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1958-1959 - Australia v. England - Test Match Summary

Teams: Australia v/s England
Match Date: December 31, 1958
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss: England , elected to bat
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Match Player: None

England 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Peter May113315298
Trevor Bailey48151114
Colin Cowdrey44200208
Jim Laker22*8685
Brian Statham134534
Tony Lock53629
Godfrey Evans4118
Peter Richardson3118
Peter Loader1113
Tom Graveney011
Willie Watson024
259 All Out (98.5 overs @ 2.62 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Meckiff24.04693
Ken Mackay9.02160
Lindsay Kline11.02430
Richie Benaud29.07611
Alan Davidson25.57646
Australia 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Neil Harvey167370325
Colin McDonald47248169
Norm O'Neill37142109
Alan Davidson247464
Ken Mackay188860
Wally Grout84726
Jim Burke32720
Lindsay Kline1*2515
Ian Meckiff022
Richie Benaud065
Bob Simpson0147
308 All Out (100.2 overs @ 3.07 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Tony Lock17.02540
Brian Statham28.06577
Jim Laker12.01470
Peter Loader27.24973
Trevor Bailey16.00500
England 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Trevor Bailey145634
Colin Cowdrey121912
Godfrey Evans112627
Brian Statham8*2519
Willie Watson72321
Tony Lock64338
Jim Laker31810
Tom Graveney387
Peter Richardson2811
Peter Loader0125
Peter May179868
87 All Out (31.2 overs @ 2.78 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Alan Davidson15.02413
Ian Meckiff15.23386
Richie Benaud1.0040
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Jim Burke18*7655
Wally Grout123844
Neil Harvey7*2225
Colin McDonald51213
42 2 wickets (17.1 overs @ 2.45 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Tony Lock3.11110
Brian Statham5.01111
Jim Laker4.0171
Peter Loader5.01130

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