Edrich, who was the Man of the Series, who scored 554 runs @ 61.55 and was just short of the then record aggregate by an England player in a home Ashes series made by Denis Compton 20 years before, made a magnificent 164 accompanied by an equally magnificent 158 by Dolly
D'Oliveira was recalled with Milburn, who had played a magnificent 83 at Lord's but was then injured, who had also been recalled, pushed up to open with Edrich.
There was however a press campaign to give D'Oliveira a further chance but he was still not included in the original squad named for The Oval. However when Roger Prideaux, who had opened with John Edrich at Headingley, after Sir Geoffrey had reported unfit, dropped out
Despite McCabe's innings Australia are forced to follow on. At the close they are 102-1 with Bill Brown 51* and Bradman 3*. Jack Fingleton was caught by Hammond off Bill Edrich for 40.
Australia
Dyson
Laird
Wood
Yallop(C)
Hilditch
Davis
Clifford
J. Benaud(VC)
Zoehrer(WK)
Pascoe
Hogg.
England
Pringle
Cook
Tavarè
Marks
Gould
Jackman(WK)
Jardine
Edrich
Woolmer
Small(C)
Cowans(VC)
Lord Tennyson's cricket team during their tour of India in 1937.
Back row (left-right): Barday (team official), James Langridge, Peter Smith, Arthur Wellard, George Pope, Joe Hardstaff, Paul Gibb, Bhattarcharjee (team official).
Seated: Alf Gover, Stan Worthington, Tom Jameson, Lionel Lord Tennyson, Ian Peebles, Jim Parks, Norman Yardley.
Seated on ground: Neil McCorkell and Bill Edrich.
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