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Sheffield Shield, 1961/62
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
23,26,27,28 December 1961 (4-day match)

Result: New South Wales won by 174 runs

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: WJ Smyth and IM Stuart
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: New South Wales 398/8 (Thomas 119*)
  • Day 2: New South Wales 398/8d, Victoria 236, New South Wales 23/1 (Simpson 13*, Misson 9*)
  • Day 3: New South Wales 254/5d, Victoria 111/4 (Lawry 57*)
    New South Wales 1st innings                                     R   M   4  6
    RB Simpson            c Jordon           b Gaunt                7  17   0  0
    ID Craig              c Kline            b Kirby               52 135   8  0
    RN Harvey             c Jordon           b Gaunt               24  35   4  0
    NC O'Neill            c Crompton         b Kirby               27  53   3  0
    BC Booth              c Jordon           b Meckiff             10  23   1  0
    G Thomas              not out                                 119 198  15  0
    AK Davidson                              b Meckiff             11  14   1  1
    *R Benaud             c Kirby            b Cowper             140 176  17  2
    JW Martin             lbw                b Cowper               1   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 1)                          7
    Total                 (8 wickets dec, 76.7 overs, 332 mins)   398
    
    DNB: FM Misson, +DA Ford.
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Simpson), 2-45 (Harvey), 3-99 (O'Neill),
         4-120 (Booth), 5-120 (Craig), 6-141 (Davidson),
         7-396 (Benaud), 8-398 (Martin).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Meckiff                     21      3     93      2 (1w)
    Gaunt                       16      2     64      2
    Huntington                   5      1     25      0
    Kirby                       18      1    111      2
    Kline                       12      1     68      0
    Crompton                     2      0      6      0
    Cowper                       2.7    0     24      2
    
    Victoria 1st innings
    *WM Lawry                                b Simpson             65
    RW Furlong            c Davidson         b Misson              11
    J Potter              run out (Davidson/Ford)                   6
    RM Cowper                                b Davidson            18
    CN Crompton           run out (Misson/Thomas)                  58
    IR Huntington                            b Simpson             45
    +RC Jordon            lbw                b Benaud               8
    KW Kirby                                 b Benaud               0
    LF Kline              c Booth            b Simpson              3
    I Meckiff             not out                                   0
    RA Gaunt                             c & b Simpson              0
    Extras                (b 15, lb 6, w 1)                        22
    Total                 (all out, 70.3 overs, 286 mins)         236
    
    FoW: 1-34, 2-55, 3-84, 4-124, 5-196,
         6-214, 7-214, 8-223, 9-236, 10-236.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                     9      4     13      1 (1w)
    Misson                       8      0     37      1
    Martin                      18      3     65      0
    Benaud                      17      6     32      2
    Simpson                     18.3    0     67      4
    
    New South Wales 2nd innings
    ID Craig              run out (Kirby)                           0
    RB Simpson            not out                                 110
    FM Misson             c Kline            b Gaunt               34
    RN Harvey             lbw                b Gaunt               21
    NC O'Neill                           c & b Kirby               43
    BC Booth              c Cowper           b Kline               42
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2, w 1)                          4
    Total                 (5 wickets dec, 56.4 overs, 227 mins)   254
    
    DNB: G Thomas, AK Davidson, *R Benaud, JW Martin, +DA Ford.
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-72, 3-96, 4-167, 5-254.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Meckiff                     10      1     43      0 (1w)
    Gaunt                       11      1     42      2
    Kline                       13.4    1     55      1
    Kirby                       14      1     62      1
    Huntington                   3      0     13      0
    Cowper                       5      0     35      0
    
    Victoria 2nd innings (target: 417 runs)
    *WM Lawry             c Simpson          b Martin             113
    RW Furlong                               b Davidson             1
    J Potter              run out (Benaud)                         35
    RM Cowper                                b Davidson             0
    IR Huntington                            b Davidson             3
    +RC Jordon            c Simpson          b Benaud              22
    KW Kirby              c Harvey           b Benaud              17
    LF Kline                                 b Martin              12
    I Meckiff             c Benaud           b Martin               6
    RA Gaunt              not out                                   4
    CN Crompton           absent hurt                               -
    Extras                (b 25, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)                  29
    Total                 (all out, 70.7 overs, 282 mins)         242
    
    FoW: 1-17, 2-99, 3-105, 4-111, 5-163, 6-185, 7-207, 8-227, 9-242.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    13      4     26      3
    Misson                       6      1     20      0 (1nb)
    Martin                      15.7    2     75      3 (1w)
    Benaud                      22      6     60      2
    Simpson                     14      1     32      0
    

    • 12th Men: KH Eastwood (Vic) and RG Flockton (NSW)
    • Crowds: 13667, 14136, 7012, 1655. Total: 36,470. Receipts: 4,816 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Victoria, New South Wales.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    New South Wales Player Pages: RB Simpson, ID Craig, RN Harvey, NC O'Neill, BC Booth, G Thomas, AK Davidson, R Benaud, JW Martin, FM Misson, DA Ford.

    Victoria Player Pages: WM Lawry, RW Furlong, J Potter, RM Cowper, CN Crompton, IR Huntington, RC Jordon, KW Kirby, LF Kline, I Meckiff, RA Gaunt.

    Match Officials' Pages: WJ Smyth, IM Stuart.

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