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t468 Australia v England

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia 1958/59 (5th Test)

Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground on 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th February 1959 (6-day match)

Balls per over 8

Toss Australia won the toss and decided to field

Result Australia won by 9 wickets

Umpires LH Townsend, RJJ Wright

Close of play day 1 England (1) 191/7 (Mortimore 41*, Trueman 21*)

Close of play day 2 Australia (1) 150/3 (McDonald 98*, Mackay 22*)

Close of play day 3 England (2) 22/2 (Richardson 6*, Cowdrey 4*)

Close of play day 4 Australia (2) 15/0 (McDonald 15*, Burke 0*)

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PE Richardson	c and b Benaud	68	159	219	4	-
TE Bailey	c Davidson b Lindwall	0	1	8	-	-
*PBH May	c Benaud b Meckiff	11	18	28	1	-
MC Cowdrey	c Lindwall b Davidson	22	45	61	3	-
TW Graveney	c McDonald b Benaud	19	72	81	2	-
ER Dexter	c Lindwall b Meckiff	0	1	4	-	-
+R Swetman	c Grout b Davidson	1	33	25	-	-
JB Mortimore	not out	44	105	116	6	-
FS Trueman	c and b Benaud	21	56	80	1	-
FH Tyson	c Grout b Benaud	9	16	10	-	-
JC Laker	c Harvey b Davidson	2	15	17	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 4 w)	8
Total	(all out, 64.5 overs)	205
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Bailey), 2-13 (May), 3-61 (Cowdrey), 4-109 (Graveney), 5-112 (Dexter), 6-124 (Swetman), 7-128 (Richardson), 8-191 (Trueman), 9-203 (Tyson), 10-205 (Laker, 64.5 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Davidson	12.5	2	38	3	-	-
Lindwall	14	2	36	1	-	-
Meckiff	15	2	57	2	-	-
Rorke	6	1	23	0	-	-
Benaud	17	5	43	4	-	-

Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CC McDonald	c Cowdrey b Laker	133	249	339	7	-
JW Burke	c Trueman b Tyson	16	60	79	-	-
RN Harvey	c Swetman b Trueman	13	42	61	1	-
NCL O'Neill	c Cowdrey b Trueman	0	1	1	-	-
KD Mackay	c Graveney b Laker	23	125	124	1	-
AK Davidson	b Mortimore	17	41	62	1	-
*R Benaud	c Swetman b Laker	64	139	184	7	-
+ATW Grout	c Trueman b Laker	74	133	131	8	-
RR Lindwall	c Cowdrey b Trueman	0	12	14	-	-
I Meckiff	c and b Trueman	2	2	3	-	-
GF Rorke	not out	0	1	27	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 100.5 overs)	351
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Burke), 2-83 (Harvey), 3-83 (O'Neill), 4-154 (Mackay), 5-207 (Davidson), 6-209 (McDonald), 7-324 (Grout), 8-327 (Lindwall), 9-329 (Meckiff), 10-351 (Benaud, 100.5 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	25	0	92	4	-	-
Tyson	20	1	73	1	-	-
Bailey	14	2	43	0	-	-
Laker	30.5	4	93	4	-	-
Mortimore	11	1	41	1	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PE Richardson	lbw b Benaud	23	83	123	2	-
TE Bailey	b Lindwall	0	5	8	-	-
*PBH May	c Harvey b Lindwall	4	6	10	1	-
MC Cowdrey	run out	46	52	55	7	-
TW Graveney	c Harvey b Davidson	54	102	137	4	-
ER Dexter	c Grout b Davidson	6	33	33	-	-
+R Swetman	lbw b Lindwall	9	15	15	-	-
JB Mortimore	b Rorke	11	51	63	-	-
FS Trueman	b Rorke	36	59	80	5	-
FH Tyson	c Grout b Rorke	6	16	25	-	-
JC Laker	not out	5	16	24	-	-
Extras	(9 b, 3 lb, 2 w)	14
Total	(all out, 54.4 overs)	214
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Bailey), 2-12 (May), 3-78 (Cowdrey), 4-105 (Richardson), 5-131 (Dexter), 6-142 (Swetman), 7-158 (Graveney), 8-172 (Mortimore), 9-182 (Tyson), 10-214 (Trueman, 54.4 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Davidson	21	1	95	2	-	-
Lindwall	11	2	37	3	-	-
Meckiff	4	0	13	0	-	-
Rorke	12.4	2	41	3	-	-
Benaud	6	1	14	1	-	-

Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CC McDonald	not out	51	54	71	7	-
JW Burke	lbw b Tyson	13	47	65	1	-
RN Harvey	not out	1	2	4	-	-
NCL O'Neill	did not bat
KD Mackay	did not bat
AK Davidson	did not bat
*R Benaud	did not bat
+ATW Grout	did not bat
RR Lindwall	did not bat
I Meckiff	did not bat
GF Rorke	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 12.7 overs)	69
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Burke)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	6.7	0	45	0	-	-
Tyson	6	0	20	1	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for six days but completed in five.
--> PE Richardson (1) passed 1500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 43
--> JB Mortimore made his debut in Test Matches
--> ATW Grout (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 35
--> PE Richardson (2) passed 13500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 22
--> TW Graveney (2) passed 2500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 52
--> GF Rorke reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed JB Mortimore, his 1st wicket in the England second innings

f22373 t468	Australia v England
	Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia 1958/59 (5th Test)
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground on 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th February 1959 (6-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Australia won the toss and decided to field
Result	Australia won by 9 wickets
Umpires	LH Townsend, RJJ Wright
Close of play day 1	England (1) 191/7 (Mortimore 41, Trueman 21)
Close of play day 2	Australia (1) 150/3 (McDonald 98, Mackay 22)
Close of play day 3	England (2) 22/2 (Richardson 6, Cowdrey 4)
Close of play day 4	Australia (2) 15/0 (McDonald 15, Burke 0)