- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL134 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
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras6 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL186 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
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras14 (b 10, lb 4)TOTAL198 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, )
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 5)TOTAL147/2 (51.7 Overs, RR: 2.12 per 6 ball)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
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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