#partnership record

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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'.

#compton#edrich#lords

⭐Serious

Barnes 234, Bradman 234 — The Identical-Score 405 at Sydney, December 1946

Australia v England

1946-12-17

On 17 December 1946 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sid Barnes and Don Bradman put together 405 for the fifth wicket against England — and were both out for exactly 234, an identical-score coincidence Barnes later admitted was deliberate. The stand remains the world Test record for the fifth wicket, was at the time the highest partnership for any wicket in Ashes cricket, and helped Australia to an innings win that effectively decided the post-war series.

#sid-barnes#bradman#scg

⭐Mild

Hobbs and Rhodes Add 323 at Melbourne — Test Record, February 1912

Australia vs England

1912-02-09

Jack Hobbs (178) and Wilfred Rhodes (179) put on 323 for the first wicket at Melbourne, setting a Test record that stood for 22 years and remains England's highest opening partnership against Australia more than a century later.

#jack-hobbs#wilfred-rhodes#ashes