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
Peter Richardson	68		219	159
Jim Laker	2		17	15
Trevor Bailey	0		8	1
John Mortimore	44*		116	105
Peter May	11		28	18
Tom Graveney	19		81	72
Frank Tyson	9		10	16
Colin Cowdrey	22		61	45
Fred Trueman	21		80	56
Ted Dexter	0		4	1
Roy Swetman	1		25	33
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
Alan Davidson	12.5	2	38	3
Richie Benaud	17.0	5	43	4
Ray Lindwall	14.0	2	36	1
Ian Meckiff	15.0	2	57	2

Australia 1st Innings Batting

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

England 1st Innings Bowling

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

England 2nd Innings Batting

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

Australia 2nd Innings Bowling

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

Australia 2nd Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	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

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

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