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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
6, 7, 8 July 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, JG Langridge
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | st John Murray b Tony Lock | 54 | - | 180 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Lawry | lbw b Tony Lock | 28 | - | 110 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Tony Lock b Fred Trueman | 73 | - | 150 | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 27 | - | 70 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c Colin Cowdrey b Les Jackson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | lbw b Les Jackson | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bob Simpson | lbw b Fred Trueman | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | not out | 22 | - | - | - | 1 |
| *9. Richie Benaud | b Fred Trueman | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c John Murray b Fred Trueman | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Garth McKenzie | b David Allen | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Bill Lawry), 2-113 (Colin McDonald), 3-187 (Norm O'Neill), 4-192 (Neil Harvey), 5-196 (Peter Burge), 6-203 (Bob Simpson), 7-203 (Ken Mackay), 8-204 (Richie Benaud), 9-208 (Wally Grout), 237 (Garth McKenzie). |
| Extras | 7b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 22 | 5 | 58 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Jackson | 31 | 11 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 28 | 12 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 29 | 5 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | b Richie Benaud | 53 | - | 200 | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | lbw b Alan Davidson | 35 | - | 85 | - | - |
| 3. Colin Cowdrey | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 93 | - | 255 | 11 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c & b Alan Davidson | 26 | - | 89 | - | - |
| 5. Ted Dexter | b Alan Davidson | 28 | - | 120 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Barrington | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. John Murray | b Garth McKenzie | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Fred Trueman | c Peter Burge b Alan Davidson | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 9. Tony Lock | lbw b Garth McKenzie | 30 | 0 | 19 | 7 | - |
| 10. David Allen | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Les Jackson | run out ( > > ) | 8 | - | - | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-59 (Raman Subba Row), 2-145 (Geoff Pullar), 3-190 (Peter May), 4-223 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-239 (Ken Barrington), 6-248 (Ted Dexter), 7-252 (Fred Trueman), 8-286 (Tony Lock), 9-291 (John Murray), 299 (Les Jackson). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 149 ovs) 299 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 47 | 23 | 63 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 27 | 4 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 22 | 4 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 39 | 15 | 86 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 14 | 5 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Les Jackson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bill Lawry | c John Murray b David Allen | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Ted Dexter b Fred Trueman | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | lbw b David Allen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | b Fred Trueman | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. Richie Benaud | b Fred Trueman | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ken Mackay | c John Murray b Fred Trueman | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c & b Les Jackson | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Garth McKenzie | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Colin McDonald), 2-49 (Bill Lawry), 3-99 (Neil Harvey), 4-102 (Peter Burge), 5-102 (Norm O'Neill), 6-105 (Bob Simpson), 7-109 (Richie Benaud), 8-109 (Ken Mackay), 9-120 (Wally Grout), 120 (Alan Davidson). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.5 ovs) 120 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 15.5 | 5 | 30 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Jackson | 13 | 5 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 14 | 6 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | not out | 26 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | b Alan Davidson | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Colin Cowdrey | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Peter May | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ted Dexter | ||||||
| 6. Ken Barrington | ||||||
| +7. John Murray | ||||||
| 8. Fred Trueman | ||||||
| 9. Tony Lock | ||||||
| 10. David Allen | ||||||
| 11. Les Jackson |
| FOW | 1-14 (Raman Subba Row), 2-45 (Colin Cowdrey). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 23 ovs) 62 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Pullar, Raman Subba Row, Colin Cowdrey, Peter May, Ted Dexter, Ken Barrington, John Murray, Fred Trueman, Tony Lock, David Allen, Les Jackson