brown, but seemed to hold a thousand runs, and both Hammond and Bradman were enthusiastic in their keenness to win the toss. When the England skipper called correctly he smiled with confident pleasure.... Imagine Hammond's surprise when before an hour had passed the wicket, which looked so docile, was in fact a dangerous spin-taking nightmare.[31]
Arriving in
England – First Innings
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The game was all but decided in an evil hour Hutton, Compton and Hammond himself – the flower of England's batting – went one by one to the high, slow, teasing spin of Colin McCool and Ian Johnson, each giving the ball more and more air as though trying to discover whether there was any parabola they could not describe without impelling the forward step that would have allowed the ball to be met on the full-pitch or the half-volley.[19]
E.W. Swanton
Fred Freer (1/25) began his Test career by bowling Cyril Washbrook for 1, but though he kept his line and length Keith Miller was wild and they and Toshack only bowled 23 overs in the innings. The spinners bowled 73 overs as the pitch took spin on the first day, against all expectation. Len Hutton (30) and Bill Edrich (71) added 78 for the second wicket before Ian Johnson removed him with his third ball in Tests, caught behind down the leg side. Don Tallon promptly took two more catches off Colin McCool (3/73) to dismiss Hammond and Compton and England were 99/4. Bradman had pulled a thigh muscle in the First Test and was granted permission by Hammond to retire from play,[34] Ken Meuleman taking his place and Hassett taking command. Johnson had not bowled in the First Test, but now had a spell of 11–8–3–1 as the England batsmen remained glued to the wicket. Hammond had previously told Compton to stop 'capering about' the wicket and "The oracle was listened to with great respect, and his dictum was largely taken up by those who followed him in the England XIs".[35] Jack Ikin, whose usually played within the crease anyway made a gritty 60 and added 49 with the fighting Edrich. Thereafter wickets fell steadily to Johnson who ended with 6/42 as England was spun out for 255.[4][32][36]
Australia – First Innings
We could have played on, but it was a Test match and we just had to win. I realised something drastic had to be done or three wickets might be lost. So I appealed after every second ball. I complained of the people moving about, the light, and, in fact, anything, in an effort to get the appeal upheld. Hammond and Yardley were inspecting the wet pitch. I knew there was a chance of losing valuable wickets so I just kept on appealing until the umpires answered me.[37]
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The situation was not yet lost, England had at least played on the spinning wicket first and it could only get worse for Australia.
England – Second Innings
Those who were lucky enough to see this remarkable display must have grieved with me that such a superlative innings was nipped off in its golden prime. He began by clipping the short stuff so hard that even if Australia had had 15 fieldsmen, the fours would still have come. Never have I seen a Test opening attack hit so hard.[44]
Result
Australia won the Second Test by an innings and 33 runs to go 2–0 up in the series. It was the first time they had defeated England in successive Tests by an innings since Andrew Stoddart's tour of 1897–98.[33] It was the third Test in a row that Australia had made its highest home score; 604 in the Fifth Test at Melbourne in 1936–37, 645 in the First Test and 659/8 in the Second Test in the current series. The match had an attendance of 196,253 and £26,544 was made in receipts.[33]
Third Test – Melbourne
1–7 January 1947
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Preliminaries
With two defeats
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Australia – First Innings
Norman Yardley was bowling to me and, on a perfect pitch, he had been unable to make a single ball do anything. When Ian Johnson came in I told him the ball was not turning an inch. He plunged his left leg down the wicket, missed and was l.b.w. first ball. It had turned nearly a foot![52]
