RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 13 February, 1959, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

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

England 1st Innings

205/10 (64.5 ov)

RR 3.18

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c & b Benaud	68	159	4	0	42.77
Trevor Bailey c Davidson b Lindwall	0	1	0	0	0.00
Peter May c Benaud b Meckiff	11	18	1	0	61.11
Colin Cowdrey c Lindwall b Davidson	22	45	3	0	48.89
Tom Graveney c McDonald b Benaud	19	72	2	0	26.39
Edward Ted Dexter c Lindwall b Meckiff	0	1	0	0	0.00
Roy Swetman c †Grout b Davidson	1	33	0	0	3.03
John Mortimore not out	44	105	6	0	41.90
Fred Trueman c & b Benaud	21	56	1	0	37.50
Frank Tyson c †Grout b Benaud	9	16	0	0	56.25
Jim Laker c Harvey b Davidson	2	15	0	0	13.33
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 0, w 4, nb 0, p 0)	8
TOTAL (3.18 RUNS PER OVER)	205/10 (64.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 128-7 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 0-1 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 13-2 (Peter May, 0 ov), 61-3 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 109-4 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 112-5 (Edward Ted Dexter, 0 ov), 124-6 (Roy Swetman, 0 ov), 191-8 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov), 203-9 (Frank Tyson, 0 ov), 205-10 (Jim Laker, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	12.5	2	38	3	2.96
Ray Lindwall	14	2	36	1	2.57
Ian Meckiff	15	2	57	2	3.80
Gordon Rorke	6	1	23	0	3.83
Richie Benaud	17	5	43	4	2.53

Australia 1st Innings

351/10 (100.5 ov)

RR 3.49

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Cowdrey b Laker	133	249	7	0	53.41
James Burke c Trueman b Tyson	16	60	0	0	26.67
Neil Harvey c †Swetman b Trueman	13	42	1	0	30.95
Norman O'Neill c Cowdrey b Trueman	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c Graveney b Laker	23	125	1	0	18.40
Alan Davidson b Mortimore	17	41	1	0	41.46
Richie Benaud c †Swetman b Laker	64	139	7	0	46.04
Wally Grout c Trueman b Laker	74	133	8	0	55.64
Ray Lindwall c Cowdrey b Trueman	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ian Meckiff c & b Trueman	2	2	0	0	100.00
Gordon Rorke not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (3.49 RUNS PER OVER)	351/10 (100.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 209-6 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 41-1 (James Burke, 0 ov), 83-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 83-3 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 154-4 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 207-5 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 351-10 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 324-7 (Wally Grout, 0 ov), 327-8 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 329-9 (Ian Meckiff, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Fred Trueman	25	0	92	4	3.68
Frank Tyson	20	1	73	1	3.65
Trevor Bailey	14	2	43	0	3.07
Jim Laker	30.5	4	93	4	3.02
John Mortimore	11	1	41	1	3.73

England 2nd Innings

214/10 (54.4 ov)

RR 3.93

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson lbw b Benaud	23	83	2	0	27.71
Trevor Bailey b Lindwall	0	5	0	0	0.00
Peter May c Harvey b Lindwall	4	6	1	0	66.67
Colin Cowdrey run out	46	52	7	0	88.46
Tom Graveney c Harvey b Davidson	54	102	4	0	52.94
Edward Ted Dexter c †Grout b Davidson	6	33	0	0	18.18
Roy Swetman lbw b Lindwall	9	15	0	0	60.00
John Mortimore b Rorke	11	51	0	0	21.57
Fred Trueman b Rorke	36	59	5	0	61.02
Frank Tyson c †Grout b Rorke	6	16	0	0	37.50
Jim Laker not out	5	16	0	0	31.25
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 3, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	14
TOTAL (3.93 RUNS PER OVER)	214/10 (54.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 105-4 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 0-1 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 12-2 (Peter May, 0 ov), 78-3 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 158-7 (Tom Graveney, 0 ov), 131-5 (Edward Ted Dexter, 0 ov), 142-6 (Roy Swetman, 0 ov), 172-8 (John Mortimore, 0 ov), 214-10 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov), 182-9 (Frank Tyson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	21	1	95	2	4.52
Ray Lindwall	11	2	37	3	3.36
Ian Meckiff	4	0	13	0	3.25
Gordon Rorke	12.4	2	41	3	3.24
Richie Benaud	6	1	14	1	2.33

Australia 2nd Innings (target 69)

69/1 (12.7 ov)

RR 5.43

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald not out	51	54	7	0	94.44
James Burke lbw b Tyson	13	47	1	0	27.66
Neil Harvey not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	4
TOTAL (5.43 RUNS PER OVER)	69/1 (12.7 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 66-1 (James Burke, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Norman O'Neill, Kenneth Mackay, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud, Wally Grout, Ray Lindwall, Ian Meckiff, Gordon Rorke

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Fred Trueman	6.7	0	45	0	0	0	6.28
Frank Tyson	6	0	20	1	0	0	3.33

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

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
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne