RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 31 December, 1958, AUS vs ENG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
308/10 (100.2 ov) & 42/2 (17.1 ov)
ENG
259/10 (98.5 ov) & 87/10 (31.2 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Best Performance
Australia
Batting
Neil Harvey
SR 51.38 • 164s 06s
167
(325)
Colin McDonald
SR 27.81 • 04s 06s
47
(169)
Bowling
Ian Meckiff
15.2 Overs • ECO 2.48
6/38
Alan Davidson
25.5 Overs • ECO 2.48
6/64
England
Batting
P May
SR 37.92 • 114s 06s
113
(298)
Trevor Bailey
SR 42.11 • 64s 06s
48
(114)
Bowling
Brian Statham
28 Overs • ECO 2.04
7/57
Peter Loader
27.2 Overs • ECO 3.55
3/97
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
259/10 (98.5 ov)
- Top Scorer P May 113 (298)
- Top Wicket-taker Alan Davidson 6/64
- Boundaries 24 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 6
308/10 (100.2 ov)
- Top Scorer Neil Harvey 167 (325)
- Top Wicket-taker Brian Statham 7/57
- Boundaries 22 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 3
87/10 (31.2 ov)
- Top Scorer P May 17 (68)
- Top Wicket-taker Ian Meckiff 6/38
- Boundaries 5 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 4
42/2 (17.1 ov)
- Top Scorer JE Burke 18 (55)
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Laker 1/7
- Boundaries 1 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 0
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Wednesday, December 31, 1958 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
AUS
James Burke
Richie Benaud
Alan Davidson
ENG
Peter May
Colin Cowdrey
Tony Lock
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
104
Avg 1st Inn Score
301
Highest total
624
Bat-first win
57%
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