The Ashes, 1946/47, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1,2,3,4,6,7 January 1947 (6-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: GE Borwick and JD Scott
Test Debuts: B Dooland (Aus).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 253/6 (McCool 28*, Tallon 35*)
Day 2: Australia 365, England 147/1 (Washbrook 54*, Edrich 83*)
Day 3: England 351, Australia 33/0 (Barnes 19*, Morris 14*)
Day 4: Australia 293/4 (Morris 132*, McCool 25*)
Day 5: Australia 536, England 91/0 (Hutton 25*, Washbrook 60*)
Australia 1st innings
SG Barnes lbw b Bedser 45
AR Morris lbw b Bedser 21
*DG Bradman b Yardley 79
AL Hassett c Hammond b Wright 12
KR Miller c Evans b Wright 33
IW Johnson lbw b Yardley 0
CL McCool not out 104
+D Tallon c Evans b Edrich 35
RR Lindwall b Bedser 9
B Dooland c Hammond b Edrich 19
ERH Toshack c Hutton b Edrich 6
Extras (nb 2) 2
Total (all out, 97.3 overs) 365
FoW: 1-32, 2-108, 3-143, 4-188, 5-188,
6-192, 7-255, 8-272, 9-355, 10-365.
Bowling O M R W
Voce 10 2 40 0
Bedser 31 4 99 3
Wright 26 2 124 2
Yardley 20 4 50 2
Edrich 10.3 2 50 3
England 1st innings
L Hutton c McCool b Lindwall 2
C Washbrook c Tallon b Dooland 62
WJ Edrich lbw b Lindwall 89
DCS Compton lbw b Toshack 11
*WR Hammond c & b Dooland 9
JT Ikin c Miller b Dooland 48
NWD Yardley b McCool 61
+TG Evans b McCool 17
W Voce lbw b Dooland 0
AV Bedser not out 27
DVP Wright b Johnson 10
Extras (b 1, lb 12, nb 2) 15
Total (all out, 108.5 overs) 351
FoW: 1-8, 2-155, 3-167, 4-176, 5-179,
6-292, 7-298, 8-298, 9-324, 10-351.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 20 1 64 2
Miller 10 0 34 0
Toshack 26 5 88 1
McCool 19 3 53 2
Dooland 27 5 69 4
Johnson 6.5 1 28 1
Australia 2nd innings
SG Barnes c Evans b Yardley 32
AR Morris b Bedser 155
*DG Bradman c & b Yardley 49
AL Hassett b Wright 9
KR Miller c Hammond b Yardley 34
CL McCool c Evans b Bedser 43
IW Johnson run out 0
+D Tallon c & b Wright 92
RR Lindwall c Washbrook b Bedser 100
B Dooland c Compton b Wright 1
ERH Toshack not out 2
Extras (b 14, lb 2, nb 3) 19
Total (all out, 113.3 overs) 536
FoW: 1-68, 2-159, 3-177, 4-242, 5-333,
6-335, 7-341, 8-495, 9-511, 10-536.
Bowling O M R W
Voce 6 1 29 0
Bedser 34.3 4 176 3
Wright 32 3 131 3
Yardley 20 0 67 3
Edrich 18 1 86 0
Hutton 3 0 28 0
England 2nd innings (target: 551 runs)
L Hutton c Bradman b Toshack 40
C Washbrook b Dooland 112
WJ Edrich lbw b McCool 13
DCS Compton run out 14
*WR Hammond b Lindwall 26
JT Ikin c Hassett b Miller 5
NWD Yardley not out 53
AV Bedser lbw b Miller 25
+TG Evans not out 0
Extras (b 15, lb 6, w 1) 22
Total (7 wickets, 100 overs) 310
DNB: W Voce, DVP Wright.
FoW: 1-138, 2-163, 3-186, 4-197, 5-221, 6-249, 7-294.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 16 2 59 1
Miller 11 0 41 2
Toshack 16 5 39 1
McCool 24 9 41 1
Dooland 21 1 84 1
Johnson 12 4 24 0
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