Australia v England 2nd Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1962 (1962/63) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 29 December 1962 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets
England won by 7 wickets. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 113 for England.
Australia, 310 (10 wkts)
| Bill Lawry | bowled | 52 | 108 |
| Bob Simpson | caught (Alan Smith) | 38 | 69 |
| Norm O'Neill | caught (Tom Graveney) | 19 | 44 |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Burge | lbw | 23 | 64 |
| Brian Booth | caught (Ken Barrington) | 27 | 76 |
| Alan Davidson | caught (Alan Smith) | 40 | 104 |
| Ken Mackay | lbw | 49 | 137 |
| Richie Benaud | caught (Ken Barrington) | 36 | 82 |
| Graham McKenzie | bowled | 16 | 24 |
| Barry Jarman | not out | 10 | 24 |
Fred Trueman 23.00-1-83-3Brian Statham 22.00-2-83-1Len Coldwell 17.00-2-58-2Ken Barrington 6.00-0-23-0Ted Dexter 6.00-1-10-0Fred Titmus 15.00-2-43-4Tom Graveney 3.00-1-10-0
England, 322 (10 wkts)
| David Sheppard | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Geoff Pullar | bowled | 11 | 26 |
| Ted Dexter | caught (Bob Simpson) | 93 | 198 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Peter Burge) | 113 | 231 |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 35 | 72 |
| Tom Graveney | run out | 41 | 52 |
| Fred Titmus | caught (Barry Jarman) | 15 | 45 |
| Alan Smith | not out | 6 | 42 |
| Fred Trueman | caught (Norm O'Neill) | 6 | 19 |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 1 | 13 |
| Len Coldwell | caught (Richie Benaud) | 1 | 4 |
Alan Davidson 23.10-4-75-6Graham McKenzie 29.00-3-95-2Ken Mackay 6.00-2-17-0Richie Benaud 18.00-3-82-1Bob Simpson 7.00-1-34-0Norm O'Neill 5.00-1-19-0
Australia, 239 (10 wkts)
| Bob Simpson | bowled | 14 | 37 |
| Bill Lawry | bowled | 57 | 239 |
| Norm O'Neill | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Harvey | run out | 10 | 20 |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 14 | 45 |
| Brian Booth | caught (Fred Trueman) | 103 | 274 |
| Alan Davidson | caught (Alan Smith) | 17 | 59 |
| Ken Mackay | lbw | 9 | 30 |
| Richie Benaud | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 4 | 18 |
| Graham McKenzie | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Jarman | not out | 11 | 41 |
Fred Trueman 20.00-1-62-5Brian Statham 23.00-1-52-2Len Coldwell 25.00-2-60-0Ken Barrington 5.00-0-22-0Ted Dexter 9.00-2-18-1Fred Titmus 14.00-4-25-1
England, 228 (3 wkts)
| David Sheppard | run out | 113 | 218 |
| Geoff Pullar | caught (Barry Jarman) | 5 | 9 |
| Ted Dexter | run out | 52 | 164 |
| Colin Cowdrey | not out | 58 | 123 |
| Ken Barrington | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Smith | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Len Coldwell | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alan Davidson 19.00-2-53-0Graham McKenzie 20.00-3-58-1Ken Mackay 9.00-0-34-0Richie Benaud 14.00-1-69-0Bob Simpson 2.00-0-10-0Brian Booth 0.20-0-4-0
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