Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1965 (1965/66) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 30 December 1965 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Peter Burge top-scored with 120 for Australia.
Australia, 348 (10 wkts)
| Bob Simpson | caught (John Edrich) | 59 | 145 |
| Bill Lawry | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 88 | 223 |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 5 | 50 |
| Bob Cowper | caught (Fred Titmus) | 99 | 183 |
| Brian Booth | lbw | 23 | 42 |
| Doug Walters | caught (Jim Parks) | 22 | 84 |
| Tom Veivers | run out | 19 | 67 |
| Peter Philpott | bowled | 10 | 35 |
| Wally Grout | caught (Bob Barber) | 11 | 26 |
| Graham McKenzie | not out | 12 | 22 |
| Alan Connolly | caught (Jim Parks) | 0 | 6 |
Jeff Jones 24.00-4-92-3Barry Knight 26.50-2-84-4Fred Titmus 31.00-7-93-0David Allen 20.00-4-55-2Bob Barber 6.00-1-24-0
England, 547 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Graham McKenzie) | 51 | 85 |
| Bob Barber | caught (Wally Grout) | 48 | 62 |
| John Edrich | caught (Tom Veivers) | 109 | 286 |
| Ken Barrington | caught (Peter Burge) | 63 | 139 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Alan Connolly) | 104 | 187 |
| Mike Smith | caught (Wally Grout) | 41 | 92 |
| Jim Parks | caught (Bob Cowper) | 71 | 124 |
| Barry Knight | caught (Bob Simpson) | 1 | 15 |
| Fred Titmus | not out | 56 | 128 |
| David Allen | caught (Wally Grout) | 2 | 22 |
| Jeff Jones | bowled | 1 | 9 |
Graham McKenzie 35.20-3-134-5Alan Connolly 37.00-5-125-1Peter Philpott 30.00-2-133-0Doug Walters 10.00-2-32-1Bob Simpson 16.00-4-61-0Tom Veivers 12.00-3-46-2Bob Cowper 3.00-0-16-1
Australia, 418 (10 wkts)
| Bob Simpson | caught (Ken Barrington) | 67 | 129 |
| Bill Lawry | caught (Mike Smith) | 78 | 198 |
| Bob Cowper | lbw | 5 | 24 |
| Peter Burge | caught (John Edrich) | 120 | 193 |
| Brian Booth | bowled | 10 | 43 |
| Doug Walters | caught (Ken Barrington) | 115 | 296 |
| Tom Veivers | stumping (Jim Parks) | 3 | 18 |
| Peter Philpott | bowled | 2 | 5 |
| Wally Grout | caught (David Allen) | 16 | 26 |
| Graham McKenzie | run out | 2 | 4 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Jones 20.00-1-92-1Barry Knight 21.00-4-61-2Fred Titmus 22.00-6-43-0David Allen 18.00-3-48-1Bob Barber 17.00-0-87-1Ken Barrington 7.40-0-47-2Geoff Boycott 9.00-0-32-2Mike Smith 2.00-0-8-0
England, 5 (0 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 5 | 11 |
| Bob Barber | not out | 0 | 5 |
| John Edrich | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Barrington | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smith | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Parks | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Knight | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| David Allen | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Jones | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Graham McKenzie 1.00-0-2-0Alan Connolly 1.00-0-3-0
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