Arthur Morris was the first man out for 21, lbw to Alec Bedser (3/99), but Sid Barnes hooked a ball into Bill Edrich's knee at short leg and Hammond insisted that he leave the field for treatment. Barnes (45) added 76 with Bradman before he went the same way as Morris for and Hammond took Lindsay Hassett off Doug Wright for 12. Bill Voce left the field with a strained leg muscle after lunch and Bradman looked set for a big score until he chopped Norman Yardley (2/50) onto his stumps for 79. Yardley, scarcely a change bowler before the tour was only given a bowl because of the injuries, but bowled tidily and moved the ball. Ian Johnson was out lbw first ball and Australia were 188/5 on a good pitch, soon 192/6 when Godfrey Evans snapped up Keith Miller (33) off Wright. Australia's all-round strength came to their rescue as Colin McCool played the innings of his life, 104 not out, adding 63 with Don Tallon (35) and leaving Australia 253/6 at the end of the day. Edrich returned to the fray in the first over of the second day and had Tallon caught behind in the first over, but Bruce Dooland (19) "defended steadily while McCool punished the bowling unmercifully. Hooking and driving with absolute confidence".[51] as they added 83. In the end Edrich (3/50) removed Dooland and Toshack to leave McCool 104 not out and Australia were out for 365[4][50][51]
England – First Innings
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Australia – Second Innings
I don't think Bradman appreciated being dismissed by a man who was not considered anywhere approaching county class. It was always amusing to watch the Englishmen when Yardley took a wicket. The first time they seemed fairly amused, but when he was regularly breaking partnerships, their enthusiasm knew no bounds, and it is said that in Melbourne after he had obtained Bradman's wicket for the third time, Yardley blushed profusely when one excited team-mate slapped him on the back and shouted "Well, bowled, Spofforth".[54]
England – Second Innings
...it was in this match that the Englishmen publicly rebuked Barnes for his false, senseless but successful light appeals at Sydney. In the final thirty minutes at Melbourne, Yardley, first with Bedser and then Evans, batted on, making no objection, even though the light was atrocious and rain was falling heavily. As England had lost seven wickets and had every chance of losing and none of winning it was a risky policy, but one in keeping with the manner in which Hammond played all the Tests, which to him were only sporting contests of goodwill.[56]
Len Hutton survived another "opening blitz" from Lindwall and Miller and was the silent partner in a stand of 138 with Cyril Washbrook. They took England to 91/0 at the start of the sixth and last day and had added 137 when Hutton was caught by Bradman off Ernie Toshack after batting almost three hours for 40 runs. Washbrook held the innings together with his 112, bringing all "his concentration to bear he revealed a variety of shots that were a delight to watch, combined with a defence which could as dour as if he had been playing in a blood match against Yorkshire and not merely a Test in Australia".[57] But wickets fell regularly at the other end and at 247/6 England were looking at defeat. With 53 runs in 89 minutes Norman Yardley dug himself in with Wally Hammond, 26 runs in 77 minutes, Alec Bedser, 25 runs in 49 minutes, and Godfrey Evans 0 runs in 15 minutes. The rain helped, but only 45 minutes were lost in the day due to the umpires as the English batsmen refused to appeal for light on the orders of Hammond even though Bradman twice suggested that they come off the field. Bill O'Reilly said "I could not understand why the English batsman seemed loath to appeal against the weather, even when the rain was coming down solidly. There are no praises for gallant gestures in Tests matches".[56] In the end England survived the match on 310/7 with Yardley and Evans still at the crease.[4][50][51]
Result
A final memory of Melbourne 1947 is the generosity of the crowd towards Hammond's team. The English press had come under attack for certain loud assertions about umpiring mistakes...but this unpopularity had not rubbed off on the players.[58]
E.W. Swanton
Australia drew with England to maintain their 2–0 series lead and retain
Fourth Test – Adelaide
31 January – 6 February 1947
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K.R. Miller 141* A.R. Morris 122 A.L. Hassett (vc) 78 I.W.G. Johnson 52 Bedser, A.V. 3/97 N.W.D. Yardley (vc) 3/101 Wright, D.V.P. 3/152 | |
Preliminaries
physiotherapist took him into the showers, sat him down on a wooden chair, fully-clothed and still wearing his boots, and turned on the cold tap. It took almost three quarters of an hour for the big Surrey bowler to come round from his heat exhaustion![61]
After the Third Test the
England – First Innings
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...it was grand to see him in the afternoon and early evening gradually get atop of Australia's persevering and skilful attack, and finally dominate it completely with all manner of lovely strokes to the extent of a run a minute off his own bat...Compton's innings, judged from every angle, stands with Bradman's as Sydney as the best played in this series so far.[67]
E.W. Swanton
The fast bowling of
Australia – First Innings
I was dining that Saturday evening chez Bradman, and with Jessie Bradman and her son John was escaping the rush by leaving an over before the close. We were underneath the stand when there was a tremendous uproar from above. 'That'll be Dad' said John, and he was right. It was. Bradman, b. Bedser 0.[67]
E.W. Swanton
Australia had 30 minutes to bat until stumps, but Merv Harvey was out for 12 runs off 15 balls and Bradman came to the wicket. In the Second Test at Sydney Alec Bedser had caught Sid Barnes with an in-swinging leg-break and had developed this delivery, soon known as Bedser's "Special Ball" and clean-bowled Bradman for a duck. Bradman wrote "The ball with which Alec Bedser bowled me in the Adelaide Test Match was, I think, the finest ever to take my wicket. It must have come three-quarters of the way straight on my off-stump, then suddenly dipped in to pitch on the leg stump, only to turn off the pitch and hit the middle and off stumps".[67] He returned to the Australian dressing room telling the waiting batsmen that it had been an unplayable ball. Keith Miller thought he was making excuses for being out for a duck and that "He did no service to those who still had to face Alec",[73] but Bradman maintained that it had been good enough to bowl him if he had been on 300.[74] Australia began the third day on 24/2, but soon made a complete recovery from their bad start. Doug Wright (3/152) had trouble with his no balls due to his odd run up "He waves his arms widely, and rocks on his legs like a small ship pitching and tossing in a fairly heavy sea. Whenever he bowls in Australia there are people who whistle and cat-call as he goes through his strange approach to the stumps."[75] As a result, Bedser (3/97) was called on to bowl virtually all day until he could barely stand from heat exhaustion. Bill Edrich (0/88) had opened the bowling, but could make no impression on the dull pitch and Norman Yardley (3/101) was called upon to bowl 31 overs. Morris made 122 with 12 fours and 2 sixes, adding 189 with Lindsay Hassett (78). Keith Miller hit his maiden Test century; 141 not out in 4+1⁄2 hours with 9 fours and a six, adding 150 with Ian Johnson (52), 27 with Lindwall (20) and 63 with Dooland (29). Toshack was brilliantly run out by Edrich for a duck and Australia were out for 487, a lead of 27 on the first innings.[4][65][66]
England – Second Innings
His unbroken partnership of 85 with Compton at Adelaide revealed admirable fighting qualities, and cricket intelligence. He made only five scoring shots, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, in his stay of 133 minutes, and he was at the wickets 95 minutes before he opened his account. Mainly he was watching his partner take charge of the game, but of the 276 balls sent down during their time together Evans took 97 of them, and not only helped to save the team from certain defeat, but also enabled Compton to join the select band who have compiled a century in each innings of a Test.[76]
Though delayed by 23 minutes by a short thunderstorm and bounced by Lindwall and Miller
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Australia – Second Innings
Arthur Morris set himself up as a No. 1 for Australia for a while to come...Arthur at his best looked out of the top draw, a left-hander with all the strokes, and only one (much publicized) weakness against certain bowling and in particular against Bedser's.... Yet his record speaks for itself, and what the figures do not say is that few more charming men have played for Australia, and I cannot name one who was more popular with his opponents.[82]
E.W. Swanton
Hammond had left the Australians 31⁄4 hours to make 314 runs to win, not impossible as they had some excellent strokemakers in their team.
Result
Australia drew the Fourth Test with England to win the series.
