MATCH SCORECARD

Australia v England

1965-12-30 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia358107.5 ov & 426116.4 ov

England558143.2 ov & 5/02 ov

Match drawn

Melbourne Cricket Ground

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours152 · 43.7%

Other runs196 · 56.3%

Scoring mix · England

Fours196 · 35.8%

Other runs351 · 64.2%

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours132 · 31.6%

Other runs286 · 68.4%

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Barry Knight

4/84 · 2.36

Jeff Jones

3/92 · 2.87

David Allen

2/55 · 2.06

Bob Barber

0/24 · 3.00

Fred Titmus

0/93 · 2.25

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Graham McKenzie

5/134 · 2.85

Tom Veivers

2/46 · 2.87

Bob Cowper

1/16 · 4.00

Doug Walters

1/32 · 2.40

Alan Connolly

1/125 · 2.53

Bob Simpson

0/61 · 2.85

Peter Philpott

0/133 · 3.32

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Geoff Boycott

2/32 · 2.66

Ken Barrington

2/47 · 4.70

Barry Knight

2/61 · 2.17

David Allen

1/48 · 2.00

Bob Barber

1/87 · 3.83

Jeff Jones

1/92 · 3.45

Mike Smith

0/8 · 3.00

Fred Titmus

0/43 · 1.46

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Graham McKenzie

0/2 · 1.50

Alan Connolly

0/3 · 2.25

INNINGS 1

Australia

107.5 overs · run rate 3.32 · all out

358

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Bob Simpson	caught John Edrich	59	145	7	40.68
Bill Lawry	caught Colin Cowdrey	88	223	10	39.46
Peter Burge	bowled	5	50	0	10.00
Bob Cowper	caught Fred Titmus	99	183	13	54.09
Brian Booth	lbw	23	42	3	54.76
Doug Walters	caught Jim Parks	22	84	1	26.19
Tom Veivers	run out	19	67	1	28.35
Peter Philpott	bowled	10	35	1	28.57
Wally Grout	caught Bob Barber	11	26	1	42.30
Graham McKenzie	not out	12*	22	1	54.54
Alan Connolly	caught Jim Parks	0	6	0	0.00

Extras 10 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 10)Total 358 (107.5 ov)Run rate 3.32

Fall of wickets1-93 (Bob Simpson)2-109 (Peter Burge)3-203 (Bill Lawry)4-262 (Brian Booth)5-297 (Bob Cowper)6-318 (Doug Walters)7-330 (Peter Philpott)8-342 (Tom Veivers)9-352 (Wally Grout)10-358 (Alan Connolly)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jeff Jones	24	4	92	3	2.87
Barry Knight	26.5	2	84	4	2.36
Fred Titmus	31	7	93	0	2.25
David Allen	20	4	55	2	2.06
Bob Barber	6	1	24	0	3.00

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Bob Simpson & Bill Lawry

2nd wicket · Bill Lawry & Peter Burge

3rd wicket · Bill Lawry & Bob Cowper

4th wicket · Bob Cowper & Brian Booth

5th wicket · Bob Cowper & Doug Walters

6th wicket · Doug Walters & Tom Veivers

7th wicket · Tom Veivers & Peter Philpott

8th wicket · Tom Veivers & Wally Grout

9th wicket · Wally Grout & Graham McKenzie

10th wicket · Graham McKenzie & Alan Connolly

INNINGS 2

England

143.2 overs · run rate 3.89 · all out

558

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Geoff Boycott	caught Graham McKenzie	51	85	5	60.00
Bob Barber	caught Wally Grout	48	62	3	77.41
John Edrich	caught Tom Veivers	109	286	11	38.11
Ken Barrington	caught Peter Burge	63	139	5	45.32
Colin Cowdrey	caught Alan Connolly	104	187	9	55.61
Mike Smith	caught Wally Grout	41	92	4	44.56
Jim Parks	caught Bob Cowper	71	124	5	57.25
Barry Knight	caught Bob Simpson	1	15	0	6.66
Fred Titmus	not out	56*	128	7	43.75
David Allen	caught Wally Grout	2	22	0	9.09
Jeff Jones	bowled	1	9	0	11.11

Extras 11 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 11)Total 558 (143.2 ov)Run rate 3.89

Fall of wickets1-98 (Geoff Boycott)2-110 (Bob Barber)3-228 (Ken Barrington)4-333 (John Edrich)5-409 (Colin Cowdrey)6-443 (Mike Smith)7-447 (Barry Knight)8-540 (Jim Parks)9-551 (David Allen)10-558 (Jeff Jones)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Graham McKenzie	35.2	3	134	5	2.85
Alan Connolly	37	5	125	1	2.53
Peter Philpott	30	2	133	0	3.32
Doug Walters	10	2	32	1	2.40
Bob Simpson	16	4	61	0	2.85
Tom Veivers	12	3	46	2	2.87
Bob Cowper	3	0	16	1	4.00

Partnerships · England

1st wicket · Geoff Boycott & Bob Barber

2nd wicket · Bob Barber & John Edrich

3rd wicket · John Edrich & Ken Barrington

118

4th wicket · John Edrich & Colin Cowdrey

105

5th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Mike Smith

6th wicket · Mike Smith & Jim Parks

7th wicket · Jim Parks & Barry Knight

8th wicket · Jim Parks & Fred Titmus

9th wicket · Fred Titmus & David Allen

10th wicket · Fred Titmus & Jeff Jones

INNINGS 3

Australia

116.4 overs · run rate 3.65 · all out

426

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Bob Simpson	caught Ken Barrington	67	129	7	51.93
Bill Lawry	caught Mike Smith	78	198	5	39.39
Bob Cowper	lbw	5	24	0	20.83
Peter Burge	caught John Edrich	120	193	12	62.17
Brian Booth	bowled	10	43	0	23.25
Doug Walters	caught Ken Barrington	115	296	8	38.85
Tom Veivers	stumped Jim Parks	3	18	0	16.66
Peter Philpott	bowled	2	5	0	40.00
Wally Grout	caught David Allen	16	26	1	61.53
Graham McKenzie	run out	2	4	0	50.00
Alan Connolly	not out	0*	0	0	0.00

Extras 8 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 8)Total 426 (116.4 ov)Run rate 3.65

Fall of wickets1-120 (Bob Simpson)2-141 (Bob Cowper)3-163 (Bill Lawry)4-176 (Brian Booth)5-374 (Peter Burge)6-382 (Tom Veivers)7-385 (Peter Philpott)8-417 (Wally Grout)9-426 (Graham McKenzie)10-426 (Doug Walters)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jeff Jones	20	1	92	1	3.45
Barry Knight	21	4	61	2	2.17
Fred Titmus	22	6	43	0	1.46
David Allen	18	3	48	1	2.00
Bob Barber	17	0	87	1	3.83
Ken Barrington	7.4	0	47	2	4.70
Geoff Boycott	9	0	32	2	2.66
Mike Smith	2	0	8	0	3.00

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Bob Simpson & Bill Lawry

120

2nd wicket · Bill Lawry & Bob Cowper

3rd wicket · Bill Lawry & Peter Burge

4th wicket · Peter Burge & Brian Booth

5th wicket · Peter Burge & Doug Walters

198

6th wicket · Doug Walters & Tom Veivers

7th wicket · Doug Walters & Peter Philpott

8th wicket · Doug Walters & Wally Grout

9th wicket · Doug Walters & Graham McKenzie

10th wicket · Doug Walters & Alan Connolly

INNINGS 4

England

2 overs · run rate 2.50

5/0

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	not out	5*	11	0	0	45.45
Bob Barber	not out	0*	5	0	0	0.00

Extras 0 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 0)Total 5/0 (2 ov)Run rate 2.50

Did not bat: John Edrich, Ken Barrington, Colin Cowdrey, Mike Smith, Jim Parks, Barry Knight, Fred Titmus, David Allen, Jeff Jones

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
Graham McKenzie	1	0	2	0	1.50	0	0
Alan Connolly	1	0	3	0	2.25	0	0

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