The Ashes, 1950/51, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
22,23,26,27 December 1950 (6-day match)
Result: Australia won by 28 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: GS Cooper and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: KA Archer (Aus).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 194
Day 2: England 197, Australia 25/0 (Archer 15*, Morris 10*)
Day 3: Australia 181, England 28/2 (Simpson 10*, Hutton 2*)
Australia 1st innings
KA Archer c Bedser b Bailey 26
AR Morris c Hutton b Bedser 2
RN Harvey c Evans b Bedser 42
KR Miller lbw b Brown 18
*AL Hassett b Bailey 52
SJE Loxton c Evans b Close 32
RR Lindwall lbw b Bailey 8
+D Tallon not out 7
IW Johnson c Parkhouse b Bedser 0
WA Johnston c Hutton b Bedser 0
JB Iverson b Bailey 1
Extras (b 4, lb 2) 6
Total (all out, 59.1 overs) 194
FoW: 1-6, 2-67, 3-89, 4-93, 5-177,
6-177, 7-192, 8-193, 9-193, 10-194.
Bowling O M R W
Bailey 17.1 5 40 4
Bedser 19 3 37 4
Wright 8 0 63 0
Brown 9 0 28 1
Close 6 1 20 1
England 1st innings
RT Simpson c Johnson b Miller 4
C Washbrook lbw b Lindwall 21
JG Dewes c Miller b Johnston 8
L Hutton c Tallon b Iverson 12
WGA Parkhouse c Hassett b Miller 9
DB Close c Loxton b Iverson 0
*FR Brown c Johnson b Iverson 62
TE Bailey b Lindwall 12
+TG Evans c Johnson b Iverson 49
AV Bedser not out 4
DVP Wright lbw b Johnston 2
Extras (b 8, lb 6) 14
Total (all out, 62 overs) 197
FoW: 1-11, 2-33, 3-37, 4-54, 5-54,
6-61, 7-126, 8-153, 9-194, 10-197.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 13 2 46 2
Miller 13 0 39 2
Johnston 9 1 28 2
Iverson 18 3 37 4
Johnson 5 1 19 0
Loxton 4 1 14 0
Australia 2nd innings
KA Archer c Bailey b Bedser 46
AR Morris lbw b Wright 18
RN Harvey run out 31
KR Miller b Bailey 14
*AL Hassett c Bailey b Brown 19
SJE Loxton c Evans b Brown 2
RR Lindwall c Evans b Brown 7
+D Tallon lbw b Brown 0
IW Johnson c Close b Bedser 23
WA Johnston b Bailey 6
JB Iverson not out 0
Extras (b 10, lb 5) 15
Total (all out, 53.3 overs) 181
FoW: 1-43, 2-99, 3-100, 4-126, 5-131,
6-151, 7-151, 8-156, 9-181, 10-181.
Bowling O M R W
Bailey 15 3 47 2
Bedser 16.3 2 43 2
Wright 9 0 42 1
Brown 12 2 26 4
Close 1 0 8 0
England 2nd innings (target: 179 runs)
RT Simpson b Lindwall 23
C Washbrook b Iverson 8
TE Bailey b Johnson 0
L Hutton c Lindwall b Johnston 40
JG Dewes c Harvey b Iverson 5
WGA Parkhouse lbw b Johnston 28
DB Close lbw b Johnston 1
*FR Brown b Lindwall 8
+TG Evans b Lindwall 2
AV Bedser not out 14
DVP Wright lbw b Johnston 2
Extras (b 17, lb 2) 19
Total (all out, 63.7 overs) 150
FoW: 1-21, 2-22, 3-52, 4-82, 5-92,
6-95, 7-122, 8-124, 9-134, 10-150.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 12 1 29 3
Miller 5 2 16 0
Johnston 13.7 1 26 4
Iverson 20 4 36 2
Johnson 13 3 24 1
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