Australia v England
England won by 8 wickets
23 to 28 February 1951Melbourne
Australia
217 & 19764.3 ov
Englandwon by 8 wickets
320 & 95/229.6 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
Australia innings
21769 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Burke | caught | 11 | - | 52 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 50 | - | 173 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught | 92 | - | 212 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | bowled | 18 | - | 46 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | lbw | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | caught | 21 | - | 62 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Don Tallon | caught | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | not out | 12* | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jack Iverson | caught | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 69 overs (8-ball) | 217 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-23 Jim Burke2-111 Arthur Morris3-115 Neil Harvey4-123 Keith Miller5-156 Graeme Hole6-166 Ian Johnson7-184 Lindsay Hassett8-187 Don Tallon9-216 Ray Lindwall10-217 Jack Iverson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 22 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 18 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 11 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
32090.7 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 79 | - | 174 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 27 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Reg Simpson | not out | 156* | - | 338 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 11 | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - |
| David Sheppard | caught | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Freddie Brown | bowled | 6 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 11 | - | 21 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 5 | - | 25 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Doug Wright | lbw | 3 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy Tattersall | bowled | 10 | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 9, lb 1 | 10 | |||||
| Total | all out, 90.7 overs (8-ball) | 320 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-40 Cyril Washbrook2-171 Leonard Hutton3-204 Denis Compton4-205 David Sheppard5-212 Freddie Brown6-213 Godfrey Evans7-228 Alec Bedser8-236 Trevor Bailey9-246 Doug Wright10-320 Roy Tattersall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 21 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 21.7 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 4.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Iverson | 20 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 11 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
19764.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Burke | caught | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 4 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Hassett | bowled | 48 | - | 193 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | lbw | 52 | - | 94 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | bowled | 63 | - | 162 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 14 | - | 58 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Don Tallon | not out | 2* | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | bowled | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jack Iverson | caught | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 64.3 overs (8-ball) | 197 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-5 Arthur Morris2-6 Jim Burke3-87 Neil Harvey4-89 Keith Miller5-142 Lindsay Hassett6-142 Ian Johnson7-192 Ray Lindwall8-196 Graeme Hole9-197 Bill Johnston10-197 Jack Iverson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 20.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 15 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 15 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 95
95/229.6 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | not out | 60* | - | 113 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 7 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Reg Simpson | run out | 15 | - | 35 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | not out | 11* | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 29.6 overs (8-ball) | 95 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 320
1-32 Cyril Washbrook2-62 Reg Simpson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 11 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Iverson | 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |