England v New Zealand 4th Test
New Zealand tour of England - 1949 (1949) · Kennington Oval, London · 13 August 1949
Match drawn
Match drawn. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 206 for England. Fen Cresswell took 6/168.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of England - 1949 (1949)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 13 August 1949 to 16 August 1949
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Walter Hadlee (New Zealand), Freddie Brown (England)
- Debut
- Fen Cresswell (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- D Davies and FS Lee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Fen Cresswell's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 345 all out. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 88, and Verdun Scott made 60. Alec Bedser took 4 for 74 for England. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the first wicket between Verdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe.
England replied with 482 all out. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 206, and Bill Edrich made 100. Fen Cresswell took 6 for 168 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 218-run stand for the second wicket between Leonard Hutton and Bill Edrich, 45% of the total. England led by 137 on first innings.
New Zealand made 308 for 9 in their second innings. John Reid top-scored with 93, and Merv Wallace made 58. Jim Laker took 4 for 78 for England.
Match drawn.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 345 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Alec Bedser | 88 |
| Verdun Scott | c Bill Edrich | 60 |
| John Reid | lbw | 5 |
| Merv Wallace | c Bill Edrich | 55 |
| Martin Donnelly | c Bill Edrich | 27 |
| Walter Hadlee | c Godfrey Evans | 25 |
| Geoff Rabone | c Godfrey Evans | 18 |
| Tom Burtt | c Godfrey Evans | 36 |
| Harry Cave | bowled | 10 |
| Jack Cowie | c Leonard Hutton | 1 |
| Fen Cresswell | not out | 12 |
Extras 8 · Total 345 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bailey | 26.1 | 7 | 72 | 3 |
| Alec Bedser | 31 | 6 | 74 | 4 |
| Bill Edrich | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 22 | 1 | 93 | 1 |
| Jim Laker | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 20 | 7 | 51 | 1 |
| Freddie Brown | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-121 (Verdun Scott), 2-134 (John Reid), 3-170 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-239 (Merv Wallace), 5-239 (Martin Donnelly), 6-272 (Geoff Rabone), 7-287 (Walter Hadlee), 8-311 (Harry Cave), 9-320 (Jack Cowie), 10-345 (Tom Burtt)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Verdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe | 121 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid | 13 |
| third | Merv Wallace and Bert Sutcliffe | 36 |
| fourth | Martin Donnelly and Merv Wallace | 69 |
| fifth | Martin Donnelly and Walter Hadlee | 0 |
| sixth | Walter Hadlee and Geoff Rabone | 33 |
| seventh | Walter Hadlee and Tom Burtt | 15 |
| eighth | Tom Burtt and Harry Cave | 24 |
| ninth | Jack Cowie and Tom Burtt | 9 |
| tenth | Tom Burtt and Fen Cresswell | 25 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 482 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | c Geoff Rabone | 206 |
| Reg Simpson | c Martin Donnelly | 68 |
| Bill Edrich | c Harry Cave | 100 |
| Denis Compton | c Verdun Scott | 13 |
| Trevor Bailey | c John Reid | 36 |
| Freddie Brown | c Walter Hadlee | 21 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Martin Donnelly | 17 |
| Jim Laker | c Verdun Scott | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | c John Reid | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | not out | 1 |
| Doug Wright | lbw | 0 |
Extras 20 · Total 482 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cowie | 28 | 1 | 123 | 4 |
| Fen Cresswell | 41.2 | 6 | 168 | 6 |
| Harry Cave | 24 | 4 | 78 | 0 |
| Tom Burtt | 24 | 2 | 93 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-147 (Reg Simpson), 2-365 (Leonard Hutton), 3-396 (Denis Compton), 4-401 (Bill Edrich), 5-436 (Freddie Brown), 6-469 (Godfrey Evans), 7-470 (Jim Laker), 8-472 (Alec Bedser), 9-481 (Trevor Bailey), 10-482 (Doug Wright)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson | 147 |
| second | Leonard Hutton and Bill Edrich | 218 |
| third | Denis Compton and Bill Edrich | 31 |
| fourth | Bill Edrich and Trevor Bailey | 5 |
| fifth | Freddie Brown and Trevor Bailey | 35 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Trevor Bailey | 33 |
| seventh | Jim Laker and Trevor Bailey | 1 |
| eighth | Alec Bedser and Trevor Bailey | 2 |
| ninth | Eric Hollies and Trevor Bailey | 9 |
| tenth | Eric Hollies and Doug Wright | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 308 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Freddie Brown | 54 |
| Verdun Scott | c Godfrey Evans | 6 |
| Walter Hadlee | c Bill Edrich | 22 |
| Merv Wallace | st Godfrey Evans | 58 |
| Martin Donnelly | c Freddie Brown | 10 |
| John Reid | c Doug Wright | 93 |
| Geoff Rabone | lbw | 20 |
| Tom Burtt | c Denis Compton | 6 |
| Harry Cave | not out | 14 |
| Jack Cowie | c Doug Wright | 4 |
| Fen Cresswell | not out | 0 |
Extras 21 · Total 308 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bailey | 11 | 1 | 67 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | 23 | 4 | 59 | 3 |
| Doug Wright | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 29 | 6 | 78 | 4 |
| Eric Hollies | 17 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| Freddie Brown | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Verdun Scott), 2-68 (Walter Hadlee), 3-115 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-131 (Martin Donnelly), 5-188 (Merv Wallace), 6-276 (John Reid), 7-283 (Geoff Rabone), 8-299 (Tom Burtt), 9-308 (Jack Cowie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Verdun Scott and Bert Sutcliffe | 24 |
| second | Walter Hadlee and Bert Sutcliffe | 44 |
| third | Merv Wallace and Bert Sutcliffe | 47 |
| fourth | Martin Donnelly and Merv Wallace | 16 |
| fifth | Merv Wallace and John Reid | 57 |
| sixth | Geoff Rabone and John Reid | 88 |
| seventh | Tom Burtt and Geoff Rabone | 7 |
| eighth | Tom Burtt and Harry Cave | 16 |
| ninth | Jack Cowie and Harry Cave | 9 |
| tenth | Harry Cave and Fen Cresswell | 0 |
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