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The Ashes, 1953, 4th Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
23,24,25,27,28 July 1953 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0


Toss: Australia
Umpires: F Chester and FS Lee

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 142/7 (Evans 18*, Lock 5*)
Day 2: England 167, Australia 266
Day 3: England 62/1 (Edrich 33*, Graveney 3*)
Day 4: England 177/5 (Compton 60*, Bailey 4*)

 
England 1st innings
*L Hutton                                b Lindwall             0
WJ Edrich             lbw                b Miller              10
TW Graveney           c Benaud           b Miller              55
DCS Compton           c Davidson         b Lindwall             0
W Watson                                 b Lindwall            24
RT Simpson            c Langley          b Lindwall            15
TE Bailey             run out                                   7
+TG Evans             lbw                b Lindwall            25
JC Laker              c Lindwall         b Archer              10
GAR Lock                                 b Davidson             9
AV Bedser             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 8, lb 4)                              12
Total                 (all out, 109.4 overs)                  167

FoW: 1-0, 2-33, 3-36, 4-98, 5-108,
     6-110, 7-133, 8-149, 9-167, 10-167.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lindwall                    35     10     54      5
Miller                      28     13     39      2
Davidson                    20.4    7     23      1
Archer                      18      4     27      1
Benaud                       8      1     12      0

Australia 1st innings
*AL Hassett           c Lock             b Bedser              37
AR Morris             c Lock             b Bedser              10
RN Harvey             lbw                b Bailey              71
KR Miller             c Edrich           b Bailey               5
GB Hole               c Lock             b Bedser              53
JH de Courcy          lbw                b Lock                10
R Benaud                                 b Bailey               7
AK Davidson           c Evans            b Bedser               2
RG Archer             not out                                  31
RR Lindwall                              b Bedser               9
+GRA Langley          c Hutton           b Bedser              17
Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 2)                         14
Total                 (all out, 82.5 overs)                   266

FoW: 1-27, 2-70, 3-84, 4-168, 5-183,
     6-203, 7-203, 8-208, 9-218, 10-266.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bedser                      28.5    2     95      6
Bailey                      22      4     71      3
Lock                        23      9     53      1
Laker                        9      1     33      0

England 2nd innings
*L Hutton             c Langley          b Archer              25
WJ Edrich             c de Courcy        b Lindwall            64
TW Graveney                              b Lindwall             3
DCS Compton           lbw                b Lindwall            61
W Watson              c Davidson         b Miller              15
RT Simpson            c de Courcy        b Miller               0
TE Bailey             c Hole             b Davidson            38
+TG Evans             c Lindwall         b Miller               1
JC Laker              c Benaud           b Davidson            48
GAR Lock              c Morris           b Miller               8
AV Bedser             not out                                   3
Extras                (b 1, lb 8)                               9
Total                 (all out, 177.3 overs)                  275

FoW: 1-57, 2-62, 3-139, 4-167, 5-171,
     6-182, 7-239, 8-244, 9-258, 10-275.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lindwall                    54     19    104      3
Miller                      47     19     63      4
Davidson                    29.3   15     36      2
Archer                      25     12     31      1
Benaud                      19      8     26      0
Hole                         3      1      6      0

Australia 2nd innings (target: 177 runs)
*AL Hassett                              b Lock                 4
AR Morris             st Evans           b Laker               38
GB Hole               c Graveney         b Bailey              33
RN Harvey             lbw                b Bedser              34
AK Davidson           not out                                  17
JH de Courcy          not out                                  13
Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 1)                          8
Total                 (4 wickets, 33 overs)                   147

DNB: KR Miller, R Benaud, RG Archer, RR Lindwall, +GRA Langley.

FoW: 1-27, 2-54, 3-111, 4-117.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bedser                      17      1     65      1
Bailey                       6      1      9      1
Lock                         8      1     48      1
Laker                        2      0     17      1

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