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England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1961 (1961) · Lord's, London · 22 June 1961

Australia won by 5 wickets

Australia won by 5 wickets. Bill Lawry top-scored with 130 for Australia. Graham McKenzie took 5/37.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1961 (1961)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
22 June 1961 to 26 June 1961
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 5 wickets
Captains
Colin Cowdrey (England), Neil Harvey (Australia)
Debut
Graham McKenzie (Australia)
Umpires
CS Elliott and WE Phillipson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graham McKenzie's first Test.

England batted first and made 206 all out. Raman Subba Row top-scored with 48. Alan Davidson took 5 for 42 for Australia.

Australia replied with 340 all out. Bill Lawry top-scored with 130, and Ken Mackay made 54. Fred Trueman took 4 for 118 for England. Australia led by 134 on first innings.

England made 202 all out in their second innings. Ken Barrington top-scored with 66, and Geoff Pullar made 42. Graham McKenzie took 5 for 37 for Australia.

Set 69 to win, Australia made 71 for 5. Peter Burge top-scored with 37 not out. Brian Statham took 3 for 31 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 19 for 4.

Australia won by 5 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 206 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarbowled11
Raman Subba Rowlbw48
Ted Dexterc Graham McKenzie27
Colin Cowdreyc Wally Grout16
Peter Mayc Wally Grout17
Ken Barringtonc Ken Mackay4
Ray Illingworthbowled13
John Murraylbw18
Tony Lockc Wally Grout5
Fred Truemanbowled25
Brian Stathamnot out11

Extras 11 · Total 206 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson24.36425
Graham McKenzie267811
Frank Misson164482
Ken Mackay123242

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Geoff Pullar), 2-87 (Raman Subba Row), 3-87 (Ted Dexter), 4-111 (Peter May), 5-115 (Ken Barrington), 6-127 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-156 (John Murray), 8-164 (Ray Illingworth), 9-167 (Tony Lock), 10-206 (Fred Trueman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRaman Subba Row and Geoff Pullar26
secondTed Dexter and Raman Subba Row61
thirdColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter0
fourthPeter May and Colin Cowdrey24
fifthColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington4
sixthColin Cowdrey and Ray Illingworth12
seventhRay Illingworth and John Murray29
eighthTony Lock and Ray Illingworth8
ninthFred Trueman and Tony Lock3
tenthBrian Statham and Fred Trueman39
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 340 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Bill Lawryc John Murray130
Colin McDonaldbowled4
Bob Simpsonc Ray Illingworth0
Neil Harveyc Ken Barrington27
Norm O'Neillbowled1
Peter Burgec John Murray46
Alan Davidsonlbw6
Ken Mackayc Ken Barrington54
Wally Groutlbw0
Graham McKenziebowled34
Frank Missonnot out25

Extras 13 · Total 340 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham4410892
Fred Trueman3431184
Ted Dexter247563
Tony Lock2613480
Ray Illingworth11.35161

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Colin McDonald), 2-6 (Bob Simpson), 3-81 (Neil Harvey), 4-88 (Norm O'Neill), 5-183 (Peter Burge), 6-194 (Alan Davidson), 7-238 (Bill Lawry), 8-238 (Wally Grout), 9-291 (Graham McKenzie), 10-340 (Ken Mackay)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin McDonald and Bill Lawry5
secondBob Simpson and Bill Lawry1
thirdNeil Harvey and Bill Lawry75
fourthNorm O'Neill and Bill Lawry7
fifthPeter Burge and Bill Lawry95
sixthAlan Davidson and Bill Lawry11
seventhKen Mackay and Bill Lawry44
eighthKen Mackay and Wally Grout0
ninthKen Mackay and Graham McKenzie53
tenthKen Mackay and Frank Misson49
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Pullarc Wally Grout42
Raman Subba Rowc Wally Grout8
Ted Dexterbowled17
Colin Cowdreyc Ken Mackay7
Peter Mayc Wally Grout22
Ken Barringtonlbw66
Ray Illingworthc Neil Harvey0
John Murrayc Wally Grout25
Tony Lockbowled1
Fred Truemanc Wally Grout0
Brian Stathamnot out2

Extras 12 · Total 202 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson248502
Graham McKenzie2913375
Frank Misson172662
Ken Mackay8650
Bob Simpson1910321

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Raman Subba Row), 2-63 (Ted Dexter), 3-67 (Geoff Pullar), 4-80 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-127 (Peter May), 6-144 (Ray Illingworth), 7-191 (Ken Barrington), 8-199 (John Murray), 9-199 (Fred Trueman), 10-202 (Tony Lock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRaman Subba Row and Geoff Pullar33
secondTed Dexter and Geoff Pullar30
thirdColin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar4
fourthPeter May and Colin Cowdrey13
fifthPeter May and Ken Barrington47
sixthKen Barrington and Ray Illingworth17
seventhKen Barrington and John Murray47
eighthTony Lock and John Murray8
ninthFred Trueman and Tony Lock0
tenthBrian Statham and Tony Lock3
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 71 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Bill Lawryc John Murray1
Colin McDonaldc Ray Illingworth14
Neil Harveyc John Murray4
Norm O'Neillbowled0
Peter Burgenot out37
Bob Simpsonc Ray Illingworth15
Alan Davidsonnot out0

Did not bat: Ken Mackay, Wally Grout, Graham McKenzie, Frank Misson

Extras 0 · Total 71 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Brian Statham10.53313
Fred Trueman100402

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Colin McDonald), 2-15 (Bill Lawry), 3-19 (Neil Harvey), 4-19 (Norm O'Neill), 5-58 (Bob Simpson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin McDonald and Bill Lawry15
secondNeil Harvey and Bill Lawry0
thirdNeil Harvey and Norm O'Neill4
fourthPeter Burge and Norm O'Neill0
fifthPeter Burge and Bob Simpson39
sixthAlan Davidson and Peter Burge13
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