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

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