Test Match #536 Standard Scorecard     
1962-1963 Australia v England - 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
29th December, 1962
 
Australia 316 & 248
England 331 & 237/3
England won by 7 wickets

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bill Lawry b Trueman 52  108  4  0 48.15 16.46%
Bob Simpson c †Smith b Coldwell 38  69  4  0 55.07 12.03%
Norman O'Neill c Graveney b Statham 19  44  0  0 43.18 6.01%
Neil Harvey b Coldwell 0  4  0  0 0.00
Peter Burge lbw b Titmus 23  64  2  0 35.94 7.28%
Brian Booth c Barrington b Titmus 27  76  1  0 35.53 8.54%
Alan Davidson c †Smith b Trueman 40  104  3  0 38.46 12.66%
Kenneth Mackay lbw b Titmus 49  137  2  0 35.77 15.51%
Richie Benaud* c Barrington b Titmus 36  82  3  0 43.90 11.39%
Graham McKenzie b Trueman 16  24  1  0 66.67 5.06%
Barry Jarman not out 10  24  0  0 41.67 3.16%
Extras (b 2, lb 4) 6  
Total All Out   (92.0 overs @ 3.43 rpo) 316
Fall of Wickets
 
1-62 Simpson, 2-111 O'Neill, 3-112 Harvey, 4-112 Lawry, 5-155 Burge, 6-164 Booth,
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7-237 Davidson, 8-289 Benaud, 9-294 Mackay, 10-316 McKenzie
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Fred Trueman 23.0 1 83 3 3.61 30.00
Brian Statham 22.0 2 83 1 3.77 10.00
Leonard Coldwell 17.0 2 58 2 3.41 20.00
Ken Barrington 6.0 0 23 0 3.83
Ted Dexter 6.0 1 10 0 1.67
Fred Titmus 15.0 2 43 4 2.87 40.00
Tom Graveney 3.0 1 10 0 3.33
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
David Sheppard lbw b Davidson 0  4  0  0 0.00
Geoffrey Pullar b Davidson 11  26  2  0 42.31 3.32%
Ted Dexter* c Simpson b Benaud 93  198  11  0 46.97 28.10%
Colin Cowdrey c Burge b McKenzie 113  231  7  0 48.92 34.14%
Ken Barrington lbw b McKenzie 35  72  3  0 48.61 10.57%
Tom Graveney run out 41  52  4  0 78.85 12.39%
Fred Titmus c †Jarman b Davidson 15  45  3  0 33.33 4.53%
Alan Smith not out 6  42  0  0 14.29 1.81%
Fred Trueman c O'Neill b Davidson 6  19  0  0 31.58 1.81%
Brian Statham b Davidson 1  13  0  0 7.69 0.30%
Leonard Coldwell c Benaud b Davidson 1  4  0  0 25.00 0.30%
Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 1) 9  
Total All Out   (88.1 overs @ 3.75 rpo) 331
Fall of Wickets
 
1-0 Sheppard, 2-19 Pullar, 3-194 Dexter, 4-254 Cowdrey, 5-255 Barrington, 6-292 Titmus,
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7-315 Graveney, 8-324 Trueman, 9-327 Statham, 10-331 Coldwell
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alan Davidson 23.1 4 75 6 3.24 60.00
Graham McKenzie 29.0 3 95 2 3.28 20.00
Kenneth Mackay 6.0 2 17 0 2.83
Richie Benaud 18.0 3 82 1 4.56 10.00
Bob Simpson 7.0 1 34 0 4.86
Norman O'Neill 5.0 1 19 0 3.80
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bill Lawry b Dexter 57  239  3  0 23.85 22.98%
Bob Simpson b Trueman 14  37  1  0 37.84 5.65%
Norman O'Neill c Cowdrey b Trueman 0  1  0  0 0.00
Neil Harvey run out 10  20  0  0 50.00 4.03%
Peter Burge b Statham 14  45  1  0 31.11 5.65%
Brian Booth c Trueman b Statham 103  274  5  0 37.59 41.53%
Alan Davidson c †Smith b Titmus 17  59  2  0 28.81 6.85%
Kenneth Mackay lbw b Trueman 9  30  1  0 30.00 3.63%
Richie Benaud* c Cowdrey b Trueman 4  18  0  0 22.22 1.61%
Graham McKenzie b Trueman 0  4  0  0 0.00
Barry Jarman not out 11  41  1  0 26.83 4.44%
Extras (b 4, lb 5) 9  
Total All Out   (96.0 overs @ 2.58 rpo) 248
Fall of Wickets
 
1-30 Simpson, 2-30 O'Neill, 3-46 Harvey, 4-69 Burge, 5-161 Lawry, 6-193 Davidson,
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7-212 Mackay, 8-228 Benaud, 9-228 McKenzie, 10-248 Booth
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Fred Trueman 20.0 1 62 5 3.10 50.00
Brian Statham 23.0 1 52 2 2.26 20.00
Leonard Coldwell 25.0 2 60 0 2.40
Ken Barrington 5.0 0 22 0 4.40
Ted Dexter 9.0 2 18 1 2.00 10.00
Fred Titmus 14.0 4 25 1 1.79 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 234)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
David Sheppard run out 113  218  5  0 51.83 47.68%
Geoffrey Pullar c †Jarman b McKenzie 5  9  0  0 55.56 2.11%
Ted Dexter* run out 52  164  5  0 31.71 21.94%
Colin Cowdrey not out 58  123  5  0 47.15 24.47%
Ken Barrington not out 0  0  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 5, lb 3, nb 1) 9  
Total 3 wickets   (64.2 overs @ 3.68 rpo) 237
 
Did not Bat
 
Tom Graveney, Fred Titmus, Alan Smith†, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham,
 
Leonard Coldwell
Fall of Wickets
 
1-5 Pullar, 2-129 Dexter, 3-233 Sheppard
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Alan Davidson 19.0 2 53 0 2.79
Graham McKenzie 20.0 3 58 1 2.90 10.00
Kenneth Mackay 9.0 0 34 0 3.78
Richie Benaud 14.0 1 69 0 4.93
Bob Simpson 2.0 0 10 0 5.00
Brian Booth 0.2 0 4 0 12.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1962-1963 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #536
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 263/7 (KD Mackay 37*, R Benaud 21*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 210/3 (MC Cowdrey 94*, KF Barrington 11*)
Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 105/4 (WM Lawry 41*, BC Booth 19*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 9/1 (Rev.DS Sheppard 1*, ER Dexter 3*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 237/3, 64.2 overs - end of match