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2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1950

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 22 Dec - Wed, 27 Dec 1950

AUS

Australia

194/10 (59.1) & 181/10 (53.3)

England

197/10 (62) & 150/10 (63.7)

ENG

Australia won by 28 runs

ENGEngland innings

197/10 (62)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Ken Archer c Bedser b Bailey	26	0	131	1	0	0.00	In 1950	72	5	0	Career	72	5	0
Arthur Morris c Hutton b Bedser	2	0	17	0	0	0.00	In 1950	45	5	0	Career	1875	166	6
Neil Harvey c (wk)Evans b Bedser	42	0	68	6	0	0.00	In 1950	159	20	0	Career	1118	82	0
Keith Miller lbw b Brown	18	0	57	4	0	0.00	In 1950	55	10	0	Career	1084	57	14
Lindsay Hassett(c) b Bailey	52	0	110	4	0	0.00	In 1950	82	6	1	Career	1676	128	6
Sam Loxton c (wk)Evans b Close	32	0	85	1	0	0.00	In 1950	58	4	0	Career	537	38	5
Ray Lindwall lbw b Bailey	8	0	42	1	0	0.00	In 1950	56	7	0	Career	518	42	4
Don Tallon(WK) not out	7	0	44	0	0	0.00	In 1950	12	0	0	Career	352	22	0
Ian Johnson c Parkhouse b Bedser	0	0	6	0	0	0.00	In 1950	54	6	0	Career	360	19	0
Bill Johnston c Hutton b Bedser	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 1950	7	0	0	Career	103	5	0
Jack Iverson b Bailey	1	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1950	2	0	0	Career	2	0	0
Extras (b 4, lb 2)	6
Total 194 59.1 Ov (RR: 3.28)	194	0		17	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Trevor Bailey	17.10	5	40	4	1.75	In 1950	13	6/118	Career	31
Alec Bedser	19.00	3	37	4	1.46	In 1950	13	7/41	Career	107
Doug Wright	8.00	0	63	0	5.90	In 1950	2	7/105	Career	85
Freddie Brown	9.00	0	28	1	2.33	In 1950	7	4/28	Career	14
Brian Close	6.00	1	20	1	2.50	In 1950	1	1/20	Career	2

AUSAustralia innings

194/10 (59.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Reg Simpson c Johnson b Miller	4	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1950	39	0	0	Career	386	18	3
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Lindwall	21	0	52	1	0	0.00	In 1950	54	4	0	Career	2288	133	7
John Dewes c Miller b Johnston	8	0	30	0	0	0.00	In 1950	23	2	0	Career	121	10	0
Leonard Hutton c (wk)Tallon b Iverson	12	0	39	1	0	0.00	In 1950	122	12	0	Career	4243	267	5
Gilbert Parkhouse c Hassett b Miller	9	0	45	0	0	0.00	In 1950	37	2	0	Career	167	11	0
Brian Close c Loxton b Iverson	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1950	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Freddie Brown(c) c Johnson b Iverson	62	0	123	4	1	0.00	In 1950	91	7	1	Career	324	18	3
Trevor Bailey b Lindwall	12	0	71	0	0	0.00	In 1950	20	1	0	Career	384	34	0
Godfrey Evans(WK) c Johnson b Iverson	49	0	84	4	0	0.00	In 1950	72	7	0	Career	1042	73	0
Alec Bedser not out	4	0	50	0	0	0.00	In 1950	18	1	0	Career	489	33	3
Doug Wright lbw b Johnston	2	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1950	6	0	0	Career	218	13	0
Extras (b 8, lb 6)	14
Total 197 62 Ov (RR: 3.17)	197	0		10	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	13.00	2	46	2	2.65	In 1950	7	7/61	Career	80
Keith Miller	13.00	0	39	2	2.25	In 1950	5	7/60	Career	52
Bill Johnston	9.00	1	28	2	2.33	In 1950	13	6/21	Career	71
Jack Iverson	18.00	3	37	4	1.54	In 1950	10	4/37	Career	10
Ian Johnson	5.00	1	19	0	2.85	In 1950	1	6/42	Career	43
Sam Loxton	4.00	1	14	0	2.62	In 1950	0	3/55	Career	7

