England vs Australia, 2nd Test at London, Jun 25 1953 - Full Scorecard

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2nd Test, Lord's, June 25 - 30, 1953, Australia tour of England

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Australia

346 & 368

England

(T:343) 372 & 282/7

Match drawn

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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
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c Bailey b Bedser	104	-	296	11	0	-
Arthur Morris	st †Evans b Bedser	30	-	80	-	0	-
Neil Harvey	lbw b Bedser	59	-	179	-	0	-
Keith Miller	b Wardle	25	-	60	-	1	-
Graeme Hole	c Compton b Wardle	13	-	45	-	0	-
Richie Benaud	lbw b Wardle	0	-	5	0	0	-
Alan Davidson	c Statham b Bedser	76	-	161	13	1	-
Doug Ring	lbw b Wardle	18	-	-	-	0	-
Ray Lindwall	b Statham	9	-	50	-	0	-
Gil Langley †	c Watson b Bedser	1	-	5	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	not out	3	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 4)	8
Total	140.4 Ov (RR: 2.45)	346
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Arthur Morris), 2-190 (Neil Harvey), 2-201* (Lindsay Hassett, retired not out), 3-225 (Keith Miller), 4-229 (Richie Benaud), 5-240 (Graeme Hole), 6-280 (Doug Ring), 7-291 (Lindsay Hassett), 8-330 (Ray Lindwall), 9-331 (Gil Langley), 10-346 (Alan Davidson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	2.46	-	-	-
Brian Statham	28	7	48	1	1.71	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	25	7	53	0	2.12	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	16	2	55	0	3.43	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	29	8	77	4	2.65	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton (c)	c Hole b Johnston	145	-	315	16	0	-
Don Kenyon	c Davidson b Lindwall	3	-	10	0	0	-
Tom Graveney	b Lindwall	78	-	208	12	0	-
Denis Compton	c Hole b Benaud	57	-	133	9	0	-
Willie Watson	st †Langley b Johnston	4	-	-	1	0	-
Trevor Bailey	c & b Miller	2	-	50	0	0	-
Freddie Brown	c †Langley b Lindwall	22	-	18	4	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	b Lindwall	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Johnny Wardle	b Davidson	23	-	-	-	0	-
Alec Bedser	b Lindwall	1	-	-	0	0	-
Brian Statham	not out	17	-	25	-	0	-
Extras	(b 11, lb 1, nb 7, w 1)	20
Total	126.5 Ov (RR: 2.93)	372
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Don Kenyon), 2-177 (Tom Graveney), 3-279 (Leonard Hutton), 4-291 (Willie Watson), 5-301 (Denis Compton), 6-328 (Freddie Brown), 7-328 (Godfrey Evans), 8-332 (Trevor Bailey), 9-341 (Alec Bedser), 10-372 (Johnny Wardle)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	23	4	66	5	2.86	-	-	-
Keith Miller	25	6	57	1	2.28	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	35	11	91	2	2.60	-	-	-
Doug Ring	14	2	43	0	3.07	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	19	4	70	1	3.68	-	-	-
Alan Davidson	10.5	2	25	1	2.30	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c †Evans b Statham	3	-	-	0	0	-
Arthur Morris	c Statham b Compton	89	-	210	13	0	-
Keith Miller	b Wardle	109	-	292	14	1	-
Neil Harvey	b Bedser	21	-	67	-	0	-
Graeme Hole	lbw b Brown	47	-	104	-	0	-
Richie Benaud	c Graveney b Bedser	5	-	-	-	0	-
Alan Davidson	c & b Brown	15	-	-	-	0	-
Doug Ring	lbw b Brown	7	-	-	-	0	-
Ray Lindwall	b Bedser	50	-	45	8	2	-
Gil Langley †	b Brown	9	-	30	-	0	-
Bill Johnston	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, lb 5)	13
Total	132.5 Ov (RR: 2.77)	368
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Lindsay Hassett), 2-168 (Arthur Morris), 3-227 (Neil Harvey), 4-235 (Keith Miller), 5-248 (Richie Benaud), 6-296 (Alan Davidson), 7-305 (Graeme Hole), 8-308 (Doug Ring), 9-362 (Gil Langley), 10-368 (Ray Lindwall)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	31.5	8	77	3	2.41	-	-	-
Brian Statham	15	3	40	1	2.66	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	27	4	82	4	3.03	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	10	4	24	0	2.40	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	46	18	111	1	2.41	-	-	-
Denis Compton	3	0	21	1	7.00	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 343 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton (c)	c Hole b Lindwall	5	-	-	-	0	-
Don Kenyon	c Hassett b Lindwall	2	-	10	0	0	-
Tom Graveney	c †Langley b Johnston	2	-	-	0	0	-
Denis Compton	lbw b Johnston	33	-	100	-	0	-
Willie Watson	c Hole b Ring	109	-	346	16	0	-
Trevor Bailey	c Benaud b Ring	71	-	257	11	0	-
Freddie Brown	c Hole b Benaud	28	-	35	4	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	not out	11	-	-	-	0	-
Johnny Wardle	not out	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 6, nb 6, w 2)	21
Total	126 Ov (RR: 2.23)	282/7
Did not bat: Alec Bedser, Brian Statham
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Don Kenyon), 2-10 (Leonard Hutton), 3-12 (Tom Graveney), 4-73 (Denis Compton), 5-236 (Willie Watson), 6-246 (Trevor Bailey), 7-282 (Freddie Brown)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	19	3	26	2	1.36	-	-	-
Keith Miller	17	8	17	0	1.00	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	29	10	70	2	2.41	-	-	-
Doug Ring	29	5	84	2	2.89	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	17	6	51	1	3.00	-	-	-
Alan Davidson	14	5	13	0	0.92	-	-	-
Graeme Hole	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-

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Thu, 25 Jun - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 263/5 (Alan Davidson 17*, Doug Ring 10*)

Fri, 26 Jun - day 2 - England 1st innings 177/1 (Leonard Hutton 83*, Tom Graveney 78*)

Sat, 27 Jun - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 96/1 (Arthur Morris 35*, Keith Miller 58*)

Sun, 28 Jun - rest day

Mon, 29 Jun - day 4 - England 2nd innings 20/3 (Denis Compton 5*, Willie Watson 3*)

Tue, 30 Jun - day 5 - England 2nd innings 282/7 (126 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

AL Hassett (1) retired hurt on 101* from 201/2 to 280/6

Match Details

Lord's, London
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1953
Series result	5-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 373
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Frank Lee Herbert Baldwin

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
L Hutton	caught	5
D Kenyon	caught	2
TW Graveney	caught	2
DCS Compton	lbw	33
W Watson	caught	109
TE Bailey	caught	71
FR Brown	caught	28
TG Evans	not out	11
JH Wardle	not out	0	4
Extras	(b 7, lb 6, nb 6, w 2)
Total	282(7 wkts; 126 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RR Lindwall	19	3	26	2	1.36
KR Miller	17	8	17	0	1
WA Johnston	29	10	70	2	2.41
DT Ring	29	5	84	2	2.89
R Benaud	17	6	51	1	3
AK Davidson	14	5	13	0	0.92
GB Hole	1	1	0	0	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Leonard Hutton	Don Kenyon
2nd	4	Leonard Hutton	Tom Graveney
3rd	2	Denis Compton	Tom Graveney
4th	61	Denis Compton	Willie Watson
5th	163	Trevor Bailey	Willie Watson
6th	10	Freddie Brown	Trevor Bailey
7th	36	Freddie Brown	Godfrey Evans
8th	0	Godfrey Evans	Johnny Wardle

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