RESULT
5th Test, Melbourne, February 13 - 18, 1959, England tour of Australia
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c & b Benaud | 68 | 159 | 219 | 4 | 0 | 42.76 | ||
| Trevor Bailey | c Davidson b Lindwall | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter May (c) | c Benaud b Meckiff | 11 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c Lindwall b Davidson | 22 | 45 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 48.88 | ||
| Tom Graveney | c McDonald b Benaud | 19 | 72 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 26.38 | ||
| Ted Dexter | c Lindwall b Meckiff | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Roy Swetman † | c †Grout b Davidson | 1 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | ||
| John Mortimore | not out | 44 | 105 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 41.90 | ||
| Fred Trueman | c & b Benaud | 21 | 56 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Frank Tyson | c †Grout b Benaud | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56.25 | ||
| Jim Laker | c Harvey b Davidson | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, w 4) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 64.5 Ov (RR: 3.17) | 205 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-13 (Peter May), 3-61 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-109 (Tom Graveney), 5-112 (Ted Dexter), 6-124 (Roy Swetman), 7-128 (Peter Richardson), 8-191 (Fred Trueman), 9-203 (Frank Tyson), 10-205 (Jim Laker) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 12.5 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | 14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Meckiff | 15 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Rorke | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 17 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 1.89 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | c Cowdrey b Laker | 133 | 249 | 339 | 7 | 0 | 53.41 | ||
| Jim Burke | c Trueman b Tyson | 16 | 60 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | ||
| Neil Harvey | c †Swetman b Trueman | 13 | 42 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 30.95 | ||
| Norm O'Neill | c Cowdrey b Trueman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Ken Mackay | c Graveney b Laker | 23 | 125 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 18.40 | ||
| Alan Davidson | b Mortimore | 17 | 41 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 41.46 | ||
| Richie Benaud (c) | c †Swetman b Laker | 64 | 139 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 46.04 | ||
| Wally Grout † | c Trueman b Laker | 74 | 133 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 55.63 | ||
| Ray Lindwall | c Cowdrey b Trueman | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Ian Meckiff | c & b Trueman | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Gordon Rorke | not out | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 4) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 100.5 Ov (RR: 3.48) | 351 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Jim Burke), 2-83 (Neil Harvey), 3-83 (Norm O'Neill), 4-154 (Ken Mackay), 5-207 (Alan Davidson), 6-209 (Colin McDonald), 7-324 (Wally Grout), 8-327 (Ray Lindwall), 9-329 (Ian Meckiff), 10-351 (Richie Benaud) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 25 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 2.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 20 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 2.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 30.5 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 2.27 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Mortimore | 11 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2.79 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw b Benaud | 23 | 83 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 27.71 | ||
| Trevor Bailey | b Lindwall | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter May (c) | c Harvey b Lindwall | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | run out | 46 | 52 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 88.46 | ||
| Tom Graveney | c Harvey b Davidson | 54 | 102 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 52.94 | ||
| Ted Dexter | c †Grout b Davidson | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| Roy Swetman † | lbw b Lindwall | 9 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
| John Mortimore | b Rorke | 11 | 51 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 21.56 | ||
| Fred Trueman | b Rorke | 36 | 59 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 61.01 | ||
| Frank Tyson | c †Grout b Rorke | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Jim Laker | not out | 5 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | ||
| Extras | (b 9, lb 3, w 2) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 54.4 Ov (RR: 3.92) | 214 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-12 (Peter May), 3-78 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-105 (Peter Richardson), 5-131 (Ted Dexter), 6-142 (Roy Swetman), 7-158 (Tom Graveney), 8-172 (John Mortimore), 9-182 (Frank Tyson), 10-214 (Fred Trueman) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 21 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 3.39 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | 11 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Meckiff | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Rorke | 12.4 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 2.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS (Target: 69 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | not out | 51 | 54 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 | ||
| Jim Burke | lbw b Tyson | 13 | 47 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 27.65 | ||
| Neil Harvey | not out | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 12.7 Ov (RR: 5.35) | 69/1 | |||||||
Did not bat: Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud (c), Wally Grout †, Ray Lindwall, Ian Meckiff, Gordon Rorke | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Jim Burke) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 6.7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1958/59 |
| Series result | Australia won the 5-match series 4-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 468 |
| Match days | day (6-day match) |
| Test debut | John Mortimore |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 13 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 191/7 (John Mortimore 41*, Fred Trueman 21*)
Sat, 14 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 150/3 (Colin McDonald 98*, Ken Mackay 22*)
Sun, 15 Feb - rest day
Mon, 16 Feb - day 3 - England 2nd innings 22/2 (Peter Richardson 6*, Colin Cowdrey 4*)
Tue, 17 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 15/0 (Colin McDonald 15*, Jim Burke 0*)
Wed, 18 Feb - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 69/1 (12.7 ov) - end of match
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