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RESULT

4th Test, Manchester, July 27 - August 01, 1961, Australia tour of England

Australia

190 & 432

England

(T:256) 367 & 201

Australia won by 54 runs

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry	lbw b Statham	74	-	178	11	0	-
Bob Simpson	c †Murray b Statham	4	-	7	1	0	-
Neil Harvey	c Subba Row b Statham	19	-	38	1	0	-
Norm O'Neill	hit wicket b Trueman	11	-	62	1	0	-
Peter Burge	b Flavell	15	-	22	2	0	-
Brian Booth	c Close b Statham	46	-	85	5	0	-
Ken Mackay	c †Murray b Statham	11	-	25	0	0	-
Alan Davidson	c Barrington b Dexter	0	-	18	0	0	-
Richie Benaud (c)	b Dexter	2	-	18	0	0	-
Wally Grout †	c †Murray b Dexter	2	-	13	0	0	-
Graham McKenzie	not out	1	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 1)	5
TOTAL	63.4 Ov (RR: 2.98)	190
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Bob Simpson), 2-51 (Neil Harvey), 3-89 (Norm O'Neill), 4-106 (Peter Burge), 5-150 (Bill Lawry), 6-174 (Ken Mackay), 7-185 (Brian Booth), 8-185 (Alan Davidson), 9-189 (Wally Grout), 10-190 (Richie Benaud)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Fred Trueman	14	1	55	1	3.92	-	-	-
Brian Statham	21	3	53	5	2.52	-	-	-
Jack Flavell	22	8	61	1	2.77	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	6.4	2	16	3	2.40	-	-	-

England 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Pullar	b Davidson	63	-	218	7	0	-
Raman Subba Row	c Simpson b Davidson	2	-	8	0	0	-
Ted Dexter	c Davidson b McKenzie	16	-	46	1	0	-
Peter May (c)	c Simpson b Davidson	95	-	228	14	0	-
Brian Close	lbw b McKenzie	33	-	99	4	1	-
Ken Barrington	c O'Neill b Simpson	78	-	218	10	0	-
John Murray †	c †Grout b Mackay	24	-	101	4	0	-
David Allen	c Booth b Simpson	42	-	104	7	0	-
Fred Trueman	c Harvey b Simpson	3	-	25	0	0	-
Brian Statham	c Mackay b Simpson	4	-	19	0	0	-
Jack Flavell	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1)	7
TOTAL	163.4 Ov (RR: 2.24)	367
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Raman Subba Row), 2-43 (Ted Dexter), 3-154 (Geoff Pullar), 4-212 (Peter May), 5-212 (Brian Close), 6-272 (John Murray), 7-358 (Ken Barrington), 8-362 (David Allen), 9-367 (Fred Trueman), 10-367 (Brian Statham)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alan Davidson	39	11	70	3	1.79	-	-	-
Graham McKenzie	38	11	106	2	2.78	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	40	9	81	1	2.02	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	35	15	80	0	2.28	-	-	-
Bob Simpson	11.4	4	23	4	1.97	-	-	-

Australia 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry	c Trueman b Allen	102	-	268	13	0	-
Bob Simpson	c †Murray b Flavell	51	-	141	7	0	-
Neil Harvey	c †Murray b Dexter	35	-	82	5	0	-
Norm O'Neill	c †Murray b Statham	67	-	155	9	0	-
Peter Burge	c †Murray b Dexter	23	-	89	2	0	-
Brian Booth	lbw b Dexter	9	-	24	1	0	-
Ken Mackay	c Close b Allen	18	-	61	3	0	-
Alan Davidson	not out	77	-	174	10	2	-
Richie Benaud (c)	lbw b Allen	1	-	12	0	0	-
Wally Grout †	c Statham b Allen	0	-	2	0	0	-
Graham McKenzie	b Flavell	32	-	102	3	0	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 9, w 2)	17
TOTAL	171.4 Ov (RR: 2.51)	432
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Bob Simpson), 2-175 (Neil Harvey), 3-210 (Bill Lawry), 4-274 (Peter Burge), 5-290 (Norm O'Neill), 6-296 (Brian Booth), 7-332 (Ken Mackay), 8-334 (Richie Benaud), 9-334 (Wally Grout), 10-432 (Graham McKenzie)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Fred Trueman	32	6	92	0	2.87	-	-	-
Brian Statham	44	9	106	1	2.40	-	-	-
Jack Flavell	29.4	4	65	2	2.19	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	20	4	61	3	3.05	-	-	-
David Allen	38	25	58	4	1.52	-	-	-
Brian Close	8	1	33	0	4.12	-	-	-

