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Test Championship
5th Test
Fri, 13 February 1959, Starts from 00:00
Melbourne
Australia - 470/10 (20.00) , 69/1 (12.7)
vs
England - 644/7 (20.00) , 214/10 (54.4)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
Australia won by 9 wickets
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
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-13 (Peter May), 3-61 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-109 (Tom Graveney),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
0
0
0
Career
0
0
0
Extras
(b 4, w 4)
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
205(64.5 Ov, RR: 3.17)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter Richardson
c & b Benaud
68
219
159
4
0
42.76
In 1959
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Davidson b Lindwall
0
8
1
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter May (c)
c Benaud b Meckiff
11
28
18
1
0
61.11
In 1959
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c Lindwall b Davidson
22
61
45
3
0
48.88
In 1959
Career
Tom Graveney
c McDonald b Benaud
19
81
72
2
0
26.38
In 1959
Career
Ted Dexter
c Lindwall b Meckiff
0
4
1
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Roy Swetman (WK)
c †Grout b Davidson
1
25
33
0
0
3.03
In 1959
Career
John Mortimore
not out
44
116
105
6
0
41.90
In 1959
Career
Fred Trueman
c & b Benaud
21
80
56
1
0
37.50
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
c †Grout b Benaud
9
10
16
0
0
56.25
In 1959
Career
Jim Laker
c Harvey b Davidson
2
17
15
0
0
13.33
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 4, w 4)
8
0
0
0
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
Norm O'Neill
c Cowdrey b Trueman
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Jim Burke), 2-83 (Neil Harvey), 3-83 (Norm O'Neill), 4-154 (Ken Mackay),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
351(100.5 Ov, RR: 3.48)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Colin McDonald
c Cowdrey b Laker
133
339
249
7
0
53.41
In 1959
Career
Jim Burke
c Trueman b Tyson
16
79
60
0
0
26.66
In 1959
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Swetman b Trueman
13
61
42
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
124
125
1
0
18.40
In 1959
Career
Alan Davidson
b Mortimore
17
62
41
1
0
41.46
In 1959
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
c †Swetman b Laker
64
184
139
7
0
46.04
In 1959
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c Trueman b Laker
74
131
133
8
0
55.63
In 1959
Career
Ray Lindwall
c Cowdrey b Trueman
0
14
12
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Ian Meckiff
c & b Trueman
2
3
2
0
0
100.00
In 1959
Career
Gordon Rorke
not out
0
27
1
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4)
9
0
0
0
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
England innigs
69/1 (12.7)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-12 (Peter May), 3-78 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-105 (Peter Richardso
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, w 2)
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
214(54.4 Ov, RR: 3.92)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter Richardson
lbw b Benaud
23
123
83
2
0
27.71
In 1959
Career
Trevor Bailey
b Lindwall
0
8
5
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Peter May (c)
c Harvey b Lindwall
4
10
6
1
0
66.66
In 1959
Career
Colin Cowdrey
run out
46
55
52
7
0
88.46
In 1959
Career
Tom Graveney
c Harvey b Davidson
54
137
102
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
63
51
0
0
21.56
In 1959
Career
Fred Trueman
b Rorke
36
80
59
5
0
61.01
In 1959
Career
Frank Tyson
c †Grout b Rorke
6
25
16
0
0
37.50
In 1959
Career
Jim Laker
not out
5
24
16
0
0
31.25
In 1959
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, w 2)
14
0
0
0
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
214/10 (54.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud (c), Wally Grout †, Ray Lin
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Jim Burke)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(lb 4)
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
69/1(12.7 Ov, RR: 5.35)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1959
Career
Colin McDonald
not out
51
71
54
7
0
94.44
In 1959
Career
Jim Burke
lbw b Tyson
13
65
47
1
0
27.65
In 1959
Career
Neil Harvey
not out
1
4
2
0
0
50.00
In 1959
Career
Extras
(lb 4)
4
0
0
0
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
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