England v Australia 4th Test
Australia tour of England - 1964 (1964) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 23 July 1964
Match drawn
Match drawn. Bob Simpson top-scored with 311 for Australia. Graham McKenzie took 7/153.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1964 (1964)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 23 July 1964 to 28 July 1964
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Bob Simpson (Australia), Ted Dexter (England)
- Debuts
- Tom Cartwright (England), Fred Rumsey (England)
- Umpires
- WFF Price and JS Buller
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Tom Cartwright and Fred Rumsey played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 656 for 8. Bob Simpson top-scored with 311 off 743 balls, and Bill Lawry made 106. John Price took 3 for 183 for England. The innings was built on a 219-run stand for the fifth wicket between Bob Simpson and Brian Booth. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 409 across 7 Tests.
England replied with 611 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 256 off 624 balls, and Ted Dexter made 174. Graham McKenzie took 7 for 153 for Australia. The innings was built on a 246-run stand for the third wicket between Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter, 40% of the total. Australia led by 45 on first innings.
Australia made 4 for 0 in their second innings. Bob Simpson top-scored with 4 not out off 6 balls.
Match drawn. Australia's 656 is the highest total at Old Trafford. Bob Simpson's 311 is the highest individual score at Old Trafford.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 656 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | run out | 106 | 313 |
| Bob Simpson | c Jim Parks | 311 | 743 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 19 | 62 |
| Norm O'Neill | bowled | 47 | 92 |
| Peter Burge | c John Price | 34 | 70 |
| Brian Booth | c John Price | 98 | 222 |
| Tom Veivers | c John Edrich | 22 | 37 |
| Wally Grout | c Ted Dexter | 0 | 3 |
| Graham McKenzie | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Neil Hawke, Grahame Corling
Extras 19 · Total 656 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Rumsey | 35.5 | 4 | 99 | 2 |
| John Price | 45 | 4 | 183 | 3 |
| Tom Cartwright | 77 | 32 | 118 | 2 |
| Fred Titmus | 44 | 14 | 100 | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Mortimore | 49 | 13 | 122 | 0 |
| Geoff Boycott | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-201 (Bill Lawry), 2-233 (Ian Redpath), 3-318 (Norm O'Neill), 4-382 (Peter Burge), 5-601 (Brian Booth), 6-646 (Bob Simpson), 7-652 (Wally Grout), 8-656 (Tom Veivers, 255.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry | 201 |
| second | Bob Simpson and Ian Redpath | 32 |
| third | Bob Simpson and Norm O'Neill | 85 |
| fourth | Peter Burge and Bob Simpson | 64 |
| fifth | Bob Simpson and Brian Booth | 219 |
| sixth | Bob Simpson and Tom Veivers | 45 |
| seventh | Wally Grout and Tom Veivers | 6 |
| eighth | Graham McKenzie and Tom Veivers | 4 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 611 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 58 | 190 |
| John Edrich | c Ian Redpath | 6 | 24 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 174 | 484 |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 256 | 624 |
| Peter Parfitt | c Wally Grout | 12 | 70 |
| Jim Parks | c Neil Hawke | 60 | 226 |
| Fred Titmus | c Bob Simpson | 9 | 52 |
| John Mortimore | c Peter Burge | 12 | 25 |
| Tom Cartwright | bowled | 4 | 6 |
| John Price | bowled | 1 | 31 |
| Fred Rumsey | not out | 3 | 20 |
Extras 16 · Total 611 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 60 | 15 | 153 | 7 |
| Grahame Corling | 46 | 11 | 96 | 0 |
| Neil Hawke | 63 | 28 | 95 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 19 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
| Tom Veivers | 95.1 | 36 | 155 | 3 |
| Norm O'Neill | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (John Edrich), 2-126 (Geoff Boycott), 3-372 (Ted Dexter), 4-417 (Peter Parfitt), 5-560 (Jim Parks), 6-589 (Fred Titmus), 7-594 (Ken Barrington), 8-602 (John Mortimore), 9-607 (Tom Cartwright), 10-611 (John Price, 293.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Geoff Boycott | 15 |
| second | Ted Dexter and Geoff Boycott | 111 |
| third | Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter | 246 |
| fourth | Ken Barrington and Peter Parfitt | 45 |
| fifth | Jim Parks and Ken Barrington | 143 |
| sixth | Ken Barrington and Fred Titmus | 29 |
| seventh | Ken Barrington and John Mortimore | 5 |
| eighth | John Mortimore and Tom Cartwright | 8 |
| ninth | John Price and Tom Cartwright | 5 |
| tenth | John Price and Fred Rumsey | 4 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 4 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Simpson | not out | 4 | 6 |
| Bill Lawry | not out | 0 | 6 |
Did not bat: Ian Redpath, Norm O'Neill, Peter Burge, Brian Booth, Tom Veivers, Wally Grout, Graham McKenzie, Neil Hawke, Grahame Corling
Extras 0 · Total 4 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Barrington | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry | 4 | 12 |
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