Australia v England
Australia won by 10 wickets
30 January to 5 February 1959Adelaide
Australiawon by 10 wickets
476 & 36/010.3 ov
England
240 & 270101.3 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
476128.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | bowled | 170 | 315 | 487 | 12 | 0 | 54.0 |
| Jim Burke | caught | 66 | 191 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 34.6 |
| Neil Harvey | run out | 41 | 126 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 32.5 |
| Norm O'Neill | bowled | 56 | 112 | 150 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Les Favell | bowled | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 4 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 46 | 86 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 53.5 |
| Alan Davidson | caught | 43 | 98 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 43.9 |
| Wally Grout | lbw | 9 | 35 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 25.7 |
| Ray Lindwall | bowled | 19 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Gordon Rorke | not out | 2* | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 8, w 4, nb 2 | 16 | |||||
| Total | all out, 128.1 overs (8-ball) | 476 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 480
1-171 Jim Burke1-268 Colin McDonald2-276 Neil Harvey3-286 Les Favell4-294 Ken Mackay5-369 Norm O'Neill6-388 Richie Benaud7-407 Wally Grout8-445 Alan Davidson9-473 Colin McDonald10-476 Ray Lindwall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 23 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 3.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 30.1 | 6 | 90 | 4 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | 28 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 22 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 25 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 3.84 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
24074.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Trevor Bailey | bowled | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Peter May | bowled | 37 | 50 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 74.0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 84 | 198 | 234 | 9 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Tom Graveney | caught | 41 | 167 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 24.6 |
| Willie Watson | bowled | 25 | 78 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 32.1 |
| Fred Trueman | caught | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tony Lock | caught | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Frank Tyson | caught | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Brian Statham | not out | 36* | 68 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 52.9 |
| Extras | lb 2, nb 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 74.1 overs (8-ball) | 240 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 480
1-7 Peter Richardson2-11 Trevor Bailey3-74 Peter May4-170 Colin Cowdrey5-173 Tom Graveney6-180 Fred Trueman7-184 Tony Lock8-184 Frank Tyson9-188 Godfrey Evans10-240 Willie Watson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 12 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | 15 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Rorke | 18.1 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 27 | 6 | 91 | 5 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
270101.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 43 | 151 | 203 | 5 | 0 | 28.5 |
| Willie Watson | caught | 40 | 135 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 29.6 |
| Peter May | lbw | 59 | 116 | 130 | 8 | 0 | 50.9 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 8 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 |
| Tom Graveney | not out | 53* | 231 | 308 | 5 | 0 | 22.9 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 6 | 38 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Fred Trueman | caught | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tony Lock | bowled | 9 | 46 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
| Frank Tyson | caught | 33 | 71 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 46.5 |
| Brian Statham | caught | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 5, w 3, nb 4 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 101.3 overs (8-ball) | 270 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 480
1-89 Willie Watson2-110 Peter Richardson3-125 Colin Cowdrey4-177 Peter May5-198 Trevor Bailey6-199 Fred Trueman7-222 Tony Lock8-268 Frank Tyson9-270 Brian Statham10-270 Godfrey Evans
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 8.3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | 26 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Rorke | 34 | 7 | 78 | 2 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 10 | 82 | 4 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 35
36/010.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Favell | not out | 15* | 36 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Jim Burke | not out | 16* | 47 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 1 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 0 wickets, 10.3 overs (8-ball) | 36 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Trueman | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | 1.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6.55 | 0 | 0 |