The Ashes, 1958/59, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
5,6,8,9,10 December 1958 (6-day match)
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0
Toss: England
Umpires: C Hoy and MJ McInnes
Test Debuts: NC O'Neill (Aus).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 134, Australia 8/0 (McDonald 5*, Burke 3*)
Day 2: Australia 156/6 (Benaud 15*, Davidson 7*)
Day 3: Australia 186, England 92/2 (Bailey 27*, Graveney 33*)
Day 4: England 198
England 1st innings
PE Richardson c Mackay b Davidson 11
CA Milton b Meckiff 5
TW Graveney c Grout b Davidson 19
*PBH May c Grout b Meckiff 26
MC Cowdrey c Kline b Meckiff 13
TE Bailey st Grout b Benaud 27
+TG Evans c Burge b Davidson 4
GAR Lock c Davidson b Benaud 5
JC Laker c Burke b Benaud 13
JB Statham c Grout b Mackay 2
PJ Loader not out 6
Extras (lb 1, w 1, nb 1) 3
Total (all out, 59.4 overs) 134
FoW: 1-16, 2-16, 3-62, 4-75, 5-79,
6-83, 7-92, 8-112, 9-116, 10-134.
Bowling O M R W
Davidson 16 4 36 3
Meckiff 17 5 33 3
Mackay 8 1 16 1
Benaud 18.4 9 46 3
Australia 1st innings
CC McDonald c Graveney b Bailey 42
JW Burke c Evans b Loader 20
RN Harvey lbw b Loader 14
NC O'Neill c Graveney b Bailey 34
PJP Burge c Cowdrey b Bailey 2
KD Mackay c Evans b Laker 16
*R Benaud lbw b Loader 16
AK Davidson lbw b Laker 25
+ATW Grout b Statham 2
I Meckiff b Loader 5
LF Kline not out 4
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 1) 6
Total (all out, 72.1 overs) 186
FoW: 1-55, 2-65, 3-88, 4-94, 5-122,
6-136, 7-162, 8-165, 9-178, 10-186.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 20 2 57 1
Loader 19 4 56 4
Bailey 13 2 35 3
Laker 10.1 3 15 2
Lock 10 4 17 0
England 2nd innings
PE Richardson c & b Benaud 8
CA Milton c Grout b Davidson 17
TE Bailey b Mackay 68
TW Graveney run out 36
*PBH May lbw b Benaud 4
MC Cowdrey c Kline b Meckiff 28
+TG Evans lbw b Davidson 4
GAR Lock b Meckiff 1
JC Laker b Benaud 15
JB Statham c McDonald b Benaud 3
PJ Loader not out 0
Extras (b 10, lb 4) 14
Total (all out, 119.2 overs) 198
FoW: 1-28, 2-34, 3-96, 4-102, 5-153,
6-161, 7-169, 8-190, 9-198, 10-198.
Bowling O M R W
Davidson 28 12 30 2
Meckiff 19 7 30 2
Mackay 9 6 7 1
Benaud 39.2 10 66 4
Kline 14 4 34 0
Burke 10 5 17 0
Australia 2nd innings (target: 147 runs)
CC McDonald c Statham b Laker 15
JW Burke not out 28
RN Harvey c Milton b Lock 23
NC O'Neill not out 71
Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 5) 10
Total (2 wickets, 51.7 overs) 147
DNB: PJP Burge, KD Mackay, *R Benaud, AK Davidson, +ATW Grout,
I Meckiff, LF Kline.
FoW: 1-20, 2-58.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 6 1 13 0
Loader 9 1 27 0
Bailey 5 1 21 0
Laker 17 3 39 1
Lock 14.7 5 37 1
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