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5th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1950

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 23 Feb - Wed, 28 Feb 1951

AUS

Australia

485/10 (20.00) & 197/10 (64.3)

England

68/6 (20.00) & 95/2 (29.6)

ENG

England won by 8 wickets

AUSAustralia innings

485/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jim Burke c Tattersall b Bedser	11	0	52	0	0	0.00	In 1951	125	10	0	Career	125	10	0
Arthur Morris lbw b Brown	50	0	173	2	0	0.00	In 1951	321	32	0	Career	2151	193	6
Lindsay Hassett (c) c Hutton b Brown	92	0	212	9	0	0.00	In 1951	366	24	3	Career	1960	146	8
Neil Harvey c (wk)Evans b Brown	1	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1951	362	40	0	Career	1321	102	0
Keith Miller c & b Brown	7	0	7	1	0	0.00	In 1951	350	29	1	Career	1379	76	15
Graeme Hole b Bedser	18	0	46	2	0	0.00	In 1951	81	8	0	Career	81	8	0
Ian Johnson lbw b Bedser	1	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1951	151	15	0	Career	457	28	0
Ray Lindwall c Compton b Bedser	21	0	62	1	1	0.00	In 1951	124	14	1	Career	586	49	5
Don Tallon (WK) c Hutton b Bedser	1	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1951	39	2	0	Career	379	24	0
Bill Johnston not out	12	0	43	1	0	0.00	In 1951	29	2	0	Career	125	7	0
Jack Iverson c Washbrook b Brown	0	0	6	0	0	0.00	In 1951	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 1)	3
Total 217 69 Ov (RR: 3.14)	217

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Alec Bedser	22.00	5	46	5	1.56	In 1951	30	7/41	Career	124
Trevor Bailey	9.00	1	29	0	2.41	In 1951	14	6/118	Career	32
Freddie Brown	18.00	4	49	5	2.04	In 1951	18	5/49	Career	25
Doug Wright	9.00	1	50	0	4.16	In 1951	11	7/105	Career	94
Roy Tattersall	11.00	3	40	0	2.72	In 1951	4	3/95	Career	4

ENGEngland innings

68/6 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Leonard Hutton b Hole	79	0	174	8	0	0.00	In 1951	533	42	0	Career	4654	297	5
Cyril Washbrook c (wk)Tallon b Miller	27	0	32	1	0	0.00	In 1951	173	12	1	Career	2407	141	8
Reg Simpson not out	156	0	338	12	0	0.00	In 1951	349	25	0	Career	696	43	3
Denis Compton c Miller b Lindwall	11	0	43	1	0	0.00	In 1951	53	2	0	Career	3240	243	1
David Sheppard c (wk)Tallon b Miller	1	0	6	0	0	0.00	In 1951	51	3	0	Career	91	3	0
Freddie Brown (c) b Lindwall	6	0	12	0	0	0.00	In 1951	210	18	1	Career	443	29	3
Godfrey Evans (WK) b Miller	1	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1951	144	15	0	Career	1114	81	0
Alec Bedser b Lindwall	11	0	21	1	0	0.00	In 1951	43	3	0	Career	514	35	3
Trevor Bailey c Johnson b Iverson	5	0	25	1	0	0.00	In 1951	40	2	0	Career	404	35	0
Doug Wright lbw b Iverson	3	0	8	0	0	0.00	In 1951	23	1	0	Career	235	14	0
Roy Tattersall b Miller	10	0	55	1	0	0.00	In 1951	16	2	0	Career	16	2	0
Extras (b 9, lb 1)	10
Total 320 90.7 Ov (RR: 3.52)	320

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	21.00	1	77	3	2.75	In 1951	15	7/61	Career	88
Keith Miller	21.70	5	76	4	2.60	In 1951	17	7/60	Career	64
Bill Johnston	12.00	1	55	0	3.43	In 1951	22	6/21	Career	80
Jack Iverson	20.00	4	52	2	1.95	In 1951	21	6/25	Career	21
Ian Johnson	11.00	1	40	0	2.72	In 1951	7	6/42	Career	49
Graeme Hole	5.00	0	10	1	1.50	In 1951	1	1/10	Career	1

AUSAustralia innings

197/10 (64.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Jim Burke c Hutton b Bedser	1	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1951	125	10	0	Career	125	10	0
Arthur Morris lbw b Bedser	4	0	9	0	0	0.00	In 1951	321	32	0	Career	2151	193	6
Lindsay Hassett (c) b Wright	48	0	193	1	0	0.00	In 1951	366	24	3	Career	1960	146	8
Neil Harvey lbw b Wright	52	0	94	5	0	0.00	In 1951	362	40	0	Career	1321	102	0
Keith Miller c & b Brown	0	0	11	0	0	0.00	In 1951	350	29	1	Career	1379	76	15
Graeme Hole b Bailey	63	0	162	6	0	0.00	In 1951	81	8	0	Career	81	8	0
Ian Johnson c Brown b Wright	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1951	151	15	0	Career	457	28	0
Ray Lindwall b Bedser	14	0	58	1	0	0.00	In 1951	124	14	1	Career	586	49	5
Don Tallon (WK) not out	2	0	21	0	0	0.00	In 1951	39	2	0	Career	379	24	0
Bill Johnston b Bedser	1	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1951	29	2	0	Career	125	7	0
Jack Iverson c Compton b Bedser	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 1951	3	0	0	Career	3	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 8, nb 1, w 1)	12
Total 197 64.3 Ov (RR: 3.06)	197

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Alec Bedser	20.30	4	59	5	2.17	In 1951	30	7/41	Career	124
Trevor Bailey	15.00	3	32	1	1.60	In 1951	14	6/118	Career	32
Freddie Brown	9.00	1	32	1	2.66	In 1951	18	5/49	Career	25
Doug Wright	15.00	2	56	3	2.80	In 1951	11	7/105	Career	94
Roy Tattersall	5.00	2	6	0	0.90	In 1951	4	3/95	Career	4

ENGEngland innings

95/2 (29.6)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Leonard Hutton not out	60	0	113	3	0	0.00	In 1951	533	42	0	Career	4654	297	5
Cyril Washbrook c Lindwall b Johnston	7	0	34	1	0	0.00	In 1951	173	12	1	Career	2407	141	8
Reg Simpson run out	15	0	35	2	0	0.00	In 1951	349	25	0	Career	696	43	3
Denis Compton not out	11	0	41	0	0	0.00	In 1951	53	2	0	Career	3240	243	1
Extras (lb 2)	2
Total 95/2 29.6 Ov (RR: 3.19)	95

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	2.00	0	12	0	4.50	In 1951	15	7/61	Career	88
Keith Miller	2.00	0	5	0	1.87	In 1951	17	7/60	Career	64
Bill Johnston	11.00	3	36	1	2.45	In 1951	22	6/21	Career	80
Jack Iverson	12.00	2	32	0	2.00	In 1951	21	6/25	Career	21
Ian Johnson	1.00	0	1	0	0.75	In 1951	7	6/42	Career	49
Graeme Hole	1.00	0	3	0	2.25	In 1951	1	1/10	Career	1
Lindsay Hassett	0.60	0	4	0	4.00	In 1951	0	0/4	Career	0