England 2nd INNINGS (Target: 256 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Pullar	c O'Neill b Davidson	26	-	41	3	0	-
Raman Subba Row	b Benaud	49	-	145	8	0	-
Ted Dexter	c †Grout b Benaud	76	-	84	14	1	-
Peter May (c)	b Benaud	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Brian Close	c O'Neill b Benaud	8	-	8	0	1	-
Ken Barrington	lbw b Mackay	5	-	12	1	0	-
John Murray †	c Simpson b Benaud	4	-	5	1	0	-
David Allen	c Simpson b Benaud	10	-	28	2	0	-
Fred Trueman	c Benaud b Simpson	8	-	43	2	0	-
Brian Statham	b Davidson	8	-	30	2	0	-
Jack Flavell	not out	0	-	12	0	0	-
Extras	(b 5, w 2)	7
TOTAL	71.4 Ov (RR: 2.80)	201
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Geoff Pullar), 2-150 (Ted Dexter), 3-150 (Peter May), 4-158 (Brian Close), 5-163 (Raman Subba Row), 6-171 (John Murray), 7-171 (Ken Barrington), 8-189 (David Allen), 9-193 (Fred Trueman), 10-201 (Brian Statham)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alan Davidson	14.4	1	50	2	3.40	-	-	-
Graham McKenzie	4	1	20	0	5.00	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	13	7	33	1	2.53	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	32	11	70	6	2.18	-	-	-
Bob Simpson	8	4	21	1	2.62	-	-	-

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MATCH DETAILS

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1961
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number	Test no. 510
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Brian Booth Jack Flavell
Umpires	Eddie Phillipson John Langridge

CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 27 Jul - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 124/4 (Bill Lawry 64*, Brian Booth 6*)

Fri, 28 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 187/3 (Peter May 90*, Brian Close 14*)

Sat, 29 Jul - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 63/0 (Bill Lawry 33*, Bob Simpson 29*)

Sun, 30 Jul - rest day

Mon, 31 Jul - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 331/6 (Ken Mackay 18*, Alan Davidson 18*)

Tue, 01 Aug - day 5 - England 2nd innings 201 (71.4 ov) - end of match

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
G Pullar	caught	26
R Subba Row	bowled	49
ER Dexter	caught	76
PBH May	bowled	0	2
DB Close	caught	8
KF Barrington	lbw	5
JT Murray	caught	4
DA Allen	caught	10
FS Trueman	caught	8
JB Statham	bowled	8
JA Flavell	not out	0
Extras	(b 5, w 2)
Total	201(10 wkts; 71.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
AK Davidson	14.4	1	50	2	3.4
GD McKenzie	4	1	20	0	5
KD Mackay	13	7	33	1	2.53
R Benaud	32	11	70	6	2.18
RB Simpson	8	4	21	1	2.62

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	40	Raman Subba Row	Geoff Pullar
2nd	110	Ted Dexter	Raman Subba Row
3rd	0	Peter May	Raman Subba Row
4th	8	Brian Close	Raman Subba Row
5th	5	Ken Barrington	Raman Subba Row
6th	8	Ken Barrington	John Murray
7th	0	Ken Barrington	David Allen
8th	18	Fred Trueman	David Allen
9th	4	Brian Statham	Fred Trueman
10th	8	Brian Statham	Jack Flavell

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