Australia v England 3rd Test
England tour of Australia - 1946 (1946/47) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 January 1947 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Arthur Morris top-scored with 155 for Australia.
Australia, 363 (10 wkts)
| Sid Barnes | lbw | 45 | 124 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 21 | 40 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 79 | 162 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught (Wally Hammond) | 12 | 48 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 33 | 68 |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Colin McCool | not out | 104 | 174 |
| Don Tallon | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 35 | 71 |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 9 | 30 |
| Bruce Dooland | caught (Wally Hammond) | 19 | 68 |
| Ernie Toshack | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 6 | 6 |
Bill Voce 10.00-2-40-0Alec Bedser 31.00-4-99-3Doug Wright 26.00-2-124-2Norman Yardley 20.00-4-50-2Bill Edrich 10.30-2-50-3
England, 336 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Colin McCool) | 2 | 10 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Don Tallon) | 62 | 207 |
| Bill Edrich | lbw | 89 | 237 |
| Denis Compton | lbw | 11 | 23 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Bruce Dooland) | 9 | 13 |
| Jack Ikin | caught (Keith Miller) | 48 | 144 |
| Norman Yardley | bowled | 61 | 122 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 17 | 40 |
| Bill Voce | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 27 | 52 |
| Doug Wright | bowled | 10 | 28 |
Ray Lindwall 20.00-1-64-2Keith Miller 10.00-0-34-0Ernie Toshack 26.00-5-88-1Colin McCool 19.00-3-53-2Bruce Dooland 27.00-5-69-4Ian Johnson 6.50-1-28-1
Australia, 517 (10 wkts)
| Sid Barnes | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 32 | 84 |
| Arthur Morris | bowled | 155 | 317 |
| Donald Bradman | caught (Norman Yardley) | 49 | 95 |
| Lindsay Hassett | bowled | 9 | 21 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Wally Hammond) | 34 | 84 |
| Colin McCool | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 43 | 106 |
| Ian Johnson | run out | 0 | 4 |
| Don Tallon | caught (Doug Wright) | 92 | 108 |
| Ray Lindwall | caught (Cyril Washbrook) | 100 | 90 |
| Bruce Dooland | caught (Denis Compton) | 1 | 4 |
| Ernie Toshack | not out | 2 | 8 |
Bill Voce 6.00-1-29-0Alec Bedser 34.30-4-176-3Doug Wright 32.00-3-131-3Norman Yardley 20.00-0-67-3Bill Edrich 18.00-1-86-0Leonard Hutton 3.00-0-28-0
England, 288 (7 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Donald Bradman) | 40 | 168 |
| Cyril Washbrook | bowled | 112 | 299 |
| Bill Edrich | lbw | 13 | 34 |
| Denis Compton | run out | 14 | 27 |
| Wally Hammond | bowled | 26 | 80 |
| Jack Ikin | caught (Lindsay Hassett) | 5 | 34 |
| Norman Yardley | not out | 53 | 106 |
| Alec Bedser | lbw | 25 | 50 |
| Godfrey Evans | not out | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Voce | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 16.00-2-59-1Keith Miller 11.00-0-41-2Ernie Toshack 16.00-5-39-1Colin McCool 24.00-9-41-1Bruce Dooland 21.00-1-84-1Ian Johnson 12.00-4-24-0
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