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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
Most 50s
Tom Graveney
2
Peter Richardson
2
Colin McDonald
2
Wally Grout
1
Richie Benaud
1
Best Bowling Fig
Jim Laker
4
Fred Trueman
4
Richie Benaud
4
Alan Davidson
3
Ray Lindwall
3
Best Economy
Richie Benaud
2.478260
Ray Lindwall
2.920000
Jim Laker
3.049180
Trevor Bailey
3.071428
Gordon Rorke
3.478260
Most Runs Conceed
Fred Trueman
137
Alan Davidson
133
Frank Tyson
93
Jim Laker
93
Ray Lindwall
73
Most Wickets
Richie Benaud
5
Alan Davidson
5
Ray Lindwall
4
Jim Laker
4
Fred Trueman
4
Most Runs
Colin McDonald
184
Peter Richardson
91
Wally Grout
74
Tom Graveney
73
Colin Cowdrey
68
Most Fours
Colin McDonald
14
Colin Cowdrey
10
Wally Grout
8
Richie Benaud
7
Peter Richardson
6
Tom Graveney
6
Fred Trueman
6
Highest Score
Colin McDonald
133
Wally Grout
74
Peter Richardson
68
Richie Benaud
64
Tom Graveney
54
Best Average
Richie Benaud
11.400000
Ray Lindwall
18.250000
Gordon Rorke
21.333333
Jim Laker
23.250000
Alan Davidson
26.600000
Best Averages
Colin McDonald
184.000000
Wally Grout
74.000000
Richie Benaud
64.000000
John Mortimore
55.000000
Peter Richardson
45.500000
Best Strike Rate
Ian Meckiff
1.000000
Colin Cowdrey
0.701030
Peter May
0.625000
Colin McDonald
0.607260
Wally Grout
0.556390
Most Runs Conceed
Ian Meckiff
70
Gordon Rorke
64
Richie Benaud
57
Most Wickets
Gordon Rorke
3
Ian Meckiff
2
Frank Tyson
2
John Mortimore
1
Best Bowling Fig
Gordon Rorke
3
Ian Meckiff
2
Frank Tyson
1
John Mortimore
1
Most Not Outs
Jim Laker
2
Best Strike Rate
Fred Trueman
0.495652
Frank Tyson
0.468750
Best Economy
Frank Tyson
3.576923
Ian Meckiff
3.684210
Best Strike Rate
Richie Benaud
27.6
Gordon Rorke
36.8
Ray Lindwall
37.5
Most Not Outs
John Mortimore
2
Neil Harvey
2
Colin McDonald
2
Gordon Rorke
1
Best Average
Fred Trueman
34.250000
Ian Meckiff
35.000000
Best Strike Rate
Alan Davidson
40.2
Jim Laker
45.75
Fred Trueman
47.55
Ian Meckiff
57
Most Runs
Richie Benaud
64
Fred Trueman
57
Most Ducks
Trevor Bailey
2
Ted Dexter
2
Ray Lindwall
1
Best Averages
Tom Graveney
36.500000
Colin Cowdrey
34.000000
Most 100s
Colin McDonald
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Alan Davidson
95
Jim Laker
93
Fred Trueman
92
Frank Tyson
73
Ian Meckiff
57
Trevor Bailey
43
Richie Benaud
43
Most Ducks
Norm O'Neill
1
Most Fours
Ken Mackay
1
Neil Harvey
1
Jim Burke
1
Most Balls Faced
Colin McDonald
303
Peter Richardson
242
Tom Graveney
174
John Mortimore
156
Richie Benaud
139
Wally Grout
133
Ken Mackay
125
Highest Score
Colin Cowdrey
46
John Mortimore
44
Worst Bowling Fig
Gordon Rorke
41
John Mortimore
41