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Test Match #331 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1950-1951 Australia v England - 5th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
23rd February, 1951
 
 Australia 217 & 197
England 320 & 95/2
England won by 8 wickets

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
James Burke c Tattersall b Bedser 11    0  0   5.07%
Arthur Morris lbw b Brown 50    2  0   23.04%
Arthur Hassett* c Hutton b Brown 92    9  0   42.40%
Neil Harvey c †Evans b Brown 1    0  0   0.46%
Keith Miller c & b Brown 7    1  0   3.23%
Graeme Hole b Bedser 18    2  0   8.29%
Ian Johnson lbw b Bedser 1    0  0   0.46%
Ray Lindwall c Compton b Bedser 21    1  1   9.68%
Donald Tallon† c Hutton b Bedser 1    0  0   0.46%
William Johnston not out 12    1  0   5.53%
John Iverson c Washbrook b Brown 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 1) 3  
Total All Out   (69.0 overs @ 3.14 rpo) 217
Fall of Wickets
 
1-23 Burke, 2-111 Morris, 3-115 Harvey, 4-123 Miller, 5-156 Hole, 6-166 Johnson,
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7-184 Hassett, 8-187 Tallon, 9-216 Lindwall, 10-217 Iverson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 22.0 5 46 5 2.09 50.00
Trevor Bailey 9.0 1 29 0 3.22
Frederick Brown 18.0 4 49 5 2.72 50.00
Douglas Wright 9.0 1 50 0 5.56
Roy Tattersall 11.0 3 40 0 3.64
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Hole 79    8  0   24.69%
Cyril Washbrook c †Tallon b Miller 27    1  0   8.44%
Reginald Simpson not out 156    12  0   48.75%
Denis Compton c Miller b Lindwall 11    1  0   3.44%
David Sheppard c †Tallon b Miller 1    0  0   0.31%
Frederick Brown* b Lindwall 6    0  0   1.88%
Godfrey Evans† b Miller 1    0  0   0.31%
Alec Bedser b Lindwall 11    1  0   3.44%
Trevor Bailey c Johnson b Iverson 5    1  0   1.56%
Douglas Wright lbw b Iverson 3    0  0   0.94%
Roy Tattersall b Miller 10    1  0   3.13%
Extras (b 9, lb 1) 10  
Total All Out   (90.7 overs @ 3.51 rpo) 320
Fall of Wickets
 
1-40 Washbrook, 2-171 Hutton, 3-204 Compton, 4-205 Sheppard, 5-212 Brown,
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6-213 Evans, 7-228 Bedser, 8-236 Bailey, 9-246 Wright, 10-320 Tattersall
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 21.0 1 77 3 3.67 30.00
Keith Miller 21.7 5 76 4 3.43 40.00
William Johnston 12.0 1 55 0 4.58
John Iverson 20.0 4 52 2 2.60 20.00
Ian Johnson 11.0 1 40 0 3.64
Graeme Hole 5.0 0 10 1 2.00 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
James Burke c Hutton b Bedser 1    0  0   0.51%
Arthur Morris lbw b Bedser 4    0  0   2.03%
Arthur Hassett* b Wright 48    1  0   24.37%
Neil Harvey lbw b Wright 52    5  0   26.40%
Keith Miller c & b Brown 0    0  0  
Graeme Hole b Bailey 63    6  0   31.98%
Ian Johnson c Brown b Wright 0    0  0  
Ray Lindwall b Bedser 14    1  0   7.11%
Donald Tallon† not out 2    0  0   1.02%
William Johnston b Bedser 1    0  0   0.51%
John Iverson c Compton b Bedser 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1) 12  
Total All Out   (64.3 overs @ 3.05 rpo) 197
Fall of Wickets
 
1-5 Morris, 2-6 Burke, 3-87 Harvey, 4-89 Miller, 5-142 Hassett, 6-142 Johnson,
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7-192 Lindwall, 8-196 Hole, 9-197 Johnston, 10-197 Iverson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alec Bedser 20.3 4 59 5 2.88 50.00
Trevor Bailey 15.0 3 32 1 2.13 10.00
Frederick Brown 9.0 1 32 1 3.56 10.00
Douglas Wright 15.0 2 56 3 3.73 30.00
Roy Tattersall 5.0 2 6 0 1.20
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 95)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton not out 60    3  0   63.16%
Cyril Washbrook c Lindwall b Johnston 7    1  0   7.37%
Reginald Simpson run out 15    2  0   15.79%
Denis Compton not out 11    0  0   11.58%
Extras (lb 2) 2  
Total 2 wickets   (29.6 overs @ 3.17 rpo) 95
 
Did not Bat
 
David Sheppard, Frederick Brown*, Godfrey Evans†, Alec Bedser, Trevor Bailey,
 
Douglas Wright, Roy Tattersall
Fall of Wickets
 
1-32 Washbrook, 2-62 Simpson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ray Lindwall 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
Keith Miller 2.0 0 5 0 2.50
William Johnston 11.0 3 36 1 3.27 10.00
John Iverson 12.0 2 32 0 2.67
Ian Johnson 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
Graeme Hole 1.0 0 3 0 3.00
Arthur Hassett 0.6 0 4 0 4.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1950-1951 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 5th Test
Match No. Test #331
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 206/8 (RR Lindwall 18*, WA Johnston 4*)
Day 2 - No play
Day 3 - England 1st innings 218/6 (RT Simpson 80*, AV Bedser 3*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 129/4 (AL Hassett 44*, GB Hole 18*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 95/2, 29.6 overs - end of match

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