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f17809 t302	England v Australia
	Australia in British Isles 1948 (4th Test)
Venue	Headingley, Leeds on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th July 1948 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australia won by 7 wickets
Umpires	HG Baldwin, F Chester
Close of play day 1	England (1) 268/2 (Edrich 41, Bedser 0)
Close of play day 2	Australia (1) 63/1 (Hassett 13, Bradman 31)
Close of play day 3	Australia (1) 457/9 (Lindwall 76, Toshack 12)
Close of play day 4	England (2) 362/8 (Evans 47, Laker 14)

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Hutton	b Lindwall	81		187		-
C Washbrook	c Lindwall b Johnston	143		317	22	-
WJ Edrich	c Morris b Johnson	111		314	13	1
AV Bedser	c and b Johnson	79		177	8	2
DCS Compton	c Saggers b Lindwall	23		55		-
JF Crapp	b Toshack	5
*NWD Yardley	b Miller	25
K Cranston	b Loxton	10
+TG Evans	c Hassett b Loxton	3
JC Laker	c Saggers b Loxton	4
R Pollard	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 192.1 overs)	496
Fall of wickets: 1-168 (Hutton), 2-268 (Washbrook), 3-423 (Bedser), 4-426 (Edrich), 5-447 (Crapp), 6-473 (Compton), 7-486 (Cranston), 8-490 (Evans), 9-496 (Laker), 10-496 (Yardley, 192.1 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lindwall	38	10	79	2	-	-
Miller	17.1	2	43	1	-	-
Johnston	38	12	86	1	-	-
Toshack	35	6	112	1	-	-
Loxton	26	4	55	3	-	-
Johnson	33	9	89	2	-	-
Morris	5	0	20	0	-	-

Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AR Morris	c Cranston b Bedser	6
AL Hassett	c Crapp b Pollard	13
*DG Bradman	b Pollard	33	56	59		-
KR Miller	c Edrich b Yardley	58				2
RN Harvey	b Laker	112		188	17	-
SJE Loxton	b Yardley	93		135	8	5
IWG Johnson	c Cranston b Laker	10
RR Lindwall	c Crapp b Bedser	77
+RA Saggers	st Evans b Laker	5
WA Johnston	c Edrich b Bedser	13
ERH Toshack	not out	12
Extras	(9 b, 14 lb, 3 nb)	26
Total	(all out, 136.2 overs)	458
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Morris), 2-65 (Hassett), 3-68 (Bradman), 4-189 (Miller), 5-294 (Harvey), 6-329 (Johnson), 7-344 (Loxton), 8-355 (Saggers), 9-403 (Johnston), 10-458 (Lindwall, 136.2 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	31.2	4	92	3	-	-
Pollard	38	6	104	2	-	-
Cranston	14	1	51	0	-	-
Edrich	3	0	19	0	-	-
Laker	30	8	113	3	-	-
Yardley	17	6	38	2	-	-
Compton	3	0	15	0	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Hutton	c Bradman b Johnson	57				1
C Washbrook	c Harvey b Johnston	65				1
WJ Edrich	lbw b Lindwall	54				1
DCS Compton	c Miller b Johnston	66
JF Crapp	b Lindwall	18
*NWD Yardley	c Harvey b Johnston	7
K Cranston	c Saggers b Johnston	0	2		-	-
+TG Evans	not out	47
AV Bedser	c Hassett b Miller	17			4	-
JC Laker	not out	15
R Pollard	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 12 lb, 3 nb)	19
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 107 overs)	365
Fall of wickets: 1-129 (Washbrook), 2-129 (Hutton), 3-232 (Edrich), 4-260 (Crapp), 5-277 (Yardley), 6-278 (Cranston), 7-293 (Compton), 8-330 (Bedser)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lindwall	26	6	84	2	-	-
Miller	21	5	53	1	-	-
Johnston	29	5	95	4	-	-
Loxton	10	2	29	0	-	-
Johnson	21	2	85	1	-	-

Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AR Morris	c Pollard b Yardley	182		291	33	-
AL Hassett	c and b Compton	17		74	1	-
*DG Bradman	not out	173	292	255	29	-
KR Miller	lbw b Cranston	12		30	2	-
RN Harvey	not out	4			1	-
SJE Loxton	did not bat
IWG Johnson	did not bat
RR Lindwall	did not bat
+RA Saggers	did not bat
WA Johnston	did not bat
ERH Toshack	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)	16
Total	(3 wickets, 114.1 overs)	404
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Hassett), 2-358 (Morris), 3-396 (Miller)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	21	2	56	0	-	-
Pollard	22	6	55	0	-	-
Laker	32	11	93	0	-	-
Compton	15	3	82	1	-	-
Hutton	4	1	30	0	-	-
Yardley	13	1	44	1	-	-
Cranston	7.1	0	28	1	-	-

Notes
--> C Washbrook (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 112
--> WJ Edrich (1) passed 1500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 14
--> WJ Edrich (1) passed 17500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 91
--> AV Bedser (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 37
--> SJE Loxton (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 80
--> RA Saggers made his debut in Test Matches
--> AR Morris (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 155
--> AR Morris (2) passed 4000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 171
--> DG Bradman (2) passed 27000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 100
--> SJE Loxton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed JC Laker in the England first innings (previous best was 2-61)
--> ERH Toshack reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when he dismissed JF Crapp, his 1st wicket in the England first innings
--> IWG Johnson reached 200 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed AV Bedser, his 1st wicket in the England first innings
--> RR Lindwall reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when he dismissed JF Crapp, his 2nd wicket in the England second innings