The Ashes, 1954/55, 2nd Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
17,18,20,21,22 December 1954 (6-day match)
Result: England won by 38 runs
5-Test series level 1-1
Toss: Australia
Umpires: MJ McInnes and RJJ Wright
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 154, Australia 18/1 (Favell 6*)
Day 2: Australia 228
Day 3: England 204/4 (May 98*, Edrich 16*)
Day 4: England 296, Australia 72/2 (Burke 13*, Harvey 26*)
England 1st innings
*L Hutton c Davidson b Johnston 30
TE Bailey b Lindwall 0
PBH May c Johnston b Archer 5
TW Graveney c Favell b Johnston 21
MC Cowdrey c Langley b Davidson 23
WJ Edrich c Benaud b Archer 10
FH Tyson b Lindwall 0
+TG Evans c Langley b Archer 3
JH Wardle c Burke b Johnston 35
R Appleyard c Hole b Davidson 8
JB Statham not out 14
Extras (lb 5) 5
Total (all out, 54.3 overs) 154
FoW: 1-14, 2-19, 3-58, 4-63, 5-84,
6-85, 7-88, 8-99, 9-111, 10-154.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 17 3 47 2
Archer 12 7 12 3
Davidson 12 3 34 2
Johnston 13.3 1 56 3
Australia 1st innings
LE Favell c Graveney b Bailey 26
*AR Morris c Hutton b Bailey 12
JW Burke c Graveney b Bailey 44
RN Harvey c Cowdrey b Tyson 12
GB Hole b Tyson 12
R Benaud lbw b Statham 20
RG Archer c Hutton b Tyson 49
AK Davidson b Statham 20
RR Lindwall c Evans b Tyson 19
+GRA Langley b Bailey 5
WA Johnston not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 2, nb 2) 9
Total (all out, 55.4 overs) 228
FoW: 1-18, 2-65, 3-100, 4-104, 5-122,
6-141, 7-193, 8-213, 9-224, 10-228.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 18 1 83 2
Bailey 17.4 3 59 4
Tyson 13 2 45 4
Appleyard 7 1 32 0
England 2nd innings
*L Hutton c Benaud b Johnston 28
TE Bailey c Langley b Archer 6
PBH May b Lindwall 104
TW Graveney c Langley b Johnston 0
MC Cowdrey c Archer b Benaud 54
WJ Edrich b Archer 29
FH Tyson b Lindwall 9
+TG Evans c Lindwall b Archer 4
JH Wardle lbw b Lindwall 8
R Appleyard not out 19
JB Statham c Langley b Johnston 25
Extras (lb 6, nb 4) 10
Total (all out, 104.3 overs) 296
FoW: 1-18, 2-55, 3-55, 4-171, 5-222,
6-232, 7-239, 8-249, 9-250, 10-296.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 31 10 69 3
Archer 22 9 53 3
Davidson 13 2 52 0
Johnston 19.3 2 70 3
Benaud 19 3 42 1
Australia 2nd innings (target: 223 runs)
LE Favell c Edrich b Tyson 16
*AR Morris lbw b Statham 10
JW Burke b Tyson 14
RN Harvey not out 92
GB Hole b Tyson 0
R Benaud c Tyson b Appleyard 12
RG Archer b Tyson 6
AK Davidson c Evans b Statham 5
RR Lindwall b Tyson 8
+GRA Langley b Statham 0
WA Johnston c Evans b Tyson 11
Extras (lb 7, nb 3) 10
Total (all out, 53.4 overs) 184
FoW: 1-27, 2-34, 3-77, 4-77, 5-102,
6-122, 7-127, 8-136, 9-145, 10-184.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 19 6 45 3
Bailey 6 0 21 0
Tyson 18.4 1 85 6
Appleyard 6 1 12 1
Wardle 4 2 11 0
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