THE ASHES (AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND)

Bowling Stats

T1961
The Ashes (Australia in England)
08 Jun 1961 – 17 Aug 1961
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SERIES WINNERAustralia2-1 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
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Bowling in The Ashes (Australia in England)

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Fred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.45
20#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSAlan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.87
23#1 · wkts
Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.47
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.8116
  2. 5Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.5315
  3. 6David Allen4 mat · avg 27.2313
  4. 7Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.3611
  5. 8Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.789
  6. 9Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.717
  7. 10Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.717
  8. 11Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.205
  9. 12Les Jackson1 mat · avg 20.754
  10. 13Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 28.673
  11. 14Ray Illingworth2 mat · avg 42.003
  12. 15Tony Lock3 mat · avg 83.333

Best figures

Test
Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.53
6/70#2
BEST FIGURESFred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.45
6/30#1
Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.36
5/37#3
  1. 4Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.875/42
  2. 5Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.475/53
  3. 6Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.815/121
  4. 7Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.714/23
  5. 8David Allen4 mat · avg 27.234/58
  6. 9Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.783/16
  7. 10Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 28.673/53
  8. 11Les Jackson1 mat · avg 20.752/26
  9. 12Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.712/48
  10. 13Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.202/65
  11. 14Tony Lock3 mat · avg 83.332/68
  12. 15Ray Illingworth2 mat · avg 42.002/110

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Les Jackson1 mat · avg 20.75
1.89#2 · econ
BEST ECONRon Gaunt1 mat · avg 28.67
1.87#1 · econ
Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.81
1.92#3 · econ
  1. 4Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.872.04
  2. 5Ray Illingworth2 mat · avg 42.002.27
  3. 6Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.532.28
  4. 7Tony Lock3 mat · avg 83.332.34
  5. 8Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.712.47
  6. 9Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.472.48
  7. 10Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.362.50
  8. 11David Allen4 mat · avg 27.232.64
  9. 12Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.202.79
  10. 13Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.782.80
  11. 14Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.713.20
  12. 15Fred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.453.21

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.87
24.87#2 · avg
BEST AVGTed Dexter4 mat · avg 24.78
24.78#1 · avg
Fred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.45
26.45#3 · avg
  1. 4David Allen4 mat · avg 27.2327.23
  2. 5Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.3629.36
  3. 6Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.4729.47
  4. 7Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.5332.53
  5. 8Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.7132.71
  6. 9Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.8132.81
  7. 10Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.7134.71
  8. 11Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.2046.20

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.78
53.11#2 · SR
BEST SRFred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.45
49.40#1 · SR
David Allen4 mat · avg 27.23
61.85#3 · SR
  1. 4Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.7165.14
  2. 5Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.3670.36
  3. 6Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.4771.18
  4. 7Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.8773.13
  5. 8Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.7179.43
  6. 9Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.5385.80
  7. 10Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.2099.20
  8. 11Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.81102.38

Most maidens

Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.87
86#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSKen Mackay5 mat · avg 32.81
87#1 · mdns
Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.53
76#3 · mdns
  1. 4David Allen4 mat · avg 27.2353
  2. 5Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.4741
  3. 6Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.7137
  4. 7Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.3636
  5. 8Tony Lock3 mat · avg 83.3333
  6. 9Fred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.4521
  7. 10Frank Misson2 mat · avg 34.7118
  8. 11Jack Flavell2 mat · avg 46.2017
  9. 12Ray Illingworth2 mat · avg 42.0017
  10. 13Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.7816
  11. 14Les Jackson1 mat · avg 20.7516
  12. 15Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 28.6710

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Brian Statham4 mat · avg 29.47
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wAlan Davidson5 mat · avg 24.87
4#1 · 3w
Fred Trueman4 mat · avg 26.45
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Richie Benaud4 mat · avg 32.533
  2. 5Ted Dexter4 mat · avg 24.783
  3. 6Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 32.812
  4. 7David Allen4 mat · avg 27.232
  5. 8Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 29.362
  6. 9Bob Simpson5 mat · avg 32.711
  7. 10Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 28.671
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
74Wickets82
2.66Economy2.22
0Dot balls0
215Maidens352
123-wkt hauls13

Best bowling figures

1Fred TruemanENG · match 3 · Leeds6/30
2Richie BenaudAUS · match 4 · Manchester6/70
3Graham McKenzieAUS · match 2 · Lord's5/37
4Alan DavidsonAUS · match 2 · Lord's5/42
5Brian StathamENG · match 4 · Manchester5/53
6Fred TruemanENG · match 3 · Leeds5/58
7Alan DavidsonAUS · match 3 · Leeds5/63
8Ken MackayAUS · match 5 · The Oval5/121
9Bob SimpsonAUS · match 4 · Manchester4/23
10Ken MackayAUS · match 1 · Birmingham4/57
RECENT RESULTS 1 match