Test Match #391 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1954-1955 Australia v England - 1st Test
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
26th November, 1954
 
Australia 601/8 dec
England 190 & 257
Australia won by an innings and 154 runs

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leslie Favell c Cowdrey b Statham 23  62  3  0 37.10 3.83%
Arthur Morris c Cowdrey b Bailey 153  321  18  2 47.66 25.46%
Keith Miller b Bailey 49  88  4  1 55.68 8.15%
Neil Harvey c Bailey b Bedser 162  282  17  0 57.45 26.96%
Graeme Hole run out 57  87  4  0 65.52 9.48%
Richie Benaud c May b Tyson 34  51  1  1 66.67 5.66%
Ronald Archer c Bedser b Statham 0  8  0  0 0.00
Ray Lindwall not out 64  95  11  0 67.37 10.65%
Gil Langley b Bailey 16  21  2  0 76.19 2.66%
Ian Johnson* not out 24  23  2  1 104.35 3.99%
Extras (b 11, lb 7, nb 1) 19  
Total 8 wickets declared   (129.0 overs @ 4.66 rpo) 601
 
Did not Bat
 
William Johnston
Fall of Wickets
 
1-51 Favell, 2-123 Miller, 3-325 Morris, 4-456 Hole, 5-463 Harvey, 6-464 Archer,
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7-545 Benaud, 8-572 Langley
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 37.0 4 131 1 3.54 10.00
Brian Statham 34.0 2 123 2 3.62 20.00
Frank Tyson 29.0 1 160 1 5.52 10.00
Trevor Bailey 26.0 1 140 3 5.38 30.00
William Edrich 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton* c †Langley b Lindwall 4  7  1  0 57.14 2.11%
Reginald Simpson b Miller 2  5  0  0 40.00 1.05%
William Edrich c †Langley b Archer 15  28  3  0 53.57 7.89%
Peter May b Lindwall 1  7  0  0 14.29 0.53%
Colin Cowdrey c Hole b Johnston 40  183  7  0 21.86 21.05%
Trevor Bailey b Johnston 88  283  11  1 31.10 46.32%
Frank Tyson b Johnson 7  23  0  1 30.43 3.68%
Alec Bedser b Johnson 5  10  1  0 50.00 2.63%
Keith Andrew b Lindwall 6  15  0  0 40.00 3.16%
Brian Statham b Johnson 11  33  2  0 33.33 5.79%
Denis Compton not out 2  15  0  0 13.33 1.05%
Extras (b 3, lb 6) 9  
Total All Out   (76.1 overs @ 2.49 rpo) 190
Fall of Wickets
 
1-4 Hutton, 2-10 Simpson, 3-11 May, 4-25 Edrich, 5-107 Cowdrey, 6-132 Tyson,
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7-141 Bedser, 8-156 Andrew, 9-181 Statham, 10-190 Bailey
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 14.0 4 27 3 1.93 30.00
Keith Miller 11.0 5 19 1 1.73 10.00
Ronald Archer 4.0 1 14 1 3.50 10.00
Ian Johnson 19.0 5 46 3 2.42 30.00
Richie Benaud 12.0 5 28 0 2.33
William Johnston 16.1 5 47 2 2.91 20.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton* lbw b Miller 13  61  2  0 21.31 5.06%
Reginald Simpson run out 9  27  0  0 33.33 3.50%
William Edrich b Johnston 88  212  13  1 41.51 34.24%
Peter May lbw b Lindwall 44  126  6  0 34.92 17.12%
Colin Cowdrey b Benaud 10  83  2  0 12.05 3.89%
Trevor Bailey c †Langley b Lindwall 23  91  4  0 25.27 8.95%
Frank Tyson not out 37  81  1  0 45.68 14.40%
Alec Bedser c Archer b Johnson 5  13  0  0 38.46 1.95%
Keith Andrew b Johnson 5  12  1  0 41.67 1.95%
Denis Compton c †Langley b Benaud 0  3  0  0 0.00
Brian Statham c Harvey b Benaud 14  13  2  0 107.69 5.45%
Extras (b 7, lb 2) 9  
Total All Out   (90.1 overs @ 2.85 rpo) 257
Fall of Wickets
 
1-22 Simpson, 2-23 Hutton, 3-147 May, 4-163 Edrich, 5-181 Cowdrey, 6-220 Bailey,
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7-231 Bedser, 8-242 Andrew, 9-243 Compton, 10-257 Statham
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 17.0 3 50 2 2.94 20.00
Keith Miller 12.0 2 30 1 2.50 10.00
Ronald Archer 15.0 4 28 0 1.87
Ian Johnson 17.0 5 38 2 2.24 20.00
Richie Benaud 8.1 1 43 3 5.27 30.00
William Johnston 21.0 8 59 1 2.81 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Toss England won the toss and elected to field
Series 1954-1955 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 1st Test
Match No. Test #391
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 208/2 (AR Morris 82*, RN Harvey 41*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 503/6 (R Benaud 14*, RR Lindwall 27*)
Day 3 - England 1st innings 107/5 (TE Bailey 38*, FH Tyson 0*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 130/2 (WJ Edrich 68*, PBH May 39*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 257, 90.1 overs - end of match

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