Australia vs England, 5th Test at Melbourne, Feb 23 1951 - Full Scorecard
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5th Test, Melbourne, February 23 - 28, 1951, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia
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Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Tattersall b Bedser | 11 | - | 52 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Brown | 50 | - | 173 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Brown | 92 | - | 212 | 9 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Evans b Brown | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Brown | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bedser | 18 | - | 46 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Bedser | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Compton b Bedser | 21 | - | 62 | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Bedser | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 12 | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Washbrook b Brown | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1) | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 69 Ov (RR: 3.14) | 217 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Jim Burke), 2-111 (Arthur Morris), 3-115 (Neil Harvey), 4-123 (Keith Miller), 5-156 (Graeme Hole), 6-166 (Ian Johnson), 7-184 (Lindsay Hassett), 8-187 (Don Tallon), 9-216 (Ray Lindwall), 10-217 (Jack Iverson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 1.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 4.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Hole | 79 | - | 174 | 8 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Tallon b Miller | 27 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 156 | - | 338 | 12 | 0 | - | |||
| c Miller b Lindwall | 11 | - | 43 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Tallon b Miller | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lindwall | 6 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Miller | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lindwall | 11 | - | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Johnson b Iverson | 5 | - | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Iverson | 3 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Miller | 10 | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 9, lb 1) | 10 | |||||||
| Total | 90.7 Ov (RR: 3.52) | 320 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-171 (Leonard Hutton), 3-204 (Denis Compton), 4-205 (David Sheppard), 5-212 (Freddie Brown), 6-213 (Godfrey Evans), 7-228 (Alec Bedser), 8-236 (Trevor Bailey), 9-246 (Doug Wright), 10-320 (Roy Tattersall) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21.7 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 3.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 1.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Hutton b Bedser | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Bedser | 4 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Wright | 48 | - | 193 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Wright | 52 | - | 94 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Brown | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bailey | 63 | - | 162 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| c Brown b Wright | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bedser | 14 | - | 58 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Bedser | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Compton b Bedser | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 8, nb 1, w 1) | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 64.3 Ov (RR: 3.06) | 197 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Arthur Morris), 2-6 (Jim Burke), 3-87 (Neil Harvey), 4-89 (Keith Miller), 5-142 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-142 (Ian Johnson), 7-192 (Ray Lindwall), 8-196 (Graeme Hole), 9-197 (Bill Johnston), 10-197 (Jack Iverson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 95 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not out | 60 | - | 113 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lindwall b Johnston | 7 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 15 | - | 35 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 11 | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 2) | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 29.6 Ov (RR: 3.19) | 95/2 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-62 (Reg Simpson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Fri, 23 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 206/8 (Ray Lindwall 18*, Bill Johnston 4*)
Sat, 24 Feb - day 2 - no play
Sun, 25 Feb - rest day
Mon, 26 Feb - day 3 - England 1st innings 218/6 (Reg Simpson 80*, Alec Bedser 3*)
Tue, 27 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 129/4 (Lindsay Hassett 44*, Graeme Hole 18*)
Wed, 28 Feb - day 5 - England 2nd innings 95/2 (29.6 ov) - end of match
Match Details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1950/51 |
| Series result | Australia won the 5-match series 4-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 331 |
| Match days | day (6-day match) |
| Test debut | |
| Umpires | |
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