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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
27, 28, 29, 31 July, 1 August 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: JG Langridge, WE Phillipson
Match Result: Australia won by 54 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | lbw b Brian Statham | 74 | - | 178 | 11 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | c John Murray b Brian Statham | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Raman Subba Row b Brian Statham | 19 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | hit wicket b Fred Trueman | 11 | - | 62 | 1 | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | b Jack Flavell | 15 | - | 22 | 2 | - |
| 6. Brian Booth | c Brian Close b Brian Statham | 46 | - | 85 | 5 | - |
| 7. Ken Mackay | c John Murray b Brian Statham | 11 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Ken Barrington b Ted Dexter | 0 | - | 18 | - | - |
| *9. Richie Benaud | b Ted Dexter | 2 | - | 18 | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c John Murray b Ted Dexter | 2 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Garth McKenzie | not out | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Bob Simpson), 2-51 (Neil Harvey), 3-89 (Norm O'Neill), 4-106 (Peter Burge), 5-150 (Bill Lawry), 6-174 (Ken Mackay), 7-185 (Brian Booth), 8-185 (Alan Davidson), 9-189 (Wally Grout), 190 (Richie Benaud). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.4 ovs) 190 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 21 | 3 | 53 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Flavell | 22 | 8 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 6.4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | b Alan Davidson | 63 | - | 218 | 7 | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 2 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | c Alan Davidson b Garth McKenzie | 16 | - | 46 | 1 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 95 | - | 228 | 14 | - |
| 5. Brian Close | lbw b Garth McKenzie | 33 | - | 99 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Ken Barrington | c Norm O'Neill b Bob Simpson | 78 | - | 218 | 10 | - |
| +7. John Murray | c Wally Grout b Ken Mackay | 24 | - | 101 | 4 | - |
| 8. David Allen | c Brian Booth b Bob Simpson | 42 | - | 104 | 7 | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | c Neil Harvey b Bob Simpson | 3 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | c Ken Mackay b Bob Simpson | 4 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Flavell | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Raman Subba Row), 2-43 (Ted Dexter), 3-154 (Geoff Pullar), 4-212 (Peter May), 5-212 (Brian Close), 6-272 (John Murray), 7-358 (Ken Barrington), 8-362 (David Allen), 9-367 (Fred Trueman), 367 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 163.4 ovs) 367 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 39 | 11 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 38 | 11 | 106 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 40 | 9 | 81 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 35 | 15 | 80 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 11.4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | c Fred Trueman b David Allen | 102 | - | 268 | 13 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | c John Murray b Jack Flavell | 51 | - | 141 | 7 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c John Murray b Ted Dexter | 35 | - | 82 | 5 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c John Murray b Brian Statham | 67 | - | 155 | 9 | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c John Murray b Ted Dexter | 23 | - | 89 | 2 | - |
| 6. Brian Booth | lbw b Ted Dexter | 9 | - | 24 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ken Mackay | c Brian Close b David Allen | 18 | - | 61 | 3 | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | not out | 77 | - | 174 | 10 | 2 |
| *9. Richie Benaud | lbw b David Allen | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c Brian Statham b David Allen | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Garth McKenzie | b Jack Flavell | 32 | - | 102 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-113 (Bob Simpson), 2-175 (Neil Harvey), 3-210 (Bill Lawry), 4-274 (Peter Burge), 5-290 (Norm O'Neill), 6-296 (Brian Booth), 7-332 (Ken Mackay), 8-334 (Richie Benaud), 9-334 (Wally Grout), 432 (Garth McKenzie). |
| Extras | 6b, 9lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 171.4 ovs) 432 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 32 | 6 | 92 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 44 | 9 | 106 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Flavell | 29.4 | 4 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 20 | 4 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 38 | 25 | 58 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Close | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | c Norm O'Neill b Alan Davidson | 26 | - | 41 | 3 | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | b Richie Benaud | 49 | - | 145 | 8 | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 76 | - | 84 | 14 | 1 |
| *4. Peter May | b Richie Benaud | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Brian Close | c Norm O'Neill b Richie Benaud | 8 | - | 8 | - | 1 |
| 6. Ken Barrington | lbw b Ken Mackay | 5 | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| +7. John Murray | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| 8. David Allen | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 10 | - | 28 | 2 | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | c Richie Benaud b Bob Simpson | 8 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Alan Davidson | 8 | - | 30 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jack Flavell | not out | 0 | - | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Geoff Pullar), 2-150 (Ted Dexter), 3-150 (Peter May), 4-158 (Brian Close), 5-163 (Raman Subba Row), 6-171 (John Murray), 7-171 (Ken Barrington), 8-189 (David Allen), 9-193 (Fred Trueman), 201 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 71.4 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 14.4 | 1 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 13 | 7 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 32 | 11 | 70 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 8 | 4 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Pullar, Raman Subba Row, Ted Dexter, Peter May, Brian Close, Ken Barrington, John Murray, David Allen, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Jack Flavell