Australia v England 5th Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1950 (1950/51) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 23 February 1951

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Reg Simpson top-scored with 156* for England. Alec Bedser took 5/46.

Australia ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1951 TESTS Melbourne Cricket Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1950 (1950/51)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 23 February 1951 to 28 February 1951
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: England won by 8 wickets
Captains: Lindsay Hassett (Australia), Freddie Brown (England)
Debut: Graeme Hole (Australia)
Umpires: AN Barlow and HAR Elphinstone

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graeme Hole's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 217 all out. Lindsay Hassett top-scored with 92, and Arthur Morris made 50. Alec Bedser took 5 for 46 for England.

England replied with 320 all out. Reg Simpson top-scored with 156 not out, and Leonard Hutton made 79. Keith Miller took 4 for 76 for Australia. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the second wicket between Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson, 41% of the total. From 204 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 228 for 7. England led by 103 on first innings.

Australia made 197 all out in their second innings. Graeme Hole top-scored with 63, and Neil Harvey made 52. Alec Bedser took 5 for 59 for England.

Set 95 to win, England made 95 for 2. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 60 not out.

England won by 8 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 217 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jim Burke	c Roy Tattersall	11
Arthur Morris	lbw	50
Lindsay Hassett	c Leonard Hutton	92
Neil Harvey	c Godfrey Evans	1
Keith Miller	c Freddie Brown	7
Graeme Hole	bowled	18
Ian Johnson	lbw	1
Ray Lindwall	c Denis Compton	21
Don Tallon	c Leonard Hutton	1
Bill Johnston	not out	12
Jack Iverson	c Cyril Washbrook	0

Extras 3 · Total 217 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alec Bedser	22	5	46	5
Trevor Bailey	9	1	29	0
Freddie Brown	18	4	49	5
Doug Wright	9	1	50	0
Roy Tattersall	11	3	40	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Jim Burke), 2-111 (Arthur Morris), 3-115 (Neil Harvey), 4-123 (Keith Miller), 5-156 (Graeme Hole), 6-166 (Ian Johnson), 7-184 (Lindsay Hassett), 8-187 (Don Tallon), 9-216 (Ray Lindwall), 10-217 (Jack Iverson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Arthur Morris and Jim Burke	23
second	Lindsay Hassett and Arthur Morris	88
third	Lindsay Hassett and Neil Harvey	4
fourth	Lindsay Hassett and Keith Miller	8
fifth	Lindsay Hassett and Graeme Hole	33
sixth	Lindsay Hassett and Ian Johnson	10
seventh	Lindsay Hassett and Ray Lindwall	18
eighth	Ray Lindwall and Don Tallon	3
ninth	Ray Lindwall and Bill Johnston	29
tenth	Bill Johnston and Jack Iverson	1

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 320 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	bowled	79
Cyril Washbrook	c Don Tallon	27
Reg Simpson	not out	156
Denis Compton	c Keith Miller	11
David Sheppard	c Don Tallon	1
Freddie Brown	bowled	6
Godfrey Evans	bowled	1
Alec Bedser	bowled	11
Trevor Bailey	c Ian Johnson	5
Doug Wright	lbw	3
Roy Tattersall	bowled	10

Extras 10 · Total 320 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	21	1	77	3
Keith Miller	21.7	5	76	4
Bill Johnston	12	1	55	0
Jack Iverson	20	4	52	2
Ian Johnson	11	1	40	0
Graeme Hole	5	0	10	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-171 (Leonard Hutton), 3-204 (Denis Compton), 4-205 (David Sheppard), 5-212 (Freddie Brown), 6-213 (Godfrey Evans), 7-228 (Alec Bedser), 8-236 (Trevor Bailey), 9-246 (Doug Wright), 10-320 (Roy Tattersall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook	40
second	Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson	131
third	Denis Compton and Reg Simpson	33
fourth	Reg Simpson and David Sheppard	1
fifth	Freddie Brown and Reg Simpson	7
sixth	Godfrey Evans and Reg Simpson	1
seventh	Alec Bedser and Reg Simpson	15
eighth	Reg Simpson and Trevor Bailey	8
ninth	Doug Wright and Reg Simpson	10
tenth	Reg Simpson and Roy Tattersall	74

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 197 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jim Burke	c Leonard Hutton	1
Arthur Morris	lbw	4
Lindsay Hassett	bowled	48
Neil Harvey	lbw	52
Keith Miller	c Freddie Brown	0
Graeme Hole	bowled	63
Ian Johnson	c Freddie Brown	0
Ray Lindwall	bowled	14
Don Tallon	not out	2
Bill Johnston	bowled	1
Jack Iverson	c Denis Compton	0

Extras 12 · Total 197 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alec Bedser	20.3	4	59	5
Trevor Bailey	15	3	32	1
Freddie Brown	9	1	32	1
Doug Wright	15	2	56	3
Roy Tattersall	5	2	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Arthur Morris), 2-6 (Jim Burke), 3-87 (Neil Harvey), 4-89 (Keith Miller), 5-142 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-142 (Ian Johnson), 7-192 (Ray Lindwall), 8-196 (Graeme Hole), 9-197 (Bill Johnston), 10-197 (Jack Iverson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Arthur Morris and Jim Burke	5
second	Lindsay Hassett and Jim Burke	1
third	Lindsay Hassett and Neil Harvey	81
fourth	Lindsay Hassett and Keith Miller	2
fifth	Lindsay Hassett and Graeme Hole	53
sixth	Ian Johnson and Graeme Hole	0
seventh	Ray Lindwall and Graeme Hole	50
eighth	Don Tallon and Graeme Hole	4
ninth	Don Tallon and Bill Johnston	1
tenth	Don Tallon and Jack Iverson	0

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 95 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	not out	60
Cyril Washbrook	c Ray Lindwall	7
Reg Simpson	run out	15
Denis Compton	not out	11

Did not bat: David Sheppard, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Trevor Bailey, Doug Wright, Roy Tattersall

Extras 2 · Total 95 for 2

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	2	0	12	0
Keith Miller	2	0	5	0
Bill Johnston	11	3	36	1
Jack Iverson	12	2	32	0
Ian Johnson	1	0	1	0
Graeme Hole	1	0	3	0
Lindsay Hassett	0.6	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-62 (Reg Simpson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook	32
second	Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson	30
third	Leonard Hutton and Denis Compton	33

← Australia v England New Zealand v England →

Want to captain one of these sides yourself?

PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →