Australia v England
England won by 128 runs
31 December 1954 to 5 January 1955Melbourne
Australia
231 & 11131.3 ov
Englandwon by 128 runs
191 & 279100.5 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.
England innings
19167.6 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | caught | 12 | - | 37 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bill Edrich | caught | 4 | - | 17 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 102 | - | 239 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 4 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 30 | - | 118 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | lbw | 20 | - | 72 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | bowled | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Frank Tyson | bowled | 6 | - | 32 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 3 | - | 23 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Appleyard | not out | 1* | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 9 | 9 | |||||
| Total | all out, 67.6 overs (8-ball) | 191 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 280
1-14 Bill Edrich2-21 Peter May3-29 Leonard Hutton4-41 Denis Compton5-115 Trevor Bailey6-169 Godfrey Evans7-181 Johnny Wardle8-181 Colin Cowdrey9-190 Brian Statham10-191 Frank Tyson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 13.6 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
23163.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Favell | lbw | 25 | - | 53 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 3 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 7 | - | 21 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 31 | - | 100 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | bowled | 11 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | caught | 15 | - | 78 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | bowled | 23 | - | 73 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Len Maddocks | caught | 47 | - | 167 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 13 | - | 20 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | not out | 33* | - | 119 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | bowled | 11 | - | 22 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 7, lb 3, nb 2 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 63.3 overs (8-ball) | 231 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 280
1-15 Arthur Morris2-38 Keith Miller3-43 Les Favell4-65 Graeme Hole5-92 Neil Harvey6-115 Richie Benaud7-134 Ron Archer8-151 Ray Lindwall9-205 Len Maddocks10-231 Bill Johnston
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Tyson | 21 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | 16.3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 3.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Appleyard | 11 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
279100.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 42 | - | 146 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Bill Edrich | bowled | 13 | - | 65 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | bowled | 91 | - | 199 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 7 | - | 51 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 23 | - | 89 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | not out | 24* | - | 163 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 22 | - | 41 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | bowled | 38 | - | 41 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Frank Tyson | caught | 6 | - | 33 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | caught | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Appleyard | bowled | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 4, w 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 100.5 overs (8-ball) | 279 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 280
1-40 Bill Edrich2-96 Leonard Hutton3-128 Colin Cowdrey4-173 Peter May5-185 Denis Compton6-211 Godfrey Evans7-257 Johnny Wardle8-273 Frank Tyson9-273 Brian Statham10-279 Bob Appleyard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 18 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 24 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 24.5 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 240
11131.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Favell | bowled | 30 | - | 76 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | caught | 4 | - | 36 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 22 | - | 91 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 11 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 6 | - | 22 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | caught | 5 | - | 22 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | bowled | 15 | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Len Maddocks | bowled | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | lbw | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Johnson | not out | 4* | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 13 | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 31.3 overs (8-ball) | 111 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 280
1-23 Arthur Morris2-57 Les Favell3-77 Neil Harvey4-86 Richie Benaud5-87 Keith Miller6-97 Graeme Hole7-98 Len Maddocks8-98 Ray Lindwall9-110 Ron Archer10-111 Bill Johnston
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Tyson | 12.3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | 11 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Appleyard | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |