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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
22, 23, 24, 26 June 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, WE Phillipson
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | b Alan Davidson | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | lbw b Ken Mackay | 48 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | c Garth McKenzie b Frank Misson | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 16 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 5. Peter May | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Barrington | c Ken Mackay b Alan Davidson | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | b Frank Misson | 13 | - | 70 | - | - |
| +8. John Murray | lbw b Ken Mackay | 18 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 9. Tony Lock | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | b Alan Davidson | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Geoff Pullar), 2-87 (Raman Subba Row), 3-87 (Ted Dexter), 4-111 (Peter May), 5-115 (Ken Barrington), 6-127 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-156 (John Murray), 8-164 (Ray Illingworth), 9-167 (Tony Lock), 206 (Fred Trueman). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.3 ovs) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 24.3 | 6 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 26 | 7 | 81 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 16 | 4 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 12 | 3 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | c John Murray b Ted Dexter | 130 | - | 369 | 18 | - |
| 2. Colin McDonald | b Brian Statham | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bob Simpson | c Ray Illingworth b Fred Trueman | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Neil Harvey | c Ken Barrington b Fred Trueman | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Norm O'Neill | b Ted Dexter | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Peter Burge | c John Murray b Brian Statham | 46 | - | 140 | - | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | lbw b Fred Trueman | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | c Ken Barrington b Ray Illingworth | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | lbw b Ted Dexter | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Garth McKenzie | b Fred Trueman | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frank Misson | not out | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Colin McDonald), 2-6 (Bob Simpson), 3-81 (Neil Harvey), 4-88 (Norm O'Neill), 5-183 (Peter Burge), 6-194 (Alan Davidson), 7-238 (Bill Lawry), 8-238 (Wally Grout), 9-291 (Garth McKenzie), 340 (Ken Mackay). |
| Extras | 1b, 12lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 139.3 ovs) 340 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 44 | 10 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 34 | 3 | 118 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 24 | 7 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 26 | 13 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 11.3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | c Wally Grout b Frank Misson | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | b Garth McKenzie | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | c Ken Mackay b Frank Misson | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Peter May | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 22 | - | 102 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Barrington | lbw b Alan Davidson | 66 | - | 199 | 11 | - |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | c Neil Harvey b Bob Simpson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. John Murray | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tony Lock | b Garth McKenzie | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Raman Subba Row), 2-63 (Ted Dexter), 3-67 (Geoff Pullar), 4-80 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-127 (Peter May), 6-144 (Ray Illingworth), 7-191 (Ken Barrington), 8-199 (John Murray), 9-199 (Fred Trueman), 202 (Tony Lock). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 24 | 8 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garth McKenzie | 29 | 13 | 37 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 17 | 2 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 19 | 10 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | c John Murray b Brian Statham | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Colin McDonald | c Ray Illingworth b Fred Trueman | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Neil Harvey | c John Murray b Fred Trueman | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | not out | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | c Ray Illingworth b Brian Statham | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| +9. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 10. Garth McKenzie | ||||||
| 11. Frank Misson |
| FOW | 1-15 (Colin McDonald), 2-15 (Bill Lawry), 3-19 (Neil Harvey), 4-19 (Norm O'Neill), 5-58 (Bob Simpson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 20.5 ovs) 71 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 10.5 | 3 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Pullar, Raman Subba Row, Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Peter May, Ken Barrington, Ray Illingworth, John Murray, Tony Lock, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham