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England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
8, 9, 10, 12, 13 June 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, FS Lee
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | b Alan Davidson | 17 | - | 44 | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | c Bob Simpson b Ken Mackay | 59 | - | 171 | - | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | c Alan Davidson b Ken Mackay | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | b Frank Misson | 13 | - | 65 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | c Frank Misson b Ken Mackay | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Mike Smith | c Bill Lawry b Ken Mackay | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. John Murray | c Alan Davidson b Richie Benaud | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. David Allen | run out ( > > ) | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | c Peter Burge b Richie Benaud | 20 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.3 ovs) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 26 | 6 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 15 | 6 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 29 | 10 | 57 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 14.3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | c John Murray b Ray Illingworth | 57 | - | 110 | 6 | - |
| 2. Colin McDonald | c Ray Illingworth b Brian Statham | 22 | - | 58 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | lbw b David Allen | 114 | - | 212 | 15 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | b Brian Statham | 82 | - | 117 | 11 | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | lbw b David Allen | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | c & b Fred Trueman | 76 | - | 210 | - | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c & b Ray Illingworth | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | c Ken Barrington b Brian Statham | 64 | - | - | 10 | - |
| *9. Richie Benaud | not out | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c Ted Dexter b Fred Trueman | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frank Misson |
| FOW | 1-47 (Colin McDonald), 2-106 (Bill Lawry), 3-252 (Norm O'Neill), 4-299 (Neil Harvey), 5-322 (Peter Burge), 6-381 (Alan Davidson), 7-469 (Bob Simpson), 8-501 (Ken Mackay), 9-516 (Wally Grout). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 152.5 ovs) 516 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 36.5 | 1 | 136 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 43 | 6 | 147 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 44 | 12 | 110 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 24 | 4 | 88 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Pullar | c Wally Grout b Frank Misson | 28 | - | 120 | - | - |
| 2. Raman Subba Row | b Frank Misson | 112 | - | 244 | 14 | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | st Wally Grout b Bob Simpson | 180 | - | 344 | 31 | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | b Ken Mackay | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | not out | 48 | - | 190 | - | - |
| 6. Mike Smith | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| +8. John Murray | ||||||
| 9. David Allen | ||||||
| 10. Fred Trueman | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-93 (Geoff Pullar), 2-202 (Raman Subba Row), 3-239 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-400 (Ted Dexter). |
| Extras | 0b, 18lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 154 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 31 | 10 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 28 | 6 | 82 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 34 | 12 | 87 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 41 | 13 | 87 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 20 | 4 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Pullar, Raman Subba Row, Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Ken Barrington, Mike Smith, Ray Illingworth, John Murray, David Allen, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham