RESULT
2nd Test, Melbourne, December 31, 1958 - January 05, 1959, England tour of Australia
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c †Grout b Davidson | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Trevor Bailey | c Benaud b Meckiff | 48 | 114 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 42.10 | ||
| Willie Watson | b Davidson | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Tom Graveney | lbw b Davidson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter May (c) | b Meckiff | 113 | 298 | 315 | 11 | 0 | 37.91 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c †Grout b Davidson | 44 | 208 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 21.15 | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | c Davidson b Meckiff | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Tony Lock | st †Grout b Benaud | 5 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 17.24 | ||
| Jim Laker | not out | 22 | 85 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 25.88 | ||
| Brian Statham | b Davidson | 13 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 38.23 | ||
| Peter Loader | b Davidson | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 3) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 98.5 Ov (RR: 2.62) | 259 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Peter Richardson), 2-7 (Willie Watson), 3-7 (Tom Graveney), 4-92 (Trevor Bailey), 5-210 (Peter May), 6-218 (Godfrey Evans), 7-218 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-233 (Tony Lock), 9-253 (Brian Statham), 10-259 (Peter Loader) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 25.5 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Meckiff | 24 | 4 | 69 | 3 | 2.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mackay | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 1.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Kline | 11 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | c Graveney b Statham | 47 | 169 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 27.81 | ||
| Jim Burke | b Statham | 3 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | ||
| Neil Harvey | b Loader | 167 | 325 | 370 | 16 | 0 | 51.38 | ||
| Norm O'Neill | c †Evans b Statham | 37 | 109 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 33.94 | ||
| Ken Mackay | c †Evans b Statham | 18 | 60 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Bob Simpson | lbw b Loader | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Richie Benaud (c) | lbw b Statham | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Alan Davidson | b Statham | 24 | 64 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Wally Grout † | c May b Loader | 8 | 26 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Ian Meckiff | b Statham | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Lindsay Kline | not out | 1 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 100.2 Ov (RR: 3.07) | 308 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Jim Burke), 2-137 (Colin McDonald), 3-255 (Norm O'Neill), 4-257 (Neil Harvey), 5-261 (Bob Simpson), 6-262 (Richie Benaud), 7-295 (Ken Mackay), 8-300 (Alan Davidson), 9-300 (Ian Meckiff), 10-308 (Wally Grout) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 28 | 6 | 57 | 7 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Loader | 27.2 | 4 | 97 | 3 | 2.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2.34 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 12 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 17 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 2.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Harvey b Meckiff | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| Trevor Bailey | c Burke b Meckiff | 14 | 34 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 41.17 | ||
| Willie Watson | b Davidson | 7 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Tom Graveney | c Davidson b Meckiff | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Peter May (c) | c Davidson b Meckiff | 17 | 68 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c †Grout b Meckiff | 12 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | run out | 11 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 40.74 | ||
| Tony Lock | c & b Davidson | 6 | 38 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 15.78 | ||
| Jim Laker | c Harvey b Davidson | 3 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Brian Statham | not out | 8 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 42.10 | ||
| Peter Loader | b Meckiff | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 2) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 31.2 Ov (RR: 2.78) | 87 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Peter Richardson), 2-14 (Willie Watson), 3-21 (Tom Graveney), 4-27 (Trevor Bailey), 5-44 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-57 (Godfrey Evans), 7-71 (Peter May), 8-75 (Tony Lock), 9-80 (Jim Laker), 10-87 (Peter Loader) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 15 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Meckiff | 15.2 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 1.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS (Target: 39 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | lbw b Statham | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 | ||
| Jim Burke | not out | 18 | 55 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 32.72 | ||
| Wally Grout † | st †Evans b Laker | 12 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| Neil Harvey | not out | 7 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | ||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 17.1 Ov (RR: 2.45) | 42/2 | |||||||
Did not bat: Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Bob Simpson, Richie Benaud (c), Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-26 (Wally Grout) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.65 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Loader | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 3.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1958/59 |
| Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 2-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 462 |
| Match days | day (6-day match) |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 31 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 173/4 (Peter May 89*, Colin Cowdrey 28*)
Thu, 01 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 96/1 (Colin McDonald 32*, Neil Harvey 60*)
Fri, 02 Jan - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 282/6 (Ken Mackay 14*, Alan Davidson 12*)
Sat, 03 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 9/1 (Jim Burke 2*, Wally Grout 2*)
Sun, 04 Jan - rest day
Mon, 05 Jan - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 42/2 (17.1 ov) - end of match
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