Fifth Test – Sydney
28 February – 5 March 1947
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The general positioning of the field and the blocking of the batsmen's known strokes was admirable, and his placing was responsible for at least three of the catches made. He certainly has the knack of keeping his men equable and happy. If there were just a little more punch or bite in his make-up one could regard Yardley as a thoroughly satisfactory England captain of the near future.[85]
E.W. Swanton
The
England – First Innings
I must say when I bowled at Len I felt a sense of personal grudge I have never known against any other batsman. Ray did too. I suppose Len suffered a greater barrage from the two of us than any other player in the world. We both put in that little bit extra against Len, and he had to take it time after time... he had a poker face and never expressed either elation or disappointment. I tried my wickedest bumpers, hoping that I would have the satisfaction of seeing him look scared.[92]
After a good length ball from
Australia – first innings
Cutting a leg-break is always dangerous, and cutting Wright is a form of suicide. Why a bowler of his skill failed to get more test-match wickets always mystified me; there was of course the marked tendency to bowl no-balls, but he sent down so many good ones, and worried and beat the batsmen so often, that he should have had better results...he seemed always likely to get wickets. It is one of the toughest problems of captaincy to know when to remove a man like that from the firing -line.[96]
Johnnie Moyes
Sid Barnes (71) and Arthur Morris (57) added 126 for Australia's first wicket until both were removed by Alec Bedser (2/49) soon after tea. Despite the 102 °F (39 °C) heat, the English fielding improved on the previous Tests, with Godfrey Evans, Denis Compton and Laurie Fishlock to the fore. Compton chased a piece of paper across the ground and grabbing it with a rugby tackle to the laughter of the 40,000 crowd. McCool and Tribe had managed to turn the ball on the first day and at last Doug Wright found things turning his way. Hammond had set stereotyped fields in the first four Tests and was loath to change them, but the new captain Norman Yardley was keen to take advice from his professionals.[97] He changed the field as each batsmen came in and gave Wright a field of close catchers instead of trying to save runs.[94] At the start of each Test Wright would receive telegrams and letters from well-wishers who had lamented his bad luck "Never a match went by in which he did not hopelessly defeat the defences of the leading run-getters. Times out of number he had Barnes, Bradman, Hassett and their like groping forward hypnotised by the magic of his spinning witchcraft".[98] Wright bowled unchanged for nearly two hours and took the wickets of Don Bradman, who came down the wicket, misjudged the spin and was bowled for 12, and Keith Miller taken by Jack Ikin at slip. Australia started the fourth day on 189/4 and Bedser and Wright bowled unchanged for 11 overs each. Bedser shut up his end and conceded only 15 runs while Wright span his way through the Australian batting with a spell of 5/42 with Hassett, McCool, Tallon, Lindwall and Tribe all falling to catches close to the wicket. Only Ron Hamence stood up and made 31 not out in 13⁄4 hours and when Ernie Toshack was run out against Australia were dismissed for 253, a deficit of 17 runs.[89][90][91]
England – Second Innings
In return England failed to recover from
Australia – Second Innings
On a pitch taking spin Yardley depended on Bedser and Wright to win the match and the spinner came on after only one over from Edrich. The roller had pressed the wicket and Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris decided to make runs while its effects lasted. They made 45 for the first wicket when Morris gambled on a third run when Compton misfielded and was run out. Bradman edged a ball from Wright to Edrich at slip, who dropped it, but Barnes was taken by Evans off Bedser. In the end it was Edrich's dropped catch that decided the day as Bradman and Hassett dropped anchor and took an hour to make 13 runs, tiring out the bowlers as they did so. When Bedser and Wright were rested they attacked their replacements Edrich and Smith, who were replaced by Yardley and Wright after two overs. Australia reached tea with 110/2 and in the last session they chased the runs. Bradman was out to Bedser (2/76) for 63 and Hassett to Wright (2/93) for 47, but Keith Miller was told to get runs quickly before time ran out. "No message ever had a readier recipient"[100] and he struck 7 fours in his unbeaten 34 off 44 balls. A grateful Bradman spoke of "the sheer artistry, the classical style and power of an innings by Miller" when interviewed just after the Test.[101] Hamance was out for 1, but Australia reached 214/5 and won by 5 wickets.[89][90][91]
Result
Australia won the Fifth Test by 5 wickets to win the series 3–0 and retain
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1946–47 Test Series Averages
