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England v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of England - 1964 (1964) · Headingley, Leeds · 2 July 1964

Australia won by 7 wickets

Australia won by 7 wickets. Peter Burge top-scored with 160 for Australia. Neil Hawke took 5/75.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of England - 1964 (1964)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
2 July 1964 to 6 July 1964
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 7 wickets
Captains
Ted Dexter (England), Bob Simpson (Australia)
Debut
Bob Cowper (Australia)
Umpires
CS Elliott and WFF Price

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Bob Cowper's first Test.

England batted first and made 268 all out. Jim Parks top-scored with 68 off 136 balls, and Ted Dexter made 66. Neil Hawke took 5 for 75 for Australia. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Headingley, 385 across 9 Tests.

Australia replied with 389 all out. Peter Burge top-scored with 160 off 308 balls, and Bill Lawry made 78. Fred Titmus took 4 for 69 for England. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the eighth wicket between Peter Burge and Neil Hawke. Australia led by 121 on first innings.

England made 229 all out in their second innings. Ken Barrington top-scored with 85 off 162 balls. Grahame Corling took 3 for 52 for Australia.

Set 109 to win, Australia made 111 for 3. Ian Redpath top-scored with 58 not out off 174 balls.

Australia won by 7 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 268 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Bob Simpson3887
John Edrichc Tom Veivers315
Ted Dexterc Wally Grout6699
Ken Barringtonbowled2965
Peter Parfittbowled32101
Ken Taylorc Wally Grout938
Jim Parksc Ian Redpath68136
Fred Titmusc Peter Burge326
Fred Truemanc Bob Cowper442
Norman Giffordnot out18
Jack Flavellc Ian Redpath58

Extras 10 · Total 268 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Graham McKenzie267744
Neil Hawke31.311755
Grahame Corling247501
Tom Veivers173350
Bob Simpson50240

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (John Edrich), 2-74 (Geoff Boycott), 3-129 (Ted Dexter), 4-138 (Ken Barrington), 5-163 (Ken Taylor), 6-215 (Peter Parfitt), 7-232 (Fred Titmus), 8-260 (Jim Parks), 9-263 (Fred Trueman), 10-268 (Jack Flavell, 103.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott17
secondTed Dexter and Geoff Boycott57
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter55
fourthKen Barrington and Peter Parfitt9
fifthKen Taylor and Peter Parfitt25
sixthJim Parks and Peter Parfitt52
seventhJim Parks and Fred Titmus17
eighthFred Trueman and Jim Parks28
ninthFred Trueman and Norman Gifford3
tenthJack Flavell and Norman Gifford5
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 389 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bill Lawryrun out78181
Bob Simpsonbowled2448
Ian Redpathbowled20112
Peter Burgecaught160308
Brian Boothst Jim Parks432
Bob Cowperbowled23
Tom Veiversc Jim Parks837
Graham McKenziebowled03
Neil Hawkec Peter Parfitt3797
Wally Groutlbw37111
Grahame Corlingnot out230

Extras 17 · Total 389 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman24.32983
Jack Flavell295970
Norman Gifford3415622
Ted Dexter195400
Fred Titmus5024694
Ken Taylor2060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Bob Simpson), 2-124 (Bill Lawry), 3-129 (Ian Redpath), 4-154 (Brian Booth), 5-157 (Bob Cowper), 6-178 (Tom Veivers), 7-178 (Graham McKenzie), 8-283 (Neil Hawke), 9-372 (Wally Grout), 10-389 (Peter Burge, 158.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Simpson and Bill Lawry50
secondBill Lawry and Ian Redpath74
thirdPeter Burge and Ian Redpath5
fourthPeter Burge and Brian Booth25
fifthPeter Burge and Bob Cowper3
sixthPeter Burge and Tom Veivers21
seventhPeter Burge and Graham McKenzie0
eighthPeter Burge and Neil Hawke105
ninthPeter Burge and Wally Grout89
tenthPeter Burge and Grahame Corling17
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Bob Simpson416
John Edrichc Wally Grout3284
Peter Parfittc Ian Redpath69
Ken Barringtonlbw85162
Ted Dexterc Ian Redpath1780
Jim Parksc Brian Booth2365
Norman Giffordbowled17
Ken Taylorbowled1537
Fred Titmusc Bob Cowper1442
Fred Truemannot out1228
Jack Flavellc Bob Simpson511

Extras 15 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Graham McKenzie288533
Grahame Corling17.56523
Neil Hawke131281
Tom Veivers3012703
Bob Simpson10110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Geoff Boycott), 1-13 (Peter Parfitt), 2-88 (John Edrich), 3-145 (Ted Dexter), 4-156 (Ken Barrington), 5-169 (Norman Gifford), 6-184 (Jim Parks), 7-192 (Ken Taylor), 9-212 (Fred Titmus), 10-229 (Jack Flavell, 89.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott13
secondPeter Parfitt and John Edrich0
thirdKen Barrington and John Edrich75
fourthKen Barrington and Ted Dexter57
fifthJim Parks and Ken Barrington11
sixthJim Parks and Norman Gifford13
seventhJim Parks and Ken Taylor15
eighthFred Titmus and Ken Taylor8
ninthFred Titmus and Peter Parfitt7
tenthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus13
11thFred Trueman and Jack Flavell17
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 111 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Bob Simpsonc Ken Barrington3075
Bill Lawryc Norman Gifford17
Ian Redpathnot out58174
Peter Burgebowled832
Brian Boothnot out1255

Did not bat: Bob Cowper, Tom Veivers, Graham McKenzie, Neil Hawke, Wally Grout, Grahame Corling

Extras 2 · Total 111 for 3

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Trueman70281
Fred Titmus2719252
Norman Gifford205470
Ted Dexter3090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Bill Lawry), 2-45 (Bob Simpson), 3-64 (Peter Burge)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Simpson and Bill Lawry3
secondBob Simpson and Ian Redpath42
thirdPeter Burge and Ian Redpath19
fourthBrian Booth and Ian Redpath47
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