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Test Championship
3rd Test
Fri, 31 December 1954, Starts from 00:00
Melbourne
Australia - 601/10 (20.00) , 111/10 (31.3)
vs
England - 558/7 (20.00) , 279/10 (100.5)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
England won by 128 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
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: 1-14 (Bill Edrich), 2-21 (Peter May), 3-29 (Leonard Hutton), 4-41 (Denis Compton),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 9)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
191(67.6 Ov, RR: 2.81)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Leonard Hutton (c)
c Hole b Miller
12
37
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Edrich
c Lindwall b Miller
4
17
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Peter May
c Benaud b Lindwall
0
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Colin Cowdrey
b Johnson
102
239
0
14
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Denis Compton
c Harvey b Miller
4
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Trevor Bailey
c †Maddocks b Johnston
30
118
0
3
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
lbw b Archer
20
72
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Johnny Wardle
b Archer
0
16
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Frank Tyson
b Archer
6
32
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Brian Statham
b Archer
3
23
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bob Appleyard
not out
1
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 9)
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
Ray Lindwall
13.00
0
59
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Keith Miller
11.00
8
14
3
0.95
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Ron Archer
13.60
4
33
4
1.80
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Richie Benaud
7.00
0
30
0
3.21
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bill Johnston
12.00
6
26
1
1.62
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Ian Johnson
11.00
3
20
1
1.36
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
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: 1-15 (Arthur Morris), 2-38 (Keith Miller), 3-43 (Les Favell), 4-65 (Graeme Hole), 5
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 3, nb 2)
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
231(63.3 Ov, RR: 3.64)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Les Favell
lbw b Statham
25
53
0
4
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Arthur Morris
lbw b Tyson
3
17
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Keith Miller
c †Evans b Statham
7
21
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Neil Harvey
b Appleyard
31
100
0
4
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Graeme Hole
b Tyson
11
32
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Richie Benaud
c sub b Appleyard
15
78
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ron Archer
b Wardle
23
73
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Len Maddocks (WK)
c †Evans b Statham
47
167
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ray Lindwall
b Statham
13
20
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
not out
33
119
0
3
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Johnston
b Statham
11
22
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 3, 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
21.00
2
68
2
2.42
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Brian Statham
16.30
0
60
5
2.74
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Trevor Bailey
9.00
1
33
0
2.75
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bob Appleyard
11.00
3
38
2
2.59
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Johnny Wardle
6.00
0
20
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
England innigs
111/10 (31.3)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Bill Edrich), 2-96 (Leonard Hutton), 3-128 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-173 (Peter May)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 4, w 1)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
279(100.5 Ov, RR: 2.77)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Leonard Hutton (c)
lbw b Archer
42
146
0
3
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Edrich
b Johnston
13
65
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Peter May
b Johnston
91
199
0
8
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Colin Cowdrey
b Benaud
7
51
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Denis Compton
c †Maddocks b Archer
23
89
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Trevor Bailey
not out
24
163
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c †Maddocks b Miller
22
41
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Johnny Wardle
b Johnson
38
41
0
7
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Frank Tyson
c Harvey b Johnston
6
33
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Brian Statham
c Favell b Johnston
0
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bob Appleyard
b Johnston
6
8
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
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
Ray Lindwall
18.00
3
52
0
2.16
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Keith Miller
18.00
6
35
1
1.45
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Ron Archer
24.00
7
50
2
1.56
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Richie Benaud
8.00
2
25
1
2.34
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bill Johnston
24.50
2
85
5
2.58
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Ian Johnson
8.00
2
25
1
2.34
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Australia innigs
279/10 (100.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Arthur Morris), 2-57 (Les Favell), 3-77 (Neil Harvey), 4-86 (Richie Benaud),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 13)
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
111(31.3 Ov, RR: 3.53)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Les Favell
b Appleyard
30
76
0
2
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Arthur Morris
c Cowdrey b Tyson
4
36
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Richie Benaud
b Tyson
22
91
0
3
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Evans b Tyson
11
32
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Keith Miller
c Edrich b Tyson
6
22
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Graeme Hole
c †Evans b Statham
5
22
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ron Archer
b Statham
15
43
0
1
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Len Maddocks (WK)
b Tyson
0
4
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ray Lindwall
lbw b Tyson
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
not out
4
21
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Johnston
c †Evans b Tyson
0
4
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 13)
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
Frank Tyson
12.30
1
27
7
1.63
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Brian Statham
11.00
1
38
2
2.59
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Trevor Bailey
3.00
0
14
0
3.50
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bob Appleyard
4.00
1
17
1
3.18
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Johnny Wardle
1.00
0
1
0
0.75
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
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