THE ASHES (ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA)

Bowling Stats

T1958
The Ashes (England in Australia)
05 Dec 1958 – 13 Feb 1959
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SERIES WINNERAustralia4-0 (5)

Bowling Stats

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

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
24#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSRichie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.84
31#1 · wkts
Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.18
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.2015
  2. 5Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.8312
  3. 6Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.679
  4. 7Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.638
  5. 8Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.577
  6. 9Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.867
  7. 10Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.205
  8. 11Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 64.754
  9. 12Ken Mackay3 mat · avg 26.333
  10. 13Frank Tyson2 mat · avg 64.333
  11. 14Jim Burke3 mat · avg 24.502
  12. 15Keith Slater1 mat · avg 50.502

Best figures

Test
Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.18
6/38#2
BEST FIGURESBrian Statham4 mat · avg 23.83
7/57#1
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
6/64#3
  1. 4Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.845/83
  2. 5Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.205/107
  3. 6Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.574/56
  4. 7Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.674/90
  5. 8Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.204/130
  6. 9Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.633/23
  7. 10Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 64.753/35
  8. 11Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.863/37
  9. 12Jim Burke3 mat · avg 24.502/26
  10. 13Keith Slater1 mat · avg 50.502/40
  11. 14Ken Mackay3 mat · avg 26.331/7
  12. 15Frank Tyson2 mat · avg 64.331/20

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Jim Burke3 mat · avg 24.50
1.96#2 · econ
BEST ECONKen Mackay3 mat · avg 26.33
1.76#1 · econ
Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.63
2.33#3 · econ
  1. 4Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.002.48
  2. 5Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.202.48
  3. 6Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.842.50
  4. 7Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.182.60
  5. 8Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.832.75
  6. 9Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.202.97
  7. 10Lindsay Kline2 mat · avg 0.003.08
  8. 11Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.673.16
  9. 12Keith Slater1 mat · avg 50.503.16
  10. 13Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.863.17
  11. 14Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.573.20
  12. 15Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 64.753.45

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.84
18.84#2 · avg
BEST AVGIan Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.18
17.18#1 · avg
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
19.00#3 · avg
  1. 4Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.6320.63
  2. 5Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.2021.20
  3. 6Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.8323.83
  4. 7Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.5727.57
  5. 8Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.8629.86
  6. 9Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.6730.67
  7. 10Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.2075.20

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.84
45.23#2 · SR
BEST SRIan Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.18
39.65#1 · SR
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
46.04#3 · SR
  1. 4Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.2051.20
  2. 5Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.5751.71
  3. 6Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.8352.00
  4. 7Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.6353.13
  5. 8Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.8656.57
  6. 9Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.6758.22
  7. 10Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.20152.00

Most maidens

Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
45#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSRichie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.84
65#1 · mdns
Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.20
25#3 · mdns
  1. 4Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.1824
  2. 5Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.2024
  3. 6Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.6317
  4. 7Ken Mackay3 mat · avg 26.3314
  5. 8Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.8312
  6. 9Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.6711
  7. 10Jim Burke3 mat · avg 24.5010
  8. 11Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.8610
  9. 12Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.5710
  10. 13Keith Slater1 mat · avg 50.509
  11. 14Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 64.757
  12. 15Lindsay Kline2 mat · avg 0.006

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 19.00
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wRichie Benaud5 mat · avg 18.84
7#1 · 3w
Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 17.18
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Jim Laker4 mat · avg 21.202
  2. 5Brian Statham4 mat · avg 23.832
  3. 6Fred Trueman3 mat · avg 30.672
  4. 7Gordon Rorke2 mat · avg 20.632
  5. 8Peter Loader2 mat · avg 27.572
  6. 9Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 29.861
  7. 10Tony Lock4 mat · avg 75.201
  8. 11Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 64.751
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
56Wickets94
3.01Economy2.54
0Dot balls0
92Maidens201
103-wkt hauls17

Best bowling figures

1Brian StathamENG · match 2 · Melbourne7/57
2Ian MeckiffAUS · match 2 · Melbourne6/38
3Alan DavidsonAUS · match 2 · Melbourne6/64
4Richie BenaudAUS · match 3 · Sydney5/83
5Richie BenaudAUS · match 4 · Adelaide5/91
6Jim LakerENG · match 3 · Sydney5/107
7Richie BenaudAUS · match 5 · Melbourne4/43
8Peter LoaderENG · match 1 · Brisbane4/56
9Richie BenaudAUS · match 1 · Brisbane4/66
10Richie BenaudAUS · match 4 · Adelaide4/82
RECENT RESULTS 1 match