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Fri, 13 Feb - Fri, 13 Feb 1959 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 9 wickets
Australia
470/10 (20.00) & 69/1 (12.7)
England
644/7 (20.00) & 214/10 (54.4)
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 & b Benaud
68
159
219
4
0
42.76
In 1959
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Davidson b Lindwall
0
1
8
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter May (c)
c Benaud b Meckiff
11
18
28
1
0
61.11
In 1959
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c Lindwall b Davidson
22
45
61
3
0
48.88
In 1959
Career
Tom Graveney
c McDonald b Benaud
19
72
81
2
0
26.38
In 1959
Career
Ted Dexter
c Lindwall b Meckiff
0
1
4
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Roy Swetman (WK)
c †Grout b Davidson
1
33
25
0
0
3.03
In 1959
Career
John Mortimore
not out
44
105
116
6
0
41.90
In 1959
Career
Fred Trueman
c & b Benaud
21
56
80
1
0
37.50
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
c †Grout b Benaud
9
16
10
0
0
56.25
In 1959
Career
Jim Laker
c Harvey b Davidson
2
15
17
0
0
13.33
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 4, w 4)
8
Total
205 64.5 Ov (RR: 3.17)
3485
8857
0
289
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
12.50
2
38
3
2.25
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Ray Lindwall
14.00
2
36
1
1.92
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Ian Meckiff
15.00
2
57
2
2.85
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Gordon Rorke
6.00
1
23
0
2.87
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Richie Benaud
17.00
5
43
4
1.89
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Australia innigs
470/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
c Cowdrey b Laker
133
249
339
7
0
53.41
In 1959
Career
Jim Burke
c Trueman b Tyson
16
60
79
0
0
26.66
In 1959
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Swetman b Trueman
13
42
61
1
0
30.95
In 1959
Career
Norm O'Neill
c Cowdrey b Trueman
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Ken Mackay
c Graveney b Laker
23
125
124
1
0
18.40
In 1959
Career
Alan Davidson
b Mortimore
17
41
62
1
0
41.46
In 1959
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
c †Swetman b Laker
64
139
184
7
0
46.04
In 1959
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c Trueman b Laker
74
133
131
8
0
55.63
In 1959
Career
Ray Lindwall
c Cowdrey b Trueman
0
12
14
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Ian Meckiff
c & b Trueman
2
2
3
0
0
100.00
In 1959
Career
Gordon Rorke
not out
0
1
27
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4)
9
Total
351 100.5 Ov (RR: 3.48)
5967
13685
0
425
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Fred Trueman
25.00
0
92
4
2.76
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
20.00
1
73
1
2.73
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Trevor Bailey
14.00
2
43
0
2.30
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Jim Laker
30.50
4
93
4
2.27
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
John Mortimore
11.00
1
41
1
2.79
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
England innigs
69/1 (12.7)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Peter Richardson
lbw b Benaud
23
83
123
2
0
27.71
In 1959
Career
Trevor Bailey
b Lindwall
0
5
8
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter May (c)
c Harvey b Lindwall
4
6
10
1
0
66.66
In 1959
Career
Colin Cowdrey
run out
46
52
55
7
0
88.46
In 1959
Career
Tom Graveney
c Harvey b Davidson
54
102
137
4
0
52.94
In 1959
Career
Ted Dexter
c †Grout b Davidson
6
33
33
0
0
18.18
In 1959
Career
Roy Swetman (WK)
lbw b Lindwall
9
15
15
0
0
60.00
In 1959
Career
John Mortimore
b Rorke
11
51
63
0
0
21.56
In 1959
Career
Fred Trueman
b Rorke
36
59
80
5
0
61.01
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
c †Grout b Rorke
6
16
25
0
0
37.50
In 1959
Career
Jim Laker
not out
5
16
24
0
0
31.25
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, w 2)
14
Total
214 54.4 Ov (RR: 3.92)
3638
7446
0
323
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
21.00
1
95
2
3.39
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Ray Lindwall
11.00
2
37
3
2.52
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Ian Meckiff
4.00
0
13
0
2.43
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Gordon Rorke
12.40
2
41
3
2.46
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Richie Benaud
6.00
1
14
1
1.75
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Australia innigs
214/10 (54.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
not out
51
54
71
7
0
94.44
In 1959
Career
Jim Burke
lbw b Tyson
13
47
65
1
0
27.65
In 1959
Career
Neil Harvey
not out
1
2
4
0
0
50.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(lb 4)
4
Total
69/1 12.7 Ov (RR: 5.35)
1173
1751
0
136
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Fred Trueman
6.70
0
45
0
4.90
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
6.00
0
20
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1959
Career
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