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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 31 December 1962, 1, 2, 3 January 1963 (five-d
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CJ Egar, WJ Smyth
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | b Fred Trueman | 52 | 108 | 157 | 4 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | c Alan Smith b Len Coldwell | 38 | 0 | 84 | 4 | - |
| 3. Norm O'Neill | c Tom Graveney b Brian Statham | 19 | 0 | 58 | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Len Coldwell | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | lbw b Fred Titmus | 23 | 0 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 6. Brian Booth | c Ken Barrington b Fred Titmus | 27 | 0 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Alan Smith b Fred Trueman | 40 | 0 | 105 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | lbw b Fred Titmus | 49 | 0 | 190 | 2 | - |
| *9. Richie Benaud | c Ken Barrington b Fred Titmus | 36 | 0 | 84 | 3 | - |
| 10. Garth McKenzie | b Fred Trueman | 16 | 24 | 38 | 1 | - |
| +11. Barry Jarman | not out | 10 | 24 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Bob Simpson), 2-111 (Norm O'Neill), 3-112 (Neil Harvey), 4-112 (Bill Lawry), 5-155 (Peter Burge), 6-164 (Brian Booth), 7-237 (Alan Davidson), 8-289 (Richie Benaud), 9-294 (Ken Mackay), 316 (Garth McKenzie). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92 ovs) 316 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 23 | 1 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 22 | 2 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Coldwell | 17 | 2 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 15 | 2 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Graveney | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Sheppard | lbw b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Pullar | b Alan Davidson | 11 | 0 | 29 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ted Dexter | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 93 | 0 | 222 | 11 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Peter Burge b Garth McKenzie | 113 | 0 | 270 | 7 | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | lbw b Garth McKenzie | 35 | 0 | 79 | 3 | - |
| 6. Tom Graveney | run out ( > > ) | 41 | 0 | 75 | 4 | - |
| 7. Fred Titmus | c Barry Jarman b Alan Davidson | 15 | 45 | 41 | 3 | - |
| +8. Alan Smith | not out | 6 | 0 | 64 | - | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | c Norm O'Neill b Alan Davidson | 6 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Alan Davidson | 1 | 13 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Len Coldwell | c Richie Benaud b Alan Davidson | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (David Sheppard), 2-19 (Geoff Pullar), 3-194 (Ted Dexter), 4-254 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-255 (Ken Barrington), 6-292 (Fred Titmus), 7-315 (Tom Graveney), 8-324 (Fred Trueman), 9-327 (Brian Statham), 331 (Len Coldwell). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.1 ovs) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 23.1 | 4 | 75 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 29 | 3 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 18 | 3 | 82 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norm O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Simpson | b Fred Trueman | 14 | 0 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bill Lawry | b Ted Dexter | 57 | 239 | 306 | 3 | - |
| 3. Norm O'Neill | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | run out ( > > ) | 10 | 0 | 31 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | b Brian Statham | 14 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 6. Brian Booth | c Fred Trueman b Brian Statham | 103 | 0 | 348 | 5 | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Alan Smith b Fred Titmus | 17 | 0 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | lbw b Fred Trueman | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | - |
| *9. Richie Benaud | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 4 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Garth McKenzie | b Fred Trueman | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| +11. Barry Jarman | not out | 11 | 41 | 49 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-30 (Bob Simpson), 2-30 (Norm O'Neill), 3-46 (Neil Harvey), 4-69 (Peter Burge), 5-161 (Bill Lawry), 6-193 (Alan Davidson), 7-212 (Ken Mackay), 8-228 (Richie Benaud), 9-228 (Garth McKenzie), 248 (Brian Booth). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96 ovs) 248 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 20 | 1 | 62 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 23 | 1 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Coldwell | 25 | 2 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 9 | 2 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 14 | 4 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Sheppard | run out ( > > ) | 113 | 0 | 301 | 5 | - |
| 2. Geoff Pullar | c Barry Jarman b Garth McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| *3. Ted Dexter | run out ( > > ) | 52 | 0 | 166 | 5 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | not out | 58 | 0 | 128 | 5 | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Tom Graveney | ||||||
| 7. Fred Titmus | ||||||
| +8. Alan Smith | ||||||
| 9. Fred Trueman | ||||||
| 10. Brian Statham | ||||||
| 11. Len Coldwell |
| FOW | 1-5 (Geoff Pullar), 2-129 (Ted Dexter), 3-233 (David Sheppard). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 64.2 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 19 | 2 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 20 | 3 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 14 | 1 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Booth | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry, Norm O'Neill, Neil Harvey, Peter Burge, Brian Booth, Alan Davidson, Ken Mackay, Richie Benaud, Garth McKenzie, Barry Jarman