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Result of 1958
The Ashes (England in Australia)
2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1958
Wed, 31 Dec - Wed, 31 Dec 1958 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia
579/10 (20.00) & 42/2 (17.1)
England
644/7 (20.00) & 87/10 (31.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
644/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Peter Richardson
c (wk)Grout b Davidson
3
8
11
0
0
37.50
In 1958
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Benaud b Meckiff
48
114
151
6
0
42.10
In 1958
Career
Willie Watson
b Davidson
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Tom Graveney
lbw b Davidson
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Peter May (c)
b Meckiff
113
298
315
11
0
37.91
In 1958
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c (wk)Grout b Davidson
44
208
200
5
0
21.15
In 1958
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c Davidson b Meckiff
4
8
11
1
0
50.00
In 1958
Career
Tony Lock
st (wk)Grout b Benaud
5
29
36
0
0
17.24
In 1958
Career
Jim Laker
not out
22
85
86
0
0
25.88
In 1958
Career
Brian Statham
b Davidson
13
34
45
1
0
38.23
In 1958
Career
Peter Loader
b Davidson
1
3
11
0
0
33.33
In 1958
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 2, w 3)
6
Total
259 98.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)
259
792
24
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
25.50
7
64
6
1.87
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Ian Meckiff
24.00
4
69
3
2.15
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Ken Mackay
9.00
2
16
0
1.33
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Richie Benaud
29.00
7
61
1
1.57
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Lindsay Kline
11.00
2
43
0
2.93
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Australia innigs
579/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
c Graveney b Statham
47
169
248
0
0
27.81
In 1958
Career
Jim Burke
b Statham
3
20
27
0
0
15.00
In 1958
Career
Neil Harvey
b Loader
167
325
370
16
0
51.38
In 1958
Career
Norm O'Neill
c (wk)Evans b Statham
37
109
142
2
0
33.94
In 1958
Career
Ken Mackay
c (wk)Evans b Statham
18
60
88
1
0
30.00
In 1958
Career
Bob Simpson
lbw b Loader
0
7
14
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
lbw b Statham
0
5
6
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Alan Davidson
b Statham
24
64
74
2
0
37.50
In 1958
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c May b Loader
8
26
47
1
0
30.76
In 1958
Career
Ian Meckiff
b Statham
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Lindsay Kline
not out
1
15
25
0
0
6.66
In 1958
Career
Extras
(lb 3)
3
Total
308 100.2 Ov (RR: 3.07)
308
802
22
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
28.00
6
57
7
1.52
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Peter Loader
27.20
4
97
3
2.66
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Trevor Bailey
16.00
0
50
0
2.34
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Jim Laker
12.00
1
47
0
2.93
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Tony Lock
17.00
2
54
0
2.38
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
England innigs
42/2 (17.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Peter Richardson
c Harvey b Meckiff
2
11
8
0
0
18.18
In 1958
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Burke b Meckiff
14
34
56
1
0
41.17
In 1958
Career
Willie Watson
b Davidson
7
21
23
0
0
33.33
In 1958
Career
Tom Graveney
c Davidson b Meckiff
3
7
8
0
0
42.85
In 1958
Career
Peter May (c)
c Davidson b Meckiff
17
68
98
1
0
25.00
In 1958
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c (wk)Grout b Meckiff
12
12
19
2
0
100.00
In 1958
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
run out
11
27
26
0
0
40.74
In 1958
Career
Tony Lock
c & b Davidson
6
38
43
1
0
15.78
In 1958
Career
Jim Laker
c Harvey b Davidson
3
10
18
0
0
30.00
In 1958
Career
Brian Statham
not out
8
19
25
0
0
42.10
In 1958
Career
Peter Loader
b Meckiff
0
5
12
0
0
0.00
In 1958
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 1, nb 2)
4
Total
87 31.2 Ov (RR: 2.78)
87
252
5
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
15.00
2
41
3
2.05
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Ian Meckiff
15.20
3
38
6
1.86
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Richie Benaud
1.00
0
4
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Australia innigs
87/10 (31.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
lbw b Statham
5
13
12
0
0
38.46
In 1958
Career
Jim Burke
not out
18
55
76
1
0
32.72
In 1958
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
st (wk)Evans b Laker
12
44
38
0
0
27.27
In 1958
Career
Neil Harvey
not out
7
25
22
0
0
28.00
In 1958
Career
Extras
0
Total
42/2 17.1 Ov (RR: 2.45)
42
137
1
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
5.00
1
11
1
1.65
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Peter Loader
5.00
1
13
0
1.95
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Jim Laker
4.00
1
7
1
1.31
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
Tony Lock
3.10
1
11
0
2.64
0
0
0
In 1958
Career
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