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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 25.5 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Ian Meckiff | 24 | 4 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Kenneth Mackay | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.10 |
| Lindsay Kline | 11 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 28 | 6 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 |
| Peter Loader | 27.2 | 4 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Jim Laker | 12 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 |
| Tony Lock | 17 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 15 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Ian Meckiff | 15.2 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Peter Loader | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Jim Laker | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Tony Lock | 3.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 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