1950–51 Ashes series
The 1950–51 Ashes series consisted of five cricket Test matches, each of six days with five hours play each day and eight ball overs. It formed part of the MCC tour of Australia in 1950–51 and the matches outside the Tests were played in the name of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The England team under the captaincy of the big-hearted all-rounder Freddie Brown was regarded as the weakest sent to Australia and "without Bedser and Hutton, England would have been little better than a club side". Few gave them a chance of regaining the Ashes and they lost the series 4–1 to Lindsay Hassett's Australian team, which had far greater reserves of talent. In the Fifth and final Test England beat Australia for the first time since 1938 and ended their unbeaten run of 14 Tests against England, 26 Tests a
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1950–51 Ashes series
The 1950–51 Ashes series consisted of five cricket Test matches, each of six days with five hours play each day and eight ball overs. It formed part of the MCC tour of Australia in 1950–51 and the matches outside the Tests were played in the name of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The England team under the captaincy of the big-hearted all-rounder Freddie Brown was regarded as the weakest sent to Australia and "without Bedser and Hutton, England would have been little better than a club side". Few gave them a chance of regaining the Ashes and they lost the series 4–1 to Lindsay Hassett's Australian team, which had far greater reserves of talent. In the Fifth and final Test England beat Australia for the first time since 1938 and ended their unbeaten run of 14 Tests against England, 26 Tests a
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The Ashes were retained by Australia for
the fifth consecutive time since 1934.
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Australia won the 5-Test series 4–1
won by 274 runs
won by 28 runs
won by 70 runs
won by 8 wickets
won by an innings and 13 runs
runs
A.L. Hassett – 366
Hutton, L. – 533
K.R. Miller – 350
R.N. Harvey – 362
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A.L. Hassett (c) 52
A.L. Hassett (c) 92
A.R. Morris (vc) 206
A.R. Morris (vc) 50
F.R. Brown (c) 79
J.W. Burke 101*
K.A. Archer 46
K.R. Miller 99
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A.L. Hassett (c) 70
F.R.Brown (c) 62
Hutton, L. 156*
Hutton, L. 60*
Hutton, L. 62*
I.W.G. Johnson 77
K.R. Miller 145*
R.T. Simpson 156*
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Bedser, A.V. – 30
J.B. Iverson – 21
K.R. Miller – 17
R.R. Lindwall – 15
T.E. Bailey – 14
W.A. Johnston – 22
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Bedser, A.V. 3/74
Bedser, A.V. 3/9
Bedser, A.V. 4/37
Bedser, A.V. 4/45
Bedser, A.V. 5/46
Bedser, A.V. 5/59
F.R. Brown (c) 5/49
F.R.Brown (c) 4/26
I.W.G. Johnson 3/94
J.B. Iverson 6/27
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Bedser, A.V. 4/107
F.R. Brown (c) 4/153
J.B. Iverson 3/68
J.B. Iverson 4/37
J.B. Iverson 4/43
K.R. Miller 3/27
K.R. Miller 4/76
R.R. Lindwall 3/29
R.R. Lindwall 3/51
R.R. Lindwall 3/77
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