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Result of 1958
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The Ashes (England in Australia)
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2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1958
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wed, 31 Dec - Mon, 05 Jan 1959
AUS
Australia
579/10 (20.00) & 42/2 (17.1)
VS
England
644/7 (20.00) & 87/10 (31.2)
ENG
Australia won by 8 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
107
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
105
3
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
65
4
Peter
LOADER
ENG
110
5
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
68
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
6
2
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
6
3
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
1
4
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
7
5
Peter
LOADER
ENG
3
Best Average
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
8.5
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
36.67
3
Jim
LAKER
ENG
54
4
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
11.67
5
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
11.89
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
9
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
8
3
Peter
LOADER
ENG
3
4
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1
5
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
9
Best Economy
Full →
1
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
1.78
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
2.06
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
3.12
4
Tony
LOCK
ENG
3.23
5
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
2.17
Best Averages
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
174
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
65
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
31
4
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
28
5
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
37
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
0.5
2
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
0.43
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
0.42
4
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
0.4
5
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
0.38
Most Runs
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
174
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
130
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
62
4
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
56
5
Colin
MCDONALD
AUS
52
Most Fours
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
16
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
2
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
12
4
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
7
5
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
7
Highest Score
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
167
2
Colin
MCDONALD
AUS
47
3
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
37
4
Peter
MAY
ENG
113
5
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
48
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
54
2
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
50
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
24.75
Best Economy
Full →
1
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
2.73
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
26.13
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
27
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Peter
LOADER
ENG
64.4
2
Jim
LAKER
ENG
96
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
2
2
Jim
BURKE
AUS
2
3
Lindsay
KLINE
AUS
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
180
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
2
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Tom
GRAVENEY
ENG
0.38
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
0.36
Most 100s
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
69
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
64
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
1
Best Averages
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
25
Most 100s
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Peter
LOADER
ENG
97
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
57
3
Tony
LOCK
ENG
54
4
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
50
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Ian
MECKIFF
AUS
1
2
Bob
SIMPSON
AUS
1
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
350
2
Colin
MCDONALD
AUS
182
3
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
109
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
61
Highest Score
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
24
Most Runs
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
25
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Willie
WATSON
ENG
2
2
Tom
GRAVENEY
ENG
2
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
366
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
220
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
148
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Peter
LOADER
ENG
2
Bowler Matchups
Full matchups →
Alan Davidson
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
9
BALLS
325
RUNS
256
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.1 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
8
BALLS
315
RUNS
171
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 39.4 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
8
BALLS
95
RUNS
153
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.9 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Ken Mackay
WKTS
7
BALLS
190
RUNS
81
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 27.1 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Norm O'Neill
WKTS
7
BALLS
265
RUNS
317
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 37.9 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Peter May
WKTS
7
BALLS
252
RUNS
255
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
6
BALLS
124
RUNS
114
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.7 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
6
BALLS
154
RUNS
119
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 25.7 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
6
BALLS
382
RUNS
291
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 63.7 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
6
BALLS
182
RUNS
107
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 30.3 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Ken Mackay
WKTS
5
BALLS
78
RUNS
128
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.6 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Tom Graveney
WKTS
5
BALLS
244
RUNS
98
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 48.8 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
5
BALLS
70
RUNS
42
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 14.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
4
BALLS
46
RUNS
16
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.5 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
4
BALLS
94
RUNS
70
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 23.5 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
4
BALLS
56
RUNS
57
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 14.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
4
BALLS
46
RUNS
119
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.5 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
86
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
4
BALLS
19
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.8 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Peter May
WKTS
4
BALLS
481
RUNS
167
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 120.3 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
4
BALLS
436
RUNS
142
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 109.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
3
BALLS
66
RUNS
12
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 22.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
3
BALLS
38
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.7 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
3
BALLS
192
RUNS
53
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 64.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Wally Grout
WKTS
3
BALLS
227
RUNS
100
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 75.7 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
3
BALLS
2
RUNS
41
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.7 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Bob Simpson
WKTS
3
BALLS
1
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.3 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
3
BALLS
172
RUNS
70
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 57.3 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
3
BALLS
62
RUNS
30
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.7 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
3
BALLS
25
RUNS
53
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.3 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Willie Watson
WKTS
3
BALLS
25
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.3 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
138
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Tom Graveney
WKTS
2
BALLS
186
RUNS
52
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 93.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
2
BALLS
208
RUNS
52
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 104.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
2
BALLS
5
RUNS
42
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 2.5 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
2
BALLS
365
RUNS
181
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 182.5 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
36
RUNS
14
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
1
BALLS
11
RUNS
2
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.0 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
1
BALLS
34
RUNS
1
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 34.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter Loader
WKTS
1
BALLS
3
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 3.0 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Peter Loader
WKTS
1
BALLS
5
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 5.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
1
BALLS
20
RUNS
3
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
1
BALLS
81
RUNS
20
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 81.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
1
BALLS
58
RUNS
16
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 58.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Bob Simpson
WKTS
1
BALLS
7
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 7.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Norm O'Neill
WKTS
1
BALLS
194
RUNS
77
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 194.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Wally Grout
WKTS
1
BALLS
15
RUNS
2
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Wally Grout
WKTS
1
BALLS
26
RUNS
8
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 26.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Ian Meckiff
WKTS
1
BALLS
2
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 2.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Ian Meckiff
WKTS
1
BALLS
7
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 7.0 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
1
BALLS
8
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Willie Watson
WKTS
1
BALLS
135
RUNS
40
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 135.0 balls/wkt
Ian Meckiff
vs Tom Graveney
WKTS
1
BALLS
7
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 7.0 balls/wkt
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