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Australia v England

1954-12-31 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground

England won by 128 runs

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · England
Fours84 · 46.2%
Other runs98 · 53.8%
Scoring mix · Australia
Fours76 · 34.7%
Other runs143 · 65.3%
Scoring mix · England
Fours108 · 39.7%
Other runs164 · 60.3%
Scoring mix · Australia
Fours32 · 33.0%
Other runs65 · 67.0%
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Ron Archer
4/33 · 1.80
Keith Miller
3/14 · 0.95
Ian Johnson
1/20 · 1.36
Bill Johnston
1/26 · 1.62
Ray Lindwall
1/59 · 3.40
Richie Benaud
0/30 · 3.21
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Brian Statham
5/60 · 2.74
Bob Appleyard
2/38 · 2.59
Frank Tyson
2/68 · 2.42
Johnny Wardle
1/20 · 2.50
Trevor Bailey
0/33 · 2.75
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Bill Johnston
5/85 · 2.58
Ron Archer
2/50 · 1.56
Richie Benaud
1/25 · 2.34
Ian Johnson
1/25 · 2.34
Keith Miller
1/35 · 1.45
Ray Lindwall
0/52 · 2.16
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Frank Tyson
7/27 · 1.63
Brian Statham
2/38 · 2.59
Bob Appleyard
1/17 · 3.18
Johnny Wardle
0/1 · 0.75
Trevor Bailey
0/14 · 3.50
INNINGS 1

England

67.6 overs · run rate 2.81 · all out
191
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Leonard Huttoncaught Graeme Hole12-100.00
Bill Edrichcaught Ray Lindwall4-100.00
Peter Maycaught Richie Benaud0-000.00
Colin Cowdreybowled102-1400.00
Denis Comptoncaught Neil Harvey4-000.00
Trevor Baileycaught Len Maddocks30-300.00
Godfrey Evanslbw20-200.00
Johnny Wardlebowled0-000.00
Frank Tysonbowled6-000.00
Brian Stathambowled3-000.00
Bob Appleyardnot out1*-000.00
Extras 9 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 9)Total 191 (67.6 ov)Run rate 2.81

Fall of wickets1-14 (Bill Edrich)2-21 (Peter May)3-29 (Leonard Hutton)4-41 (Denis Compton)5-115 (Trevor Bailey)6-169 (Godfrey Evans)7-181 (Johnny Wardle)8-181 (Colin Cowdrey)9-190 (Brian Statham)10-191 (Frank Tyson)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Ray Lindwall1305913.4000
Keith Miller1181430.9500
Ron Archer13.643341.8000
Richie Benaud703003.2100
Bill Johnston1262611.6200
Ian Johnson1132011.3600
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Leonard Hutton & Bill Edrich
14
2nd wicket · Leonard Hutton & Peter May
7
3rd wicket · Leonard Hutton & Colin Cowdrey
8
4th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Denis Compton
12
5th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Trevor Bailey
74
6th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Godfrey Evans
54
7th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Johnny Wardle
12
8th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Frank Tyson
0
9th wicket · Frank Tyson & Brian Statham
9
10th wicket · Frank Tyson & Bob Appleyard
1
INNINGS 2

Australia

63.3 overs · run rate 3.64 · all out
231
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Les Favelllbw25-400.00
Arthur Morrislbw3-000.00
Keith Millercaught Godfrey Evans7-100.00
Neil Harveybowled31-400.00
Graeme Holebowled11-100.00
Richie Benaudcaught15-000.00
Ron Archerbowled23-200.00
Len Maddockscaught Godfrey Evans47-200.00
Ray Lindwallbowled13-100.00
Ian Johnsonnot out33*-300.00
Bill Johnstonbowled11-100.00
Extras 12 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 12)Total 231 (63.3 ov)Run rate 3.64

