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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 538 (538/187)
The Ashes, 1962/63, 4th Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
25,26,28,29,30 January 1963 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: CJ Egar and AE Mackley

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 322/5 (Davidson 16*, Shepherd 4*)
  • Day 2: Australia 393, England 192/5 (Dexter 50*, Titmus 2*)
  • Day 3: England 328/9 (Titmus 57*, Statham 0*)
  • Day 4: England 331, Australia 225/6 (O'Neill 22*, Benaud 13*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    WM Lawry                                 b Illingworth         10  44      0 0
    RB Simpson            c Smith            b Statham              0   8   1  0 0
    RN Harvey             c Statham          b Dexter             154 326     18 0
    BC Booth              c Cowdrey          b Titmus              34 106      2 0
    NC O'Neill            c Cowdrey          b Dexter             100 171     14 0
    AK Davidson                              b Statham             46 140      3 0
    BK Shepherd           c Trueman          b Statham             10  43      0 0
    KD Mackay             c Smith            b Trueman              1  13      0 0
    *R Benaud                                b Dexter              16  40      2 0
    GD McKenzie           c Sheppard         b Titmus              15  41      1 0
    +ATW Grout            not out                                   1  11      0 0
    Extras                (lb 5, w 1)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 103.1 overs)                  393
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Simpson), 2-16 (Lawry), 3-101 (Booth), 4-295 (O'Neill),
         5-302 (Harvey), 6-331 (Shepherd), 7-336 (Mackay),
         8-366 (Benaud), 9-383 (Davidson), 10-393 (McKenzie).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     19      1     54      1
    Statham                     21      5     66      3
    Illingworth                 20      3     85      1
    Dexter                      23      1     94      3
    Titmus                      20.1    2     88      2
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    G Pullar                                 b McKenzie             9  17   0  0
    Rev.DS Sheppard       st Grout           b Benaud              30 101   3  0
    KF Barrington                            b Simpson             63 139   9  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Grout            b McKenzie            13  81   1  0
    *ER Dexter            c Grout            b McKenzie            61 119   6  2
    TW Graveney           c Booth            b McKenzie            22  53   1  0
    FJ Titmus             not out                                  59 194   6  0
    R Illingworth         c Grout            b McKenzie            12  37   1  0
    +AC Smith             c Lawry            b Mackay              13  45   1  0
    FS Trueman            c Benaud           b Mackay              38  37   5  2
    JB Statham                               b Mackay               1   9   0  0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 5)                              10
    Total                 (all out, 90.2 overs)                   331
    
    FoW: 1-17 (Pullar), 2-84 (Sheppard), 3-117 (Barrington),
         4-119 (Cowdrey), 5-165 (Graveney), 6-226 (Dexter),
         7-246 (Illingworth), 8-275 (Smith), 9-327 (Trueman),
         10-331 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                     3.4    0     30      0
    McKenzie                    33      3     89      5
    Mackay                      27.6    8     80      3
    Benaud                      18      3     82      1
    Simpson                      8      1     40      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    WM Lawry              c Graveney         b Trueman             16  60   1  0
    RB Simpson            c Smith            b Dexter              71 237   3  0
    RN Harvey             c Barrington       b Statham              6  11   1  0
    BC Booth              c Smith            b Dexter              77 167   7  1
    NC O'Neill            c Cowdrey          b Trueman             23  91   2  0
    BK Shepherd           c Titmus           b Dexter              13  38   0  0
    KD Mackay             c Graveney         b Trueman              3   7   0  0
    *R Benaud             c Barrington       b Trueman             48 140   4  0
    GD McKenzie           c Smith            b Statham             13  40   1  0
    AK Davidson                              b Statham              2  14   0  0
    +ATW Grout            not out                                  16  45   1  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 4)                               5
    Total                 (all out, 90.3 overs)                   293
    
    FoW: 1-27 (Lawry), 2-37 (Harvey), 3-170 (Simpson), 4-175 (Booth),
         5-199 (Shepherd), 6-205 (Mackay), 7-228 (O'Neill),
         8-254 (McKenzie), 9-258 (Davidson), 10-293 (Benaud).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     23.3    3     60      4
    Statham                     21      2     71      3
    Dexter                      17      0     65      3
    Titmus                      24      5     69      0
    Illingworth                  5      1     23      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 356 runs)                          R   M   4  6
    G Pullar              c Simpson          b McKenzie             3  12   0  0
    Rev.DS Sheppard       c Grout            b Mackay               1   6   0  0
    KF Barrington         not out                                 132 232  16  2
    MC Cowdrey            run out                                  32  86   5  0
    *ER Dexter            c Simpson          b Benaud              10  52   1  0
    TW Graveney           not out                                  36 104   6  0
    Extras                (b 4, w 5)                                9
    Total                 (4 wickets, 57 overs)                   223
    
    DNB: FJ Titmus, R Illingworth, +AC Smith, FS Trueman, JB Statham.
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Sheppard), 2-4 (Pullar), 3-98 (Cowdrey),
         4-122 (Dexter).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McKenzie                    14      0     64      1
    Mackay                       8      2     13      1
    Benaud                      15      3     38      1
    O'Neill                      8      0     49      0
    Simpson                     10      1     50      0
    Lawry                        1      1      0      0
    Harvey                       1      1      0      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

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

    England Player Pages: G Pullar, Rev.DS Sheppard, KF Barrington, MC Cowdrey, ER Dexter, TW Graveney, FJ Titmus, R Illingworth, AC Smith, FS Trueman, JB Statham.

    Match Officials' Pages: CJ Egar, AE Mackley.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Phil Shead (drinnen@deakin.edu.au)  
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