Australia v England 1st Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1950 (1950/51) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 1 December 1950

Australia won by 70 runs

Australia won by 70 runs. Neil Harvey top-scored with 74 for Australia. Bill Johnston took 5/35.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1950 (1950/51)
Ground: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates: 1 December 1950 to 5 December 1950
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 70 runs
Captains: Lindsay Hassett (Australia), Freddie Brown (England)
Debut: Jack Iverson (Australia)
Umpires: AN Barlow and HAR Elphinstone

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Jack Iverson's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 228 all out. Neil Harvey top-scored with 74, and Ray Lindwall made 41. Alec Bedser took 4 for 45 for England. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 292 across 5 Tests.

England replied with 68 for 7. Cyril Washbrook top-scored with 19. Bill Johnston took 5 for 35 for Australia. From 49 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 67 for 7. Australia led by 160 on first innings.

Australia made 32 for 7 in their second innings. Neil Harvey top-scored with 12. Trevor Bailey took 4 for 22 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 19 for 5.

Set 193 to win, England made 122 all out. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 62 not out. Jack Iverson took 4 for 43 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs, to 30 for 6.

Australia won by 70 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jack Moroney	c Leonard Hutton	0	4
Arthur Morris	lbw	25	–
Neil Harvey	c Godfrey Evans	74	–
Keith Miller	c Arthur McIntyre	15	–
Lindsay Hassett	bowled	8	–
Sam Loxton	c Godfrey Evans	24	–
Ray Lindwall	c Alec Bedser	41	–
Don Tallon	c Reg Simpson	5	–
Ian Johnson	c Reg Simpson	23	–
Bill Johnston	c Leonard Hutton	1	–
Jack Iverson	not out	1	–

Extras 11 · Total 228 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Trevor Bailey	12	4	28	3
Alec Bedser	16.5	4	45	4
Doug Wright	16	0	81	1
Freddie Brown	11	0	63	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Jack Moroney), 2-69 (Arthur Morris), 3-116 (Keith Miller), 4-118 (Neil Harvey), 5-129 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-156 (Sam Loxton), 7-172 (Don Tallon), 8-219 (Ian Johnson), 9-226 (Ray Lindwall), 10-228 (Bill Johnston)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Arthur Morris and Jack Moroney	0
second	Arthur Morris and Neil Harvey	69
third	Keith Miller and Neil Harvey	47
fourth	Lindsay Hassett and Neil Harvey	2
fifth	Lindsay Hassett and Sam Loxton	11
sixth	Ray Lindwall and Sam Loxton	27
seventh	Ray Lindwall and Don Tallon	16
eighth	Ian Johnson and Ray Lindwall	47
ninth	Ray Lindwall and Bill Johnston	7
tenth	Bill Johnston and Jack Iverson	2

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 68 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R
Reg Simpson	bowled	12
Cyril Washbrook	c Lindsay Hassett	19
Godfrey Evans	c Jack Iverson	16
Denis Compton	c Ray Lindwall	3
John Dewes	c Sam Loxton	1
Leonard Hutton	not out	8
Arthur McIntyre	bowled	1
Freddie Brown	c Don Tallon	4
Trevor Bailey	not out	1

Did not bat: Alec Bedser, Doug Wright

Extras 3 · Total 68 for 7

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	1	0	1	0
Bill Johnston	11	2	35	5
Keith Miller	10	1	29	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-49 (Reg Simpson), 3-52 (Godfrey Evans), 4-52 (Denis Compton), 5-56 (John Dewes), 6-57 (Arthur McIntyre), 7-67 (Freddie Brown)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Cyril Washbrook and Reg Simpson	28
second	Godfrey Evans and Reg Simpson	21
third	Denis Compton and Godfrey Evans	3
fourth	Denis Compton and John Dewes	0
fifth	Leonard Hutton and John Dewes	4
sixth	Leonard Hutton and Arthur McIntyre	1
seventh	Freddie Brown and Leonard Hutton	10
eighth	Leonard Hutton and Trevor Bailey	1

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 32 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Jack Moroney	lbw	0	7
Arthur Morris	c Trevor Bailey	0	10
Ian Johnson	lbw	8	–
Sam Loxton	c Trevor Bailey	0	1
Lindsay Hassett	lbw	3	–
Neil Harvey	c Reg Simpson	12	–
Keith Miller	c Reg Simpson	8	–
Ray Lindwall	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Don Tallon, Bill Johnston, Jack Iverson

Extras 1 · Total 32 for 7

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Trevor Bailey	7	2	22	4
Alec Bedser	6.5	2	9	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Jack Moroney), 2-0 (Arthur Morris), 3-0 (Sam Loxton), 4-12 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-19 (Ian Johnson), 6-31 (Keith Miller), 7-32 (Neil Harvey)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Arthur Morris and Jack Moroney	0
second	Ian Johnson and Arthur Morris	0
third	Ian Johnson and Sam Loxton	0
fourth	Lindsay Hassett and Ian Johnson	12
fifth	Ian Johnson and Neil Harvey	7
sixth	Keith Miller and Neil Harvey	12
seventh	Ray Lindwall and Neil Harvey	1

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 122 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Reg Simpson	bowled	0	1
Cyril Washbrook	c Sam Loxton	6	–
John Dewes	bowled	9	–
Trevor Bailey	c Bill Johnston	7	–
Alec Bedser	c Neil Harvey	0	–
Godfrey Evans	c Sam Loxton	5	–
Arthur McIntyre	run out	7	–
Leonard Hutton	not out	62	–
Denis Compton	c Sam Loxton	0	1
Freddie Brown	c Sam Loxton	17	–
Doug Wright	c Ray Lindwall	2	–

Extras 7 · Total 122 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	7	3	21	2
Bill Johnston	11	2	30	2
Keith Miller	7	3	21	1
Jack Iverson	13	3	43	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Reg Simpson), 2-16 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-22 (John Dewes), 4-23 (Trevor Bailey), 5-23 (Alec Bedser), 6-30 (Arthur McIntyre), 7-46 (Godfrey Evans), 8-46 (Denis Compton), 9-77 (Freddie Brown), 10-122 (Doug Wright)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Cyril Washbrook and Reg Simpson	0
second	Cyril Washbrook and John Dewes	16
third	John Dewes and Trevor Bailey	6
fourth	Alec Bedser and Trevor Bailey	1
fifth	Alec Bedser and Godfrey Evans	0
sixth	Godfrey Evans and Arthur McIntyre	7
seventh	Leonard Hutton and Godfrey Evans	16
eighth	Leonard Hutton and Denis Compton	0
ninth	Freddie Brown and Leonard Hutton	31
tenth	Leonard Hutton and Doug Wright	45

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