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
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Match Player: None

England 1st Innings Batting

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

Australia 1st Innings Bowling

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

Australia 1st Innings Batting

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

England 1st Innings Bowling

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

England 2nd Innings Batting

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

Australia 2nd Innings Bowling

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

Australia 2nd Innings Batting

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

England 2nd Innings Bowling

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

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