Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Dec 22 1950 - Full Scorecard

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2nd Test, Melbourne, December 22 - 27, 1950, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia

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Australia

194 & 181

England

(T:179) 197 & 150

Australia won by 28 runs

Australia 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

England 2nd Innings

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Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ken Archer	c Bedser b Bailey	26	-	131	1	0	-
Arthur Morris	c Hutton b Bedser	2	-	17	0	0	-
Neil Harvey	c †Evans b Bedser	42	-	68	6	0	-
Keith Miller	lbw b Brown	18	-	57	4	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	b Bailey	52	-	110	4	0	-
Sam Loxton	c †Evans b Close	32	-	85	1	0	-
Ray Lindwall	lbw b Bailey	8	-	42	1	0	-
Don Tallon †	not out	7	-	44	0	0	-
Ian Johnson	c Parkhouse b Bedser	0	-	6	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	c Hutton b Bedser	0	-	1	0	0	-
Jack Iverson	b Bailey	1	-	3	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 2)	6
Total	59.1 Ov (RR: 3.28)	194
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Arthur Morris), 2-67 (Neil Harvey), 3-89 (Ken Archer), 4-93 (Keith Miller), 5-177 (Sam Loxton), 6-177 (Lindsay Hassett), 7-192 (Ray Lindwall), 8-193 (Ian Johnson), 9-193 (Bill Johnston), 10-194 (Jack Iverson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Trevor Bailey	17.1	5	40	4	1.75	-	-	-
Alec Bedser	19	3	37	4	1.46	-	-	-
Doug Wright	8	0	63	0	5.90	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	9	0	28	1	2.33	-	-	-
Brian Close	6	1	20	1	2.50	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Reg Simpson	c Johnson b Miller	4	-	15	0	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	lbw b Lindwall	21	-	52	1	0	-
John Dewes	c Miller b Johnston	8	-	30	0	0	-
Leonard Hutton	c †Tallon b Iverson	12	-	39	1	0	-
Gilbert Parkhouse	c Hassett b Miller	9	-	45	0	0	-
Brian Close	c Loxton b Iverson	0	-	2	0	0	-
Freddie Brown (c)	c Johnson b Iverson	62	-	123	4	1	-
Trevor Bailey	b Lindwall	12	-	71	0	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	c Johnson b Iverson	49	-	84	4	0	-
Alec Bedser	not out	4	-	50	0	0	-
Doug Wright	lbw b Johnston	2	-	4	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, lb 6)	14
Total	62 Ov (RR: 3.17)	197
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Reg Simpson), 2-33 (John Dewes), 3-37 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-54 (Leonard Hutton), 5-54 (Brian Close), 6-61 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 7-126 (Trevor Bailey), 8-153 (Freddie Brown), 9-194 (Godfrey Evans), 10-197 (Doug Wright)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	13	2	46	2	2.65	-	-	-
Keith Miller	13	0	39	2	2.25	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	9	1	28	2	2.33	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	18	3	37	4	1.54	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	5	1	19	0	2.85	-	-	-
Sam Loxton	4	1	14	0	2.62	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ken Archer	c Bailey b Bedser	46	-	130	4	0	-
Arthur Morris	lbw b Wright	18	-	63	2	0	-
Neil Harvey	run out	31	-	70	2	0	-
Keith Miller	b Bailey	14	-	42	2	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c Bailey b Brown	19	-	93	2	0	-
Sam Loxton	c †Evans b Brown	2	-	14	0	0	-
Ray Lindwall	c †Evans b Brown	7	-	26	1	0	-
Don Tallon †	lbw b Brown	0	-	2	0	0	-
Ian Johnson	c Close b Bedser	23	-	40	3	0	-
Bill Johnston	b Bailey	6	-	24	0	0	-
Jack Iverson	not out	0	-	3	0	0	-
Extras	(b 10, lb 5)	15
Total	53.3 Ov (RR: 3.39)	181
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Arthur Morris), 2-99 (Ken Archer), 3-100 (Neil Harvey), 4-126 (Keith Miller), 5-131 (Sam Loxton), 6-151 (Ray Lindwall), 7-151 (Don Tallon), 8-156 (Lindsay Hassett), 9-181 (Bill Johnston), 10-181 (Ian Johnson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Trevor Bailey	15	3	47	2	2.35	-	-	-
Alec Bedser	16.3	2	43	2	1.96	-	-	-
Doug Wright	9	0	42	1	3.50	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	12	2	26	4	1.62	-	-	-
Brian Close	1	0	8	0	6.00	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 179 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Reg Simpson	b Lindwall	23	-	93	0	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	b Iverson	8	-	33	0	0	-
Trevor Bailey	b Johnson	0	-	5	0	0	-
Leonard Hutton	c Lindwall b Johnston	40	-	124	4	0	-
John Dewes	c Harvey b Iverson	5	-	46	1	0	-
Gilbert Parkhouse	lbw b Johnston	28	-	102	2	0	-
Brian Close	lbw b Johnston	1	-	8	0	0	-
Freddie Brown (c)	b Lindwall	8	-	42	1	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	b Lindwall	2	-	9	0	0	-
Alec Bedser	not out	14	-	34	1	0	-
Doug Wright	lbw b Johnston	2	-	16	0	0	-
Extras	(b 17, lb 2)	19
Total	63.7 Ov (RR: 2.34)	150
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-22 (Trevor Bailey), 3-52 (Reg Simpson), 4-82 (John Dewes), 5-92 (Leonard Hutton), 6-95 (Brian Close), 7-122 (Freddie Brown), 8-124 (Godfrey Evans), 9-134 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 10-150 (Doug Wright)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	12	1	29	3	1.81	-	-	-
Keith Miller	5	2	16	0	2.40	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	13.7	1	26	4	1.40	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	20	4	36	2	1.35	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	13	3	24	1	1.38	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Fri, 22 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 194

Sat, 23 Dec - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 25/0 (Ken Archer 15*, Arthur Morris 10*)

Sun, 24 Dec - rest day

Mon, 25 Dec - rest day

Tue, 26 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 28/2 (Reg Simpson 10*, Leonard Hutton 2*)

Wed, 27 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 150 (63.7 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia
Season	1950/51
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 328
Match days	day (6-day match)
Test debut	Ken Archer
Umpires	George Cooper Ronald Wright

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England Innings

Player Name		R
RT Simpson	bowled	23
C Washbrook	bowled	8
TE Bailey	bowled	0
L Hutton	caught	40
JG Dewes	caught	5
WGA Parkhouse	lbw	28
DB Close	lbw	1
FR Brown	bowled	8
TG Evans	bowled	2
AV Bedser	not out	14
DVP Wright	lbw	2
Extras	(b 17, lb 2)
Total	150(10 wkts; 63.7 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RR Lindwall	12	1	29	3	1.81
KR Miller	5	2	16	0	2.4
WA Johnston	13.7	1	26	4	1.4
JB Iverson	20	4	36	2	1.35
IWG Johnson	13	3	24	1	1.38

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	21	Cyril Washbrook	Reg Simpson
2nd	1	Reg Simpson	Trevor Bailey
3rd	30	Leonard Hutton	Reg Simpson
4th	30	Leonard Hutton	John Dewes
5th	10	Leonard Hutton	Gilbert Parkhouse
6th	3	Brian Close	Gilbert Parkhouse
7th	27	Freddie Brown	Gilbert Parkhouse
8th	2	Godfrey Evans	Gilbert Parkhouse
9th	10	Alec Bedser	Gilbert Parkhouse
10th	16	Doug Wright	Alec Bedser

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