Australia v England 4th Test
England tour of Australia - 1946 (1946/47) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 31 January 1947 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Denis Compton top-scored with 147 for England.
England, 449 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 94 | 274 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Don Tallon) | 65 | 188 |
| Bill Edrich | caught (Bruce Dooland) | 17 | 38 |
| Wally Hammond | bowled | 18 | 42 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Ray Lindwall) | 147 | 350 |
| Joe Hardstaff | bowled | 67 | 191 |
| Jack Ikin | caught (Ernie Toshack) | 21 | 42 |
| Norman Yardley | not out | 18 | 83 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 2 | 16 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Wright | bowled | 0 | 2 |
Ray Lindwall 23.00-5-52-4Keith Miller 16.00-0-45-1Ernie Toshack 30.00-13-59-1Colin McCool 29.00-1-91-1Ian Johnson 22.00-3-69-0Bruce Dooland 33.00-1-133-3
Australia, 459 (10 wkts)
| Merv Harvey | bowled | 12 | 24 |
| Arthur Morris | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 122 | 255 |
| Donald Bradman | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught (Wally Hammond) | 78 | 227 |
| Keith Miller | not out | 141 | 198 |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 52 | 127 |
| Colin McCool | caught (Alec Bedser) | 2 | 20 |
| Don Tallon | bowled | 3 | 9 |
| Ray Lindwall | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 20 | 34 |
| Bruce Dooland | caught (Alec Bedser) | 29 | 61 |
| Ernie Toshack | run out | 0 | 3 |
Alec Bedser 30.00-6-97-3Bill Edrich 20.00-3-88-0Doug Wright 32.40-1-152-3Norman Yardley 31.00-7-101-3Jack Ikin 2.00-0-9-0Denis Compton 3.00-0-12-0
England, 327 (8 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 76 | 161 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Don Tallon) | 39 | 78 |
| Bill Edrich | caught (Donald Bradman) | 46 | 98 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Ray Lindwall) | 22 | 64 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 103 | 353 |
| Joe Hardstaff | bowled | 9 | 53 |
| Jack Ikin | lbw | 1 | 28 |
| Norman Yardley | caught (Don Tallon) | 18 | 55 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Don Tallon) | 3 | 19 |
| Godfrey Evans | not out | 10 | 96 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 17.10-4-60-2Keith Miller 11.00-0-34-1Ernie Toshack 36.00-6-76-4Colin McCool 19.00-3-41-0Ian Johnson 25.00-8-51-1Bruce Dooland 17.00-2-65-0
Australia, 211 (1 wkts)
| Merv Harvey | bowled | 31 | 83 |
| Arthur Morris | not out | 124 | 171 |
| Donald Bradman | not out | 56 | 102 |
| Lindsay Hassett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCool | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tallon | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dooland | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 15.00-1-68-0Bill Edrich 7.00-2-25-0Doug Wright 9.00-0-49-0Norman Yardley 13.00-0-69-1
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