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

Teams: Australia v/s England
Match Date: February 13, 1959
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss: Australia , elected to field
Player of the Match: None

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets

England 1st Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Ted Dexter	0		4	1
Peter Richardson	68		219	159
Jim Laker	2		17	15
Peter May	11		28	18
Fred Trueman	21		80	56
Trevor Bailey	0		8	1
John Mortimore	44*		116	105
Roy Swetman	1		25	33
Frank Tyson	9		10	16
Tom Graveney	19		81	72
Colin Cowdrey	22		61	45
205 All Out (64.5 overs @ 3.16 rpo)

Australia 1st Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Gordon Rorke	6.0	1	23	0
Ray Lindwall	14.0	2	36	1
Richie Benaud	17.0	5	43	4
Ian Meckiff	15.0	2	57	2
Alan Davidson	12.5	2	38	3

Australia 1st Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Ken Mackay	23		124	125
Ray Lindwall	0		14	12
Wally Grout	74		131	133
Gordon Rorke	0*		27	1
Neil Harvey	13		61	42
Alan Davidson	17		62	41
Richie Benaud	64		184	139
Norm O'Neill	0		1	1
Colin McDonald	133		339	249
Ian Meckiff	2		3	2
Jim Burke	16		79	60
351 All Out (100.5 overs @ 3.48 rpo)

England 1st Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Jim Laker	30.5	4	93	4
Fred Trueman	25.0	0	92	4
Trevor Bailey	14.0	2	43	0
John Mortimore	11.0	1	41	1
Frank Tyson	20.0	1	73	1

England 2nd Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
John Mortimore	11		63	51
Fred Trueman	36		80	59
Peter May	4		10	6
Tom Graveney	54		137	102
Frank Tyson	6		25	16
Roy Swetman	9		15	15
Peter Richardson	23		123	83
Trevor Bailey	0		8	5
Colin Cowdrey	46		55	52
Jim Laker	5*		24	16
Ted Dexter	6		33	33
214 All Out (54.4 overs @ 3.91 rpo)

Australia 2nd Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Alan Davidson	21.0	1	95	2
Gordon Rorke	12.4	2	41	3
Ray Lindwall	11.0	2	37	3
Richie Benaud	6.0	1	14	1
Ian Meckiff	4.0	0	13	0

Australia 2nd Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Jim Burke	13		65	47
Neil Harvey	1*		4	2
Colin McDonald	51*		71	54
69 1 wickets (12.7 overs @ 5.24 rpo)

England 2nd Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Frank Tyson	6.0	0	20	1
Fred Trueman	6.7	0	45	0

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