England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England - 1948 (1948) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 10 June 1948 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia won by 8 wickets. Denis Compton top-scored with 184 for England.
England, 155 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 3 | 8 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Bill Brown) | 6 | 41 |
| Bill Edrich | bowled | 18 | 69 |
| Denis Compton | bowled | 19 | 59 |
| Joe Hardstaff | caught (Keith Miller) | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Barnett | bowled | 8 | 32 |
| Norman Yardley | lbw | 3 | 46 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Arthur Morris) | 12 | 24 |
| Jim Laker | caught (Don Tallon) | 63 | 97 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Bill Brown) | 22 | 86 |
| Jack Young | not out | 1 | 10 |
Ray Lindwall 13.00-5-30-1Keith Miller 19.00-8-38-3Bill Johnston 25.00-11-36-5Ernie Toshack 14.00-8-28-1Ian Johnson 5.00-1-19-0Arthur Morris 3.00-1-4-0
Australia, 494 (10 wkts)
| Bill Brown | lbw | 17 | 62 |
| Sid Barnes | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 62 | 160 |
| Arthur Morris | bowled | 31 | 90 |
| Donald Bradman | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 138 | 323 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Bill Edrich) | 0 | 9 |
| Lindsay Hassett | bowled | 137 | 383 |
| Ian Johnson | bowled | 21 | 51 |
| Don Tallon | caught (Jack Young) | 10 | 43 |
| Ray Lindwall | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 42 | 116 |
| Bill Johnston | not out | 17 | 23 |
| Ernie Toshack | lbw | 19 | 39 |
Bill Edrich 18.00-1-72-0Alec Bedser 44.20-12-113-3Charlie Barnett 17.00-5-36-0Jack Young 60.00-28-79-1Jim Laker 55.00-14-138-4Denis Compton 5.00-0-24-0Norman Yardley 17.00-6-32-2
England, 409 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 74 | 181 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Don Tallon) | 1 | 12 |
| Bill Edrich | caught (Don Tallon) | 13 | 64 |
| Denis Compton | hitwicket | 184 | 478 |
| Joe Hardstaff | caught (Lindsay Hassett) | 43 | 127 |
| Charlie Barnett | caught (Keith Miller) | 6 | 28 |
| Norman Yardley | caught (Bill Johnston) | 22 | 70 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Don Tallon) | 50 | 102 |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 4 | 11 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 3 | 16 |
| Jack Young | bowled | 9 | 11 |
Keith Miller 44.00-10-125-4Bill Johnston 59.00-12-147-4Ernie Toshack 33.00-14-60-1Ian Johnson 42.00-15-66-1Sid Barnes 5.00-2-11-0
Australia, 94 (2 wkts)
| Sid Barnes | not out | 64 | 101 |
| Arthur Morris | bowled | 9 | 32 |
| Donald Bradman | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 0 | 10 |
| Lindsay Hassett | not out | 21 | 32 |
| Keith Miller | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tallon | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Toshack | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 14.30-4-46-2Jack Young 10.00-3-28-0Bill Edrich 4.00-0-20-0
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