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Test Championship
4th Test
Fri, 28 January 1955, Starts from 00:00
Adelaide
Australia - 601/10 (20.00) , 111/10 (43.2)
vs
England - 558/7 (20.00) , 97/5 (30.4)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
England won by 5 wickets
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
601/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Arthur Morris), 2-86 (Colin McDonald), 3-115 (Jim Burke), 4-129 (Neil Harvey)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 7, nb 2)
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
323(99.1 Ov, RR: 3.25)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Colin McDonald
c May b Appleyard
48
168
0
5
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Arthur Morris
c †Evans b Tyson
25
110
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jim Burke
c May b Tyson
18
81
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Neil Harvey
c Edrich b Bailey
25
62
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Keith Miller
c Bailey b Appleyard
44
149
0
4
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Richie Benaud
c May b Appleyard
15
104
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Len Maddocks (WK)
run out
69
169
0
7
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Ron Archer
c May b Tyson
21
37
0
3
1
0.00
In 1955
Career
Alan Davidson
c †Evans b Bailey
5
17
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
c Statham b Bailey
41
94
0
5
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Bill Johnston
not out
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 7, nb 2)
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Frank Tyson
26.10
4
85
3
2.44
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Brian Statham
19.00
4
70
0
2.76
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
12.00
3
39
3
2.43
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Bob Appleyard
23.00
7
58
3
1.89
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Johnny Wardle
19.00
5
59
0
2.32
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
England innigs
558/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Bill Edrich), 2-63 (Peter May), 3-162 (Leonard Hutton), 4-232 (Denis Compton)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 2, nb 4)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
341(140.6 Ov, RR: 2.42)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Leonard Hutton (c)
c Davidson b Johnston
80
270
0
5
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Bill Edrich
b Johnson
21
92
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter May
c Archer b Benaud
1
9
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c †Maddocks b Davidson
79
296
0
9
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Denis Compton
lbw b Miller
44
124
0
5
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Davidson b Johnston
38
145
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c †Maddocks b Benaud
37
36
0
5
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Johnny Wardle
c & b Johnson
23
67
0
2
1
0.00
In 1955
Career
Frank Tyson
c Burke b Benaud
1
22
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Bob Appleyard
not out
10
18
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Brian Statham
c †Maddocks b Benaud
0
7
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 2, nb 4)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Keith Miller
11.00
4
34
1
2.31
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Ron Archer
3.00
0
12
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Ian Johnson
36.00
17
46
2
0.95
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Alan Davidson
25.00
8
55
1
1.65
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Bill Johnston
27.00
11
60
2
1.66
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Richie Benaud
36.60
6
120
4
2.44
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Jim Burke
2.00
0
7
0
2.62
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Australia innigs
111/10 (43.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Arthur Morris), 2-40 (Jim Burke), 3-54 (Neil Harvey), 4-69 (Colin McDonald),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 1)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
111(43.2 Ov, RR: 2.56)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Colin McDonald
b Statham
29
126
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Arthur Morris
c & b Appleyard
16
29
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jim Burke
b Appleyard
5
27
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Neil Harvey
b Appleyard
7
21
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Keith Miller
b Statham
14
47
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Len Maddocks (WK)
lbw b Statham
2
28
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Richie Benaud
lbw b Tyson
1
5
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Ron Archer
c †Evans b Tyson
3
17
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Alan Davidson
lbw b Wardle
23
76
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Bill Johnston
c Appleyard b Tyson
3
35
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
not out
3
31
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 1)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Frank Tyson
15.00
2
47
3
2.35
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Brian Statham
12.00
1
38
3
2.37
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Bob Appleyard
12.00
7
13
3
0.81
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Johnny Wardle
4.20
1
8
1
1.41
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
England innigs
97/5 (30.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Johnny Wardle, Frank Tyson, Bob Appleyard, Brian Statham
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Bill Edrich), 2-10 (Leonard Hutton), 3-18 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-49 (Peter May), 5
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 4)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
97/5(30.4 Ov, RR: 3.18)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Leonard Hutton (c)
c Davidson b Miller
5
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Bill Edrich
b Miller
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter May
c Miller b Johnston
26
71
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c Archer b Miller
4
9
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Denis Compton
not out
34
115
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
lbw b Johnston
15
57
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
not out
6
3
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 4)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Keith Miller
10.40
2
40
3
2.85
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Ron Archer
4.00
0
13
0
2.43
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Alan Davidson
2.00
0
7
0
2.62
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Bill Johnston
8.00
2
20
2
1.87
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Richie Benaud
6.00
2
10
0
1.25
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
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