The Cornhill Insurance Test Series
England v Australia from The Oval First day
England and Australia have played 27 Tests at The Oval, with England winning by 12 matches to Australia's 5.
England have two very different entries in the record books on this ground against Australia. In 1938 they made their highest Test innings score in this country totalling
903 for 7 (Hutton 364, Leyland 187,
Hardstaff 169) winning the match by an innings and 579 runs. Ten years later they made their lowest Test innings score in this country when bowled out for 52
(Lindwall 6 for 20) and losing the match by an innings and 149 runs.
PETER WEST introduces the wnoie of this morning's play. Commentators RICHIE BENAUD JIM LAKER , TONY LEWIS
TOM GRAVENEY , TED DEXTER
Television presentation BILL TAYLOR. MIKE ADLEY
Executive producer NICK HUNTER
Run-bu-run scores on Ceelax page 144
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