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Coronation Ashes — England Regain the Urn at The Oval, 1953

England vs Australia

1953-08-19

On 19 August 1953, England regained the Ashes for the first time since the 1932-33 Bodyline series by beating Australia by 8 wickets at The Oval. The Coronation summer of Queen Elizabeth II ended with Denis Compton sweeping Arthur Morris to the boundary at 5.53pm and Brian Johnston shouting 'It's the Ashes!' on BBC radio. The match closed twenty years of Australian dominance and crowned Len Hutton's first full year as captain.

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Compton & Edrich Add 370 at Lord's — June 1947

England v South Africa

1947-06-23

On 23 June 1947 at Lord's, Denis Compton (208) and Bill Edrich (189) added 370 for the third wicket against South Africa, in a Test that crowned the most adored summer English cricket has known. Their partnership remains the highest for any wicket in a Lord's Test, and the highest for England's third wicket in any Test. Of 47 boundaries shared, 46 were fours; their batting in the warm post-war sunshine was, in Wisden's phrase, 'the talk of London'.

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