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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 328 (328/155)
The Ashes, 1950/51, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
22,23,26,27 December 1950 (6-day match)

Result: Australia won by 28 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: GS Cooper and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: KA Archer (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 194
  • Day 2: England 197, Australia 25/0 (Archer 15*, Morris 10*)
  • Day 3: Australia 181, England 28/2 (Simpson 10*, Hutton 2*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    KA Archer             c Bedser           b Bailey              26 131   1  0
    AR Morris             c Hutton           b Bedser               2  17   0  0
    RN Harvey             c Evans            b Bedser              42  68   6  0
    KR Miller             lbw                b Brown               18  57   4  0
    *AL Hassett                              b Bailey              52 110   4  0
    SJE Loxton            c Evans            b Close               32  85   1  0
    RR Lindwall           lbw                b Bailey               8  42   1  0
    +D Tallon             not out                                   7  44   0  0
    IWG Johnson           c Parkhouse        b Bedser               0   6   0  0
    WA Johnston           c Hutton           b Bedser               0   1   0  0
    JB Iverson                               b Bailey               1   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 2)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 59.1 overs)                   194
    
    FoW: 1-6 (Morris), 2-67 (Harvey), 3-89 (Archer), 4-93 (Miller),
         5-177 (Loxton), 6-177 (Hassett), 7-192 (Lindwall),
         8-193 (Johnson), 9-193 (Johnston), 10-194 (Iverson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bailey                      17.1    5     40      4
    Bedser                      19      3     37      4
    Wright                       8      0     63      0
    Brown                        9      0     28      1
    Close                        6      1     20      1
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    RT Simpson            c Johnson          b Miller               4  15   0  0
    C Washbrook           lbw                b Lindwall            21  52   1  0
    JG Dewes              c Miller           b Johnston             8  30   0  0
    L Hutton              c Tallon           b Iverson             12  39   1  0
    WGA Parkhouse         c Hassett          b Miller               9  45   0  0
    DB Close              c Loxton           b Iverson              0   2   0  0
    *FR Brown             c Johnson          b Iverson             62 123   4  1
    TE Bailey                                b Lindwall            12  71   0  0
    +TG Evans             c Johnson          b Iverson             49  84   4  0
    AV Bedser             not out                                   4  50   0  0
    DVP Wright            lbw                b Johnston             2   4   0  0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 6)                              14
    Total                 (all out, 62 overs)                     197
    
    FoW: 1-11 (Simpson), 2-33 (Dewes), 3-37 (Washbrook),
         4-54 (Hutton), 5-54 (Close), 6-61 (Parkhouse),
         7-126 (Bailey), 8-153 (Brown), 9-194 (Evans),
         10-197 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    13      2     46      2
    Miller                      13      0     39      2
    Johnston                     9      1     28      2
    Iverson                     18      3     37      4
    Johnson                      5      1     19      0
    Loxton                       4      1     14      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    KA Archer             c Bailey           b Bedser              46 130   4  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Wright              18  63   2  0
    RN Harvey             run out                                  31  70   2  0
    KR Miller                                b Bailey              14  42   2  0
    *AL Hassett           c Bailey           b Brown               19  93   2  0
    SJE Loxton            c Evans            b Brown                2  14   0  0
    RR Lindwall           c Evans            b Brown                7  26   1  0
    +D Tallon             lbw                b Brown                0   2   0  0
    IWG Johnson           c Close            b Bedser              23  40   3  0
    WA Johnston                              b Bailey               6  24   0  0
    JB Iverson            not out                                   0   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 10, lb 5)                             15
    Total                 (all out, 53.3 overs)                   181
    
    FoW: 1-43 (Morris), 2-99 (Archer), 3-100 (Harvey),
         4-126 (Miller), 5-131 (Loxton), 6-151 (Lindwall),
         7-151 (Tallon), 8-156 (Hassett), 9-181 (Johnston),
         10-181 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bailey                      15      3     47      2
    Bedser                      16.3    2     43      2
    Wright                       9      0     42      1
    Brown                       12      2     26      4
    Close                        1      0      8      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 179 runs)                          R   M   4  6
    RT Simpson                               b Lindwall            23  93   0  0
    C Washbrook                              b Iverson              8  33   0  0
    TE Bailey                                b Johnson              0   5   0  0
    L Hutton              c Lindwall         b Johnston            40 124   4  0
    JG Dewes              c Harvey           b Iverson              5  46   1  0
    WGA Parkhouse         lbw                b Johnston            28 102   2  0
    DB Close              lbw                b Johnston             1   8   0  0
    *FR Brown                                b Lindwall             8  42   1  0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall             2   9   0  0
    AV Bedser             not out                                  14  34   1  0
    DVP Wright            lbw                b Johnston             2  16   0  0
    Extras                (b 17, lb 2)                             19
    Total                 (all out, 63.7 overs)                   150
    
    FoW: 1-21 (Washbrook), 2-22 (Bailey), 3-52 (Simpson),
         4-82 (Dewes), 5-92 (Hutton), 6-95 (Close), 7-122 (Brown),
         8-124 (Evans), 9-134 (Parkhouse), 10-150 (Wright).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    12      1     29      3
    Miller                       5      2     16      0
    Johnston                    13.7    1     26      4
    Iverson                     20      4     36      2
    Johnson                     13      3     24      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: KA Archer, AR Morris, RN Harvey, KR Miller, AL Hassett, SJE Loxton, RR Lindwall, D Tallon, IWG Johnson, WA Johnston, JB Iverson.

    England Player Pages: RT Simpson, C Washbrook, JG Dewes, L Hutton, WGA Parkhouse, DB Close, FR Brown, TE Bailey, TG Evans, AV Bedser, DVP Wright.

    Match Officials' Pages: GS Cooper, RJJ Wright.

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