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Test Match #538 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard       
1962-1963 Australia v England - 4th Test
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
25th January, 1963
 
 Australia 393 & 293
England 331 & 223/4
 
Match drawn

Australia 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Bill Lawry b Illingworth 10    0  0    2.54%
Bob Simpson c †Smith b Statham 0    0  0  
Neil Harvey c Statham b Dexter 154    18  0    39.19%
Brian Booth c Cowdrey b Titmus 34    2  0    8.65%
Norman O'Neill c Cowdrey b Dexter 100    14  0    25.45%
Alan Davidson b Statham 46    3  0    11.70%
Barry Shepherd c Trueman b Statham 10    0  0    2.54%
Kenneth Mackay c †Smith b Trueman 1    0  0    0.25%
Richie Benaud* b Dexter 16    2  0    4.07%
Graham McKenzie c Sheppard b Titmus 15    1  0    3.82%
Wally Grout† not out 1    0  0    0.25%
Extras (lb 5, w 1) 6  
Total All Out   (103.1 overs @ 3.81 rpo) 393  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-2  Simpson   2-16  Lawry   3-101  Booth   4-295  O'Neill   
5-302  Harvey   6-331  Shepherd   7-336  Mackay   8-366  Benaud   
9-383  Davidson   10-393  McKenzie   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Fred Trueman 19.0 1 54 1 2.84  10.00%
Brian Statham 21.0 5 66 3 3.14  30.00%
Ray Illingworth 20.0 3 85 1 4.25  10.00%
Ted Dexter 23.0 1 94 3 4.09  30.00%
Fred Titmus 20.1 2 88 2 4.36  20.00%
 
England 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Geoffrey Pullar b McKenzie 9    0  0    2.72%
David Sheppard st †Grout b Benaud 30    3  0    9.06%
Ken Barrington b Simpson 63    9  0    19.03%
Colin Cowdrey c †Grout b McKenzie 13    1  0    3.93%
Ted Dexter* c †Grout b McKenzie 61    6  2    18.43%
Tom Graveney c Booth b McKenzie 22    1  0    6.65%
Fred Titmus not out 59    6  0    17.82%
Ray Illingworth c †Grout b McKenzie 12    1  0    3.63%
Alan Smith† c Lawry b Mackay 13    1  0    3.93%
Fred Trueman c Benaud b Mackay 38    5  2    11.48%
Brian Statham b Mackay 1    0  0    0.30%
Extras (b 5, lb 5) 10  
Total All Out   (90.0 overs @ 3.68 rpo) 331  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-17  Pullar   2-84  Sheppard   3-117  Barrington   4-119  Cowdrey   
5-165  Graveney   6-226  Dexter   7-246  Illingworth   8-275  Smith   
9-327  Trueman   10-331  Statham   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Alan Davidson 3.4 0 30 0 8.18
Graham McKenzie 33.0 3 89 5 2.70  50.00%
Kenneth Mackay 27.6 8 80 3 2.86  30.00%
Richie Benaud 18.0 3 82 1 4.56  10.00%
Bob Simpson 8.0 1 40 1 5.00  10.00%
 
Australia 2nd Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Bill Lawry c Graveney b Trueman 16    1  0    5.46%
Bob Simpson c †Smith b Dexter 71    3  0    24.23%
Neil Harvey c Barrington b Statham 6    1  0    2.05%
Brian Booth c †Smith b Dexter 77    7  1    26.28%
Norman O'Neill c Cowdrey b Trueman 23    2  0    7.85%
Barry Shepherd c Titmus b Dexter 13    0  0    4.44%
Kenneth Mackay c Graveney b Trueman 3    0  0    1.02%
Richie Benaud* c Barrington b Trueman 48    4  0    16.38%
Graham McKenzie c †Smith b Statham 13    1  0    4.44%
Alan Davidson b Statham 2    0  0    0.68%
Wally Grout† not out 16    1  0    5.46%
Extras (b 1, lb 4) 5  
Total All Out   (90.3 overs @ 3.24 rpo) 293  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-27  Lawry   2-37  Harvey   3-170  Simpson   4-175  Booth   
5-199  Shepherd   6-205  Mackay   7-228  O'Neill   8-254  McKenzie   
9-258  Davidson   10-293  Benaud   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Fred Trueman 23.3 3 60 4 2.55  40.00%
Brian Statham 21.0 2 71 3 3.38  30.00%
Ray Illingworth 5.0 1 23 0 4.60
Ted Dexter 17.0 0 65 3 3.82  30.00%
Fred Titmus 24.0 5 69 0 2.88
 
England 2nd Innings (target 356) R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Geoffrey Pullar c Simpson b McKenzie 3    0  0    1.35%
David Sheppard c †Grout b Mackay 1    0  0    0.45%
Ken Barrington not out 132    16  2    59.19%
Colin Cowdrey run out 32    5  0    14.35%
Ted Dexter* c Simpson b Benaud 10    1  0    4.48%
Tom Graveney not out 36    6  0    16.14%
Fred Titmus              
Ray Illingworth              
Alan Smith†              
Fred Trueman              
Brian Statham              
Extras (b 4, w 5) 9  
Total 4 wickets   (57.0 overs @ 3.91 rpo) 223  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-2  Sheppard   2-4  Pullar   3-98  Cowdrey   4-122  Dexter   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Graham McKenzie 14.0 0 64 1 4.57  10.00%
Kenneth Mackay 8.0 2 13 1 1.63  10.00%
Richie Benaud 15.0 3 38 1 2.53  10.00%
Bob Simpson 10.0 1 50 0 5.00
Norman O'Neill 8.0 0 49 0 6.13
Bill Lawry 1.0 1 0 0 0.00
Neil Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1962-1963 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 4th Test
Match No. Test #538
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 322/5 (AK Davidson 16*, BK Shepherd 4*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 192/5 (ER Dexter 50*, FJ Titmus 2*)
Day 3 - England 1st innings 328/9 (FJ Titmus 57*, JB Statham 0*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 225/6 (NC O'Neill 22*, R Benaud 13*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 223/4, 57.0 overs - end of match

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