Fall of wickets1-15 (Arthur Morris)2-38 (Keith Miller)3-43 (Les Favell)4-65 (Graeme Hole)5-92 (Neil Harvey)6-115 (Richie Benaud)7-134 (Ron Archer)8-151 (Ray Lindwall)9-205 (Len Maddocks)10-231 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Frank Tyson2126822.4200
Brian Statham16.306052.7400
Trevor Bailey913302.7500
Bob Appleyard1133822.5900
Johnny Wardle602012.5000
Partnerships · Australia
1st wicket · Les Favell & Arthur Morris
15
2nd wicket · Les Favell & Keith Miller
23
3rd wicket · Les Favell & Neil Harvey
5
4th wicket · Neil Harvey & Graeme Hole
22
5th wicket · Neil Harvey & Richie Benaud
27
6th wicket · Richie Benaud & Ron Archer
23
7th wicket · Ron Archer & Len Maddocks
19
8th wicket · Len Maddocks & Ray Lindwall
17
9th wicket · Len Maddocks & Ian Johnson
54
10th wicket · Ian Johnson & Bill Johnston
26
INNINGS 3

England

100.5 overs · run rate 2.77 · all out
279
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Leonard Huttonlbw42-300.00
Bill Edrichbowled13-100.00
Peter Maybowled91-800.00
Colin Cowdreybowled7-000.00
Denis Comptoncaught Len Maddocks23-200.00
Trevor Baileynot out24*-200.00
Godfrey Evanscaught Len Maddocks22-200.00
Johnny Wardlebowled38-700.00
Frank Tysoncaught Neil Harvey6-100.00
Brian Stathamcaught Les Favell0-000.00
Bob Appleyardbowled6-100.00
Extras 7 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 7)Total 279 (100.5 ov)Run rate 2.77

Fall of wickets1-40 (Bill Edrich)2-96 (Leonard Hutton)3-128 (Colin Cowdrey)4-173 (Peter May)5-185 (Denis Compton)6-211 (Godfrey Evans)7-257 (Johnny Wardle)8-273 (Frank Tyson)9-273 (Brian Statham)10-279 (Bob Appleyard)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Ray Lindwall1835202.1600
Keith Miller1863511.4500
Ron Archer2475021.5600
Richie Benaud822512.3400
Bill Johnston24.528552.5800
Ian Johnson822512.3400
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Leonard Hutton & Bill Edrich
40
2nd wicket · Leonard Hutton & Peter May
56
3rd wicket · Peter May & Colin Cowdrey
32
4th wicket · Peter May & Denis Compton
45
5th wicket · Denis Compton & Trevor Bailey
12
6th wicket · Trevor Bailey & Godfrey Evans
26
7th wicket · Trevor Bailey & Johnny Wardle
46
8th wicket · Trevor Bailey & Frank Tyson
16
9th wicket · Trevor Bailey & Brian Statham
0
10th wicket · Trevor Bailey & Bob Appleyard
6
INNINGS 4

Australia

31.3 overs · run rate 3.53 · all out
111
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Les Favellbowled30-200.00
Arthur Morriscaught Colin Cowdrey4-000.00
Richie Benaudbowled22-300.00
Neil Harveycaught Godfrey Evans11-100.00
Keith Millercaught Bill Edrich6-100.00
Graeme Holecaught Godfrey Evans5-000.00
Ron Archerbowled15-100.00
Len Maddocksbowled0-000.00
Ray Lindwalllbw0-000.00
Ian Johnsonnot out4*-000.00
Bill Johnstoncaught Godfrey Evans0-000.00
Extras 14 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 14)Total 111 (31.3 ov)Run rate 3.53

Fall of wickets1-23 (Arthur Morris)2-57 (Les Favell)3-77 (Neil Harvey)4-86 (Richie Benaud)5-87 (Keith Miller)6-97 (Graeme Hole)7-98 (Len Maddocks)8-98 (Ray Lindwall)9-110 (Ron Archer)10-111 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Frank Tyson12.312771.6300
Brian Statham1113822.5900
Trevor Bailey301403.5000
Bob Appleyard411713.1800
Johnny Wardle10100.7500
Partnerships · Australia
1st wicket · Les Favell & Arthur Morris
23
2nd wicket · Les Favell & Richie Benaud
34
3rd wicket · Richie Benaud & Neil Harvey
20
4th wicket · Richie Benaud & Keith Miller
9
5th wicket · Keith Miller & Graeme Hole
1
6th wicket · Graeme Hole & Ron Archer
10
7th wicket · Ron Archer & Len Maddocks
1
8th wicket · Ron Archer & Ray Lindwall
0
9th wicket · Ron Archer & Ian Johnson
12
10th wicket · Ian Johnson & Bill Johnston
1

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