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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 393 (393/166)
The Ashes, 1954/55, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1954, 1,3,4,5 January 1955 (6-day match)

Result: England won by 128 runs
England leads the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: C Hoy and MJ McInnes
Test Debuts: LV Maddocks (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 191
  • Day 2: Australia 188/8 (Maddocks 36*, Johnson 12*)
  • Day 3: Australia 231, England 159/3 (May 83*, Compton 10*)
  • Day 4: England 279, Australia 75/2 (Benaud 19*, Harvey 9*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    *L Hutton             c Hole             b Miller              12  37   1  0
    WJ Edrich             c Lindwall         b Miller               4  17   1  0
    PBH May               c Benaud           b Lindwall             0   8   0  0
    MC Cowdrey                               b Johnson            102 239  14  0
    DCS Compton           c Harvey           b Miller               4  11   0  0
    TE Bailey             c Maddocks         b Johnston            30 118   3  0
    +TG Evans             lbw                b Archer              20  72   2  0
    JH Wardle                                b Archer               0  16   0  0
    FH Tyson                                 b Archer               6  32   0  0
    JB Statham                               b Archer               3  23   0  0
    R Appleyard           not out                                   1   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 9)                                     9
    Total                 (all out, 67.6 overs)                   191
    
    FoW: 1-14 (Edrich), 2-21 (May), 3-29 (Hutton), 4-41 (Compton),
         5-115 (Bailey), 6-169 (Evans), 7-181 (Wardle),
         8-181 (Cowdrey), 9-190 (Statham), 10-191 (Tyson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    13      0     59      1
    Miller                      11      8     14      3
    Archer                      13.6    4     33      4
    Benaud                       7      0     30      0
    Johnston                    12      6     26      1
    Johnson                     11      3     20      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    LE Favell             lbw                b Statham             25  53   4  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Tyson                3  17   0  0
    KR Miller             c Evans            b Statham              7  21   1  0
    RN Harvey                                b Appleyard           31 100   4  0
    GB Hole                                  b Tyson               11  32   1  0
    R Benaud              c sub              b Appleyard           15  78   0  0
    RG Archer                                b Wardle              23  73   2  0
    +LV Maddocks          c Evans            b Statham             47 167   2  0
    RR Lindwall                              b Statham             13  20   1  0
    *IWG Johnson          not out                                  33 119   3  0
    WA Johnston                              b Statham             11  22   1  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 3, nb 2)                        12
    Total                 (all out, 63.3 overs)                   231
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Morris), 2-38 (Miller), 3-43 (Favell), 4-65 (Hole),
         5-92 (Harvey), 6-115 (Benaud), 7-134 (Archer),
         8-151 (Lindwall), 9-205 (Maddocks), 10-231 (Johnston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tyson                       21      2     68      2
    Statham                     16.3    0     60      5
    Bailey                       9      1     33      0
    Appleyard                   11      3     38      2
    Wardle                       6      0     20      1
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    *L Hutton             lbw                b Archer              42 146   3  0
    WJ Edrich                                b Johnston            13  65   1  0
    PBH May                                  b Johnston            91 199   8  0
    MC Cowdrey                               b Benaud               7  51   0  0
    DCS Compton           c Maddocks         b Archer              23  89   2  0
    TE Bailey             not out                                  24 163   2  0
    +TG Evans             c Maddocks         b Miller              22  41   2  0
    JH Wardle                                b Johnson             38  41   7  0
    FH Tyson              c Harvey           b Johnston             6  33   1  0
    JB Statham            c Favell           b Johnston             0   8   0  0
    R Appleyard                              b Johnston             6   8   1  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 1)                          7
    Total                 (all out, 100.5 overs)                  279
    
    FoW: 1-40 (Edrich), 2-96 (Hutton), 3-128 (Cowdrey), 4-173 (May),
         5-185 (Compton), 6-211 (Evans), 7-257 (Wardle),
         8-273 (Tyson), 9-273 (Statham), 10-279 (Appleyard).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    18      3     52      0
    Miller                      18      6     35      1
    Archer                      24      7     50      2
    Benaud                       8      2     25      1
    Johnston                    24.5    2     85      5
    Johnson                      8      2     25      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 240 runs)                        R   M   4  6
    LE Favell                                b Appleyard           30  76   2  0
    AR Morris             c Cowdrey          b Tyson                4  36   0  0
    R Benaud                                 b Tyson               22  91   3  0
    RN Harvey             c Evans            b Tyson               11  32   1  0
    KR Miller             c Edrich           b Tyson                6  22   1  0
    GB Hole               c Evans            b Statham              5  22   0  0
    RG Archer                                b Statham             15  43   1  0
    +LV Maddocks                             b Tyson                0   4   0  0
    RR Lindwall           lbw                b Tyson                0   1   0  0
    *IWG Johnson          not out                                   4  21   0  0
    WA Johnston           c Evans            b Tyson                0   4   0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 13)                             14
    Total                 (all out, 31.3 overs)                   111
    
    FoW: 1-23 (Morris), 2-57 (Favell), 3-77 (Harvey), 4-86 (Benaud),
         5-87 (Miller), 6-97 (Hole), 7-98 (Maddocks),
         8-98 (Lindwall), 9-110 (Archer), 10-111 (Johnston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tyson                       12.3    1     27      7
    Statham                     11      1     38      2
    Bailey                       3      0     14      0
    Appleyard                    4      1     17      1
    Wardle                       1      0      1      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, WJ Edrich, PBH May, MC Cowdrey, DCS Compton, TE Bailey, TG Evans, JH Wardle, FH Tyson, JB Statham, R Appleyard.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: C Hoy, MJ McInnes.

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