First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LANCASHIRE v AUSTRALIANS Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, May 26, 27, 28, 1948. Match drawn. AUSTRALIANS 1 S.G.Barnes c Cranston b Hilton 31 c Roberts b Cranston 31 2 A.R.Morris c E.H.Edrich b Pollard 22 c G.A.Edrich b Pollard 5 3 *D.G.Bradman b Hilton 11 st E.H.Edrich b Hilton 43 4 I.W.G.Johnson lbw b Hilton 5 5 S.J.E.Loxton b Roberts 39 (4) run out 52 6 R.N.Harvey b Roberts 36 (5) not out 76 7 R.A.Hamence b Pollard 2 (6) not out 49 8 †R.A.Saggers not out 22 9 R.R.Lindwall c Lawton b Hilton 0 10 W.A.Johnston b Pollard 24 11 E.R.H.Toshack b Roberts 4 Extras b 6, lb 2 8 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 204 (4 wickets) 259 FoW (1): 1-37 (2), 2-58 (3), 3-72 (4), 4-75 (1), 5-136 (5), 6-145 (7), 7-167 (6), 8-170 (9), 9-195 (10), 10-204 (11) FoW (2): 1-25 (2), 2-51 (1), 3-125 (3), 4-137 (4) LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook lbw b Toshack 33 2 W.Place c Lindwall b Toshack 24 3 G.A.Edrich b Johnston 55 4 J.T.Ikin lbw b Lindwall 7 5 *K.Cranston b Lindwall 14 6 †E.H.Edrich b Johnston 5 7 A.Wharton c Johnston b Lindwall 24 8 R.Pollard c Hamence b Johnston 4 9 W.B.Roberts st Saggers b Johnston 1 10 W.Lawton b Johnston 0 11 M.J.Hilton not out 0 Extras b 11, lb 4 15 —— 182 FoW (1): 1-48 (1), 2-57 (2), 3-91 (4), 4-129 (5), 5-144 (6), 6-151 (3), 7-161 (8), 8-172 (9), 9-180 (10), 10-182 (7) Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 20 8 37 3 12 2 48 1 Lawton 9 4 21 0 8 1 43 0 Hilton 19 4 81 4 (4) 13 0 54 1 Roberts 21.4 4 57 3 (5) 14 3 35 0 Cranston (3) 9 1 40 1 Wharton (6) 7 1 20 0 Ikin (7) 4 0 16 0 Australians Bowling O M R W Lindwall 19.3 6 44 3 Johnston 29 14 49 5 Toshack 28 8 40 2 Johnson 8 2 16 0 Loxton 8 1 18 0 Umpires: H.Elliott and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: Lancashire (1) 108-3 (G.A.Edrich 32*, Cranston 5*). 166