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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 331 (331/158)
The Ashes, 1950/51, 5th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
23,24,26,27,28 February 1951 (6-day match)

Result: England won by 8 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 4-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: AN Barlow and HAR Elphinstone
Test Debuts: GB Hole (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 206/8 (Lindwall 18*, Johnston 4*)
  • Day 2: No play
  • Day 3: Australia 217, England 218/6 (Simpson 80*, Bedser 3*)
  • Day 4: England 320, Australia 129/4 (Hassett 44*, Hole 18*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    JW Burke              c Tattersall       b Bedser              11  52   0  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Brown               50 173   2  0
    *AL Hassett           c Hutton           b Brown               92 212   9  0
    RN Harvey             c Evans            b Brown                1   9   0  0
    KR Miller                            c & b Brown                7   7   1  0
    GB Hole                                  b Bedser              18  46   2  0
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Bedser               1   9   0  0
    RR Lindwall           c Compton          b Bedser              21  62   1  1
    +D Tallon             c Hutton           b Bedser               1  10   0  0
    WA Johnston           not out                                  12  43   1  0
    JB Iverson            c Washbrook        b Brown                0   6   0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 1)                               3
    Total                 (all out, 69 overs)                     217
    
    FoW: 1-23 (Burke), 2-111 (Morris), 3-115 (Harvey),
         4-123 (Miller), 5-156 (Hole), 6-166 (Johnson),
         7-184 (Hassett), 8-187 (Tallon), 9-216 (Lindwall),
         10-217 (Iverson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      22      5     46      5
    Bailey                       9      1     29      0
    Brown                       18      4     49      5
    Wright                       9      1     50      0
    Tattersall                  11      3     40      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton                                 b Hole                79 174   8  0
    C Washbrook           c Tallon           b Miller              27  32   1  0
    RT Simpson            not out                                 156 338  12  0
    DCS Compton           c Miller           b Lindwall            11  43   1  0
    DS Sheppard           c Tallon           b Miller               1   6   0  0
    *FR Brown                                b Lindwall             6  12   0  0
    +TG Evans                                b Miller               1  13   0  0
    AV Bedser                                b Lindwall            11  21   1  0
    TE Bailey             c Johnson          b Iverson              5  25   1  0
    DVP Wright            lbw                b Iverson              3   8   0  0
    R Tattersall                             b Miller              10  55   1  0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 1)                              10
    Total                 (all out, 90.7 overs)                   320
    
    FoW: 1-40 (Washbrook), 2-171 (Hutton), 3-204 (Compton),
         4-205 (Sheppard), 5-212 (Brown), 6-213 (Evans),
         7-228 (Bedser), 8-236 (Bailey), 9-246 (Wright),
         10-320 (Tattersall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    21      1     77      3
    Miller                      21.7    5     76      4
    Johnston                    12      1     55      0
    Iverson                     20      4     52      2
    Johnson                     11      1     40      0
    Hole                         5      0     10      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    JW Burke              c Hutton           b Bedser               1  13   0  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Bedser               4   9   0  0
    *AL Hassett                              b Wright              48 193   1  0
    RN Harvey             lbw                b Wright              52  94   5  0
    KR Miller                            c & b Brown                0  11   0  0
    GB Hole                                  b Bailey              63 162   6  0
    IWG Johnson           c Brown            b Wright               0   3   0  0
    RR Lindwall                              b Bedser              14  58   1  0
    +D Tallon             not out                                   2  21   0  0
    WA Johnston                              b Bedser               1   5   0  0
    JB Iverson            c Compton          b Bedser               0   1   0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 1)                   12
    Total                 (all out, 64.3 overs)                   197
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Morris), 2-6 (Burke), 3-87 (Harvey), 4-89 (Miller),
         5-142 (Hassett), 6-142 (Johnson), 7-192 (Lindwall),
         8-196 (Hole), 9-197 (Johnston), 10-197 (Iverson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      20.3    4     59      5
    Bailey                      15      3     32      1
    Brown                        9      1     32      1
    Wright                      15      2     56      3
    Tattersall                   5      2      6      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 95 runs)                           R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              not out                                  60 113   3  0
    C Washbrook           c Lindwall         b Johnston             7  34   1  0
    RT Simpson            run out                                  15  35   2  0
    DCS Compton           not out                                  11  41   0  0
    Extras                (lb 2)                                    2
    Total                 (2 wickets, 29.6 overs)                  95
    
    DNB: DS Sheppard, *FR Brown, +TG Evans, AV Bedser, TE Bailey,
         DVP Wright, R Tattersall.
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Washbrook), 2-62 (Simpson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                     2      0     12      0
    Miller                       2      0      5      0
    Johnston                    11      3     36      1
    Iverson                     12      2     32      0
    Johnson                      1      0      1      0
    Hole                         1      0      3      0
    Hassett                      0.6    0      4      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: JW Burke, AR Morris, AL Hassett, RN Harvey, KR Miller, GB Hole, IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall, D Tallon, WA Johnston, JB Iverson.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, RT Simpson, DCS Compton, DS Sheppard, FR Brown, TG Evans, AV Bedser, TE Bailey, DVP Wright, R Tattersall.

    Match Officials' Pages: AN Barlow, HAR Elphinstone.

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