RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 27 July, 1961, Old Trafford & Match Stats

AUS

190/10 (63.4 ov) & 432/10 (173.0 ov)

ENG

367/10 (165.0 ov) & 201/10 (71.4 ov)

Australia won by 54 runs

Australia 1st Innings

190/10 (63.4 ov)

RR 3.00

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry lbw b Statham	74	0	11	0	0.00
Bob Simpson c †Murray b Statham	4	0	1	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c Subba Row b Statham	19	0	1	0	0.00
Norman O'Neill hit wicket b Trueman	11	0	1	0	0.00
Peter Burge b Flavell	15	0	2	0	0.00
Brian Booth c Close b Statham	46	0	5	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c †Murray b Statham	11	0	0	0	0.00
Alan Davidson c Barrington b Dexter	0	0	0	0	0.00
Richie Benaud b Dexter	2	0	0	0	0.00
Wally Grout c †Murray b Dexter	2	0	0	0	0.00
Graham McKenzie not out	1	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	5
TOTAL (3.00 RUNS PER OVER)	190/10 (63.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 150-5 (Bill Lawry, 0 ov), 8-1 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 51-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 89-3 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 106-4 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 185-7 (Brian Booth, 0 ov), 174-6 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 185-8 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 190-10 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 189-9 (Wally Grout, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Fred Trueman	14	1	55	1	3.93
Brian Statham	21	3	53	5	2.52
John Flavell	22	8	61	1	2.77
Edward Ted Dexter	6.4	2	16	3	2.40

England 1st Innings

367/10 (165.0 ov)

RR 2.22

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoffrey Pullar b Davidson	63	0	7	0	0.00
Raman Subba Row c Simpson b Davidson	2	0	0	0	0.00
Edward Ted Dexter c Davidson b McKenzie	16	0	1	0	0.00
Peter May c Simpson b Davidson	95	0	14	0	0.00
Brian Close lbw b McKenzie	33	0	4	1	0.00
Ken Barrington c O'Neill b Simpson	78	0	10	0	0.00
John Murray c †Grout b Mackay	24	0	4	0	0.00
David Allen c Booth b Simpson	42	0	7	0	0.00
Fred Trueman c Harvey b Simpson	3	0	0	0	0.00
Brian Statham c Mackay b Simpson	4	0	0	0	0.00
John Flavell not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 4, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.22 RUNS PER OVER)	367/10 (165.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 154-3 (Geoffrey Pullar, 0 ov), 3-1 (Raman Subba Row, 0 ov), 43-2 (Edward Ted Dexter, 0 ov), 212-4 (Peter May, 0 ov), 212-5 (Brian Close, 0 ov), 358-7 (Ken Barrington, 0 ov), 272-6 (John Murray, 0 ov), 362-8 (David Allen, 0 ov), 367-9 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov), 367-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	39	11	70	3	1.79
Graham McKenzie	38	11	106	2	2.79
Kenneth Mackay	40	9	81	1	2.03
Richie Benaud	35	15	80	0	2.29
Bob Simpson	11.4	4	23	4	1.97

Australia 2nd Innings

432/10 (173.0 ov)

RR 2.50

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry c Trueman b Allen	102	0	13	0	0.00
Bob Simpson c †Murray b Flavell	51	0	7	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c †Murray b Dexter	35	0	5	0	0.00
Norman O'Neill c †Murray b Statham	67	0	9	0	0.00
Peter Burge c †Murray b Dexter	23	0	2	0	0.00
Brian Booth lbw b Dexter	9	0	1	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c Close b Allen	18	0	3	0	0.00
Alan Davidson not out	77	0	10	2	0.00
Richie Benaud lbw b Allen	1	0	0	0	0.00
Wally Grout c Statham b Allen	0	0	0	0	0.00
Graham McKenzie b Flavell	32	0	3	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 9, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	17
TOTAL (2.50 RUNS PER OVER)	432/10 (173.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 210-3 (Bill Lawry, 0 ov), 113-1 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 175-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 290-5 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 274-4 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 296-6 (Brian Booth, 0 ov), 332-7 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 334-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 334-9 (Wally Grout, 0 ov), 432-10 (Graham McKenzie, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Fred Trueman	32	6	92	0	2.88
Brian Statham	44	9	106	1	2.41
John Flavell	29.4	4	65	2	2.19
Edward Ted Dexter	20	4	61	3	3.05
David Allen	38	25	58	4	1.53
Brian Close	8	1	33	0	4.13

England 2nd Innings (target 256)

201/10 (71.4 ov)

RR 2.82

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoffrey Pullar c O'Neill b Davidson	26	0	3	0	0.00
Raman Subba Row b Benaud	49	0	8	0	0.00
Edward Ted Dexter c †Grout b Benaud	76	0	14	1	0.00
Peter May b Benaud	0	2	0	0	0.00
Brian Close c O'Neill b Benaud	8	0	0	1	0.00
Ken Barrington lbw b Mackay	5	0	1	0	0.00
John Murray c Simpson b Benaud	4	0	1	0	0.00
David Allen c Simpson b Benaud	10	0	2	0	0.00
Fred Trueman c Benaud b Simpson	8	0	2	0	0.00
Brian Statham b Davidson	8	0	2	0	0.00
John Flavell not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.82 RUNS PER OVER)	201/10 (71.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 40-1 (Geoffrey Pullar, 0 ov), 163-5 (Raman Subba Row, 0 ov), 150-2 (Edward Ted Dexter, 0 ov), 150-3 (Peter May, 0 ov), 158-4 (Brian Close, 0 ov), 171-7 (Ken Barrington, 0 ov), 171-6 (John Murray, 0 ov), 189-8 (David Allen, 0 ov), 193-9 (Fred Trueman, 0 ov), 201-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	14.4	1	50	2	3.41
Graham McKenzie	4	1	20	0	5.00
Kenneth Mackay	13	7	33	1	2.54
Richie Benaud	32	11	70	6	2.19
Bob Simpson	8	4	21	1	2.63

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Thursday, July 27, 1961 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Old Trafford, Manchester