RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 13 February, 1959, AUS vs ENG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
351/10 (100.5 ov) & 69/1 (12.7 ov)
ENG
205/10 (64.5 ov) & 214/10 (54.4 ov)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Best Performance
Australia
Batting
Colin McDonald
SR 53.41 • 74s 06s
133
(249)
Wally Grout
SR 55.64 • 84s 06s
74
(133)
Bowling
R Benaud
17 Overs • ECO 2.53
4/43
Ray Lindwall
11 Overs • ECO 3.36
3/37
England
Batting
Peter Richardson
SR 42.77 • 44s 06s
68
(159)
T Graveney
SR 52.94 • 44s 06s
54
(102)
Bowling
Fred Trueman
25 Overs • ECO 3.68
4/92
Jim Laker
30.5 Overs • ECO 3.02
4/93
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
205/10 (64.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Peter Richardson 68 (159)
- Top Wicket-taker R Benaud 4/43
- Boundaries 17 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 8
351/10 (100.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Colin McDonald 133 (249)
- Top Wicket-taker Fred Trueman 4/92
- Boundaries 25 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 9
214/10 (54.4 ov)
- Top Scorer T Graveney 54 (102)
- Top Wicket-taker Ray Lindwall 3/37
- Boundaries 19 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 14
69/1 (12.7 ov)
- Top Scorer Colin McDonald 51 (54)
- Top Wicket-taker Frank Tyson 1/20
- Boundaries 8 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 4
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Friday, February 13, 1959 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
Playing XI
AUS
James Burke
Alan Davidson
Richie Benaud
ENG
Peter May
Colin Cowdrey
John Mortimore
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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