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Sid Barnes c. 1932, hospitalised during the Test

The Third Test of the 1948 Ashes series was one of five Tests in the Ashes
cricket series between Australia and England. It was played at Old Trafford in
Manchester from 8 to 13 July 1948. After a bouncer by Ray Lindwall bloodied his
head, Denis Compton left the field but returned and helped England recover to
363 all out on the second afternoon. Compton and Alec Bedser were involved in a
mix-up, running out the latter and ending a 121-run partnership. Dick Pollard
hit Australian Sid Barnes (pictured) in the ribs with a pull shot, hospitalising
him. After rain washed out the fourth day and the first half of the fifth day,
the match was drawn, meaning that England could do no better than level the
series. As Australia held the Ashes, they retained them. Even though 30% of the
playing time was lost to rain, the match set a record for the highest attendance
at a Test match in England at 133,740, surpassing the previous Test.
(This article is part of a featured topic: Australian cricket team in England in
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