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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
22, 23, 26, 27 December 1950 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: GS Cooper, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Australia won by 28 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Archer | c Alec Bedser b Trevor Bailey | 26 | - | 131 | 1 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 42 | - | 68 | 6 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | lbw b Freddie Brown | 18 | - | 57 | 4 | - |
| *5. Lindsay Hassett | b Trevor Bailey | 52 | - | 110 | 4 | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Close | 32 | - | 85 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 8 | - | 42 | 1 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | not out | 7 | - | 44 | - | - |
| 9. Ian Johnson | c Gilbert Parkhouse b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson | b Trevor Bailey | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Arthur Morris), 2-67 (Neil Harvey), 3-89 (Ken Archer), 4-93 (Keith Miller), 5-177 (Sam Loxton), 6-177 (Lindsay Hassett), 7-192 (Ray Lindwall), 8-193 (Ian Johnson), 9-193 (Bill Johnston), 194 (Jack Iverson). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 59.1 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 17.1 | 5 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 19 | 3 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 8 | 0 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Reg Simpson | c Ian Johnson b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 21 | - | 52 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Dewes | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 8 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 4. Len Hutton | c Don Tallon b Jack Iverson | 12 | - | 39 | 1 | - |
| 5. Gilbert Parkhouse | c Lindsay Hassett b Keith Miller | 9 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 6. Brian Close | c Sam Loxton b Jack Iverson | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| *7. Freddie Brown | c Ian Johnson b Jack Iverson | 62 | - | 123 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Trevor Bailey | b Ray Lindwall | 12 | - | 71 | - | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | c Ian Johnson b Jack Iverson | 49 | - | 84 | 4 | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 4 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | lbw b Bill Johnston | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Reg Simpson), 2-33 (John Dewes), 3-37 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-54 (Len Hutton), 5-54 (Brian Close), 6-61 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 7-126 (Trevor Bailey), 8-153 (Freddie Brown), 9-194 (Godfrey Evans), 197 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 2 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 13 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 9 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Iverson | 18 | 3 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Archer | c Trevor Bailey b Alec Bedser | 46 | - | 130 | 4 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Doug Wright | 18 | 0 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | run out ( > > ) | 31 | - | 70 | 2 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | b Trevor Bailey | 14 | - | 42 | 2 | - |
| *5. Lindsay Hassett | c Trevor Bailey b Freddie Brown | 19 | - | 93 | 2 | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | c Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 2 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | c Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 7 | - | 26 | 1 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | lbw b Freddie Brown | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Ian Johnson | c Brian Close b Alec Bedser | 23 | - | 40 | 3 | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | b Trevor Bailey | 6 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Arthur Morris), 2-99 (Ken Archer), 3-100 (Neil Harvey), 4-126 (Keith Miller), 5-131 (Sam Loxton), 6-151 (Ray Lindwall), 7-151 (Don Tallon), 8-156 (Lindsay Hassett), 9-181 (Bill Johnston), 181 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 10b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.3 ovs) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 15 | 3 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 16.3 | 2 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 12 | 2 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Reg Simpson | b Ray Lindwall | 23 | - | 93 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Jack Iverson | 8 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 3. Trevor Bailey | b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Len Hutton | c Ray Lindwall b Bill Johnston | 40 | - | 124 | 4 | - |
| 5. John Dewes | c Neil Harvey b Jack Iverson | 5 | - | 46 | 1 | - |
| 6. Gilbert Parkhouse | lbw b Bill Johnston | 28 | - | 102 | 2 | - |
| 7. Brian Close | lbw b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| *8. Freddie Brown | b Ray Lindwall | 8 | - | 42 | 1 | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 2 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 14 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | lbw b Bill Johnston | 2 | - | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-22 (Trevor Bailey), 3-52 (Reg Simpson), 4-82 (John Dewes), 5-92 (Len Hutton), 6-95 (Brian Close), 7-122 (Freddie Brown), 8-124 (Godfrey Evans), 9-134 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 150 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 17b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.7 ovs) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 1 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 13.7 | 1 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Iverson | 20 | 4 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 13 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ken Archer, Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Lindsay Hassett, Sam Loxton, Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon, Ian Johnson, Bill Johnston, Jack Iverson