Edrich remained to secure his 13th Test fifty, and Compton hit the famous pull shot for the winning runs, signalling a sea of celebration rarely seen on a cricket field before or since.
Hutton and Edrich appeared in 35 Tests together, but remarkably, and to the immense detriment of the England team and its supporters, this was the only time this formidable XI took the field in a Test.
At the close on day three England had scored 38 of the 132 needed for victory, skipper Hutton the only man out, the fourth and final time he was run-out in his illustrious career, and the only one to involve his trusty partner Edrich.