Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1954, 1, 3, 4, 5 January 1955 (six-daymatch)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: C Hoy, MJ McInnes
Match Result: England won by 128 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Graeme Hole b Keith Miller | 12 | - | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Bill Edrich | c Ray Lindwall b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Peter May | c Richie Benaud b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 8 | - | - | |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | b Ian Johnson | 102 | - | 239 | 14 | - | |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Neil Harvey b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 11 | - | - | |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c Len Maddocks b Bill Johnston | 30 | - | 118 | 3 | - | |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | lbw b Ron Archer | 20 | - | 72 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 16 | - | - | |
| 9. Frank Tyson | b Ron Archer | 6 | - | 32 | - | - | |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Ron Archer | 3 | - | 23 | - | - | |
| 11. Bob Appleyard | not out | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Bill Edrich), 2-21 (Peter May), 3-29 (Len Hutton), 4-41 (Denis Compton), 5-115 (Trevor Bailey), 6-169 (Godfrey Evans), 7-181 (Johnny Wardle), 8-181 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-190 (Brian Statham), 191 (Frank Tyson). |
| Extras | 9b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.6 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 0 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 8 | 14 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 13.6 | 4 | 33 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 6 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Les Favell | lbw b Brian Statham | 25 | - | 53 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Frank Tyson | 3 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| 3. Keith Miller | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 7 | - | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Bob Appleyard | 31 | - | 100 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Graeme Hole | b Frank Tyson | 11 | - | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Richie Benaud | c sub b Bob Appleyard | 15 | - | 78 | - | - | |
| 7. Ron Archer | b Johnny Wardle | 23 | - | 73 | 2 | - | |
| +8. Len Maddocks | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 47 | - | 167 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Brian Statham | 13 | - | 20 | 1 | - | |
| *10. Ian Johnson | not out | 33 | - | 119 | 3 | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | b Brian Statham | 11 | - | 22 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Arthur Morris), 2-38 (Keith Miller), 3-43 (Les Favell), 4-65 (Graeme Hole), 5-92 (Neil Harvey), 6-115 (Richie Benaud), 7-134 (Ron Archer), 8-151 (Ray Lindwall), 9-205 (Len Maddocks), 231 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 7b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.3 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 21 | 2 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 16.3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 11 | 3 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Len Hutton | lbw b Ron Archer | 42 | - | 146 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Bill Edrich | b Bill Johnston | 13 | - | 65 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Peter May | b Bill Johnston | 91 | - | 199 | 8 | - | |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | b Richie Benaud | 7 | - | 51 | - | - | |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Len Maddocks b Ron Archer | 23 | - | 89 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | not out | 24 | - | 163 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Len Maddocks b Keith Miller | 22 | - | 41 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | b Ian Johnson | 38 | - | 41 | 7 | - | |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c Neil Harvey b Bill Johnston | 6 | - | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Brian Statham | c Les Favell b Bill Johnston | 0 | - | 8 | - | - | |
| 11. Bob Appleyard | b Bill Johnston | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Bill Edrich), 2-96 (Len Hutton), 3-128 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-173 (Peter May), 5-185 (Denis Compton), 6-211 (Godfrey Evans), 7-257 (Johnny Wardle), 8-273 (Frank Tyson), 9-273 (Brian Statham), 279 (Bob Appleyard). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.5 ovs) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 3 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 18 | 6 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 24 | 7 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 24.5 | 2 | 85 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Les Favell | b Bob Appleyard | 30 | - | 76 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Colin Cowdrey b Frank Tyson | 4 | 0 | 36 | - | - | |
| 3. Richie Benaud | b Frank Tyson | 22 | - | 91 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 11 | - | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Bill Edrich b Frank Tyson | 6 | - | 22 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Graeme Hole | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 5 | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 7. Ron Archer | b Brian Statham | 15 | - | 43 | 1 | - | |
| +8. Len Maddocks | b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 4 | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | lbw b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| *10. Ian Johnson | not out | 4 | - | 21 | - | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | c Godfrey Evans b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Arthur Morris), 2-57 (Les Favell), 3-77 (Neil Harvey), 4-86 (Richie Benaud), 5-87 (Keith Miller), 6-97 (Graeme Hole), 7-98 (Len Maddocks), 8-98 (Ray Lindwall), 9-110 (Ron Archer), 111 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 1b, 13lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.3 ovs) 111 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 12.3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 11 | 1 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Les Favell, Arthur Morris, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Graeme Hole, Ron Archer, Len Maddocks, Ray Lindwall, Ian Johnson, Bill Johnston
England:
Len Hutton, Bill Edrich, Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Denis Compton, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Frank Tyson, Brian Statham, Bob Appleyard
