The Ashes, 1958/59, 5th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
13,14,16,17,18 February 1959 (6-day match)
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 4-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: LH Townsend and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: JB Mortimore (Eng).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 191/7 (Mortimore 41*, Trueman 21*)
Day 2: England 205, Australia 150/3 (McDonald 98*, Mackay 22*)
Day 3: Australia 351, England 22/2 (Richardson 6*, Cowdrey 4*)
Day 4: England 214, Australia 15/0 (McDonald 15*, Burke 0*)
England 1st innings
PE Richardson c & b Benaud 68
TE Bailey c Davidson b Lindwall 0
*PBH May c Benaud b Meckiff 11
MC Cowdrey c Lindwall b Davidson 22
TW Graveney c McDonald b Benaud 19
ER Dexter c Lindwall b Meckiff 0
+R Swetman c Grout b Davidson 1
JB Mortimore not out 44
FS Trueman c & b Benaud 21
FH Tyson c Grout b Benaud 9
JC Laker c Harvey b Davidson 2
Extras (b 4, w 4) 8
Total (all out, 64.5 overs) 205
FoW: 1-0, 2-13, 3-61, 4-109, 5-112,
6-124, 7-128, 8-191, 9-203, 10-205.
Bowling O M R W
Davidson 12.5 2 38 3
Lindwall 14 2 36 1
Meckiff 15 2 57 2
Rorke 6 1 23 0
Benaud 17 5 43 4
Australia 1st innings
CC McDonald c Cowdrey b Laker 133
JW Burke c Trueman b Tyson 16
RN Harvey c Swetman b Trueman 13
NC O'Neill c Cowdrey b Trueman 0
KD Mackay c Graveney b Laker 23
AK Davidson b Mortimore 17
*R Benaud c Swetman b Laker 64
+ATW Grout c Trueman b Laker 74
RR Lindwall c Cowdrey b Trueman 0
I Meckiff c & b Trueman 2
GF Rorke not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 4) 9
Total (all out, 100.5 overs) 351
FoW: 1-41, 2-83, 3-83, 4-154, 5-207,
6-209, 7-324, 8-327, 9-329, 10-351.
Bowling O M R W
Trueman 25 0 92 4
Tyson 20 1 73 1
Bailey 14 2 43 0
Laker 30.5 4 93 4
Mortimore 11 1 41 1
England 2nd innings
PE Richardson lbw b Benaud 23
TE Bailey b Lindwall 0
*PBH May c Harvey b Lindwall 4
MC Cowdrey run out 46
TW Graveney c Harvey b Davidson 54
ER Dexter c Grout b Davidson 6
+R Swetman lbw b Lindwall 9
JB Mortimore b Rorke 11
FS Trueman b Rorke 36
FH Tyson c Grout b Rorke 6
JC Laker not out 5
Extras (b 9, lb 3, w 2) 14
Total (all out, 54.4 overs) 214
FoW: 1-0, 2-12, 3-78, 4-105, 5-131,
6-142, 7-158, 8-172, 9-182, 10-214.
Bowling O M R W
Davidson 21 1 95 2
Lindwall 11 2 37 3
Meckiff 4 0 13 0
Rorke 12.4 2 41 3
Benaud 6 1 14 1
Australia 2nd innings (target: 69 runs)
CC McDonald not out 51
JW Burke lbw b Tyson 13
RN Harvey not out 1
Extras (lb 4) 4
Total (1 wicket, 12.7 overs) 69
DNB: NC O'Neill, KD Mackay, AK Davidson, *R Benaud, +ATW Grout,
RR Lindwall, I Meckiff, GF Rorke.
FoW: 1-66.
Bowling O M R W
Trueman 6.7 0 45 0
Tyson 6 0 20 1
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