Australia v England 5th Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1950 (1950/51) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 23 February 1951 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 8 wickets
England won by 8 wickets. Reg Simpson top-scored with 156* for England.
Australia, 214 (10 wkts)
| Jim Burke | caught (Roy Tattersall) | 11 | 0 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 50 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 92 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Freddie Brown) | 7 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | bowled | 18 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | caught (Denis Compton) | 21 | 0 |
| Don Tallon | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | not out | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Iverson | caught (Cyril Washbrook) | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 22.00-5-46-5Trevor Bailey 9.00-1-29-0Freddie Brown 18.00-4-49-5Doug Wright 9.00-1-50-0Roy Tattersall 11.00-3-40-0
England, 310 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 79 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Don Tallon) | 27 | 0 |
| Reg Simpson | not out | 156 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Keith Miller) | 11 | 0 |
| David Sheppard | caught (Don Tallon) | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 11 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (Ian Johnson) | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | lbw | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | bowled | 10 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 21.00-1-77-3Keith Miller 21.70-5-76-4Bill Johnston 12.00-1-55-0Jack Iverson 20.00-4-52-2Ian Johnson 11.00-1-40-0Graeme Hole 5.00-0-10-1
Australia, 185 (10 wkts)
| Jim Burke | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 4 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | bowled | 48 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | lbw | 52 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Freddie Brown) | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | bowled | 63 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | caught (Freddie Brown) | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| Don Tallon | not out | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Iverson | caught (Denis Compton) | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 20.30-4-59-5Trevor Bailey 15.00-3-32-1Freddie Brown 9.00-1-32-1Doug Wright 15.00-2-56-3Roy Tattersall 5.00-2-6-0
England, 93 (2 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | not out | 60 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Ray Lindwall) | 7 | 0 |
| Reg Simpson | run out | 15 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 11 | 0 |
| David Sheppard | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 2.00-0-12-0Keith Miller 2.00-0-5-0Bill Johnston 11.00-3-36-1Jack Iverson 12.00-2-32-0Ian Johnson 1.00-0-1-0Graeme Hole 1.00-0-3-0Lindsay Hassett 0.60-0-4-0
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