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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1958, 1, 2, 3, 5 January 1959 (six-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 3 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Richie Benaud b Ian Meckiff | 48 | 0 | 151 | 6 | - |
| 3. Willie Watson | b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | lbw b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *5. Peter May | b Ian Meckiff | 113 | 0 | 315 | 11 | - |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 44 | 0 | 200 | 5 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Alan Davidson b Ian Meckiff | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 8. Tony Lock | st Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 5 | 0 | 36 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | not out | 22 | 85 | 86 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Alan Davidson | 13 | 34 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Loader | b Alan Davidson | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Peter Richardson), 2-7 (Willie Watson), 3-7 (Tom Graveney), 4-92 (Trevor Bailey), 5-210 (Peter May), 6-218 (Godfrey Evans), 7-218 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-233 (Tony Lock), 9-253 (Brian Statham), 259 (Peter Loader). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.5 ovs) 259 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 25.5 | 7 | 64 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 24 | 4 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 7 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 11 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Tom Graveney b Brian Statham | 47 | 0 | 248 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | b Brian Statham | 3 | 0 | 27 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | b Peter Loader | 167 | 0 | 370 | 16 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 37 | 0 | 142 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 18 | 0 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | lbw b Peter Loader | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | lbw b Brian Statham | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | b Brian Statham | 24 | 0 | 74 | 2 | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | c Peter May b Peter Loader | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | b Brian Statham | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Lindsay Kline | not out | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Jim Burke), 2-137 (Colin McDonald), 3-255 (Norm O'Neill), 4-257 (Neil Harvey), 5-261 (Bob Simpson), 6-262 (Richie Benaud), 7-295 (Ken Mackay), 8-300 (Alan Davidson), 9-300 (Ian Meckiff), 308 (Wally Grout). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.2 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 28 | 6 | 57 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 27.2 | 4 | 97 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 12 | 1 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 17 | 2 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Neil Harvey b Ian Meckiff | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Jim Burke b Ian Meckiff | 14 | 0 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 3. Willie Watson | b Alan Davidson | 7 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | c Alan Davidson b Ian Meckiff | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| *5. Peter May | c Alan Davidson b Ian Meckiff | 17 | 0 | 98 | 1 | - |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | c Wally Grout b Ian Meckiff | 12 | 0 | 19 | 2 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | run out ( > > ) | 11 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 8. Tony Lock | c & b Alan Davidson | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 3 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | not out | 8 | 19 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Peter Loader | b Ian Meckiff | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Peter Richardson), 2-14 (Willie Watson), 3-21 (Tom Graveney), 4-27 (Trevor Bailey), 5-44 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-57 (Godfrey Evans), 7-71 (Peter May), 8-75 (Tony Lock), 9-80 (Jim Laker), 87 (Peter Loader). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.2 ovs) 87 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 15 | 2 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 15.2 | 3 | 38 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | lbw b Brian Statham | 5 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | not out | 18 | 0 | 76 | 1 | - |
| +3. Wally Grout | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 12 | 0 | 38 | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | not out | 7 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Norm O'Neill | ||||||
| 6. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| 7. Bob Simpson | ||||||
| *8. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| 9. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| 10. Ian Meckiff | ||||||
| 11. Lindsay Kline |
| FOW | 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-26 (Wally Grout). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 17.1 ovs) 42 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 3.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Jim Burke, Wally Grout, Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Bob Simpson, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline