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R Benaud - Progressive Bowling Average and Aggregate for Matches 1 to 44
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Match Date Versus Ground Inns  Batsman Dismissed Overs Wickets   S/R E/R Wkts Avg
1 25/01/1952 West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 1st did not bowl   0/0        
      2nd A L Valentine (b) 4.3 1/14   35.00 2.40 1 14.00
2 24/12/1952 South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st J C Watkins (c †G R A Langley) 6.6 2/20   29.67 2.29 2 11.33
        A R A Murray (c W A Johnston)           3  
      2nd   6.0 0/23   45.67 2.50   19.00
3 09/01/1953 South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground 1st did not bowl   0/0   45.67 2.50   19.00
      2nd A R A Murray (c G B Hole) 5.0 2/21   35.40 2.64 4 15.60
        P N F Mansell (c G B Hole)           5  
4 24/01/1953 South Africa Adelaide Oval 1st W R Endean (c †G R A Langley) 44.0 4/118   58.78 2.22 6 21.78
        J H B Waite (c G B Hole)           7  
        K J Funston (c & b)           8  
        J C Watkins (b)           9  
      2nd R A McLean (c G B Hole) 14.0 1/28   64.10 2.10 10 22.40
5 06/02/1953 South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st   15.0 0/55   76.10 2.20   27.90
      2nd K J Funston (b) 15.0 1/41   80.09 2.18 11 29.09
6 11/06/1953 England Trent Bridge 1st did not bowl   0/0   80.09 2.18   29.09
      2nd   5.0 0/15   82.82 2.21   30.45
7 25/06/1953 England Lord's 1st D C S Compton (c G B Hole) 19.0 1/70   85.42 2.37 12 33.75
      2nd F R Brown (c G B Hole) 17.0 1/51   86.69 2.43 13 35.08
8 23/07/1953 England Headingley 1st   8.0 0/12   90.38 2.39   36.00
      2nd   19.0 0/26   99.15 2.30   38.00
9 26/11/1954 England Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st   12.0 0/28   106.54 2.26   40.15
      2nd M C Cowdrey (b) 8.1 3/43   90.63 2.34 14 35.31
        D C S Compton (c †G R A Langley)           15  
        J B Statham (c R N Harvey)           16  
10 17/12/1954 England Sydney Cricket Ground 1st did not bowl   0/0   90.63 2.34   35.31
      2nd M C Cowdrey (c R G Archer) 19.0 1/42   94.24 2.27 17 35.71
11 31/12/1954 England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st   7.0 0/30   97.53 2.31   37.47
      2nd M C Cowdrey (b) 8.0 1/25   95.67 2.31 18 36.78
12 28/01/1955 England Adelaide Oval 1st P B H May (c R G Archer) 36.6 4/120   91.64 2.33 19 35.55
        T G Evans (c †L V Maddocks)           20  
        F H Tyson (c J W Burke)           21  
        J B Statham (c †L V Maddocks)           22  
      2nd   6.0 0/10   93.82 2.30   36.00
13 25/02/1955 England Sydney Cricket Ground 1st P B H May (c A K Davidson) 20.0 1/79   96.70 2.35 23 37.87
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   96.70 2.35   37.87
14 26/03/1955 West Indies Sabina Park 1st   19.0 0/29   101.65 2.31   39.13
      2nd J K Holt (c †L V Maddocks) 23.0 2/44   99.04 2.29 24 37.76
        E D C Weekes (c & b)           25  
15 11/04/1955 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st E D C Weekes (c I W Johnson) 17.0 3/43   92.07 2.30 26 35.25
        O G Smith (b)           27  
        C L Walcott (st G R A Langley)           28  
      2nd   12.0 0/52   94.64 2.35   37.11
16 26/04/1955 West Indies Bourda 1st E D C Weekes (c R G Archer) 3.5 4/15   83.53 2.37 29 32.94
        N E Marshall (b)           30  
        S Ramadhin (c R G Archer)           31  
        F M King (c †G R A Langley)           32  
      2nd F M M Worrell (hit wicket) 14.0 1/43   83.55 2.39 33 33.24
17 14/05/1955 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st C L Walcott (c †G R A Langley) 31.1 3/73   81.78 2.38 34 32.50
        C Depeiza (b)           35  
        S Ramadhin (c & b)           36  
      2nd C L Walcott (b) 11.0 1/35   81.35 2.40 37 32.57
18 11/06/1955 West Indies Sabina Park 1st E D C Weekes (b) 24.0 1/75   83.00 2.44 38 33.68
      2nd J K Holt (c †G R A Langley) 29.5 3/76   81.29 2.44 39 33.07
        O G Smith (c & b)           40  
        D T Dewdney (lbw)           41  
19 07/06/1956 England Trent Bridge 1st did not bowl   0/0   81.29 2.44   33.07
      2nd   18.0 0/41   83.93 2.44   34.07
20 21/06/1956 England Lord's 1st P B H May (b) 9.0 2/19   81.28 2.43 42 32.93
        T G Evans (st G R A Langley)           43  
      2nd M C Cowdrey (lbw) 28.0 1/27   83.25 2.36 44 32.80
21 12/07/1956 England Headingley 1st C Washbrook (lbw) 42.0 3/89   83.30 2.35 45 32.60
        G A R Lock (c K R Miller)           46  
        D J Insole (c K D Mackay)           47  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   83.30 2.35   32.60
22 26/07/1956 England Old Trafford 1st P E Richardson (c †L V Maddocks) 47.0 2/123   85.65 2.37 48 33.78
        P B H May (c R G Archer)           49  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   85.65 2.37   33.78
23 23/08/1956 England Kennington Oval 1st   9.0 0/21   86.76 2.37   34.20
      2nd   1.0 0/10   86.88 2.38   34.41
24 11/10/1956 Pakistan National Stadium (Karachi) 1st Imtiaz Ahmed (c C C McDonald) 17.0 1/36   87.18 2.37 50 34.44
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   87.18 2.37   34.44
25 19/10/1956 India Nehru Stadium (Chennai) 1st M H Mankad (c C C McDonald) 29.3 7/72   79.58 2.37 51 31.47
        P Roy (c R N Harvey)           52  
        P R Umrigar (c I D Craig)           53  
        V L Manjrekar (lbw)           54  
        J M Patel (c I W Johnson)           55  
        Ghulam Ahmed (c R N Harvey)           56  
        S P Gupte (c C C McDonald)           57  
      2nd N S Tamhane (c W P A Crawford) 20.0 1/59   80.28 2.39 58 31.95
26 26/10/1956 India Brabourne Stadium 1st V L Manjrekar (c R N Harvey) 25.0 2/54   80.10 2.38 59 31.78
        D G Phadkar (c †L V Maddocks)           60  
      2nd M H Mankad (c J W Burke) 42.0 2/98   81.58 2.38 61 32.34
        P Roy (c †L V Maddocks)           62  
27 02/11/1956 India Eden Gardens 1st N J Contractor (lbw) 29.0 6/52   76.94 2.36 63 30.25
        M H Mankad (lbw)           64  
        G S Ramchand (st G R A Langley)           65  
        A G Kripal Singh (c K D Mackay)           66  
        V L Manjrekar (c R N Harvey)           67  
        N S Tamhane (b)           68  
      2nd V L Manjrekar (c R N Harvey) 24.2 5/53   73.67 2.35 69 28.90
        P R Umrigar (c J W Burke)           70  
        A G Kripal Singh (b)           71  
        M H Mankad (c R N Harvey)           72  
        N S Tamhane (b)           73  
28 23/12/1957 South Africa Wanderers Stadium 1st J H B Waite (c P J P Burge) 27.0 1/115   75.59 2.39 74 30.07
      2nd   2.0 0/15   75.81 2.40   30.27
29 31/12/1957 South Africa Newlands 1st T L Goddard (lbw) 35.0 4/95   75.51 2.38 75 29.94
        K J Funston (c & b)           76  
        E R H Fuller (c R N Harvey)           77  
        C B van Ryneveld (b)           78  
      2nd R J Westcott (c A K Davidson) 21.0 5/49   72.99 2.36 79 28.72
        R A McLean (c J W Burke)           80  
        W R Endean (b)           81  
        K J Funston (b)           82  
        C B van Ryneveld (c J W Burke)           83  
30 24/01/1958 South Africa Kingsmead 1st W R Endean (c R B Simpson) 50.7 5/114   73.47 2.32 84 28.39
        R A McLean (c †A T W Grout)           85  
        H J Tayfield (st A T W Grout)           86  
        P S Heine (c J W Burke)           87  
        N A T Adcock (c †A T W Grout)           88  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   73.47 2.32   28.39
31 07/02/1958 South Africa Wanderers Stadium 1st H J Tayfield (lbw) 20.2 4/70   72.03 2.33 89 27.91
        J H B Waite (lbw)           90  
        N A T Adcock (b)           91  
        P S Heine (c & b)           92  
      2nd W R Endean (c R B Simpson) 41.0 5/84   71.70 2.29 93 27.34
        T L Goddard (c R B Simpson)           94  
        D J McGlew (c R B Simpson)           95  
        J H B Waite (c †A T W Grout)           96  
        P S Heine (c I Meckiff)           97  
32 28/02/1958 South Africa St George's Park 1st P S Heine (lbw) 12.0 1/34   71.95 2.29 98 27.41
      2nd T L Goddard (lbw) 33.0 5/82   71.02 2.27 99 26.87
        C B van Ryneveld (b)           100  
        D J McGlew (b)           101  
        P R Carlstein (lbw)           102  
        P S Heine (lbw)           103  
33 05/12/1958 England Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st G A R Lock (c A K Davidson) 18.4 3/46   70.41 2.26 104 26.55
        J C Laker (c J W Burke)           105  
        T E Bailey (st A T W Grout)           106  
      2nd P E Richardson (c & b) 39.2 4/66   70.70 2.22 107 26.18
        P B H May (lbw)           108  
        J C Laker (b)           109  
        J B Statham (c C C McDonald)           110  
34 31/12/1958 England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st G A R Lock (st A T W Grout) 29.0 1/61   72.15 2.20 111 26.50
      2nd   1.0 0/4   72.23 2.20   26.53
35 09/01/1959 England Sydney Cricket Ground 1st T W Graveney (c R N Harvey) 33.4 5/83   71.42 2.19 112 26.10
        M C Cowdrey (c R N Harvey)           113  
        R Swetman (c K D Mackay)           114  
        J C Laker (c R N Harvey)           115  
        F S Trueman (c J W Burke)           116  
      2nd C A Milton (c A K Davidson) 33.0 4/94   71.24 2.19 117 26.02
        T E Bailey (c sub)           118  
        E R Dexter (c †A T W Grout)           119  
        F S Trueman (st A T W Grout)           120  
36 30/01/1959 England Adelaide Oval 1st P B H May (b) 27.0 5/91   70.12 2.20 121 25.70
        F S Trueman (c †A T W Grout)           122  
        G A R Lock (c †A T W Grout)           123  
        F H Tyson (c & b)           124  
        T G Evans (c J W Burke)           125  
      2nd W Watson (c L E Favell) 29.0 4/82   69.74 2.20 126 25.54
        P E Richardson (lbw)           127  
        F H Tyson (c †A T W Grout)           128  
        J B Statham (c N C O'Neill)           129  
37 13/02/1959 England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st T W Graveney (c C C McDonald) 17.0 4/43   68.67 2.19 130 25.10
        P E Richardson (c & b)           131  
        F S Trueman (c & b)           132  
        F H Tyson (c †A T W Grout)           133  
      2nd P E Richardson (lbw) 6.0 1/14   68.51 2.19 134 25.01
38 13/11/1959 Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium 1st W Mathias (c & b) 38.0 4/69   68.18 2.18 135 24.79
        Wazir Mohammad (c I Meckiff)           136  
        Israr Ali (st A T W Grout)           137  
        Fazal Mahmood (b)           138  
      2nd Hanif Mohammad (b) 39.3 4/42   67.93 2.15 139 24.39
        Wazir Mohammad (lbw)           140  
        Israr Ali (b)           141  
        Nasim-Ul-Ghani (c C C McDonald)           142  
39 21/11/1959 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 1st Israr Ali (lbw) 16.0 2/36   67.65 2.15 143 24.30
        Shujauddin (b)           144  
      2nd Nasim-Ul-Ghani (b) 54.4 2/92   68.97 2.14 145 24.60
        Haseeb Ahsan (c †A T W Grout)           146  
40 04/12/1959 Pakistan National Stadium (Karachi) 1st Shujauddin (c N C O'Neill) 49.5 5/93   68.67 2.13 147 24.40
        D A Sharpe (c P J P Burge)           148  
        Fazal Mahmood (c R N Harvey)           149  
        Ijaz Butt (c †A T W Grout)           150  
        Munir Malik (st A T W Grout)           151  
      2nd W Mathias (c A K Davidson) 26.0 1/48   69.24 2.13 152 24.55
41 12/12/1959 India Arun Jaitley Stadium 1st P G Joshi (b) 3.4 3/0   68.05 2.12 153 24.08
        V M Muddiah (lbw)           154  
        R B Desai (c N C O'Neill)           155  
      2nd N J Contractor (c L E Favell) 46.0 5/76   67.64 2.11 156 23.80
        C G Borde (c A K Davidson)           157  
        R G Nadkarni (lbw)           158  
        R Surendranath (c A K Davidson)           159  
        R B Desai (c I Meckiff)           160  
42 19/12/1959 India Green Park 1st N J Contractor (c †B N Jarman) 25.0 4/63   66.91 2.12 161 23.60
        P Roy (c R N Harvey)           162  
        G S Ramchand (c K D Mackay)           163  
        N S Tamhane (b)           164  
      2nd A A Baig (c R N Harvey) 38.0 1/81   67.88 2.12 165 23.95
43 01/01/1960 India Brabourne Stadium 1st S A Durani (c G B Stevens) 41.0 1/64   68.96 2.11 166 24.19
      2nd   24.0 0/36   69.83 2.10   24.41
44 13/01/1960 India Nehru Stadium (Chennai) 1st B K Kunderan (b) 32.1 5/43   68.91 2.09 167 23.95
        N J Contractor (c L F Kline)           168  
        G S Ramchand (c R N Harvey)           169  
        R G Nadkarni (c L F Kline)           170  
        R B Desai (c C C McDonald)           171  
      2nd B K Kunderan (b) 35.0 3/43   68.93 2.07 172 23.78
        C G Borde (c A K Davidson)           173  
        G S Ramchand (st A T W Grout)           174  

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