Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 5th Test 1958/59 - Score Report

result

5th Test, Melbourne, Feb 13 - 17 1959, England tour of Australia

England

205 & 214

Australia

(12.7 ov, target 69)351 & 69/1

Australia won by 9 wickets

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson	c & b Benaud	68	159	219	4	0	42.77

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	48.89

Tom Graveney	c McDonald b Benaud	19	72	81	2	0	26.39

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
Alan Davidson	12.5	2	38	3	2.26	-	-	-
Ray Lindwall	14	2	36	1	1.93	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	15	2	57	2	2.85	-	-	-
Gordon Rorke	6	1	23	0	2.88	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	17	5	43	4	1.90	-	-	-

BATSMEN		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	26.67

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	55.64

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
Fred Trueman	25	0	92	4	2.76	-	-	-
Frank Tyson	20	1	73	1	2.74	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	14	2	43	0	2.30	-	-	-
Jim Laker	30.5	4	93	4	2.28	-	-	-
John Mortimore	11	1	41	1	2.80	-	-	-

BATSMEN		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	66.67

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	21.57

Fred Trueman	b Rorke	36	59	80	5	0	61.02

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
Alan Davidson	21	1	95	2	3.39	-	-	-
Ray Lindwall	11	2	37	3	2.52	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	4	0	13	0	2.44	-	-	-
Gordon Rorke	12.4	2	41	3	2.46	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	6	1	14	1	1.75	-	-	-

BATSMEN		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	27.66

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	4.91	-	-	-	0	0
Frank Tyson	6	0	20	1	2.50	-	-	-	0	0

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1958/59
Series result	Australia won the 5-match series 4-0
Match number	Test no. 468
Match days	- day match (6-day match)
Test debut	John Mortimore
Umpires	Leslie Townsend Ronald Wright
Balls per over	8

Fri, 13 Feb - day 1 -England 1st innings 191/7 (John Mortimore 41*, Fred Trueman 21*, null ov)

Sat, 14 Feb - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 150/3 (Colin McDonald 98*, Ken Mackay 22*, null ov)

Sun, 15 Feb - rest day

Mon, 16 Feb - day 3 -England 2nd innings 22/2 (Peter Richardson 6*, Colin Cowdrey 4*, null ov)

Tue, 17 Feb - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 15 (Colin McDonald 15*, Jim Burke 0*, null ov)

Wed, 18 Feb - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 69/1 (12.7 ov) - end of match