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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
23, 24, 26, 27, 28 February 1951 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AN Barlow, HAR Elphinstone
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jim Burke | c Roy Tattersall b Alec Bedser | 11 | - | 52 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Freddie Brown | 50 | 0 | 173 | 2 | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | c Len Hutton b Freddie Brown | 92 | - | 212 | 9 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c & b Freddie Brown | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6. Graeme Hole | b Alec Bedser | 18 | - | 46 | 2 | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | lbw b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 21 | - | 62 | 1 | 1 |
| +9. Don Tallon | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | not out | 12 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson | c Cyril Washbrook b Freddie Brown | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 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), 217 (Jack Iverson). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 217 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 22 | 5 | 46 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 18 | 4 | 49 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 11 | 3 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Graeme Hole | 79 | - | 174 | 8 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 27 | - | 32 | 1 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | not out | 156 | - | 338 | 12 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Keith Miller b Ray Lindwall | 11 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Sheppard | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | b Ray Lindwall | 6 | - | 12 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b Keith Miller | 1 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | b Ray Lindwall | 11 | - | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. Trevor Bailey | c Ian Johnson b Jack Iverson | 5 | - | 25 | 1 | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | lbw b Jack Iverson | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Roy Tattersall | b Keith Miller | 10 | - | 55 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-171 (Len 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), 320 (Roy Tattersall). |
| Extras | 9b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.7 ovs) 320 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 21 | 1 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 21.7 | 5 | 76 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Iverson | 20 | 4 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 11 | 1 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jim Burke | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Alec Bedser | 4 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | b Doug Wright | 48 | - | 193 | 1 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | lbw b Doug Wright | 52 | - | 94 | 5 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c & b Freddie Brown | 0 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Graeme Hole | b Trevor Bailey | 63 | - | 162 | 6 | - |
| 7. Ian Johnson | c Freddie Brown b Doug Wright | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | b Alec Bedser | 14 | - | 58 | 1 | - |
| +9. Don Tallon | not out | 2 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Iverson | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 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), 197 (Jack Iverson). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.3 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 20.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 15 | 3 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 15 | 2 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 60 | - | 113 | 3 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Ray Lindwall b Bill Johnston | 7 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | run out ( > > ) | 15 | - | 35 | 2 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | not out | 11 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 5. David Sheppard | ||||||
| *6. Freddie Brown | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 9. Trevor Bailey | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Roy Tattersall |
| FOW | 1-32 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-62 (Reg Simpson). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 29.6 ovs) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 11 | 3 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Iverson | 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Jim Burke, Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Graeme Hole, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon, Bill Johnston, Jack Iverson