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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
Player of the Match: None

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Tony Lock53629
Jim Laker22*8685
Willie Watson024
Trevor Bailey48151114
Peter Loader1113
Godfrey Evans4118
Brian Statham134534
Colin Cowdrey44200208
Tom Graveney011
Peter May113315298
Peter Richardson3118
259 All Out (98.5 overs @ 2.62 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Richie Benaud29.07611
Lindsay Kline11.02430
Alan Davidson25.57646
Ken Mackay9.02160
Ian Meckiff24.04693
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Jim Burke32720
Ken Mackay188860
Norm O'Neill37142109
Richie Benaud065
Neil Harvey167370325
Lindsay Kline1*2515
Wally Grout84726
Alan Davidson247464
Bob Simpson0147
Colin McDonald47248169
Ian Meckiff022
308 All Out (100.2 overs @ 3.07 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Jim Laker12.01470
Tony Lock17.02540
Trevor Bailey16.00500
Brian Statham28.06577
Peter Loader27.24973
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Peter Richardson2811
Peter May179868
Jim Laker31810
Willie Watson72321
Godfrey Evans112627
Peter Loader0125
Trevor Bailey145634
Tom Graveney387
Tony Lock64338
Brian Statham8*2519
Colin Cowdrey121912
87 All Out (31.2 overs @ 2.78 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Meckiff15.23386
Richie Benaud1.0040
Alan Davidson15.02413
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Colin McDonald51213
Wally Grout123844
Neil Harvey7*2225
Jim Burke18*7655
42 2 wickets (17.1 overs @ 2.45 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Peter Loader5.01130
Jim Laker4.0171
Tony Lock3.11110
Brian Statham5.01111

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