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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 510 (510/182)
The Ashes, 1961, 4th Test
England v Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
27,28,29,31 July, 1 August 1961 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 54 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: JG Langridge and WE Phillipson
Test Debuts: JA Flavell (Eng); BC Booth (Aus).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 124/4 (Lawry 64*, Booth 6*)
  • Day 2: Australia 190, England 187/3 (May 90*, Close 14*)
  • Day 3: England 367, Australia 63/0 (Lawry 33*, Simpson 29*)
  • Day 4: Australia 331/6 (Mackay 18*, Davidson 18*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    WM Lawry              lbw                b Statham             74 178  11  0
    RB Simpson            c Murray           b Statham              4   7   1  0
    RN Harvey             c Subba Row        b Statham             19  38   1  0
    NC O'Neill            hit wicket         b Trueman             11  62   1  0
    PJP Burge                                b Flavell             15  22   2  0
    BC Booth              c Close            b Statham             46  85   5  0
    KD Mackay             c Murray           b Statham             11  25   0  0
    AK Davidson           c Barrington       b Dexter               0  18   0  0
    *R Benaud                                b Dexter               2  18   0  0
    +ATW Grout            c Murray           b Dexter               2  13   0  0
    GD McKenzie           not out                                   1   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 1)                               5
    Total                 (all out, 63.4 overs)                   190
    
    FoW: 1-8 (Simpson), 2-51 (Harvey), 3-89 (O'Neill), 4-106 (Burge),
         5-150 (Lawry), 6-174 (Mackay), 7-185 (Booth),
         8-185 (Davidson), 9-189 (Grout), 10-190 (Benaud).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     14      1     55      1
    Statham                     21      3     53      5
    Flavell                     22      8     61      1
    Dexter                       6.4    2     16      3
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    G Pullar                                 b Davidson            63 218      7 0
    R Subba Row           c Simpson          b Davidson             2   8      0 0
    ER Dexter             c Davidson         b McKenzie            16  46      1 0
    *PBH May              c Simpson          b Davidson            95 228     14 0
    DB Close              lbw                b McKenzie            33  99      4 1
    KF Barrington         c O'Neill          b Simpson             78 218     10 0
    +JT Murray            c Grout            b Mackay              24 101      4 0
    DA Allen              c Booth            b Simpson             42 104      7 0
    FS Trueman            c Harvey           b Simpson              3  25      0 0
    JB Statham            c Mackay           b Simpson              4  19      0 0
    JA Flavell            not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 1)                          7
    Total                 (all out, 163.4 overs)                  367
    
    FoW: 1-3 (Subba Row), 2-43 (Dexter), 3-154 (Pullar), 4-212 (May),
         5-212 (Close), 6-272 (Murray), 7-358 (Barrington),
         8-362 (Allen), 9-367 (Trueman), 10-367 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    39     11     70      3
    McKenzie                    38     11    106      2
    Mackay                      40      9     81      1
    Benaud                      35     15     80      0
    Simpson                     11.4    4     23      4
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    WM Lawry              c Trueman          b Allen              102 268  13  0
    RB Simpson            c Murray           b Flavell             51 141   7  0
    RN Harvey             c Murray           b Dexter              35  82   5  0
    NC O'Neill            c Murray           b Statham             67 155   9  0
    PJP Burge             c Murray           b Dexter              23  89   2  0
    BC Booth              lbw                b Dexter               9  24   1  0
    KD Mackay             c Close            b Allen               18  61   3  0
    AK Davidson           not out                                  77 174  10  2
    *R Benaud             lbw                b Allen                1  12   0  0
    +ATW Grout            c Statham          b Allen                0   2   0  0
    GD McKenzie                              b Flavell             32 102   3  0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 9, w 2)                         17
    Total                 (all out, 171.4 overs)                  432
    
    FoW: 1-113 (Simpson), 2-175 (Harvey), 3-210 (Lawry),
         4-274 (Burge), 5-290 (O'Neill), 6-296 (Booth),
         7-332 (Mackay), 8-334 (Benaud), 9-334 (Grout),
         10-432 (McKenzie).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     32      6     92      0
    Statham                     44      9    106      1
    Flavell                     29.4    4     65      2
    Dexter                      20      4     61      3
    Allen                       38     25     58      4
    Close                        8      1     33      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 256 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    G Pullar              c O'Neill          b Davidson            26  41      3 0
    R Subba Row                              b Benaud              49 145      8 0
    ER Dexter             c Grout            b Benaud              76  84     14 1
    *PBH May                                 b Benaud               0   4   2  0 0
    DB Close              c O'Neill          b Benaud               8   8      0 1
    KF Barrington         lbw                b Mackay               5  12      1 0
    +JT Murray            c Simpson          b Benaud               4   5      1 0
    DA Allen              c Simpson          b Benaud              10  28      2 0
    FS Trueman            c Benaud           b Simpson              8  43      2 0
    JB Statham                               b Davidson             8  30      2 0
    JA Flavell            not out                                   0  12      0 0
    Extras                (b 5, w 2)                                7
    Total                 (all out, 71.4 overs)                   201
    
    FoW: 1-40 (Pullar), 2-150 (Dexter), 3-150 (May), 4-158 (Close),
         5-163 (Subba Row), 6-171 (Murray), 7-171 (Barrington),
         8-189 (Allen), 9-193 (Trueman), 10-201 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    14.4    1     50      2
    McKenzie                     4      1     20      0
    Mackay                      13      7     33      1
    Benaud                      32     11     70      6
    Simpson                      8      4     21      1
    


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    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Old Trafford, Manchester

    Australia Player Pages: WM Lawry, RB Simpson, RN Harvey, NC O'Neill, PJP Burge, BC Booth, KD Mackay, AK Davidson, R Benaud, ATW Grout, GD McKenzie.

    England Player Pages: G Pullar, R Subba Row, ER Dexter, PBH May, DB Close, KF Barrington, JT Murray, DA Allen, FS Trueman, JB Statham, JA Flavell.

    Match Officials' Pages: JG Langridge, WE Phillipson.

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