# International cricket in 1948

The 1948 International cricket season was from April 1948 to August 1948.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 2 June 1948 | England | England Rest | — | — | 0–0 [1] | — |
| 10 June 1948 | England | Australia | 0–4 [5] | — | — | — |
| 24 July 1948 | Scotland | Ireland | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| 14 August 1948 | Netherlands | Marylebone | — | — | 0–2 [3] | 0–0 [1] |
| 21 August 1948 | Ireland | Marylebone | — | — | 0–0 [1] | — |
| 25 August 1948 | Netherlands | England | — | — | 1–1 [3] | — |
| 13 September 1948 | Scotland | Australia | — | — | 0–2 [2] | — |

## June
### Test Trial in England

Unofficial Test match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 2–4 June | Norman Yardley | Ken Cranston | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Match drawn |

### Australia in England

The Ashes Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 299 | 10–15 June | Norman Yardley | Donald Bradman | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 8 wickets |
| Test 300 | 24–29 June | Norman Yardley | Donald Bradman | Lord's, London | Australia by 409 runs |
| Test 301 | 8–13 July | Norman Yardley | Donald Bradman | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Match drawn |
| Test 302 | 22–27 July | Norman Yardley | Donald Bradman | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Australia by 7 wickets |
| Test 303 | 14–18 August | Norman Yardley | Donald Bradman | Kennington Oval, London | Australia by an innings and 149 runs |

## July
### Ireland in Scotland

First-class Match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 24–27 July | William Laidlaw | Noel Mahony | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow | Ireland by 118 runs |

## August
### MCC in Netherlands

Two-day match series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 14–15 August | Hugo van Manen | Gubby Allen | De Diepput, The Hague | Match drawn |
| Match 2 | 17–18 August | Not mentioned | Gubby Allen | Amsterdam | Marylebone by an innings and 37 runs |
| Match 3 | 21–22 August | Not mentioned | Gubby Allen | Rood & Wit ground, Bilthoven | Marylebone by 8 wickets |
| One-day match |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 19 August | Not mentioned | Gubby Allen | Rood & Wit ground, Bilthoven | Match drawn |

### MCC in Ireland

Three-day match series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 21–24 August | Noel Mahony | Tommy Enthoven | Rathmines, Dublin | Match drawn |

### England in Netherlands

Two-day match series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 25–26 August | A Stroink | Arthur Brodhurst | Enschede | Match drawn |
| Match 2 | 28–29 August | Not mentioned | Arthur Brodhurst | Haarlem | All Holland by 4 wickets |
| Match 3 | 31 Aug–1 September | JJ van der Luur | Arthur Brodhurst | De Diepput, The Hague | Free Foresters by 7 wickets |

## September
### Australia in Scotland

Two-day match series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 13–14 September | William Laidlaw | Donald Bradman | Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh | Australia an innings and 40 runs |
| Match 2 | 17–18 September | William Laidlaw | Donald Bradman | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen | Australia an innings and 87 runs |