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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 302 (302/152)
The Ashes, 1948, 4th Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
22,23,24,26,27 July 1948 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Australia leads the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: England
Umpires: HG Baldwin and F Chester
Test Debuts: RA Saggers (Aus).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 268/2 (Edrich 41*, Bedser 0*)
  • Day 2: England 496, Australia 63/1 (Hassett 13*, Bradman 31*)
  • Day 3: Australia 457/9 (Lindwall 76*, Toshack 12*)
  • Day 4: Australia 458, England 362/8 (Evans 47*, Laker 14*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton                                 b Lindwall            81 187      0
    C Washbrook           c Lindwall         b Johnston           143 317  22  0
    WJ Edrich             c Morris           b Johnson            111 314  13  1
    AV Bedser                            c & b Johnson             79 177   8  2
    DCS Compton           c Saggers          b Lindwall            23  55      0
    JF Crapp                                 b Toshack              5          0
    *NWD Yardley                             b Miller              25          0
    K Cranston                               b Loxton              10          0
    +TG Evans             c Hassett          b Loxton               3       0  0
    JC Laker              c Saggers          b Loxton               4          0
    R Pollard             not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1)                   12
    Total                 (all out, 192.1 overs)                  496
    
    FoW: 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).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    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 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    AR Morris             c Cranston         b Bedser               6            0
    AL Hassett            c Crapp            b Pollard             13            0
    *DG Bradman                              b Pollard             33  59  56    0
    KR Miller             c Edrich           b Yardley             58            2
    RN Harvey                                b Laker              112 188     17 0
    SJE Loxton                               b Yardley             93 135      8 5
    IWG Johnson           c Cranston         b Laker               10            0
    RR Lindwall           c Crapp            b Bedser              77            0
    +RA Saggers           st Evans           b Laker                5            0
    WA Johnston           c Edrich           b Bedser              13            0
    ERH Toshack           not out                                  12            0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 14, nb 3)                       26
    Total                 (all out, 136.2 overs)                  458
    
    FoW: 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).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    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 2nd innings                                             R   B   4  6
    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          0
    JF Crapp                                 b Lindwall            18          0
    *NWD Yardley          c Harvey           b Johnston             7          0
    K Cranston            c Saggers          b Johnston             0   2   0  0
    +TG Evans             not out                                  47          0
    AV Bedser             c Hassett          b Miller              17       4  0
    JC Laker              not out                                  15          0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 12, nb 3)                       19
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 107 overs)         365
    
    DNB: R Pollard.
    
    FoW: 1-129 (Washbrook), 2-129 (Hutton), 3-232 (Edrich),
         4-260 (Crapp), 5-277 (Yardley), 6-278 (Cranston),
         7-293 (Compton), 8-330 (Bedser).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    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 2nd innings (target: 404 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    AR Morris             c Pollard          b Yardley            182 291     33 0
    AL Hassett                           c & b Compton             17  74      1 0
    *DG Bradman           not out                                 173 255 292 29 0
    KR Miller             lbw                b Cranston            12  30      2 0
    RN Harvey             not out                                   4          1 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 9, nb 1)                        16
    Total                 (3 wickets, 114.1 overs)                404
    
    DNB: SJE Loxton, IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall, +RA Saggers,
         WA Johnston, ERH Toshack.
    
    FoW: 1-57 (Hassett), 2-358 (Morris), 3-396 (Miller).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      21      2     56      0
    Pollard                     22      6     55      0
    Cranston                     7.1    0     28      1
    Laker                       32     11     93      0
    Yardley                     13      1     44      1
    Compton                     15      3     82      1
    Hutton                       4      1     30      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, WJ Edrich, AV Bedser, DCS Compton, JF Crapp, NWD Yardley, K Cranston, TG Evans, JC Laker, R Pollard.

    Australia Player Pages: AR Morris, AL Hassett, DG Bradman, KR Miller, RN Harvey, SJE Loxton, IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall, RA Saggers, WA Johnston, ERH Toshack.

    Match Officials' Pages: HG Baldwin, F Chester.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Graham.Rose (grahamr@hadrian.bt.co.uk)  
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