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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 391 (391/164)
The Ashes, 1954/55, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
26,27,29,30 November, 1 December 1954 (6-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 154 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: England
Umpires: C Hoy and MJ McInnes
Test Debuts: LE Favell (Aus); KV Andrew, MC Cowdrey (Eng).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 208/2 (Morris 82*, Harvey 41*)
  • Day 2: Australia 503/6 (Benaud 14*, Lindwall 27*)
  • Day 3: Australia 601/8d, England 107/5 (Bailey 38*, Tyson 0*)
  • Day 4: England 190 and 130/2 (Edrich 68*, May 39*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    LE Favell             c Cowdrey          b Statham             23  80   3  0
    AR Morris             c Cowdrey          b Bailey             153 419  18  2
    KR Miller                                b Bailey              49  86   4  1
    RN Harvey             c Bailey           b Bedser             162 380  17  0
    GB Hole               run out                                  57 120   4  0
    R Benaud              c May              b Tyson               34  93   1  1
    RG Archer             c Bedser           b Statham              0   5   0  0
    RR Lindwall           not out                                  64 128  11  0
    +GRA Langley                             b Bailey              16  29   2  0
    *IWG Johnson          not out                                  24  20   2  1
    Extras                (b 11, lb 7, nb 1)                       19
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 129 overs)         601
    
    DNB: WA Johnston.
    
    FoW: 1-51 (Favell), 2-123 (Miller), 3-325 (Morris), 4-456 (Hole),
         5-463 (Harvey), 6-464 (Archer), 7-545 (Benaud),
         8-572 (Langley).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      37      4    131      1
    Statham                     34      2    123      2
    Tyson                       29      1    160      1
    Bailey                      26      1    140      3
    Edrich                       3      0     28      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    *L Hutton             c Langley          b Lindwall             4   4   1  0
    RT Simpson                               b Miller               2  10   0  0
    WJ Edrich             c Langley          b Archer              15  42   3  0
    PBH May                                  b Lindwall             1   5   0  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Hole             b Johnston            40 196   7  0
    TE Bailey                                b Johnston            88 261  11  1
    FH Tyson                                 b Johnson              7  23   0  1
    AV Bedser                                b Johnson              5   8   1  0
    +KV Andrew                               b Lindwall             6  13   0  0
    JB Statham                               b Johnson             11  37   2  0
    DCS Compton           not out                                   2  15   0  0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 6)                               9
    Total                 (all out, 76.1 overs)                   190
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Hutton), 2-10 (Simpson), 3-11 (May), 4-25 (Edrich),
         5-107 (Cowdrey), 6-132 (Tyson), 7-141 (Bedser),
         8-156 (Andrew), 9-181 (Statham), 10-190 (Bailey).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    14      4     27      3
    Miller                      11      5     19      1
    Archer                       4      1     14      1
    Johnson                     19      5     46      3
    Benaud                      12      5     28      0
    Johnston                    16.1    5     47      2
    
    England 2nd innings (following on)                              R   M   4  6
    *L Hutton             lbw                b Miller              13  60   2  0
    RT Simpson            run out                                   9  40   0  0
    WJ Edrich                                b Johnston            88 191  13  1
    PBH May               lbw                b Lindwall            44 145   6  0
    MC Cowdrey                               b Benaud              10  68   2  0
    TE Bailey             c Langley          b Lindwall            23  95   4  0
    FH Tyson              not out                                  37  95   1  0
    AV Bedser             c Archer           b Johnson              5  19   0  0
    +KV Andrew                               b Johnson              5   8   1  0
    DCS Compton           c Langley          b Benaud               0   2   0  0
    JB Statham            c Harvey           b Benaud              14   6   2  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 2)                               9
    Total                 (all out, 90.1 overs)                   257
    
    FoW: 1-22 (Simpson), 2-23 (Hutton), 3-147 (May), 4-163 (Edrich),
         5-181 (Cowdrey), 6-220 (Bailey), 7-231 (Bedser),
         8-242 (Andrew), 9-243 (Compton), 10-257 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    17      3     50      2
    Miller                      12      2     30      1
    Archer                      15      4     28      0
    Johnson                     17      5     38      2
    Benaud                       8.1    1     43      3
    Johnston                    21      8     59      1
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

    Australia Player Pages: LE Favell, AR Morris, KR Miller, RN Harvey, GB Hole, R Benaud, RG Archer, RR Lindwall, GRA Langley, IWG Johnson, WA Johnston.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, RT Simpson, WJ Edrich, PBH May, MC Cowdrey, TE Bailey, FH Tyson, AV Bedser, KV Andrew, JB Statham, DCS Compton.

    Match Officials' Pages: C Hoy, MJ McInnes.

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