ENGEngland innings

181/10 (53.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Ken Archer c Bailey b Bedser	46	0	130	4	0	0.00	In 1950	72	5	0	Career	72	5	0
Arthur Morris lbw b Wright	18	0	63	2	0	0.00	In 1950	45	5	0	Career	1875	166	6
Neil Harvey run out	31	0	70	2	0	0.00	In 1950	159	20	0	Career	1118	82	0
Keith Miller b Bailey	14	0	42	2	0	0.00	In 1950	55	10	0	Career	1084	57	14
Lindsay Hassett(c) c Bailey b Brown	19	0	93	2	0	0.00	In 1950	82	6	1	Career	1676	128	6
Sam Loxton c (wk)Evans b Brown	2	0	14	0	0	0.00	In 1950	58	4	0	Career	537	38	5
Ray Lindwall c (wk)Evans b Brown	7	0	26	1	0	0.00	In 1950	56	7	0	Career	518	42	4
Don Tallon(WK) lbw b Brown	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1950	12	0	0	Career	352	22	0
Ian Johnson c Close b Bedser	23	0	40	3	0	0.00	In 1950	54	6	0	Career	360	19	0
Bill Johnston b Bailey	6	0	24	0	0	0.00	In 1950	7	0	0	Career	103	5	0
Jack Iverson not out	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1950	2	0	0	Career	2	0	0
Extras (b 10, lb 5)	15
Total 181 53.3 Ov (RR: 3.39)	181	0		16	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Trevor Bailey	15.00	3	47	2	2.35	In 1950	13	6/118	Career	31
Alec Bedser	16.30	2	43	2	1.96	In 1950	13	7/41	Career	107
Doug Wright	9.00	0	42	1	3.50	In 1950	2	7/105	Career	85
Freddie Brown	12.00	2	26	4	1.62	In 1950	7	4/28	Career	14
Brian Close	1.00	0	8	0	6.00	In 1950	1	1/20	Career	2

AUSAustralia innings

150/10 (63.7)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Reg Simpson b Lindwall	23	0	93	0	0	0.00	In 1950	39	0	0	Career	386	18	3
Cyril Washbrook b Iverson	8	0	33	0	0	0.00	In 1950	54	4	0	Career	2288	133	7
Trevor Bailey b Johnson	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1950	20	1	0	Career	384	34	0
Leonard Hutton c Lindwall b Johnston	40	0	124	4	0	0.00	In 1950	122	12	0	Career	4243	267	5
John Dewes c Harvey b Iverson	5	0	46	1	0	0.00	In 1950	23	2	0	Career	121	10	0
Gilbert Parkhouse lbw b Johnston	28	0	102	2	0	0.00	In 1950	37	2	0	Career	167	11	0
Brian Close lbw b Johnston	1	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1950	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Freddie Brown(c) b Lindwall	8	0	42	1	0	0.00	In 1950	91	7	1	Career	324	18	3
Godfrey Evans(WK) b Lindwall	2	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1950	72	7	0	Career	1042	73	0
Alec Bedser not out	14	0	34	1	0	0.00	In 1950	18	1	0	Career	489	33	3
Doug Wright lbw b Johnston	2	0	16	0	0	0.00	In 1950	6	0	0	Career	218	13	0
Extras (b 17, lb 2)	19
Total 150 63.7 Ov (RR: 2.34)	150	0		9	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	12.00	1	29	3	1.81	In 1950	7	7/61	Career	80
Keith Miller	5.00	2	16	0	2.40	In 1950	5	7/60	Career	52
Bill Johnston	13.70	1	26	4	1.40	In 1950	13	6/21	Career	71
Jack Iverson	20.00	4	36	2	1.35	In 1950	10	4/37	Career	10
Ian Johnson	13.00	3	24	1	1.38	In 1950	1	6/42	Career	43