Test Match #462 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1958-1959 Australia v England - 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
31st December, 1958
 
Australia 308 & 42/2
England 259 & 87
Australia won by 8 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Peter Richardson c †Grout b Davidson 3  8  0  0 37.50 1.16%
Trevor Bailey c Benaud b Meckiff 48  114  6  0 42.11 18.53%
Willlie Watson b Davidson 0  4  0  0 0.00
Tom Graveney lbw b Davidson 0  1  0  0 0.00
Peter May* b Meckiff 113  298  11  0 37.92 43.63%
Colin Cowdrey c †Grout b Davidson 44  208  5  0 21.15 16.99%
Godfrey Evans c Davidson b Meckiff 4  8  1  0 50.00 1.54%
Tony Lock st †Grout b Benaud 5  29  0  0 17.24 1.93%
James Laker not out 22  85  0  0 25.88 8.49%
Brian Statham b Davidson 13  34  1  0 38.24 5.02%
Peter Loader b Davidson 1  3  0  0 33.33 0.39%
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 3) 6  
Total All Out   (98.5 overs @ 2.62 rpo) 259
Fall of Wickets
 
1-7 Richardson, 2-7 Watson, 3-7 Graveney, 4-92 Bailey, 5-210 May, 6-218 Evans,
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7-218 Cowdrey, 8-233 Lock, 9-253 Statham, 10-259 Loader
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alan Davidson 25.5 7 64 6 2.48 60.00
Ian Meckiff 24.0 4 69 3 2.88 30.00
Kenneth Mackay 9.0 2 16 0 1.78
Richie Benaud 29.0 7 61 1 2.10 10.00
Lindsay Kline 11.0 2 43 0 3.91
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Colin McDonald c Graveney b Statham 47  169  0  0 27.81 15.26%
James Burke b Statham 3  20  0  0 15.00 0.97%
Neil Harvey b Loader 167  325  16  0 51.38 54.22%
Norman O'Neill c †Evans b Statham 37  109  2  0 33.94 12.01%
Kenneth Mackay c †Evans b Statham 18  60  1  0 30.00 5.84%
Bob Simpson lbw b Loader 0  7  0  0 0.00
Richie Benaud* lbw b Statham 0  5  0  0 0.00
Alan Davidson b Statham 24  64  2  0 37.50 7.79%
Wally Grout c May b Loader 8  26  1  0 30.77 2.60%
Ian Meckiff b Statham 0  2  0  0 0.00
Lindsay Kline not out 1  15  0  0 6.67 0.32%
Extras (lb 3) 3  
Total All Out   (100.2 overs @ 3.07 rpo) 308
Fall of Wickets
 
1-11 Burke, 2-137 McDonald, 3-255 O'Neill, 4-257 Harvey, 5-261 Simpson, 6-262 Benaud,
nbsp;
7-295 Mackay, 8-300 Davidson, 9-300 Meckiff, 10-308 Grout
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Brian Statham 28.0 6 57 7 2.04 70.00
Peter Loader 27.2 4 97 3 3.55 30.00
Trevor Bailey 16.0 0 50 0 3.13
James Laker 12.0 1 47 0 3.92
Tony Lock 17.0 2 54 0 3.18
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Peter Richardson c Harvey b Meckiff 2  11  0  0 18.18 2.30%
Trevor Bailey c Burke b Meckiff 14  34  1  0 41.18 16.09%
Willlie Watson b Davidson 7  21  0  0 33.33 8.05%
Tom Graveney c Davidson b Meckiff 3  7  0  0 42.86 3.45%
Peter May* c Davidson b Meckiff 17  68  1  0 25.00 19.54%
Colin Cowdrey c †Grout b Meckiff 12  12  2  0 100.00 13.79%
Godfrey Evans run out 11  27  0  0 40.74 12.64%
Tony Lock c & b Davidson 6  38  1  0 15.79 6.90%
James Laker c Harvey b Davidson 3  10  0  0 30.00 3.45%
Brian Statham not out 8  19  0  0 42.11 9.20%
Peter Loader b Meckiff 0  5  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 2) 4  
Total All Out   (31.2 overs @ 2.78 rpo) 87
Fall of Wickets
 
1-3 Richardson, 2-14 Watson, 3-21 Graveney, 4-27 Bailey, 5-44 Cowdrey, 6-57 Evans,
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7-71 May, 8-75 Lock, 9-80 Laker, 10-87 Loader
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alan Davidson 15.0 2 41 3 2.73 30.00
Ian Meckiff 15.2 3 38 6 2.48 60.00
Richie Benaud 1.0 0 4 0 4.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 39)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Colin McDonald lbw b Statham 5  13  0  0 38.46 11.90%
James Burke not out 18  55  1  0 32.73 42.86%
Wally Grout st †Evans b Laker 12  44  0  0 27.27 28.57%
Neil Harvey not out 7  25  0  0 28.00 16.67%
Extras 0  
Total 2 wickets   (17.1 overs @ 2.45 rpo) 42
 
Did not Bat
 
Norman O'Neill, Kenneth Mackay, Bob Simpson, Richie Benaud*, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff,
 
Lindsay Kline
Fall of Wickets
 
1-6 McDonald, 2-26 Grout
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Brian Statham 5.0 1 11 1 2.20 10.00
Peter Loader 5.0 1 13 0 2.60
James Laker 4.0 1 7 1 1.75 10.00
Tony Lock 3.1 1 11 0 3.47
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1958-1959 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #462
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 173/4 (PBH May 89*, MC Cowdrey 28*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 96/1 (CC McDonald 32*, RN Harvey 60*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 282/6 (KD Mackay 14*, AK Davidson 12*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 9/1 (JW Burke 2*, ATW Grout 2*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 42/2, 17.1 overs - end of match

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