Australia vs England, 3rd Test at Melbourne, Dec 31 1954 - Full Scorecard

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3rd Test, Melbourne, December 31, 1954 - January 05, 1955, England tour of Australia

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England

191 & 279

Australia

(T:240) 231 & 111

England won by 128 runs

England 1st Innings

Australia 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton (c)	c Hole b Miller	12	-	37	1	0	-
Bill Edrich	c Lindwall b Miller	4	-	17	1	0	-
Peter May	c Benaud b Lindwall	0	-	8	0	0	-
Colin Cowdrey	b Johnson	102	-	239	14	0	-
Denis Compton	c Harvey b Miller	4	-	11	0	0	-
Trevor Bailey	c †Maddocks b Johnston	30	-	118	3	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	lbw b Archer	20	-	72	2	0	-
Johnny Wardle	b Archer	0	-	16	0	0	-
Frank Tyson	b Archer	6	-	32	0	0	-
Brian Statham	b Archer	3	-	23	0	0	-
Bob Appleyard	not out	1	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 9)	9
Total	67.6 Ov (RR: 2.81)	191
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Bill Edrich), 2-21 (Peter May), 3-29 (Leonard Hutton), 4-41 (Denis Compton), 5-115 (Trevor Bailey), 6-169 (Godfrey Evans), 7-181 (Johnny Wardle), 8-181 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-190 (Brian Statham), 10-191 (Frank Tyson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	13	0	59	1	3.40	-	-	-
Keith Miller	11	8	14	3	0.95	-	-	-
Ron Archer	13.6	4	33	4	1.80	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	7	0	30	0	3.21	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	12	6	26	1	1.62	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	11	3	20	1	1.36	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Les Favell	lbw b Statham	25	-	53	4	0	-
Arthur Morris	lbw b Tyson	3	-	17	0	0	-
Keith Miller	c †Evans b Statham	7	-	21	1	0	-
Neil Harvey	b Appleyard	31	-	100	4	0	-
Graeme Hole	b Tyson	11	-	32	1	0	-
Richie Benaud	c sub b Appleyard	15	-	78	0	0	-
Ron Archer	b Wardle	23	-	73	2	0	-
Len Maddocks †	c †Evans b Statham	47	-	167	2	0	-
Ray Lindwall	b Statham	13	-	20	1	0	-
Ian Johnson (c)	not out	33	-	119	3	0	-
Bill Johnston	b Statham	11	-	22	1	0	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 3, nb 2)	12
Total	63.3 Ov (RR: 3.64)	231
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Arthur Morris), 2-38 (Keith Miller), 3-43 (Les Favell), 4-65 (Graeme Hole), 5-92 (Neil Harvey), 6-115 (Richie Benaud), 7-134 (Ron Archer), 8-151 (Ray Lindwall), 9-205 (Len Maddocks), 10-231 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Frank Tyson	21	2	68	2	2.42	-	-	-
Brian Statham	16.3	0	60	5	2.74	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	9	1	33	0	2.75	-	-	-
Bob Appleyard	11	3	38	2	2.59	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	6	0	20	1	2.50	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton (c)	lbw b Archer	42	-	146	3	0	-
Bill Edrich	b Johnston	13	-	65	1	0	-
Peter May	b Johnston	91	-	199	8	0	-
Colin Cowdrey	b Benaud	7	-	51	0	0	-
Denis Compton	c †Maddocks b Archer	23	-	89	2	0	-
Trevor Bailey	not out	24	-	163	2	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	c †Maddocks b Miller	22	-	41	2	0	-
Johnny Wardle	b Johnson	38	-	41	7	0	-
Frank Tyson	c Harvey b Johnston	6	-	33	1	0	-
Brian Statham	c Favell b Johnston	0	-	8	0	0	-
Bob Appleyard	b Johnston	6	-	8	1	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1)	7
Total	100.5 Ov (RR: 2.77)	279
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Bill Edrich), 2-96 (Leonard Hutton), 3-128 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-173 (Peter May), 5-185 (Denis Compton), 6-211 (Godfrey Evans), 7-257 (Johnny Wardle), 8-273 (Frank Tyson), 9-273 (Brian Statham), 10-279 (Bob Appleyard)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	18	3	52	0	2.16	-	-	-
Keith Miller	18	6	35	1	1.45	-	-	-
Ron Archer	24	7	50	2	1.56	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	8	2	25	1	2.34	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	24.5	2	85	5	2.58	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	8	2	25	1	2.34	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 240 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Les Favell	b Appleyard	30	-	76	2	0	-
Arthur Morris	c Cowdrey b Tyson	4	-	36	0	0	-
Richie Benaud	b Tyson	22	-	91	3	0	-
Neil Harvey	c †Evans b Tyson	11	-	32	1	0	-
Keith Miller	c Edrich b Tyson	6	-	22	1	0	-
Graeme Hole	c †Evans b Statham	5	-	22	0	0	-
Ron Archer	b Statham	15	-	43	1	0	-
Len Maddocks †	b Tyson	0	-	4	0	0	-
Ray Lindwall	lbw b Tyson	0	-	1	0	0	-
Ian Johnson (c)	not out	4	-	21	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	c †Evans b Tyson	0	-	4	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 13)	14
Total	31.3 Ov (RR: 3.53)	111
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Arthur Morris), 2-57 (Les Favell), 3-77 (Neil Harvey), 4-86 (Richie Benaud), 5-87 (Keith Miller), 6-97 (Graeme Hole), 7-98 (Len Maddocks), 8-98 (Ray Lindwall), 9-110 (Ron Archer), 10-111 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Frank Tyson	12.3	1	27	7	1.63	-	-	-
Brian Statham	11	1	38	2	2.59	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	3	0	14	0	3.50	-	-	-
Bob Appleyard	4	1	17	1	3.18	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	1	0	1	0	0.75	-	-	-

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Fri, 31 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 191

Sat, 01 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 188/8 (Len Maddocks 36*, Ian Johnson 12*)

Sun, 02 Jan - rest day

Mon, 03 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 159/3 (Peter May 83*, Denis Compton 10*)

Tue, 04 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 75/2 (Richie Benaud 19*, Neil Harvey 9*)

Wed, 05 Jan - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 111 (31.3 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1954/55
Series result	England led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number	Test no. 393
Match days	day (6-day match)
Test debut	Len Maddocks
Umpires	Col Hoy Mel McInnes

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At Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 3, 4, 5

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R
LE Favell	bowled	30
AR Morris	caught	4
R Benaud	bowled	22
RN Harvey	caught	11
KR Miller	caught	6
GB Hole	caught	5
RG Archer	bowled	15
LV Maddocks	bowled	0
RR Lindwall	lbw	0
IWG Johnson	not out	4
WA Johnston	caught	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 13)
Total	111(10 wkts; 31.3 ovs)

Player Name	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	3.5
R Appleyard	4	1	17	1	3.18
JH Wardle	1	0	1	0	0.75

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	Arthur Morris	Les Favell
2nd	34	Richie Benaud	Les Favell
3rd	20	Neil Harvey	Richie Benaud
4th	9	Keith Miller	Richie Benaud
5th	1	Keith Miller	Graeme Hole
6th	10	Graeme Hole	Ron Archer
7th	1	Ron Archer	Len Maddocks
8th	0	Ray Lindwall	Ron Archer
9th	12	Ian Johnson	Ron Archer
10th	1	Ian Johnson	Bill Johnston

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