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Test Championship
4th Test
Thu, 27 July 1961, Starts from 00:00
Manchester
England - 448/10 (20.00) , 201/10 (71.4)
vs
Australia - 539/3 (20.00) , 432/10 (171.4)
The Ashes (Australia in England)
Australia won by 54 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
539/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Bob Simpson), 2-51 (Neil Harvey), 3-89 (Norm O'Neill), 4-106 (Peter Burge
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 1)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
190(63.4 Ov, RR: 2.98)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Bill Lawry
lbw b Statham
74
178
0
11
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
c †Murray b Statham
4
7
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Neil Harvey
c Subba Row b Statham
19
38
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Norm O'Neill
hit wicket b Trueman
11
62
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Peter Burge
b Flavell
15
22
0
2
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Booth
c Close b Statham
46
85
0
5
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
c †Murray b Statham
11
25
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Alan Davidson
c Barrington b Dexter
0
18
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
b Dexter
2
18
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c †Murray b Dexter
2
13
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Graham McKenzie
not out
1
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
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
Fred Trueman
14.00
1
55
1
3.92
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Brian Statham
21.00
3
53
5
2.52
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Jack Flavell
22.00
8
61
1
2.77
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ted Dexter
6.40
2
16
3
2.40
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
England innigs
448/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Raman Subba Row), 2-43 (Ted Dexter), 3-154 (Geoff Pullar), 4-212 (Peter May),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 4, w 1)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
367(163.4 Ov, RR: 2.24)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Geoff Pullar
b Davidson
63
218
0
7
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Raman Subba Row
c Simpson b Davidson
2
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ted Dexter
c Davidson b McKenzie
16
46
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Peter May (c)
c Simpson b Davidson
95
228
0
14
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Close
lbw b McKenzie
33
99
0
4
1
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ken Barrington
c O'Neill b Simpson
78
218
0
10
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
John Murray (WK)
c †Grout b Mackay
24
101
0
4
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
David Allen
c Booth b Simpson
42
104
0
7
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Fred Trueman
c Harvey b Simpson
3
25
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Statham
c Mackay b Simpson
4
19
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Jack Flavell
not out
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 4, w 1)
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
Alan Davidson
39.00
11
70
3
1.79
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Graham McKenzie
38.00
11
106
2
2.78
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
40.00
9
81
1
2.02
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud
35.00
15
80
0
2.28
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
11.40
4
23
4
1.97
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Australia innigs
201/10 (71.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Bob Simpson), 2-175 (Neil Harvey), 3-210 (Bill Lawry), 4-274 (Peter Burge),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 9, w 2)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
432(171.4 Ov, RR: 2.51)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Bill Lawry
c Trueman b Allen
102
268
0
13
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
c †Murray b Flavell
51
141
0
7
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Murray b Dexter
35
82
0
5
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Norm O'Neill
c †Murray b Statham
67
155
0
9
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Peter Burge
c †Murray b Dexter
23
89
0
2
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Booth
lbw b Dexter
9
24
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
c Close b Allen
18
61
0
3
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Alan Davidson
not out
77
174
0
10
2
0.00
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
lbw b Allen
1
12
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c Statham b Allen
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Graham McKenzie
b Flavell
32
102
0
3
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 9, w 2)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Fred Trueman
32.00
6
92
0
2.87
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Brian Statham
44.00
9
106
1
2.40
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Jack Flavell
29.40
4
65
2
2.19
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ted Dexter
20.00
4
61
3
3.05
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
David Allen
38.00
25
58
4
1.52
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Brian Close
8.00
1
33
0
4.12
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
England innigs
432/10 (171.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Geoff Pullar), 2-150 (Ted Dexter), 3-150 (Peter May), 4-158 (Brian Close), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 5, w 2)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
201(71.4 Ov, RR: 2.80)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Geoff Pullar
c O'Neill b Davidson
26
41
0
3
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Raman Subba Row
b Benaud
49
145
0
8
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ted Dexter
c †Grout b Benaud
76
84
0
14
1
0.00
In 1961
Career
Peter May (c)
b Benaud
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Close
c O'Neill b Benaud
8
8
0
0
1
0.00
In 1961
Career
Ken Barrington
lbw b Mackay
5
12
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
John Murray (WK)
c Simpson b Benaud
4
5
0
1
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
David Allen
c Simpson b Benaud
10
28
0
2
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Fred Trueman
c Benaud b Simpson
8
43
0
2
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Brian Statham
b Davidson
8
30
0
2
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Jack Flavell
not out
0
12
0
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 5, w 2)
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
Alan Davidson
14.40
1
50
2
3.40
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Graham McKenzie
4.00
1
20
0
5.00
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
13.00
7
33
1
2.53
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud
32.00
11
70
6
2.18
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
8.00
4
21
1
2.62
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
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