Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 2nd Test, 30 December, 1965, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia vs England | December 30, 1965, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
358/10 (107.5 ov) & 426/10 (116.4 ov)
558/10 (143.2 ov) & 5/0 (2.0 ov)
Match drawn
Australia 1st Innings Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bob Simpson
c Edrich b Allen
|
59 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 40.69 |
|
Bill Lawry
c Cowdrey b Allen
|
88 | 223 | 10 | 0 | 39.46 |
|
Peter Burge
b Jones
|
5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
|
Robert Cowper
c Titmus b Jones
|
99 | 183 | 13 | 0 | 54.10 |
|
Brian Booth
lbw b Jones
|
23 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 54.76 |
|
Doug Walters
c †Parks b Knight
|
22 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 26.19 |
|
Tom Veivers
run out
|
19 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 28.36 |
|
Peter Philpott
b Knight
|
10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
|
Wally Grout
c Barber b Knight
|
11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
|
Graham McKenzie
not out
|
12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
|
Alan Connolly
c †Parks b Knight
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS ( b 2, lb 7, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.33 RUNS PER OVER) | 358/10 (107.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
93-1 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 203-3 (Bill Lawry, 0 ov), 109-2 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 297-5 (Robert Cowper, 0 ov), 262-4 (Brian Booth, 0 ov), 318-6 (Doug Walters, 0 ov), 342-8 (Tom Veivers, 0 ov), 330-7 (Peter Philpott, 0 ov), 352-9 (Wally Grout, 0 ov), 358-10 (Alan Connolly, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Jones | 24 | 4 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Barry Knight | 26.5 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Fred Titmus | 31 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| David Allen | 20 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Bob Barber | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
England 1st Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings Inning
England 2nd Innings (target 227) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Thursday, December 30, 1965 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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