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Result of 1961
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The Ashes (Australia in England)
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5th Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1961
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Kennington Oval, London
Thu, 17 Aug - Tue, 22 Aug 1961 - 15:30
ENG
England
448/10 (20.00) & 370/8 (177)
VS
Australia
539/3 (20.00)
AUS
Match drawn
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Best Average
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
25
2
David
ALLEN
ENG
33.25
3
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
52.5
4
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
28
5
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
28.67
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
133
2
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
105
3
Tony
LOCK
ENG
102
4
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
196
5
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
150
Most 50s
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
2
2
Ken
BARRINGTON
ENG
2
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
4
Most 50s
Full →
1
Brian
BOOTH
AUS
1
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
5
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
4
3
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
3
4
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
4
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
3
Best Economy
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
0
2
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
1.83
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
3
2
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
74.5
Best Economy
Full →
1
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
1.87
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
7
2
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
4
3
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
4
Best Averages
Full →
1
Peter
BURGE
AUS
181
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
117
3
Ken
BARRINGTON
ENG
68
4
Peter
MAY
ENG
52
Most Runs
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
149
2
Ken
BARRINGTON
ENG
136
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
104
Highest Score
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
137
Best Averages
Full →
1
Brian
BOOTH
AUS
71
Most Runs
Full →
1
Peter
BURGE
AUS
181
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
117
Highest Score
Full →
1
Ken
BARRINGTON
ENG
83
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
71
Most Fours
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
18
Most Runs
Full →
1
Brian
BOOTH
AUS
71
Highest Score
Full →
1
Peter
BURGE
AUS
181
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
117
Most Fours
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
16
2
Ken
BARRINGTON
ENG
15
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Tony
LOCK
ENG
1
Highest Score
Full →
1
Brian
BOOTH
AUS
71
Most Fours
Full →
1
Peter
BURGE
AUS
22
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
14
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Tony
LOCK
ENG
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
2
2
David
ALLEN
ENG
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
1.95
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
2.43
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
45
Most Fours
Full →
1
Brian
BOOTH
AUS
12
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
86
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
3
Most 100s
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
133
2
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
105
Best Averages
Full →
1
Bob
SIMPSON
AUS
40
Most 100s
Full →
1
Peter
BURGE
AUS
1
2
Norm
O'NEILL
AUS
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
77
2
Jack
FLAVELL
ENG
93
Most Runs
Full →
1
John
MURRAY
ENG
67
Best Economy
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
2.18
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
2.38
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
91.71
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Tony
LOCK
ENG
2
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
2
Highest Score
Full →
1
David
ALLEN
ENG
42
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
92
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
94.65
3
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
102
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ken
MACKAY
AUS
121
2
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
113
3
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
83
Highest Score
Full →
1
John
MURRAY
ENG
40
Most sixes
Full →
1
Raman
SUBBA
ROW
ENG
1
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Ted
DEXTER
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Tony
LOCK
ENG
102
Best Average
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
37.5
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ron
GAUNT
AUS
3
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Wally
GROUT
AUS
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
75
Most Fours
Full →
1
John
MURRAY
ENG
9
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Bill
LAWRY
AUS
1
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
Alan Davidson
vs Geoff Pullar
WKTS
8
BALLS
28
RUNS
192
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 3.5 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
8
BALLS
79
RUNS
211
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 9.9 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
Richie Benaud
vs Ted Dexter
WKTS
7
BALLS
302
RUNS
298
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 43.1 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
6
BALLS
124
RUNS
114
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 20.7 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Ken Mackay
WKTS
5
BALLS
78
RUNS
128
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.6 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
5
BALLS
70
RUNS
42
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 14.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Ken Barrington
WKTS
5
BALLS
75
RUNS
134
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Raman Subba Row
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
51
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
Reginald Allen
vs Norm O'Neill
WKTS
4
BALLS
55
RUNS
233
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 13.8 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
4
BALLS
56
RUNS
57
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 14.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
86
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
64
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
206
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
3
BALLS
45
RUNS
81
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Bob Simpson
WKTS
3
BALLS
1
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.3 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Bill Lawry
WKTS
3
BALLS
223
RUNS
218
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 74.3 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Bill Lawry
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
75
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Brian Booth
WKTS
3
BALLS
110
RUNS
37
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.7 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
138
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 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
Ken Mackay
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
3
BALLS
58
RUNS
24
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 19.3 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
40
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Ken Barrington
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
262
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Ted Dexter
WKTS
3
BALLS
59
RUNS
45
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 19.7 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs John Murray
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
60
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs John Murray
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
69
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Raman Subba Row
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
186
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs Geoff Pullar
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
86
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Ted Dexter
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
10
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Raman Subba Row
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
107
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Ken Barrington
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
26
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Brian Booth
WKTS
2
BALLS
274
RUNS
149
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 137.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
2
BALLS
8
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.0 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Bob Simpson
WKTS
2
BALLS
145
RUNS
99
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 72.5 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Wally Grout
WKTS
2
BALLS
8
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
2
BALLS
173
RUNS
92
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 86.5 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
142
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jack Flavell
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Wally Grout
WKTS
1
BALLS
15
RUNS
2
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 15.0 balls/wkt
Jack Flavell
vs Ken Mackay
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jack Flavell
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
15
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Reginald Allen
vs Ken Mackay
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
18
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jack Flavell
vs Bob Simpson
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
51
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Ron Gaunt
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Bill Lawry
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
28
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Brian Booth
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
71
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Peter May
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
33
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ron Gaunt
vs Ken Barrington
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
53
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ron Gaunt
vs Raman Subba Row
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
12
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Mackay
vs Geoff Pullar
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Richie Benaud
vs David Allen
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
10
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs David Allen
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
14
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ron Gaunt
vs Ted Dexter
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
24
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs John Murray
WKTS
1
BALLS
1
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Jack Flavell
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
14
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
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