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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 12.5 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Ray Lindwall | 14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Ian Meckiff | 15 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Gordon Rorke | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Richie Benaud | 17 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 25 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Frank Tyson | 20 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 |
| Trevor Bailey | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Jim Laker | 30.5 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 |
| John Mortimore | 11 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 21 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 |
| Ray Lindwall | 11 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 |
| Ian Meckiff | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Gordon Rorke | 12.4 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Richie Benaud | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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