The 1948 International cricket season was from April 1948 to August 1948.[1][2]
Season overview[]
June[]
Test Trial in England[]
Unofficial Test match
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match |
2–4 June |
Norman Yardley |
Ken Cranston |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |
Match drawn
|
Australia in England[]
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1948
Main article: 1948 Ashes series
Main article: Bill Brown with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948
The Ashes Test series
|
No.
|
Date
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Home captain
|
Away captain
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Venue
|
Result
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Test 299 |
10–15 June |
Norman Yardley |
Donald Bradman |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Australia by 8 wickets
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Test 300 |
24–29 June |
Norman Yardley |
Donald Bradman |
Lord's, London |
Australia by 409 runs
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Test 301 |
8–13 July |
Norman Yardley |
Donald Bradman |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |
Match drawn
|
Test 302 |
22–27 July |
Norman Yardley |
Donald Bradman |
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
Australia by 7 wickets
|
Test 303 |
14–18 August |
Norman Yardley |
Donald Bradman |
Kennington Oval, London |
Australia by an innings and 149 runs
|
July[]
Ireland in Scotland[]
First-class Match
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
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Venue
|
Result
|
Match |
24–27 July |
William Laidlaw |
Noel Mahony |
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Ireland by 118 runs
|
August[]
MCC in Netherlands[]
Two-day match series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
14–15 August |
|
Gubby Allen |
De Diepput, The Hague |
Match drawn
|
Match 2 |
17–18 August |
Not mentioned |
Gubby Allen |
Amsterdam |
Marylebone by an innings and 37 runs
|
Match 3 |
21–22 August |
Not mentioned |
Gubby Allen |
, Bilthoven |
Marylebone by 8 wickets
|
One-day match
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match |
19 August |
Not mentioned |
Gubby Allen |
, Bilthoven |
Match drawn
|
MCC in Ireland[]
Three-day match series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match |
21–24 August |
Noel Mahony |
Tommy Enthoven |
Rathmines, Dublin |
Match drawn
|
England in Netherlands[]
Two-day match series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
25–26 August |
|
Arthur Brodhurst |
Enschede |
Match drawn
|
Match 2 |
28–29 August |
Not mentioned |
Arthur Brodhurst |
Haarlem |
All Holland by 4 wickets
|
Match 3 |
31 Aug–1 September |
|
Arthur Brodhurst |
De Diepput, The Hague |
Free Foresters by 7 wickets
|
September[]
Australia in Scotland[]
Two-day match series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
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Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
13–14 September |
William Laidlaw |
Donald Bradman |
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh |
Australia an innings and 40 runs
|
Match 2 |
17–18 September |
William Laidlaw |
Donald Bradman |
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen |
Australia an innings and 87 runs
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References[]
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