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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
13, 14, 16, 17, 18 February 1959 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: LH Townsend, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c & b Richie Benaud | 68 | 0 | 219 | 4 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Alan Davidson b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | c Richie Benaud b Ian Meckiff | 11 | 0 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Ray Lindwall b Alan Davidson | 22 | 0 | 61 | 3 | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | c Colin McDonald b Richie Benaud | 19 | 0 | 81 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ted Dexter | c Ray Lindwall b Ian Meckiff | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| +7. Roy Swetman | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 8. John Mortimore | not out | 44 | 105 | 116 | 6 | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | c & b Richie Benaud | 21 | 0 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 10. Frank Tyson | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 9 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Laker | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 2 | 15 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-13 (Peter May), 3-61 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-109 (Tom Graveney), 5-112 (Ted Dexter), 6-124 (Roy Swetman), 7-128 (Peter Richardson), 8-191 (Fred Trueman), 9-203 (Frank Tyson), 205 (Jim Laker). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.5 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 12.5 | 2 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Lindwall | 14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 15 | 2 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gordon Rorke | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 17 | 5 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Colin Cowdrey b Jim Laker | 133 | 0 | 339 | 7 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Fred Trueman b Frank Tyson | 16 | 0 | 79 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Roy Swetman b Fred Trueman | 13 | 0 | 61 | 1 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Tom Graveney b Jim Laker | 23 | 0 | 124 | 1 | - |
| 6. Alan Davidson | b John Mortimore | 17 | 0 | 62 | 1 | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | c Roy Swetman b Jim Laker | 64 | 0 | 184 | 7 | - |
| +8. Wally Grout | c Fred Trueman b Jim Laker | 74 | 0 | 131 | 8 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Trueman | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | c & b Fred Trueman | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Gordon Rorke | not out | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-41 (Jim Burke), 2-83 (Neil Harvey), 3-83 (Norm O'Neill), 4-154 (Ken Mackay), 5-207 (Alan Davidson), 6-209 (Colin McDonald), 7-324 (Wally Grout), 8-327 (Ray Lindwall), 9-329 (Ian Meckiff), 351 (Richie Benaud). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.5 ovs) 351 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 25 | 0 | 92 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 20 | 1 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 30.5 | 4 | 93 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Mortimore | 11 | 1 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Richie Benaud | 23 | 0 | 123 | 2 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | c Neil Harvey b Ray Lindwall | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | run out ( > > ) | 46 | 0 | 55 | 7 | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 54 | 0 | 137 | 4 | - |
| 6. Ted Dexter | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 6 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| +7. Roy Swetman | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 9 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 8. John Mortimore | b Gordon Rorke | 11 | 51 | 63 | - | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | b Gordon Rorke | 36 | 0 | 80 | 5 | - |
| 10. Frank Tyson | c Wally Grout b Gordon Rorke | 6 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Laker | not out | 5 | 16 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Trevor Bailey), 2-12 (Peter May), 3-78 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-105 (Peter Richardson), 5-131 (Ted Dexter), 6-142 (Roy Swetman), 7-158 (Tom Graveney), 8-172 (John Mortimore), 9-182 (Frank Tyson), 214 (Fred Trueman). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.4 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 21 | 1 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Lindwall | 11 | 2 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gordon Rorke | 12.4 | 2 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | not out | 51 | 0 | 71 | 7 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | lbw b Frank Tyson | 13 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | not out | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | ||||||
| 5. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| 6. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| *7. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| +8. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 10. Ian Meckiff | ||||||
| 11. Gordon Rorke |
| FOW | 1-66 (Jim Burke). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 12.7 ovs) 69 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 6.7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Jim Burke, Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Ken Mackay, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud, Wally Grout, Ray Lindwall, Ian Meckiff, Gordon Rorke