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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
28, 29, 31 January, 1, 2 February 1955 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: England won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Peter May b Bob Appleyard | 48 | - | 168 | 5 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 25 | 0 | 110 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jim Burke | c Peter May b Frank Tyson | 18 | - | 81 | 1 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Bill Edrich b Trevor Bailey | 25 | - | 62 | 3 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Trevor Bailey b Bob Appleyard | 44 | - | 149 | 4 | - |
| 6. Richie Benaud | c Peter May b Bob Appleyard | 15 | - | 104 | 2 | - |
| +7. Len Maddocks | run out ( > > ) | 69 | - | 169 | 7 | - |
| 8. Ron Archer | c Peter May b Frank Tyson | 21 | - | 37 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Alan Davidson | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 5 | - | 17 | - | - |
| *10. Ian Johnson | c Brian Statham b Trevor Bailey | 41 | - | 94 | 5 | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-59 (Arthur Morris), 2-86 (Colin McDonald), 3-115 (Jim Burke), 4-129 (Neil Harvey), 5-175 (Richie Benaud), 6-182 (Keith Miller), 7-212 (Ron Archer), 8-229 (Alan Davidson), 9-321 (Ian Johnson), 323 (Len Maddocks). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.1 ovs) 323 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 26.1 | 4 | 85 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 19 | 4 | 70 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 12 | 3 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 23 | 7 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 19 | 5 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Alan Davidson b Bill Johnston | 80 | - | 270 | 5 | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | b Ian Johnson | 21 | - | 92 | 2 | - |
| 3. Peter May | c Ron Archer b Richie Benaud | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Len Maddocks b Alan Davidson | 79 | - | 296 | 9 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | lbw b Keith Miller | 44 | - | 124 | 5 | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c Alan Davidson b Bill Johnston | 38 | - | 145 | 2 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Len Maddocks b Richie Benaud | 37 | - | 36 | 5 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | c & b Ian Johnson | 23 | - | 67 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c Jim Burke b Richie Benaud | 1 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Appleyard | not out | 10 | - | 18 | 2 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | c Len Maddocks b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-60 (Bill Edrich), 2-63 (Peter May), 3-162 (Len Hutton), 4-232 (Denis Compton), 5-232 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-283 (Godfrey Evans), 7-321 (Johnny Wardle), 8-323 (Frank Tyson), 9-336 (Trevor Bailey), 341 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 140.6 ovs) 341 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 36 | 17 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 25 | 8 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 27 | 11 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 36.6 | 6 | 120 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Brian Statham | 29 | - | 126 | 1 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c & b Bob Appleyard | 16 | 0 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jim Burke | b Bob Appleyard | 5 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Bob Appleyard | 7 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | b Brian Statham | 14 | - | 47 | 1 | - |
| +6. Len Maddocks | lbw b Brian Statham | 2 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | lbw b Frank Tyson | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Ron Archer | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Alan Davidson | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 23 | - | 76 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Bob Appleyard b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 35 | - | - |
| *11. Ian Johnson | not out | 3 | - | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Arthur Morris), 2-40 (Jim Burke), 3-54 (Neil Harvey), 4-69 (Colin McDonald), 5-76 (Keith Miller), 6-77 (Richie Benaud), 7-79 (Len Maddocks), 8-83 (Ron Archer), 9-101 (Bill Johnston), 111 (Alan Davidson). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.2 ovs) 111 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 15 | 2 | 47 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 12 | 1 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Alan Davidson b Keith Miller | 5 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Edrich | b Keith Miller | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 3. Peter May | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 26 | - | 71 | 2 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Ron Archer b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | not out | 34 | - | 115 | 1 | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | lbw b Bill Johnston | 15 | - | 57 | 2 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | not out | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | ||||||
| 9. Frank Tyson | ||||||
| 10. Bob Appleyard | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-3 (Bill Edrich), 2-10 (Len Hutton), 3-18 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-49 (Peter May), 5-90 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 30.4 ovs) 97 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 10.4 | 2 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 8 | 2 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Arthur Morris, Jim Burke, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Len Maddocks, Richie Benaud, Ron Archer, Alan Davidson, Bill Johnston, Ian Johnson