First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

AUSTRALIAN XI v M.C.C. Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, November 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 1946. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 L.Hutton c Freer b McCool 71 2 C.Washbrook b McCool 57 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b McCool 4 4 D.C.S.Compton st Saggers b McCool 24 5 *W.R.Hammond c Miller b McCool 51 6 N.W.D.Yardley b McCool 11 7 J.T.Ikin b Puckett 15 8 †T.G.Evans c Ellis b Freer 18 9 T.P.B.Smith b Ellis 28 10 W.Voce c Freer b McCool 15 11 R.Pollard not out 11 Extras lb 8, w 1 9 —— 314 FoW (1): 1-122, 2-136, 3-139, 4-172, 5-198, 6-231, 7-249, 8-267, 9-287, 10-314 AUSTRALIAN XI 1 M.R.Harvey c Ikin b Smith 22 2 A.R.Morris c Evans b Yardley 115 3 *D.G.Bradman c Pollard b Compton 106 4 A.L.Hassett c Hutton b Smith 28 5 K.R.Miller c Evans b Smith 5 6 J.Pettiford not out 27 7 C.L.McCool not out 22 8 †R.A.Saggers 9 F.A.W.Freer 10 C.W.Puckett 11 J.A.Ellis Extras b 1, lb 1 2 —— (5 wickets) 327 FoW (1): 1-39, 2-235, 3-255, 4-270, 5-289 Australian XI Bowling O M R W Ellis 18.5 2 47 1 Puckett 25 4 58 1 Freer 26 5 60 1 1w Pettiford 5 0 26 0 McCool 38 6 106 7 Miller 4 0 8 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Voce 27 2 98 0 Pollard 24 5 69 0 Smith 32 3 111 3 Ikin 3 0 13 0 Compton 14 3 26 1 Yardley 4 0 8 1 Umpires: A.N.Barlow and R.J.J.Wright. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 171-3 (Compton 23*, Hammond 12*); 3rd day: Australian XI (1) 90-1 (Morris 39*, Bradman 28*); 4th day: No play. The match was scheduled for four days but extended to five. A.R.Morris’s 115 took 297 minutes and included 2 fours. D.G.Bradman’s 106 took 219 minutes and included 5 fours. 12