booth failed to pass 20 in the first six innings of the test series. with australia 1–0 up after three tests, a draw in the fourth test was sufficient to retain the urn. booth regained his touch with three scores beyond fifty in four innings leading up to the fourth test, including 132 against middlesex. when the teams reconvened at old trafford for the fourth test, booth made a "courtly" 98 in a 219-run partnership with simpson. the australians batted for more than two days to burn off any chance of an england victory. booth then scored 193 not out, his highest for the summer, in australia's 7/315 declared against yorkshire, setting up the tourists' victory. he made 74 in the fifth test and ended the series with 210 runs at 42.00. along with simpson and lawry, booth was one of three australians to accumulate more than 1,500 first-class runs for the english summer.