As was the convention of the time, gentlemen (the amateurs) have their initials in front of their surname whilst players (the professionals) have their initials after their name, if used at all.[104][105] Wally Hammond had been a professional until 1938 when his business interests allowed him to turn amateur, allowing him to captain England.[106] Bill Edrich was a professional who became an amateur in 1947 and captain of Middlesex in 1950.[107] The Australians were all amateurs until the Packer Revolution, even though they played like professionals. Of particular note is that Doug Wright was the biggest wicket-taker on either side with 23 wickets (43.04), but with a higher average than anyone else who has held this position. He was also the chief first–class wicket-taker of the 1946–47 season – 51 wickets (33.31) and bowled just over a third of England's overs; 246.3 compared to 240.2 by Alec Bedser and 246.5 by the rest.[108] Norman Yardley topped England's bowling averages with 10 wickets (37.20) even though he had not bowled for Yorkshire in 1946, though he had taken 6/29 for the MCC against Cambridge University, coming on as the seventh bowler.[109]
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Player | Team | Batting Position | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | Highest Score | Average | 100s | 50s | Ct | St |
D.G. Bradman (c) | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 5 | 8 | 1 | 680 | 234 | 97.14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
K.R. Miller | ![]() |
Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 5 | 7 | 2 | 384 | 141* | 76.80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
S.G. Barnes | ![]() |
Right-Hand Opening Batsman | 4 | 6 | 443 | 234 | 73.83 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
A.R. Morris | ![]() |
Left-Hand Opening Batsman | 5 | 8 | 1 | 503 | 155 | 71.85 | 3 | 1 | ||
C.L. McCool | ![]() |
Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 5 | 7 | 2 | 272 | 104* | 54.40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Hutton, L. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Opening Batsman | 5 | 9 | 1 | 417 | 122* | 52.12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Compton, D.C.S. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 5 | 10 | 1 | 459 | 147 | 51.00 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
A.L. Hassett (vc) | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 5 | 7 | 332 | 128 | 47.42 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Edrich, W.J. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 5 | 10 | 462 | 119 | 46.20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Hardstaff, J. |
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Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 1 | 2 | 76 | 67 | 38.00 | 1 | 2 | |||
Washbrook, C. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Opening Batsman | 5 | 10 | 363 | 112 | 36.30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
R.R. Lindwall | ![]() |
Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 4 | 5 | 160 | 100 | 32.00 | 1 | 2 | |||
N.W.D. Yardley (vc) | ![]() |
Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 5 | 10 | 2 | 252 | 61 | 31.50 | 2 | 3 | ||
R.A. Hamence | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31* | 31.00 | ||||
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Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 5 | 6 | 174 | 92 | 29.00 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||
M.R. Harvey | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 1 | 2 | 43 | 31 | 21.50 | |||||
I.W.G. Johnson | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 4 | 5 | 106 | 52 | 21.20 | 1 | ||||
W.R. Hammond (c) | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 4 | 8 | 168 | 37 | 21.00 | 6 | ||||
Bedser, A.V. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 5 | 10 | 3 | 106 | 27* | 19.00 | 3 | |||
Ikin, J.T. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Top Order Batsman | 5 | 10 | 184 | 60 | 18.40 | 1 | 4 | |||
G.E. Tribe | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 25* | 17.50 | ||||
B. Dooland | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 2 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 16.33 | 2 | ||||
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Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 4 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 29 | 15.00 | 9 | |||
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Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12.00 | 1 | ||||
Voce, W. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 9.50 | 1 | |||
Wright, D.V.A. | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 5 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 15* | 9.40 | 2 | |||
Smith, T.P.B. |
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Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 2 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | ||||
Fishlock, L.B. | ![]() |
Left-Hand Opening Batsman | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | ||||
E.R.H. Toshack | ![]() |
Right-Hand Lower Order Batsman | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4.66 | 3 | |||
F.A.W. Freer | ![]() |
Right-Hand Middle Order Batsman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28* |
References
- Clif Cary, Cricket Controversy, Test matches in Australia 1946–47, T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1948
- Ray Lindwall, Flying Stumps, Marlin Books, 1954
- Keith Miller, Cricket Crossfire, Oldbourne Press, 1956
- A.G. Moyes, A Century of Cricketers, Angus and Robertson, 1950
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Further reading
- John Arlott, John Arlott's 100 Greatest Batsmen, MacDonald Queen Anne Press, 1986
- Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W. H. Smith, 1985
- Ashley Brown, The Pictorial History of Cricket, Bison, 1988
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978, Wisden, 1979
- Tom Graveney and Norman Miller, The Ten Greatest Test Teams Sidgewick and Jackson, 1988
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
- E.W. Swanton(ed), Barclay's World of Cricket, Willow, 1986