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The Ashes - 3rd Test

Australia v England

England won by 128 runs

England 1st innings R M 4s 6s
L Hutton* c Hole b Miller 12 37 1 0
WJ Edrich c Lindwall b Miller 4 17 1 0
PBH May c Benaud b Lindwall 0 8 0 0
MC Cowdrey b Johnson 102 239 14 0
DCS Compton c Harvey b Miller 4 11 0 0
TE Bailey c †Maddocks b Johnston 30 118 3 0
TG Evans† lbw b Archer 20 72 2 0
JH Wardle b Archer 0 16 0 0
FH Tyson b Archer 6 32 0 0
JB Statham b Archer 3 23 0 0
R Appleyard not out 1 2 0 0
Extras (b 9) 9
Total (all out; 67.6 overs) 191 (2.11 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-14 (Edrich), 2-21 (May), 3-29 (Hutton), 4-41 (Compton), 5-115 (Bailey), 6-169 (Evans), 7-181 (Wardle), 8-181 (Cowdrey), 9-190 (Statham), 10-191 (Tyson)
Bowling O M R W Econ
RR Lindwall 13 0 59 1 3.40
KR Miller 11 8 14 3 0.95
RG Archer 13.6 4 33 4 1.80
R Benaud 7 0 30 0 3.21
WA Johnston 12 6 26 1 1.62
IWG Johnson 11 3 20 1 1.36
Australia 1st innings R M 4s 6s
LE Favell lbw b Statham 25 53 4 0
AR Morris lbw b Tyson 3 17 0 0
KR Miller c †Evans b Statham 7 21 1 0
RN Harvey b Appleyard 31 100 4 0
GB Hole b Tyson 11 32 1 0
R Benaud c sub b Appleyard 15 78 0 0
RG Archer b Wardle 23 73 2 0
LV Maddocks† c †Evans b Statham 47 167 2 0
RR Lindwall b Statham 13 20 1 0
IWG Johnson* not out 33 119 3 0
WA Johnston b Statham 11 22 1 0
Extras (b 7, lb 3, nb 2) 12
Total (all out; 63.3 overs) 231 (2.73 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-15 (Morris), 2-38 (Miller), 3-43 (Favell), 4-65 (Hole), 5-92 (Harvey), 6-115 (Benaud), 7-134 (Archer), 8-151 (Lindwall), 9-205 (Maddocks), 10-231 (Johnston)
Bowling O M R W Econ
FH Tyson 21 2 68 2 2.42
JB Statham 16.3 0 60 5 2.74
TE Bailey 9 1 33 0 2.75
R Appleyard 11 3 38 2 2.59
JH Wardle 6 0 20 1 2.50
England 2nd innings R M 4s 6s
L Hutton* lbw b Archer 42 146 3 0
WJ Edrich b Johnston 13 65 1 0
PBH May b Johnston 91 199 8 0
MC Cowdrey b Benaud 7 51 0 0
DCS Compton c †Maddocks b Archer 23 89 2 0
TE Bailey not out 24 163 2 0
TG Evans† c †Maddocks b Miller 22 41 2 0
JH Wardle b Johnson 38 41 7 0
FH Tyson c Harvey b Johnston 6 33 1 0
JB Statham c Favell b Johnston 0 8 0 0
R Appleyard b Johnston 6 8 1 0
Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 1) 7
Total (all out; 100.5 overs) 279 (2.07 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-40 (Edrich), 2-96 (Hutton), 3-128 (Cowdrey), 4-173 (May), 5-185 (Compton), 6-211 (Evans), 7-257 (Wardle), 8-273 (Tyson), 9-273 (Statham), 10-279 (Appleyard)
Bowling O M R W Econ
RR Lindwall 18 3 52 0 2.16
KR Miller 18 6 35 1 1.45
RG Archer 24 7 50 2 1.56
R Benaud 8 2 25 1 2.34
WA Johnston 24.5 2 85 5 2.58
IWG Johnson 8 2 25 1 2.34
Australia 2nd innings (target: 240 runs) R M 4s 6s
LE Favell b Appleyard 30 76 2 0
AR Morris c Cowdrey b Tyson 4 36 0 0
R Benaud b Tyson 22 91 3 0
RN Harvey c †Evans b Tyson 11 32 1 0
KR Miller c Edrich b Tyson 6 22 1 0
GB Hole c †Evans b Statham 5 22 0 0
RG Archer b Statham 15 43 1 0
LV Maddocks† b Tyson 0 4 0 0
RR Lindwall lbw b Tyson 0 1 0 0
IWG Johnson* not out 4 21 0 0
WA Johnston c †Evans b Tyson 0 4 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 13) 14
Total (all out; 31.3 overs) 111 (2.65 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-23 (Morris), 2-57 (Favell), 3-77 (Harvey), 4-86 (Benaud), 5-87 (Miller), 6-97 (Hole), 7-98 (Maddocks), 8-98 (Lindwall), 9-110 (Archer), 10-111 (Johnston)
Bowling O M R W Econ
FH Tyson 12.3 1 27 7 1.63
JB Statham 11 1 38 2 2.59
TE Bailey 3 0 14 0 3.50
R Appleyard 4 1 17 1 3.18
JH Wardle 1 0 1 0 0.75
Match details
Balls per over 8
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series England led the 5-match series 2-1
Test debut LV Maddocks (Australia)
Umpires C Hoy and MJ McInnes
Close of play
Fri, 31 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 191
Sat, 1 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 188/8 (LV Maddocks 36*, IWG Johnson 12*)
Sun, 2 Jan - rest day
Mon, 3 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 159/3 (PBH May 83*, DCS Compton 10*)
Tue, 4 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 75/2 (R Benaud 19*, RN Harvey 9*)
Wed, 5 Jan - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 111 (31.3 ov) - end of match
 
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Series Results
Australia v England at Sydney - Feb 25-Mar 3, 1955
Match drawn
Australia v England at Adelaide - Jan 28-Feb 2, 1955
England won by 5 wickets
Australia v England at Melbourne - Dec 31, 1954 - Jan 5, 1955
England won by 128 runs
Australia v England at Sydney - Dec 17-22, 1954
England won by 38 runs
Australia v England at Brisbane - Nov 26-Dec 1, 1954
Australia won by an innings and 154 runs
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Photos

Jan 1, 1955

Les Favell cuts a ball Brian Statham as his team-mate Arthur Morris looks on, Australia v England, 3rd Test, MCG, 2nd day, January 1, 1955

Les Favell cuts a ball Brian Statham as his team-mate Arthur Morris looks on

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