England 1st INNINGS
Australia 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 39 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | England, elected to bat first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1958/59 |
Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 2-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 462 |
Match days | Â - day match (6-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Mel McInnes![]() Ronald Wright |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 31 Dec - day 1 -England 1st innings 173/4 (Peter May 89*, Colin Cowdrey 28*, null ov)
Thu, 01 Jan - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 96/1 (Colin McDonald 32*, Neil Harvey 60*, null ov)
Fri, 02 Jan - day 3 -Australia 1st innings 282/6 (Ken Mackay 14*, Alan Davidson 12*, null ov)
Sat, 03 Jan - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 9/1 (Jim Burke 2*, Wally Grout 2*, null ov)
Sun, 04 Jan - rest day
Mon, 05 Jan - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 42/2 (17.1 ov) - end of match