RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 28 January, 1955, Adelaide Oval & Match Stats

ENG

341/10 (140.6 ov) & 97/5 (30.4 ov)

AUS

323/10 (99.1 ov) & 111/10 (43.2 ov)

England won by 5 wickets

Australia 1st Innings

323/10 (99.1 ov)

RR 3.26

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c May b Appleyard	48	117	5	0	41.03
Arthur Morris c †Evans b Tyson	25	90	1	0	27.78
James Burke c May b Tyson	18	74	1	0	24.32
Neil Harvey c Edrich b Bailey	25	42	3	0	59.52
Keith Miller c Bailey b Appleyard	44	142	4	0	30.99
Richie Benaud c May b Appleyard	15	66	2	0	22.73
Leonard Maddocks run out	69	165	7	0	41.82
Ronald Archer c May b Tyson	21	27	3	1	77.78
Alan Davidson c †Evans b Bailey	5	11	0	0	45.45
Ian Johnson c Statham b Bailey	41	62	5	0	66.13
William Johnston not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 7, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	12
TOTAL (3.26 RUNS PER OVER)	323/10 (99.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 86-2 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 59-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 115-3 (James Burke, 0 ov), 129-4 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 182-6 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 175-5 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 323-10 (Leonard Maddocks, 0 ov), 212-7 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 229-8 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 321-9 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Frank Tyson	26.1	4	85	3	3.25
Brian Statham	19	4	70	0	3.68
Trevor Bailey	12	3	39	3	3.25
Robert Appleyard	23	7	58	3	2.52
John Wardle	19	5	59	0	3.11

England 1st Innings

341/10 (140.6 ov)

RR 2.43

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Davidson b Johnston	80	294	5	0	27.21
William Edrich b Johnson	21	88	2	0	23.86
Peter May c Archer b Benaud	1	10	0	0	10.00
Colin Cowdrey c †Maddocks b Davidson	79	315	9	0	25.08
Denis Compton lbw b Miller	44	140	5	0	31.43
Trevor Bailey c Davidson b Johnston	38	136	2	0	27.94
Godfrey Evans c †Maddocks b Benaud	37	28	5	0	132.14
John Wardle c & b Johnson	23	68	2	1	33.82
Frank Tyson c Burke b Benaud	1	29	0	0	3.45
Robert Appleyard not out	10	12	2	0	83.33
Brian Statham c †Maddocks b Benaud	0	8	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 2, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.43 RUNS PER OVER)	341/10 (140.6 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 162-3 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 60-1 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 63-2 (Peter May, 0 ov), 232-5 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 232-4 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 336-9 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 283-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 321-7 (John Wardle, 0 ov), 323-8 (Frank Tyson, 0 ov), 341-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Keith Miller	11	4	34	1	3.09
Ronald Archer	3	0	12	0	4.00
Ian Johnson	36	17	46	2	1.28
Alan Davidson	25	8	55	1	2.20
William Johnston	27	11	60	2	2.22
Richie Benaud	36.6	6	120	4	3.24
James Burke	2	0	7	0	3.50

Australia 2nd Innings

111/10 (43.2 ov)

RR 2.57

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald b Statham	29	95	1	0	30.53
Arthur Morris c & b Appleyard	16	27	1	0	59.26
James Burke b Appleyard	5	19	1	0	26.32
Neil Harvey b Appleyard	7	21	0	0	33.33
Keith Miller b Statham	14	50	1	0	28.00
Leonard Maddocks lbw b Statham	2	20	0	0	10.00
Richie Benaud lbw b Tyson	1	4	0	0	25.00
Ronald Archer c †Evans b Tyson	3	7	0	0	42.86
Alan Davidson lbw b Wardle	23	56	1	0	41.07
William Johnston c Appleyard b Tyson	3	19	0	0	15.79
Ian Johnson not out	3	30	0	0	10.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	5
TOTAL (2.57 RUNS PER OVER)	111/10 (43.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 69-4 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 24-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 40-2 (James Burke, 0 ov), 54-3 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 76-5 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 79-7 (Leonard Maddocks, 0 ov), 77-6 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 83-8 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 111-10 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 101-9 (William Johnston, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Frank Tyson	15	2	47	3	3.13
Brian Statham	12	1	38	3	3.17
Robert Appleyard	12	7	13	3	1.08
John Wardle	4.2	1	8	1	1.85

England 2nd Innings (target 94)

97/5 (30.4 ov)

RR 3.19

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Davidson b Miller	5	6	0	0	83.33
William Edrich b Miller	0	2	0	0	0.00
Peter May c Miller b Johnston	26	75	2	0	34.67
Colin Cowdrey c Archer b Miller	4	10	1	0	40.00
Denis Compton not out	34	97	1	0	35.05
Trevor Bailey lbw b Johnston	15	49	2	0	30.61
Godfrey Evans not out	6	5	1	0	120.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (3.19 RUNS PER OVER)	97/5 (30.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 10-2 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 3-1 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 49-4 (Peter May, 0 ov), 18-3 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 90-5 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: John Wardle, Frank Tyson, Robert Appleyard, Brian Statham

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Keith Miller	10.4	2	40	3	3.75
Ronald Archer	4	0	13	0	3.25
Alan Davidson	2	0	7	0	3.50
William Johnston	8	2	20	2	2.50
Richie Benaud	6	2	10	0	1.67

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Friday, January 28, 1955 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide