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Australia v England 1st Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1962 (1962/63) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 30 November 1962

Match drawn

Match drawn. Brian Booth top-scored with 112 for Australia. Richie Benaud took 6/115.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1962 (1962/63)
Ground
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates
30 November 1962 to 5 December 1962
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Richie Benaud (Australia), Ted Dexter (England)
Debut
Alan Smith (England)
Umpires
CJ Egar and EF Wykes

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Alan Smith's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 404 all out. Brian Booth top-scored with 112, and Ken Mackay made 86. Barry Knight took 3 for 65 for England. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the seventh wicket between Ken Mackay and Brian Booth.

England replied with 389 all out. Peter Parfitt top-scored with 80, and Ken Barrington made 78. Richie Benaud took 6 for 115 for Australia. Australia led by 15 on first innings.

Australia made 362 for 4 in their second innings. Bill Lawry top-scored with 98, and Bob Simpson made 71. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the first wicket between Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry.

Set 378 to win, England made 278 for 6. Ted Dexter top-scored with 99, and Geoff Pullar made 56. Alan Davidson took 3 for 43 for Australia. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the first wicket between David Sheppard and Geoff Pullar, 41% of the total.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 404 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Bill Lawryc Alan Smith5
Bob Simpsonc Fred Trueman50
Norm O'Neillc Brian Statham19
Neil Harveybowled39
Peter Burgec Ted Dexter6
Brian Boothc Ted Dexter112
Alan Davidsonc Fred Trueman23
Ken Mackaynot out86
Richie Benaudc Alan Smith51
Graham McKenziec Barry Knight4
Barry Jarmanc Ken Barrington2

Extras 7 · Total 404 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman180763
Brian Statham161751
Barry Knight17.52653
Fred Titmus338911
Ted Dexter100461
Ken Barrington123441

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Bill Lawry), 2-46 (Norm O'Neill), 3-92 (Bob Simpson), 4-101 (Peter Burge), 5-140 (Neil Harvey), 6-194 (Alan Davidson), 7-297 (Brian Booth), 8-388 (Richie Benaud), 9-392 (Graham McKenzie), 10-404 (Barry Jarman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Simpson and Bill Lawry5
secondBob Simpson and Norm O'Neill41
thirdNeil Harvey and Bob Simpson46
fourthNeil Harvey and Peter Burge9
fifthNeil Harvey and Brian Booth39
sixthAlan Davidson and Brian Booth54
seventhKen Mackay and Brian Booth103
eighthRichie Benaud and Ken Mackay91
ninthKen Mackay and Graham McKenzie4
tenthKen Mackay and Barry Jarman12
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 389 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Richie Benaud33
David Sheppardc Graham McKenzie31
Ted Dexterbowled70
Colin Cowdreyc Bill Lawry21
Ken Barringtonc Peter Burge78
Alan Smithc Barry Jarman21
Peter Parfittc Alan Davidson80
Fred Titmusc Bob Simpson21
Barry Knightc Alan Davidson0
Fred Truemanc Barry Jarman19
Brian Stathamnot out8

Extras 7 · Total 389 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson214770
Graham McKenzie25.32783
Ken Mackay287550
Richie Benaud42121156
Bob Simpson186521
Norm O'Neill1050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Geoff Pullar), 2-65 (David Sheppard), 3-145 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-169 (Ted Dexter), 5-220 (Alan Smith), 6-297 (Ken Barrington), 7-361 (Fred Titmus), 8-362 (Barry Knight), 9-362 (Peter Parfitt), 10-389 (Fred Trueman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDavid Sheppard and Geoff Pullar62
secondDavid Sheppard and Ted Dexter3
thirdColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter80
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter24
fifthKen Barrington and Alan Smith51
sixthKen Barrington and Peter Parfitt77
seventhFred Titmus and Peter Parfitt64
eighthBarry Knight and Peter Parfitt1
ninthFred Trueman and Peter Parfitt0
tenthBrian Statham and Fred Trueman27
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 362 FOR 4
BatterHow outR
Bill Lawryc David Sheppard98
Bob Simpsonc Alan Smith71
Norm O'Neilllbw56
Neil Harveyc Brian Statham57
Peter Burgenot out47
Brian Boothnot out19

Did not bat: Alan Davidson, Ken Mackay, Richie Benaud, Graham McKenzie, Barry Jarman

Extras 14 · Total 362 for 4

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman150590
Brian Statham161671
Barry Knight141630
Fred Titmus263811
Ted Dexter160782

FALL OF WICKETS

1-136 (Bob Simpson), 2-216 (Bill Lawry), 3-241 (Norm O'Neill), 4-325 (Neil Harvey)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Simpson and Bill Lawry136
secondNorm O'Neill and Bill Lawry80
thirdNeil Harvey and Norm O'Neill25
fourthNeil Harvey and Peter Burge84
fifthPeter Burge and Brian Booth37
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 278 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Alan Davidson56
David Sheppardc Richie Benaud53
Ted Dexterbowled99
Colin Cowdreyc Richie Benaud9
Ken Barringtonc Graham McKenzie23
Peter Parfittc Barry Jarman4
Fred Titmusnot out3
Barry Knightnot out4

Did not bat: Alan Smith, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham

Extras 27 · Total 278 for 6

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson206433
Graham McKenzie204612
Ken Mackay70280
Richie Benaud277711
Bob Simpson70480
Norm O'Neill2200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-114 (Geoff Pullar), 2-135 (David Sheppard), 3-191 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-257 (Ted Dexter), 5-257 (Ken Barrington), 6-261 (Peter Parfitt)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDavid Sheppard and Geoff Pullar114
secondDavid Sheppard and Ted Dexter21
thirdColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter56
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter66
fifthKen Barrington and Peter Parfitt0
sixthFred Titmus and Peter Parfitt4
seventhFred Titmus and Barry Knight17
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