Australia v England 2nd Test

England tour of Australia - 1958 (1958/59) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 31 December 1958

Australia won by 8 wickets

Australia won by 8 wickets. Neil Harvey top-scored with 167 for Australia. Brian Statham took 7/57.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1958 (1958/59)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 31 December 1958 to 5 January 1959
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Captains: Peter May (England), Richie Benaud (Australia)
Umpires: MJ McInnes and RJJ Wright

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 259 all out. Peter May top-scored with 113 off 298 balls, and Trevor Bailey made 48. Alan Davidson took 6 for 64 for Australia. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fifth wicket between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, 46% of the total.

Australia replied with 308 all out. Neil Harvey top-scored with 167 off 325 balls, and Colin McDonald made 47. Brian Statham took 7 for 57 for England. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Neil Harvey and Colin McDonald, 41% of the total. Australia led by 49 on first innings.

England made 87 all out in their second innings. Peter May top-scored with 17 off 68 balls. Ian Meckiff took 6 for 38 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 4.

Set 39 to win, Australia made 42 for 2. Jim Burke top-scored with 18 not out off 55 balls.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 259 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Peter Richardson	c Wally Grout	3	8
Trevor Bailey	c Richie Benaud	48	114
Willie Watson	bowled	0	4
Tom Graveney	lbw	0	1
Peter May	bowled	113	298
Colin Cowdrey	c Wally Grout	44	208
Godfrey Evans	c Alan Davidson	4	8
Tony Lock	st Wally Grout	5	29
Jim Laker	not out	22	85
Brian Statham	bowled	13	34
Peter Loader	bowled	1	3

Extras 6 · Total 259 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Alan Davidson	25.5	7	64	6
Ian Meckiff	24	4	69	3
Ken Mackay	9	2	16	0
Richie Benaud	29	7	61	1
Lindsay Kline	11	2	43	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Peter Richardson), 2-7 (Willie Watson), 3-7 (Tom Graveney), 4-92 (Trevor Bailey), 5-210 (Peter May), 6-218 (Godfrey Evans), 7-218 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-233 (Tony Lock), 9-253 (Brian Statham), 10-259 (Peter Loader)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Bailey and Peter Richardson	7
second	Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson	0
third	Trevor Bailey and Tom Graveney	0
fourth	Trevor Bailey and Peter May	85
fifth	Peter May and Colin Cowdrey	118
sixth	Godfrey Evans and Colin Cowdrey	8
seventh	Tony Lock and Colin Cowdrey	0
eighth	Jim Laker and Tony Lock	15
ninth	Jim Laker and Brian Statham	20
tenth	Jim Laker and Peter Loader	6

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 308 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Colin McDonald	c Tom Graveney	47	169
Jim Burke	bowled	3	20
Neil Harvey	bowled	167	325
Norm O'Neill	c Godfrey Evans	37	109
Ken Mackay	c Godfrey Evans	18	60
Bob Simpson	lbw	0	7
Richie Benaud	lbw	0	5
Alan Davidson	bowled	24	64
Wally Grout	c Peter May	8	26
Ian Meckiff	bowled	0	2
Lindsay Kline	not out	1	15

Extras 3 · Total 308 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Brian Statham	28	6	57	7
Peter Loader	27.2	4	97	3
Trevor Bailey	16	0	50	0
Jim Laker	12	1	47	0
Tony Lock	17	2	54	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Jim Burke), 2-137 (Colin McDonald), 3-255 (Norm O'Neill), 4-257 (Neil Harvey), 5-261 (Bob Simpson), 6-262 (Richie Benaud), 7-295 (Ken Mackay), 8-300 (Alan Davidson), 9-300 (Ian Meckiff), 10-308 (Wally Grout)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jim Burke and Colin McDonald	11
second	Neil Harvey and Colin McDonald	126
third	Neil Harvey and Norm O'Neill	118
fourth	Neil Harvey and Ken Mackay	2
fifth	Ken Mackay and Bob Simpson	4
sixth	Richie Benaud and Ken Mackay	1
seventh	Alan Davidson and Ken Mackay	33
eighth	Alan Davidson and Wally Grout	5
ninth	Wally Grout and Ian Meckiff	0
tenth	Wally Grout and Lindsay Kline	8

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 87 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Peter Richardson	c Neil Harvey	2	11
Trevor Bailey	c Jim Burke	14	34
Willie Watson	bowled	7	21
Tom Graveney	c Alan Davidson	3	7
Peter May	c Alan Davidson	17	68
Colin Cowdrey	c Wally Grout	12	12
Godfrey Evans	run out	11	27
Tony Lock	c Alan Davidson	6	38
Jim Laker	c Neil Harvey	3	10
Brian Statham	not out	8	19
Peter Loader	bowled	0	5

Extras 4 · Total 87 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Alan Davidson	15	2	41	3
Ian Meckiff	15.2	3	38	6
Richie Benaud	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Peter Richardson), 2-14 (Willie Watson), 3-21 (Tom Graveney), 4-27 (Trevor Bailey), 5-44 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-57 (Godfrey Evans), 7-71 (Peter May), 8-75 (Tony Lock), 9-80 (Jim Laker), 10-87 (Peter Loader)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Bailey and Peter Richardson	3
second	Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson	11
third	Trevor Bailey and Tom Graveney	7
fourth	Trevor Bailey and Peter May	6
fifth	Peter May and Colin Cowdrey	17
sixth	Godfrey Evans and Peter May	13
seventh	Peter May and Tony Lock	14
eighth	Jim Laker and Tony Lock	4
ninth	Jim Laker and Brian Statham	5
tenth	Brian Statham and Peter Loader	7

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 42 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Colin McDonald	lbw	5	13
Jim Burke	not out	18	55
Wally Grout	st Godfrey Evans	12	44
Neil Harvey	not out	7	25

Did not bat: Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Bob Simpson, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline

Extras 0 · Total 42 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Brian Statham	5	1	11	1
Peter Loader	5	1	13	0
Jim Laker	4	1	7	1
Tony Lock	3.1	1	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-26 (Wally Grout)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jim Burke and Colin McDonald	6
second	Jim Burke and Wally Grout	20
third	Neil Harvey and Jim Burke	16

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