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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
30, 31 January, 2, 3, 4, 5 February 1959 (six-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Fred Trueman | 170 | 0 | 487 | 12 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Colin Cowdrey b Trevor Bailey | 66 | 0 | 247 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | run out ( > > ) | 41 | 0 | 159 | 3 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | b Brian Statham | 56 | 0 | 150 | 4 | - |
| 5. Les Favell | b Brian Statham | 4 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 4 | 0 | 27 | - | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | b Fred Trueman | 46 | 0 | 113 | 7 | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Trevor Bailey b Frank Tyson | 43 | 0 | 134 | 5 | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | lbw b Fred Trueman | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ray Lindwall | b Fred Trueman | 19 | 0 | 38 | - | - |
| 11. Gordon Rorke | not out | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-171 (Jim Burke), 2-276 (Neil Harvey), 3-286 (Les Favell), 4-294 (Ken Mackay), 5-369 (Norm O'Neill), 6-388 (Richie Benaud), 7-407 (Wally Grout), 8-445 (Alan Davidson), 9-473 (Colin McDonald), 476 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 128.1 ovs) 476 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 23 | 0 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 30.1 | 6 | 90 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 28 | 1 | 100 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 22 | 2 | 91 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 25 | 0 | 96 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 4 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | b Alan Davidson | 4 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | b Richie Benaud | 37 | 0 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | b Gordon Rorke | 84 | 0 | 234 | 9 | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | c Richie Benaud b Gordon Rorke | 41 | 0 | 174 | 1 | - |
| 6. Willie Watson | b Gordon Rorke | 25 | 0 | 122 | 1 | - |
| 7. Fred Trueman | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 8. Tony Lock | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c & b Richie Benaud | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| +10. Godfrey Evans | c Jim Burke b Richie Benaud | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 36 | 68 | 70 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Peter Richardson), 2-11 (Trevor Bailey), 3-74 (Peter May), 4-170 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-173 (Tom Graveney), 6-180 (Fred Trueman), 7-184 (Tony Lock), 8-184 (Frank Tyson), 9-188 (Godfrey Evans), 240 (Willie Watson). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.1 ovs) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 12 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Lindwall | 15 | 0 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gordon Rorke | 18.1 | 7 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 27 | 6 | 91 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norm O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Richie Benaud | 43 | 0 | 203 | 5 | - |
| 2. Willie Watson | c Les Favell b Richie Benaud | 40 | 0 | 172 | 4 | - |
| *3. Peter May | lbw b Gordon Rorke | 59 | 0 | 130 | 8 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | b Ray Lindwall | 8 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | not out | 53 | 0 | 308 | 5 | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c Wally Grout b Ray Lindwall | 6 | 0 | 58 | - | - |
| 7. Fred Trueman | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 8. Tony Lock | b Gordon Rorke | 9 | 0 | 72 | - | - |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 33 | 0 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | c Norm O'Neill b Richie Benaud | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| +11. Godfrey Evans | c Richie Benaud b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-89 (Willie Watson), 2-110 (Peter Richardson), 3-125 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-177 (Peter May), 5-198 (Trevor Bailey), 6-199 (Fred Trueman), 7-222 (Tony Lock), 8-268 (Frank Tyson), 9-270 (Brian Statham), 270 (Godfrey Evans). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 3w, 4nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.3 ovs) 270 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 8.3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Lindwall | 26 | 6 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gordon Rorke | 34 | 7 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 29 | 10 | 82 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Les Favell | not out | 15 | 0 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | not out | 16 | 0 | 46 | - | - |
| 3. Colin McDonald | ||||||
| 4. Neil Harvey | ||||||
| 5. Norm O'Neill | ||||||
| 6. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| *7. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| 8. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| +9. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 10. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 11. Gordon Rorke |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 10.3 ovs) 36 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Cowdrey | 1.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Les Favell, Jim Burke, Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Wally Grout, Ray Lindwall, Gordon Rorke