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The 1948 International cricket season was from April 1948 to August 1948. [1] [2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
2 June 1948   England England Rest 0–0 [1]
10 June 1948   England   Australia 0–4 [5]
24 July 1948   Scotland   Ireland 0–1 [1]
14 August 1948   Netherlands Marylebone 0–2 [3] 0–0 [1]
21 August 1948   Ireland Marylebone 0–0 [1]
25 August 1948   Netherlands   England 1–1 [3]
13 September 1948   Scotland   Australia 0–2 [2]

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

The Ashes Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 299 10–15 June Norman Yardley Donald Bradman Trent Bridge, Nottingham   Australia by 8 wickets
Test 300 24–29 June Norman Yardley Donald Bradman Lord's, London   Australia by 409 runs
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 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 Hugo van Manen 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 Rood & Wit ground, Bilthoven Marylebone by 8 wickets
One-day match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 19 August Not mentioned Gubby Allen Rood & Wit ground, 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 A Stroink 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 JJ van der Luur 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 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

References

  1. ^ "Season 1948". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1948 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2020.