Scorecard - 1961 The Ashes

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1961 The Ashes - 1st Test - Birmingham	Hide Percentages Printable Scorecard

Match Date:	8th June, 1961	Series Batting & Bowling Analysis
Venue:	Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss:	England	Partnerships
Result:	Match drawn
Player of Match:	No Award

England 1st Innings

% of Total

G Pullar

b Davidson

8.72%

R Subba Row

c Simpson b Mackay

30.26%

E R Dexter

c Davidson b Mackay

5.13%

M C Cowdrey*

b Misson

6.67%

K F Barrington

c Misson b Mackay

10.77%

M J K Smith

c Lawry b Mackay

0.00

R Illingworth

c �Grout b Benaud

7.69%

J T Murray�

c Davidson b Benaud

8.21%

D A Allen

run out

5.64%

F S Trueman

c Burge b Benaud

10.26%

J B Statham

not out

3.59%

Extras

(b 3, lb 3)

Total

All Out (84.3 overs @ 2.31 rpo)

195

Fall of Wickets

1-36 Pullar	2-53 Dexter	3-88 Cowdrey	4-121 Barrington
5-121 Smith	6-122 Subba Row	7-153 Murray	8-156 Illingworth
9-181 Allen	10-195 Trueman

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ER	% of Wickets
A K Davidson	26.0	6	70	1	2.69	10.00%
F M Misson	15.0	6	47	1	3.13	10.00%
K D Mackay	29.0	10	57	4	1.97	40.00%
R Benaud	14.3	8	15	3	1.03	30.00%

Australia 1st Innings

% of Total

W M Lawry

c �Murray b Illingworth

11.05%

C C McDonald

c Illingworth b Statham

4.26%

R N Harvey

lbw b Allen

114

22.09%

N C O'Neill

b Statham

15.89%

P J P Burge

lbw b Allen

4.84%

R B Simpson

c & b Trueman

14.73%

A K Davidson

c & b Illingworth

4.26%

K D Mackay

c Barrington b Statham

12.40%

R Benaud*

not out

6.98%

A T W Grout�

c Dexter b Trueman

0.97%

F M Misson

Extras

(b 8, lb 4, nb 1)

Total

9 wickets declared (152.5 overs @ 3.38 rpo)

516

Fall of Wickets

1-47 McDonald	2-106 Lawry	3-252 O'Neill	4-299 Harvey
5-322 Burge	6-381 Davidson	7-469 Simpson	8-501 Mackay
9-516 Grout

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ER	% of Wickets
F S Trueman	36.5	1	136	2	3.69	20.00%
J B Statham	43.0	6	147	3	3.42	30.00%
R Illingworth	44.0	12	110	2	2.50	20.00%
D A Allen	24.0	4	88	2	3.67	20.00%
E R Dexter	5.0	1	22	0	4.40

England 2nd Innings

% of Total

G Pullar

c �Grout b Misson

6.98%

R Subba Row

b Misson

112

27.93%

E R Dexter

st �Grout b Simpson

180

44.89%

M C Cowdrey*

b Mackay

3.49%

K F Barrington

not out

11.97%

M J K Smith

not out

0.25%

R Illingworth

J T Murray�

D A Allen

F S Trueman

J B Statham

Extras

(lb 18)

Total

4 wickets (154.0 overs @ 2.60 rpo)

401

Fall of Wickets

1-93 Pullar

2-202 Subba Row

3-239 Cowdrey

4-400 Dexter

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ER	% of Wickets
A K Davidson	31.0	10	60	0	1.94
F M Misson	28.0	6	82	2	2.93	20.00%
K D Mackay	41.0	13	87	1	2.12	10.00%
R Benaud	20.0	4	67	0	3.35
R B Simpson	34.0	12	87	1	2.56	10.00%

End of Day Status (Rest days excluded)

Day 1 - England 1st innings 180/8 (DA Allen 11*, FS Trueman 14*)

Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 359/5 (RB Simpson 36*, AK Davidson 16*)

Day 3 - England 2nd innings 5/0 (G Pullar 0*, R Subba Row 5*)

Day 4 - England 2nd innings 106/1 (R Subba Row 68*, ER Dexter 5*)

Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 401/4, 154.0 overs - end of match

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