RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 31 December, 1958, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

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

England 1st Innings

259/10 (98.5 ov)

RR 2.63

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Grout b Davidson	3	8	0	0	37.50
Trevor Bailey c Benaud b Meckiff	48	114	6	0	42.11
Willlie Watson b Davidson	0	4	0	0	0.00
Tom Graveney lbw b Davidson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Peter May b Meckiff	113	298	11	0	37.92
Colin Cowdrey c †Grout b Davidson	44	208	5	0	21.15
Godfrey Evans c Davidson b Meckiff	4	8	1	0	50.00
Tony Lock st †Grout b Benaud	5	29	0	0	17.24
Jim Laker not out	22	85	0	0	25.88
Brian Statham b Davidson	13	34	1	0	38.24
Peter Loader b Davidson	1	3	0	0	33.33
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 2, w 3, nb 0, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.63 RUNS PER OVER)	259/10 (98.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 7-1 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 92-4 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 7-2 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 7-3 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 210-5 (Peter May, 0 ov), 218-7 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 218-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 233-8 (Tony Lock, 0 ov), 253-9 (Brian Statham, 0 ov), 259-10 (Peter Loader, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	25.5	7	64	6	2.48
Ian Meckiff	24	4	69	3	2.88
Kenneth Mackay	9	2	16	0	1.78
Richie Benaud	29	7	61	1	2.10
Lindsay Kline	11	2	43	0	3.91

Australia 1st Innings

308/10 (100.2 ov)

RR 3.07

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Graveney b Statham	47	169	0	0	27.81
James Burke b Statham	3	20	0	0	15.00
Neil Harvey b Loader	167	325	16	0	51.38
Norman O'Neill c †Evans b Statham	37	109	2	0	33.94
Kenneth Mackay c †Evans b Statham	18	60	1	0	30.00
Bob Simpson lbw b Loader	0	7	0	0	0.00
Richie Benaud lbw b Statham	0	5	0	0	0.00
Alan Davidson b Statham	24	64	2	0	37.50
Wally Grout c May b Loader	8	26	1	0	30.77
Ian Meckiff b Statham	0	2	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Kline not out	1	15	0	0	6.67
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	3
TOTAL (3.07 RUNS PER OVER)	308/10 (100.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 137-2 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 11-1 (James Burke, 0 ov), 257-4 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 255-3 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 295-7 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 261-5 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 262-6 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 300-8 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 308-10 (Wally Grout, 0 ov), 300-9 (Ian Meckiff, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	28	6	57	7	2.04
Peter Loader	27.2	4	97	3	3.55
Trevor Bailey	16	0	50	0	3.13
Jim Laker	12	1	47	0	3.92
Tony Lock	17	2	54	0	3.18

England 2nd Innings

87/10 (31.2 ov)

RR 2.79

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c Harvey b Meckiff	2	11	0	0	18.18
Trevor Bailey c Burke b Meckiff	14	34	1	0	41.18
Willlie Watson b Davidson	7	21	0	0	33.33
Tom Graveney c Davidson b Meckiff	3	7	0	0	42.86
Peter May c Davidson b Meckiff	17	68	1	0	25.00
Colin Cowdrey c †Grout b Meckiff	12	12	2	0	100.00
Godfrey Evans run out	11	27	0	0	40.74
Tony Lock c & b Davidson	6	38	1	0	15.79
Jim Laker c Harvey b Davidson	3	10	0	0	30.00
Brian Statham not out	8	19	0	0	42.11
Peter Loader b Meckiff	0	5	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	4
TOTAL (2.79 RUNS PER OVER)	87/10 (31.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 3-1 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 27-4 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 14-2 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 21-3 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 71-7 (Peter May, 0 ov), 44-5 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 57-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 75-8 (Tony Lock, 0 ov), 80-9 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 87-10 (Peter Loader, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	15	2	41	3	2.73
Ian Meckiff	15.2	3	38	6	2.48
Richie Benaud	1	0	4	0	4.00

Australia 2nd Innings (target 39)

42/2 (17.1 ov)

RR 2.46

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald lbw b Statham	5	13	0	0	38.46
James Burke not out	18	55	1	0	32.73
Wally Grout st †Evans b Laker	12	44	0	0	27.27
Neil Harvey not out	7	25	0	0	28.00
TOTAL (2.46 RUNS PER OVER)	42/2 (17.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 6-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 26-2 (Wally Grout, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Norman O'Neill, Kenneth Mackay, Bob Simpson, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	5	1	11	1	2.20
Peter Loader	5	1	13	0	2.60
Jim Laker	4	1	7	1	1.75
Tony Lock	3.1	1	11	0	3.47

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

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
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne