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England v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of England - 1949 (1949) · Headingley, Leeds · 11 June 1949

Match drawn

Match drawn. Denis Compton top-scored with 114 for England. Trevor Bailey took 6/118.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 1949 (1949)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
11 June 1949 to 14 June 1949
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
George Mann (England), Walter Hadlee (New Zealand)
Debuts
Alan Wharton (England), Trevor Bailey (England), Geoff Rabone (New Zealand), Frank Mooney (New Zealand), Harry Cave (New Zealand)
Umpires
WH Ashdown and D Davies

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Alan Wharton, Trevor Bailey, Geoff Rabone, Frank Mooney and Harry Cave played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 372 all out. Denis Compton top-scored with 114, and Leonard Hutton made 101. Tom Burtt took 5 for 97 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Leonard Hutton and Denis Compton.

New Zealand replied with 341 all out. Brun Smith top-scored with 96, and Martin Donnelly made 64. Trevor Bailey took 6 for 118 for England. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the fifth wicket between Martin Donnelly and Brun Smith. England led by 31 on first innings.

England made 267 for 4 in their second innings. Cyril Washbrook top-scored with 103 not out, and Bill Edrich made 70. Harry Cave took 3 for 103 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the second wicket between Cyril Washbrook and Bill Edrich, 44% of the total.

Set 299 to win, New Zealand made 195 for 2. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 82, and Brun Smith made 54. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the first wicket between Verdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe, 57% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 372 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Leonard Huttonc Bert Sutcliffe101
Cyril Washbrookc Bert Sutcliffe10
Bill Edrichc Martin Donnelly36
Denis Comptonst Frank Mooney114
Alan Whartonlbw7
George Mannc Verdun Scott38
Trevor Baileyc Verdun Scott12
Godfrey Evansc Frank Mooney27
Alec Bedserc Martin Donnelly20
Jack Youngst Frank Mooney0
Eric Holliesnot out0

Extras 7 · Total 372 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Jack Cowie4361275
Harry Cave275850
Geoff Rabone187560
Tom Burtt39.316975

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-92 (Bill Edrich), 3-194 (Leonard Hutton), 4-214 (Alan Wharton), 5-273 (George Mann), 6-322 (Denis Compton), 7-330 (Trevor Bailey), 8-353 (Godfrey Evans), 9-367 (Jack Young), 10-372 (Alec Bedser)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook17
secondLeonard Hutton and Bill Edrich75
thirdLeonard Hutton and Denis Compton102
fourthDenis Compton and Alan Wharton20
fifthDenis Compton and George Mann59
sixthDenis Compton and Trevor Bailey49
seventhGodfrey Evans and Trevor Bailey8
eighthAlec Bedser and Godfrey Evans23
ninthAlec Bedser and Jack Young14
tenthEric Hollies and Alec Bedser5
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 341 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Bert Sutcliffec Godfrey Evans32
Verdun Scottc Cyril Washbrook1
Walter Hadleec Bill Edrich34
Merv Wallacec Godfrey Evans3
Martin Donnellyc Jack Young64
Brun Smithc Denis Compton96
Geoff Rabonec Godfrey Evans13
Frank Mooneyc Bill Edrich46
Tom Burttc Alec Bedser7
Harry Cavec Bill Edrich2
Jack Cowienot out26

Extras 17 · Total 341 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Trevor Bailey32.361186
Alec Bedser228560
Bill Edrich92182
Jack Young226521
Eric Hollies256570
Denis Compton82231

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Verdun Scott), 2-64 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-69 (Merv Wallace), 4-80 (Walter Hadlee), 5-200 (Martin Donnelly), 6-251 (Geoff Rabone), 7-254 (Brun Smith), 8-273 (Tom Burtt), 9-284 (Harry Cave), 10-341 (Frank Mooney)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVerdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe4
secondWalter Hadlee and Bert Sutcliffe60
thirdWalter Hadlee and Merv Wallace5
fourthMartin Donnelly and Walter Hadlee11
fifthMartin Donnelly and Brun Smith120
sixthBrun Smith and Geoff Rabone51
seventhBrun Smith and Frank Mooney3
eighthTom Burtt and Frank Mooney19
ninthHarry Cave and Frank Mooney11
tenthJack Cowie and Frank Mooney57
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 267 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Leonard Huttonc Frank Mooney02
Cyril Washbrooknot out103–
Bill Edrichbowled70–
Denis Comptonc Frank Mooney26–
Alan Whartonbowled13–
George Mannnot out49–

Did not bat: Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Jack Young, Eric Hollies

Extras 6 · Total 267 for 4

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Harry Cave2631033
Geoff Rabone174560
Tom Burtt152560
Martin Donnelly50200
Bert Sutcliffe41171
Verdun Scott1090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Leonard Hutton), 2-118 (Bill Edrich), 3-162 (Denis Compton), 4-201 (Alan Wharton)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstLeonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook0
secondCyril Washbrook and Bill Edrich118
thirdDenis Compton and Cyril Washbrook44
fourthCyril Washbrook and Alan Wharton39
fifthCyril Washbrook and George Mann66
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 195 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Bert Sutcliffec Alec Bedser82
Verdun Scottc Alec Bedser43
Brun Smithnot out54
Walter Hadleenot out13

Did not bat: Merv Wallace, Martin Donnelly, Geoff Rabone, Frank Mooney, Tom Burtt, Harry Cave, Jack Cowie

Extras 3 · Total 195 for 2

Bowler (England)OMRW
Trevor Bailey90510
Alec Bedser91260
Bill Edrich20130
Jack Young143412
Eric Hollies113330
Denis Compton1050
Leonard Hutton30230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-112 (Verdun Scott), 2-147 (Bert Sutcliffe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstVerdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe112
secondBrun Smith and Bert Sutcliffe35
thirdWalter Hadlee and Brun Smith48
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