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The Ashes - 1st Test

Australia v England

Match drawn

Australia 1st innings R M 4s 6s
WM Lawry c †Smith b Trueman 5 20 0 0
RB Simpson c Trueman b Dexter 50 117 7 0
NC O'Neill c Statham b Trueman 19 41 3 0
RN Harvey b Statham 39 102 3 0
PJP Burge c Dexter b Trueman 6 49 1 0
BC Booth c Dexter b Titmus 112 215 14 0
AK Davidson c Trueman b Barrington 23 56 3 0
KD Mackay not out 86 247 9 0
R Benaud* c †Smith b Knight 51 103 7 0
GD McKenzie c & b Knight 4 7 1 0
BN Jarman† c Barrington b Knight 2 15 0 0
Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 1) 7
Total (all out; 106.5 overs) 404 (2.84 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Lawry), 2-46 (O'Neill), 3-92 (Simpson), 4-101 (Burge), 5-140 (Harvey), 6-194 (Davidson), 7-297 (Booth), 8-388 (Benaud), 9-392 (McKenzie), 10-404 (Jarman)
Bowling O M R W Econ
FS Trueman 18 0 76 3 3.16
JB Statham 16 1 75 1 3.51
BR Knight 17.5 2 65 3 2.76
FJ Titmus 33 8 91 1 2.06
ER Dexter 10 0 46 1 3.45
KF Barrington 12 3 44 1 2.75
England 1st innings R M 4s 6s
G Pullar c & b Benaud 33 110 4 0
Rev.DS Sheppard c McKenzie b Benaud 31 120 1 0
ER Dexter* b Benaud 70 121 10 0
MC Cowdrey c Lawry b Simpson 21 76 1 0
KF Barrington c Burge b Benaud 78 230 10 0
AC Smith† c †Jarman b McKenzie 21 65 3 0
PH Parfitt c Davidson b Benaud 80 244 8 0
FJ Titmus c Simpson b Benaud 21 104 2 0
BR Knight c Davidson b McKenzie 0 5 0 0
FS Trueman c †Jarman b McKenzie 19 25 2 1
JB Statham not out 8 20 1 0
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1) 7
Total (all out; 135.3 overs) 389 (2.15 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-62 (Pullar), 2-65 (Sheppard), 3-145 (Cowdrey), 4-169 (Dexter), 5-220 (Smith), 6-297 (Barrington), 7-361 (Titmus), 8-362 (Knight), 9-362 (Parfitt), 10-389 (Trueman)
Bowling O M R W Econ
AK Davidson 21 4 77 0 2.75
GD McKenzie 25.3 2 78 3 2.30
KD Mackay 28 7 55 0 1.47
R Benaud 42 12 115 6 2.05
RB Simpson 18 6 52 1 2.16
NC O'Neill 1 0 5 0 3.75
Australia 2nd innings R M 4s 6s
WM Lawry c Sheppard b Titmus 98 258 8 0
RB Simpson c †Smith b Dexter 71 179 7 0
NC O'Neill lbw b Statham 56 99 9 0
RN Harvey c Statham b Dexter 57 97 6 0
PJP Burge not out 47 105 3 0
BC Booth not out 19 27 1 0
Extras (b 4, lb 10) 14
Total (4 wickets dec; 87 overs) 362 (3.12 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat AK Davidson, KD Mackay, R Benaud*, GD McKenzie, BN Jarman†
Fall of wickets 1-136 (Simpson), 2-216 (Lawry), 3-241 (O'Neill), 4-325 (Harvey)
Bowling O M R W Econ
FS Trueman 15 0 59 0 2.95
JB Statham 16 1 67 1 3.14
BR Knight 14 1 63 0 3.37
FJ Titmus 26 3 81 1 2.33
ER Dexter 16 0 78 2 3.65
England 2nd innings (target: 378 runs) R M 4s 6s
G Pullar c & b Davidson 56 147 5 0
Rev.DS Sheppard c Benaud b Davidson 53 188 5 0
ER Dexter* b McKenzie 99 169 13 0
MC Cowdrey c & b Benaud 9 64 0 0
KF Barrington c McKenzie b Davidson 23 86 3 0
PH Parfitt c †Jarman b McKenzie 4 15 1 0
FJ Titmus not out 3 32 0 0
BR Knight not out 4 26 1 0
Extras (b 15, lb 10, nb 2) 27
Total (6 wickets; 83 overs) 278 (2.51 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat AC Smith†, FS Trueman, JB Statham
Fall of wickets 1-114 (Pullar), 2-135 (Sheppard), 3-191 (Cowdrey), 4-257 (Dexter), 5-257 (Barrington), 6-261 (Parfitt)
Bowling O M R W Econ
AK Davidson 20 6 43 3 1.61
GD McKenzie 20 4 61 2 2.28
KD Mackay 7 0 28 0 3.00
R Benaud 27 7 71 1 1.97
RB Simpson 7 0 48 0 5.14
NC O'Neill 2 2 0 0 0.00
Match details
Balls per over 8
Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series 5-match series level 0-0
Test debut AC Smith (England)
Umpires CJ Egar and EF Wykes
Close of play
Fri, 30 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 321/7 (KD Mackay 51*, R Benaud 13*)
Sat, 1 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 169/4 (KF Barrington 13*, AC Smith 0*)
Sun, 2 Dec - rest day
Mon, 3 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 16/0 (WM Lawry 7*, RB Simpson 7*)
Tue, 4 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 362/4 (PJP Burge 47*, BC Booth 19*)
Wed, 5 Dec - day 5 - England 2nd innings 278/6 (83 ov) - end of match
 
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Series Results
Australia v England at Sydney - Feb 15-20, 1963
Match drawn
Australia v England at Adelaide - Jan 25-30, 1963
Match drawn
Australia v England at Sydney - Jan 11-15, 1963
Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia v England at Melbourne - Dec 29, 1962 - Jan 3, 1963
England won by 7 wickets
Australia v England at Brisbane - Nov 30-Dec 5, 1962
Match drawn
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Photos

Dec 3, 1962

Fred Trueman bowls, Australia v England, first Test, Brisbane, 1962

Fred Trueman bowls

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