Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
17, 18, 20, 21, 22 December 1954 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: England won by 38 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Alan Davidson b Bill Johnston | 30 | 0 | 132 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| 3. Peter May | c Bill Johnston b Ron Archer | 5 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| 4. Tom Graveney | c Les Favell b Bill Johnston | 21 | 0 | 88 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Gil Langley b Alan Davidson | 23 | 0 | 78 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Bill Edrich | c Richie Benaud b Ron Archer | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Frank Tyson | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | c Jim Burke b Bill Johnston | 35 | 0 | 70 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Bob Appleyard | c Graeme Hole b Alan Davidson | 8 | 17 | 18 | - | - | |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 14 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Trevor Bailey), 2-19 (Peter May), 3-58 (Len Hutton), 4-63 (Tom Graveney), 5-84 (Bill Edrich), 6-85 (Frank Tyson), 7-88 (Godfrey Evans), 8-99 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-111 (Bob Appleyard), 154 (Johnny Wardle). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.3 ovs) 154 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 17 | 3 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 12 | 3 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 13.3 | 1 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Les Favell | c Tom Graveney b Trevor Bailey | 26 | 0 | 58 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Arthur Morris | c Len Hutton b Trevor Bailey | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Jim Burke | c Tom Graveney b Trevor Bailey | 44 | 0 | 103 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Colin Cowdrey b Frank Tyson | 12 | 0 | 67 | - | - | |
| 5. Graeme Hole | b Frank Tyson | 12 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Richie Benaud | lbw b Brian Statham | 20 | 0 | 65 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Ron Archer | c Len Hutton b Frank Tyson | 49 | 0 | 127 | 6 | 1 | |
| 8. Alan Davidson | b Brian Statham | 20 | 0 | 59 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 19 | 0 | 37 | 2 | - | |
| +10. Gil Langley | b Trevor Bailey | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Arthur Morris), 2-65 (Les Favell), 3-100 (Jim Burke), 4-104 (Neil Harvey), 5-122 (Graeme Hole), 6-141 (Richie Benaud), 7-193 (Alan Davidson), 8-213 (Ron Archer), 9-224 (Ray Lindwall), 228 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55.4 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 18 | 1 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 17.4 | 3 | 59 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 13 | 2 | 45 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 7 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Richie Benaud b Bill Johnston | 28 | 0 | 77 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Peter May | b Ray Lindwall | 104 | 0 | 298 | 10 | - | |
| 4. Tom Graveney | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Ron Archer b Richie Benaud | 54 | 0 | 193 | 6 | - | |
| 6. Bill Edrich | b Ron Archer | 29 | 0 | 96 | 4 | - | |
| 7. Frank Tyson | b Ray Lindwall | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 | - | |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Ray Lindwall b Ron Archer | 4 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 8 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| 10. Bob Appleyard | not out | 19 | 64 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Brian Statham | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 25 | 39 | 53 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Trevor Bailey), 2-55 (Len Hutton), 3-55 (Tom Graveney), 4-171 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-222 (Peter May), 6-232 (Bill Edrich), 7-239 (Frank Tyson), 8-249 (Godfrey Evans), 9-250 (Johnny Wardle), 296 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.3 ovs) 296 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 31 | 10 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 22 | 9 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 13 | 2 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 19.3 | 2 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 19 | 3 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Les Favell | c Bill Edrich b Frank Tyson | 16 | 0 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| *2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Brian Statham | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Jim Burke | b Frank Tyson | 14 | 0 | 102 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | not out | 92 | 0 | 259 | 9 | - | |
| 5. Graeme Hole | b Frank Tyson | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| 6. Richie Benaud | c Frank Tyson b Bob Appleyard | 12 | 0 | 53 | - | - | |
| 7. Ron Archer | b Frank Tyson | 6 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Frank Tyson | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - | |
| +10. Gil Langley | b Brian Statham | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 11 | 0 | 40 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Arthur Morris), 2-34 (Les Favell), 3-77 (Jim Burke), 4-77 (Graeme Hole), 5-102 (Richie Benaud), 6-122 (Ron Archer), 7-127 (Alan Davidson), 8-136 (Ray Lindwall), 9-145 (Gil Langley), 184 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.4 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 19 | 6 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 18.4 | 1 | 85 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Les Favell, Arthur Morris, Jim Burke, Neil Harvey, Graeme Hole, Richie Benaud, Ron Archer, Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston
England:
Len Hutton, Trevor Bailey, Peter May, Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, Bill Edrich, Frank Tyson, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Bob Appleyard, Brian Statham
