04/12Result

1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 5-10 1958

EnglandEnglandENG
134 & 198
AustraliaAustraliaAUS
186 & 147/2 (51.7 ov)

Australia won by 8 wickets

04/12Result

1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 5-10 1958

EnglandEnglandENG
134 & 198
AustraliaAustraliaAUS
186 & 147/2 (51.7 ov)

Australia won by 8 wickets

England 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
PE Richardson
c Mackay b Davidson
11
31
28
1
0
39.28
CA Milton
b Meckiff
5
26
18
1
0
27.77
TW Graveney
c †Grout b Davidson
19
99
85
1
0
22.35
PBH May (c)
c †Grout b Meckiff
26
122
97
2
0
26.80
MC Cowdrey
c Kline b Meckiff
13
43
42
2
0
30.95
TE Bailey
st †Grout b Benaud
27
121
116
2
0
23.27
TG Evans †
c Burge b Davidson
4
19
22
1
0
18.18
GAR Lock
c Davidson b Benaud
5
36
30
1
0
16.66
JC Laker
c Burke b Benaud
13
25
24
1
0
54.16
JB Statham
c †Grout b Mackay
2
9
8
0
0
25.00
PJ Loader
not out
6
12
8
1
0
75.00
Extras
3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
TOTAL
134 all out (59.4 Overs, RR: 1.68 per 6 ball)
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (CA Milton, ), 2-16 (PE Richardson, ), 3-62 (TW Graveney, ), 4-75 (PBH May, ), 5-79 (MC Cowdrey, ), 6-83 (TG Evans, ), 7-92 (GAR Lock, ), 8-112 (JC Laker, ), 9-116 (JB Statham, ), 10-134 (TE Bailey, )
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
AK Davidson 16 4 36 3 1.68 0 0
I Meckiff 17 5 33 3 1.45 0 0
KD Mackay 8 1 16 1 1.50 0 0
R Benaud 18.4 9 46 3 1.86 0 0

Australia 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
CC McDonald
c Graveney b Bailey
42
120
80
6
0
52.50
JW Burke
c †Evans b Loader
20
102
81
2
0
24.69
RN Harvey
lbw b Loader
14
58
40
0
0
35.00
NCL O'Neill
c Graveney b Bailey
34
151
112
2
0
30.35
PJP Burge
c Cowdrey b Bailey
2
19
12
0
0
16.66
KD Mackay
c †Evans b Laker
16
63
65
3
0
24.61
R Benaud (c)
lbw b Loader
16
81
58
1
0
27.58
AK Davidson
lbw b Laker
25
120
94
3
0
26.59
ATW Grout †
b Statham
2
18
15
0
0
13.33
I Meckiff
b Loader
5
16
7
0
0
71.42
LF Kline
not out
4
35
21
0
0
19.04
Extras
6 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1)
TOTAL
186 all out (72.1 Overs, RR: 1.93 per 6 ball)
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (JW Burke, ), 2-65 (CC McDonald, ), 3-88 (RN Harvey, ), 4-94 (PJP Burge, ), 5-122 (KD Mackay, ), 6-136 (NCL O'Neill, ), 7-162 (R Benaud, ), 8-165 (ATW Grout, ), 9-178 (I Meckiff, ), 10-186 (AK Davidson, )
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
JB Statham 20 2 57 1 2.13 0 0
PJ Loader 19 4 56 4 2.21 0 0
TE Bailey 13 2 35 3 2.01 0 0
JC Laker 10.1 3 15 2 1.11 0 0
GAR Lock 10 4 17 0 1.27 0 0

England 2nd Innings
BATSMEN
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
PE Richardson
c & b Benaud
8
50
43
1
0
18.60
CA Milton
c †Grout b Davidson
17
71
61
2
0
27.86
TE Bailey
b Mackay
68
458
427
4
0
15.92
TW Graveney
run out
36
163
169
3
0
21.30
PBH May (c)
lbw b Benaud
4
9
12
1
0
33.33
MC Cowdrey
c Kline b Meckiff
28
149
138
2
0
20.28
TG Evans †
lbw b Davidson
4
21
21
0
0
19.04
GAR Lock
b Meckiff
1
37
34
0
0
2.94
JC Laker
b Benaud
15
33
34
2
0
44.11
JB Statham
c McDonald b Benaud
3
14
13
0
0
23.07
PJ Loader
not out
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
14 (b 10, lb 4)
TOTAL
198 all out (119.2 Overs, RR: 1.24 per 6 ball)
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (PE Richardson, ), 2-34 (CA Milton, ), 3-96 (TW Graveney, ), 4-102 (PBH May, ), 5-153 (MC Cowdrey, ), 6-161 (TG Evans, ), 7-169 (GAR Lock, ), 8-190 (JC Laker, ), 9-198 (TE Bailey, ), 10-198 (JB Statham, )
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
AK Davidson 28 12 30 2 0.80 0 0
I Meckiff 19 7 30 2 1.18 0 0
KD Mackay 9 6 7 1 0.58 0 0
R Benaud 39.2 10 66 4 1.26 0 0
LF Kline 14 4 34 0 1.82 0 0
JW Burke 10 5 17 0 1.27 0 0

Australia 2nd Innings
BATSMEN
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
CC McDonald
c Statham b Laker
15
51
50
1
0
30.00
JW Burke
not out
28
250
173
1
0
16.18
RN Harvey
c Milton b Lock
23
84
76
1
0
30.26
NCL O'Neill
not out
71
113
122
7
0
58.19
Extras
10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 5)
TOTAL
147/2 (51.7 Overs, RR: 2.12 per 6 ball)
Did not bat: PJP Burge, KD Mackay, R Benaud (c), AK Davidson, ATW Grout †, I Meckiff, LF Kline
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (CC McDonald, ), 2-58 (RN Harvey, )
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
JB Statham 6 1 13 0 1.62 0 0
PJ Loader 9 1 27 0 2.25 0 0
TE Bailey 5 1 21 0 3.15 0 0
JC Laker 17 3 39 1 1.72 0 0
GAR Lock 14.7 5 37 1 1.86 0 0

Match Details

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Series

England tour of Australia 1958/59

Toss

England , elected to bat first

Series result

Australia led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Match days

5,6,8,9,10 December 1958 (6-day match)

Test debut

Umpires

Balls per over

8

Close of Play

Fri, 5 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 8/0 (CC McDonald 5*, JW Burke 3*)
Sat, 6 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 156/6 (R Benaud 15*, AK Davidson 7*)
Sun, 7 Dec - rest day
Mon, 8 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 92/2 (TE Bailey 27*, TW Graveney 33*)
Tue, 9 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 198
Wed, 10 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 147/2 (51.7 ov) - end of match

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