England v Australia
Australia won by 54 runs
27 July to 1 August 1961Manchester
England
367 & 20171.4 ov
Australiawon by 54 runs
190 & 432171.4 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
19063.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | lbw | 74 | - | 178 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Bob Simpson | caught | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 19 | - | 38 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Norm O'Neill | hit wicket | 11 | - | 62 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 15 | - | 22 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Booth | caught | 46 | - | 85 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 11 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alan Davidson | caught | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 2 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wally Grout | caught | 2 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Graham McKenzie | not out | 1* | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 1 | 5 | |||||
| Total | all out, 63.4 overs | 190 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-8 Bob Simpson2-51 Neil Harvey3-89 Norm O'Neill4-106 Peter Burge5-150 Bill Lawry6-174 Ken Mackay7-185 Brian Booth8-185 Alan Davidson9-189 Wally Grout10-190 Richie Benaud
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | 21 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Flavell | 22 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | 6.4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
367163.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Pullar | bowled | 63 | - | 218 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Raman Subba Row | caught | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ted Dexter | caught | 16 | - | 46 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 95 | - | 228 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Brian Close | lbw | 33 | - | 99 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ken Barrington | caught | 78 | - | 218 | 10 | 0 | - |
| John Murray | caught | 24 | - | 101 | 4 | 0 | - |
| David Allen | caught | 42 | - | 104 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Fred Trueman | caught | 3 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | caught | 4 | - | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jack Flavell | not out | 0* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 4, w 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 163.4 overs | 367 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-3 Raman Subba Row2-43 Ted Dexter3-154 Geoff Pullar4-212 Peter May5-212 Brian Close6-272 John Murray7-358 Ken Barrington8-362 David Allen9-367 Fred Trueman10-367 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 39 | 11 | 70 | 3 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzie | 38 | 11 | 106 | 2 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mackay | 40 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 35 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 11.4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
432171.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | caught | 102 | - | 268 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Bob Simpson | caught | 51 | - | 141 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 35 | - | 82 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Norm O'Neill | caught | 67 | - | 155 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Peter Burge | caught | 23 | - | 89 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Booth | lbw | 9 | - | 24 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ken Mackay | caught | 18 | - | 61 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Alan Davidson | not out | 77* | - | 174 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Richie Benaud | lbw | 1 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wally Grout | caught | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Graham McKenzie | bowled | 32 | - | 102 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 9, w 2 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 171.4 overs | 432 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-113 Bob Simpson2-175 Neil Harvey3-210 Bill Lawry4-274 Peter Burge5-290 Norm O'Neill6-296 Brian Booth7-332 Ken Mackay8-334 Richie Benaud9-334 Wally Grout10-432 Graham McKenzie
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 32 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | 44 | 9 | 106 | 1 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Flavell | 29.4 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | 20 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| David Allen | 38 | 25 | 58 | 4 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Close | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 256
20171.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Pullar | caught | 26 | - | 41 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Raman Subba Row | bowled | 49 | - | 145 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Ted Dexter | caught | 76 | - | 84 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Peter May | bowled | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brian Close | caught | 8 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 5 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Murray | caught | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| David Allen | caught | 10 | - | 28 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Fred Trueman | caught | 8 | - | 43 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 8 | - | 30 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jack Flavell | not out | 0* | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, w 2 | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 71.4 overs | 201 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 440
1-40 Geoff Pullar2-150 Ted Dexter3-150 Peter May4-158 Brian Close5-163 Raman Subba Row6-171 John Murray7-171 Ken Barrington8-189 David Allen9-193 Fred Trueman10-201 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davidson | 14.4 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mackay | 13 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 32 | 11 | 70 | 6 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 8 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |